All's well that ends well

[Timona 4,207]

Seems IO's notation was ignored as my oath is scheduled for Aug 14th. I was to fly tomorrow, July 27th but last week Tuesday, Air France decided to cancel my second leg and offer rebooking, credit or full refund. From Tuesday when I got the notice of second leg cancelation to Friday, I was calling them to find a fix. They were giving me headache - long wait time, call hanging up etc. Come Friday AM, I get a notice for oath. I was gonna postpone oath but while I am on call with airline, they do not offer me credible alternatives. So out of exhaustion and anger, I canceled the flight & sought full refund. However, before canceling, I quickly checked Google Flights and found another cheap flight on different airline which happen to be leaving a day after my oath. I then went ahead & looked at my country's ACS appointment availability and was surprised to find one which falls within my "would be new vacation dates."  The agent from AF had left me on hold. As soon as she came back and now armed with this new finding, I canceled AF and asked for my full refund. By the time I was asking for this refund, I had booked the other airline as well as appointment at my local ACS.

 

As the old adage goes, all's well that ends well. 

 

P:S I chose the ACS option because:

1. Online appointment scheduling here in the US has been shut down as of 7/22/21 due to bot infiltration who grab all spots and sell for profit. Therefore, as of today, you have to call in to get an appointment. Getting someone is taking 1+ hours on the phone.
2. My local ACS could be booked online and was within my new vacation dates. So why not?

Edited July 26, 2021 by Timona

[milimelo 4,477]

Good for you. Just make sure you can stay put the 4-6 weeks it takes to get the passport back. Also, once you’ve submitted the application you can track it on state.gov website. 

[Timona 4,207]

20 minutes ago, milimelo said:

Good for you. Just make sure you can stay put the 4-6 weeks it takes to get the passport back. Also, once you’ve submitted the application you can track it on state.gov website. 

 

I am doing this at the ACS. Do I still have to track it on state.gov?

Per website, my local ACS is 3-4 weeks (It was 2-3 when I checked this past Friday). Additionally, I can get emergency PP if I show proof that my flight leaves in 2 weeks. Surprisingly, my flight does. 

I also emailed them (awaiting response) this past Saturday asking all this, just to double check, though their website and the automatic email reply also state the same. I just wanna make sure. 

 

[hannysgrammy@gmai 13]

1 hour ago, milimelo said:

Good for you. Just make sure you can stay put the 4-6 weeks it takes to get the passport back. Also, once you’ve submitted the application you can track it on state.gov website. 

You did not miss anything and not flying Air France horrible

[NYBEtt 88]

21 hours ago, Timona said:

Seems IO's notation was ignored as my oath is scheduled for Aug 14th. I was to fly tomorrow, July 27th but last week Tuesday, Air France decided to cancel my second leg and offer rebooking, credit or full refund. From Tuesday when I got the notice of second leg cancelation to Friday, I was calling them to find a fix. They were giving me headache - long wait time, call hanging up etc. Come Friday AM, I get a notice for oath. I was gonna postpone oath but while I am on call with airline, they do not offer me credible alternatives. So out of exhaustion and anger, I canceled the flight & sought full refund. However, before canceling, I quickly checked Google Flights and found another cheap flight on different airline which happen to be leaving a day after my oath. I then went ahead & looked at my country's ACS appointment availability and was surprised to find one which falls within my "would be new vacation dates."  The agent from AF had left me on hold. As soon as she came back and now armed with this new finding, I canceled AF and asked for my full refund. By the time I was asking for this refund, I had booked the other airline as well as appointment at my local ACS.

 

As the old adage goes, all's well that ends well. 

 

P:S I chose the ACS option because:

1. Online appointment scheduling here in the US has been shut down as of 7/22/21 due to bot infiltration who grab all spots and sell for profit. Therefore, as of today, you have to call in to get an appointment. Getting someone is taking 1+ hours on the phone.
2. My local ACS could be booked online and was within my new vacation dates. So why not?

that's great! good on you for being pro-active like that.

[Timona 4,207]

11 minutes ago, NYBEtt said:

that's great! good on you for being pro-active like that.

 

When you are desperate, you are desperate. I started the immigration journey with only $30. I borrowed from multiple sources to get the AOS $$. My goal was the EAD then I will start paying my debtors.

 

[Timona 4,207]

On 7/26/2021 at 4:19 PM, hannysgrammy@gmai said:

You did not miss anything and not flying Air France horrible

 

Glad I canceled. I got notifications that the flight was delayed for 5 hours.