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can we reschedule us visa appointment to earlier date

by Ransom Gutmann Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago

Yes, you may reschedule your US visa appointment and get an earlier date than the previously chosen one. Though it is highly uncommon, but it is not impossible. There are many intricacies surrounding visa appointment schedule and reschedule.

You cannot reschedule your visa interview appointment date earlier than your initial interview appointment date. If you do so, you will not be interviewed.

Full Answer

Can I reschedule my US visa appointment?

Generally, one account has minimum 3 chances to schedule an appointment, so in case if you cancel the appointment [first time], you can always schedule it again for another date available. I tried to reschedule the us visa appointment but there is no earlier slot, so I did not proceed.

How can I get an earlier US visa appointment?

We can change the US Visa appointment to an earlier date, provided if the date you are looking for is available. Also for one-time payment, you would be given a minimum of 3 chances to reschedule an appointment.

How many times can I Change my US visa appointment?

How many times can I change my US Visa appointment? The number of times you can change or reschedule the US Visa appointment totally varies by country. Depending on the staff, wait times of appointments, you can re-schedule the visa appointments in the online system anywhere from 2 to 6 times.

What happens if you are late for a US visa appointment?

If you are late or have missed your appointment on the scheduled day, the system will not allow you to reschedule or cancel, and you will be required to book a new appointment after 24 hours. Can we reschedule US visa appointment to an earlier date?

How many times can I reschedule my US visa appointment to an earlier date?

two timesYou can reschedule your appointment (for a future date only) and up to a maximum of two times. If you are late or have missed your appointment on the scheduled day, the system will not allow you to reschedule or cancel, and you will be required to book a new appointment after 24 hours.

How do I get an earlier appointment date for visa?

You will need to provide proof of the need for an earlier appointment. In all cases: You must first submit the online visa application form (DS-160), pay the application fee, and schedule the first available interview appointment.

Can US visa interview be Preponed?

You can reschedule the appointment, which could be, if possible, for preponing the date of the interview or seeking a later date for interview. To do so, it is not necessary to cancel the existing appointment. It is also not necessary to fill-up the forms once again.

What is the best time to reschedule US visa appointment?

If you cannot attend the rescheduled appointment, please cancel or reschedule your appointment at least three working days prior to your appointment date. Otherwise, you will need to wait until the appointment date has passed to reschedule a new one.

How can I change my US visa interview date?

There are two ways to reschedule a US visa appointment. You can do it either by changing the date online or by calling the visa application center (VAC). To do it online, you can log in on the website with your passport number, date of birth as well as your country of citizenship.

Can I reschedule my visa appointment to earlier date Quora?

Yes, it is possible to reschedule it to an earlier dates, cancellations happens on a random basis where you can book that particular slot that was cancelled or released by the embassy. For USA Visa Earlier slots across India reach Sanctum Consulting.

Can we Prepone visa slot?

To reschedule an immigrant visa appointment, you must call the US embassy and explain your reasons for wishing to reschedule the visa appointment. You must give them your case number or application number, as well as a time that is convenient for you, so that they may make an appointment for you.

How many times can we check visa appointment in a day?

As per them, in India, using the MRV Fee receipt (Visa fee receipt), you can schedule visa appointment for 5 times. This 5 times, include the initial appointment scheduling. What it means is that you can re-schedule or change the appointment for 4 times after your initial appointment.

How can I check visa slots availability?

Give your Access Code (received in the signup) in the extension. Log in to CGI portal from the browser you installed the extension. Navigate to schedule appointment on the visa portal.

How can I get early US visa appointment in Nigeria?

Schedule an appointment online for the earliest available date. Please note that you must schedule an appointment before you can request an expedited date. At the time you schedule your appointment, you will see an onscreen message showing the earliest available appointment date, which includes expedited appointments.

Which dates are available for US visa appointment?

They have opened first-time B1/B2 slots with interviews starting from Sep 2022, they continue to open slots until late 2024. H/L visa slots are booked for several months, they have opened slots for late 2022 and 2023 for booking.

How many times can we check visa appointment?

What it means is that you can re-schedule or change the appointment for 4 times after your initial appointment.

What happens if you reschedule an appointment?

Each time you reschedule, it is considered as cancellation of the previous appointment.

What advice do you give to someone who is planning to reschedule an interview with USCIS?

One piece of advice I gave to anyone who was thinking of rescheduling an interview with USCIS was “Unless you or someone close to you is dying, don’t do it.”.

How to change appointment in India?

For India, e.g., here’s the link: Schedule My Appointment. At the bottom, there’s a link to change your appointment and you can easily change your current appointment to another available date. There should be a similar link on the website of whichever consulate you’re applying to. If you can’t find the link, call the consulate’s customer service number / contact number.

Can the US consulate make an appointment?

You can't. Us consulate will do it when time is right. They have stopped giving appointment for most of the visa categories. Except some categories.

Can you read the instructions on your appointment notification?

You though can read the instructions on your appointment notification and try.

Can you change the date of a consulate?

Most consulates have a limit to the changes. Make sure you have a valid reason for changing. Also make sure you change the date before the deadline for doing so. Finally, don’t make a habit of it. Good luck.

Can you reschedule a visa interview?

Actually when you reschedule you have to reschedule both. There is no such option or facility to retain one appointment and reschedule the other. All you can do is reschedule your biometric to a different date/time and the visa interview to the same date/time. If there are no appointments available for the visa interview on the same date/time, I would suggest you do a reschedule late in the nights probably around 1–3 am because this is the time with very low visitors and the chances of you getting back your released appointment is highly likely.

How to reschedule or change US Visa appointment? Confirmation ?

You can use the reschedule option for OFC Appointment that is for Biometrics collection and Visa interview appointment at Consulate. Let’s look at how it works.

How to see past visa reschedules?

You can also see the history of your US Visa appointment reschedules that you have done by clicking on the “ Appointment History ” in the left navigation, it will show you the complete list of your previous and current appointments with Appointment Date, Applicant Name, Consulate/ Post location, Visa Type and Status. See below screenshot on how it looks.

How many times can I change my US Visa appointment?

Depending on the staff, wait times of appointments, you can re-schedule the visa appointments in the online system anywhere from 2 to 6 times. The US Consulates or US Embassy in that particular country define how many times you can schedule an appointment with a Visa application fee receipt (MRV fee receipt). We will look at number of times for some of the common countries like India, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, others.

How would I know, if I have used all my chances for appointment re-scheduling ?

This way you would know that you cannot re-schedule anymore with your current MRV fee receipt. You will see a message that says “If you cancel this appointment, then you will have exceeded the limit of appointments canceled, and will not be able to schedule another appointment until another MRV fee is paid”. It looks like in below screenshot.

What happens if a US consulate cancels an appointment?

If the US Consulate or Embassy cancels the appointment for whatever reason it may be, they will waive off the scheduling chance for the cancellation. Meaning, they will not count the reschedule you did after cancellation towards the total count of reschedule options. Below is the screenshot of the confirmation from the USTravelDocs customer service on the same that says they will waive off that chance.

How many times can you reschedule a US visa appointment in Thailand?

Thailand : In Thailand, you can reschedule your US Visa appointment for a maximum of 3 times. If you exceed the 3 times, then you need to pay new MRV fee. Check below screenshot from USTravelDocs.com website of Thailand.

Where can I apply for a visa in India?

You can apply for US Visa appointment in India at 4 US consulates ( Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata) and 1 US embassy (New Delhi). The appointment booking system is managed by USTravelDocs and CGI Federal website. The USTravelDocs.com India Appointments scheduling page, does not tell the exact number of times, you can schedule or reschedule your US Visa appointment. All it tells is you have limited number of times you can reschedule. See below screenshot.

What to do if you see an appointment but need an earlier appointment?

If you see an appointment, but you need an earlier appointment, keep checking the appointment later to see if any other appointment slots open up. If you need an emergency appointment, you can try that as long as you meet the eligibility criteria.

What happens if you lose your passport?

If you are unable to obtain a new passport before your appointment, you will have cancel your current appointment and reschedule.

Can you transfer an appointment to someone else?

If you are unable to attend your scheduled appointment, you can’t transfer the appointment to someone else to attend instead.

Can you change your appointment after scheduling?

After you schedule an appointment, the confirmation screen and confirmation email will indicate a date and time by which you can make any change to the appointment, such as rescheduling or canceling it. After that date/time, no changes are allowed.

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