Changing the date of your N400 interview?

[cacolac323 11]

I just got my interview scheduled (NYC Manhattan field office), and the date is super problematic for me

Obviously, it took so long to get scheduled in the first place (between my filing date and interview, it will have been close to 15 months) that I am loath to ask for a different date but .. 
Does anyone have experience trying to get a different date? How much of a delay did it add to getting your interview? Do you have anything to share about what the process was like?

Thank you so much for your inputs!

[JFH 12,190]

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[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Heard horror stories about trying to reschedule, even pre Covid. Would do the hell and high water thing to meet the appointment if possible. 

(I seem to recall seeing that if the next date they give you also doesn’t work and you try reschedule a second time, they may deny the application and you’ll have to start all over again. I don’t have time to try look that up now.)

 

 

[NEW CITIZEN 151]

19 hours ago, cacolac323 said:

I just got my interview scheduled (NYC Manhattan field office), and the date is super problematic for me

Obviously, it took so long to get scheduled in the first place (between my filing date and interview, it will have been close to 15 months) that I am loath to ask for a different date but .. 
Does anyone have experience trying to get a different date? How much of a delay did it add to getting your interview? Do you have anything to share about what the process was like?

Thank you so much for your inputs!

I agree with SusieQQQ

 

Make it happen. Get it done, you've waited long enough.

 

 

[BBlueB 35]

Congrats on the interview schedule. Do whatever you can to do the interview

Rescheduling means minimum of 6 months+++ to maybe a year

 

[cacolac323 11]

For folks who would like an update: I asked my attorney, who inquired with other colleagues who work with the Manhattan USCIS office, and I was told "at least 1-3 months", but it could also be longer - and Covid adds more uncertainty

 

So in between this feedback and the feedback in this community, I think it means that though it's problematic for me, I'm just going to deal

 

Thank you to everyone for contributing their inputs!