London: cancelled visa interviews
US visa interviews at the embassy or consulate in London, United Kingdom that were called off, whether a new date has come, and how long it took. Built from applicant reports, anonymised. As of 14 Nov 2026.
50cancellations reported
29have a new date
21still waiting
44dmedian gap to new date
Key facts, as of 14 Nov 2026
- Rebooking at London: Yes, for some. Of 50 cancelled appointments reported at London, 29 (58%) have a replacement date and 21 are still waiting. The most recent rebooking, announced on 23 Oct 2026, moved a 8 Oct 2026 K-1 interview to 20 Nov 2026.
- Gap to the new date: median 44 days, from 9 to 76. Latest new date reported: 7 Jan 2027.
- Cancelled interviews reported: original dates from 1 Jul 2026 to 17 Nov 2026. By visa: spousal (IR1/CR1) 19, other 19, K-1 8, parent (IR5) 3, diversity visa 1.
- Went ahead as planned: 2 readers at London reported an appointment that was not touched.
- Immigrant visa pause at London: 13 November: two K-1s interviewed that day both got 221(g)s, one asking for proof of health insurance and a job search, the other administrative processing with no documents; a rebooked 17 September interview went ahead with one officer at the windows. Full pause status.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily, plus appointments added on this site. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
Rebooked interviews at London
Most recently announced first, then by new date. The gap runs from the cancelled date to the new one.
| Cancelled | Visa | New date | Gap | Told | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | K1 | 2026-11-20 | 43d | 2026-10-23 | — |
| 2026-09-01 | other | 2026-10-06 | 35d | 2026-08-30 | — |
| 2026-11-17 | IR1/CR1 | 2027-01-07 | 51d | — | IR1 whose September interview was cancelled and rebooked for 17 November. On 10 November an email cancelled that date too and moved it to 7 January 2027 because the panel medical results, sent 6 November, had not reached the post. |
| 2026-11-13 | other | 2027-01-05 | 53d | — | Rescheduled interview due Friday 13 November moved again to 5 January 2027 (reported 10 November; visa class not stated). |
| 2026-11-12 | K1 | 2027-01-04 | 53d | — | K-1 interview deleted in September and rebooked for 12 November; on 10 November an email cancelled it again and gave 4 January (the email printed the wrong year). Medical already done. |
| 2026-10-13 | other | 2026-12-10 | 58d | — | K-1 for 13 October received the 2 October cancellation email while the appointment portal still shows the date. Update 25 October: rescheduled to 10 December. |
| 2026-10-20 | other | 2026-12-10 | 51d | — | Several K-1s booked for 20 October in London received a "rescheduled" email on 2 October saying a separate email will give the new date; for some the portal still showed the original slot, for others the date vanished. Medicals already done or booked. Update 23 October: a 20 October K-1 received 10 December. |
| 2026-10-13 | other | 2026-12-08 | 56d | — | EB-3 interview for 13 October cancelled on 6 October with no reason given and a promise to reschedule later; priority date current. Update 23 October: new date 8 December by email, with a warning it may move again. |
| 2026-10-20 | other | 2026-12-01 | 42d | — | EB-2 interview for 20 October cancelled; new date 1 December emailed 23 October. |
| 2026-10-08 | other | 2026-11-20 | 43d | — | K-1 first interview for 8 October in London: reschedule email on 2 October with no new date, medical already done. The appointment site still said attend appointment on 6 October, two days out; the applicant attended on 8 October and was turned away. Another London K-1 has waited a month for a new date. Update 23 October: an 8 October K-1 received a rescheduled-interview email giving 20 November. |
| 2026-09-23 | K1 | 2026-11-17 | 55d | — | K-1 (the applicant also calls it a spouse case) cancelled for 23 September, never interviewed; emailed 17 November on 23 October. Medical from August still valid for the new date. |
| 2026-09-22 | other | 2026-11-13 | 52d | — | K-1 interview for 22 September rescheduled; nothing further as of 22 October, while people with earlier dates have been given new ones. Update 23 October: a K-1 cancelled for 22 September received 13 November by email. |
| 2026-09-17 | other | 2026-11-13 | 57d | — | K-1 interview for 17 September rescheduled by email; no replacement date as of 16 September. Update 23 October: a 17 September K-1 received 13 November. Update 13 November: the rebooked interview took place; only one officer was interviewing and most windows were closed. |
| 2026-08-26 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-11-10 | 76d | — | IR1 cancelled for 26 August given a new date on 23 October; the post wrote the date as 10 September, read here as a typo for November. DATE APPROXIMATE. |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-11-09 | 47d | — | IR1 cancelled for 23 September; the new date was sent on 23 October and the spouse was approved at the window on 9 November after questions on savings, insurance, income and work plans. |
| 2026-09-23 | IR5 | 2026-11-06 | 44d | — | IR5 parent case cancelled for 23 September rescheduled to 6 November; email 23 October. |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-11-06 | 44d | — | Conditional IR1/CR1 cancelled and to be rescheduled. Update 23 October: 23 September IR1 and IR5 cases received 6 November by email; the appointment page still showed the old date that evening. |
| 2026-09-09 | K1 | 2026-11-03 | 55d | — | K-1 cancelled for 9 September given an early-November date on 23 October; the applicant will ask to move it because the medical cannot be done in time. DATE APPROXIMATE. |
| 2026-08-24 | other | 2026-11-02 | 70d | — | First replacement date reported at this post, and it is roughly ten weeks out, not one. Cancelled on 23 August for a 24 August appointment and the new date was issued the same day, so the post was not slow - it simply booked far ahead. NOTE ON PRECISION: the applicant said "first week in November"; 2 November is our placeholder, so the gap is about 70 days give or take four. The conclusion does not depend on the exact day. |
| 2026-09-16 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-27 | 41d | — | IR1 for a British spouse, documentarily qualified 14 April, not DCF or military: cancelled for 16 September, new date of 27 October emailed 6-7 October. Interview held 27 October; questions on the relationship, finances, work plans and health insurance (a letter from the spouse employer confirming cover was accepted). Outcome not stated as of 1 November. |
| 2026-09-09 | other | 2026-10-23 | 44d | — | F2A spouse case cancelled for 9 September under the suspension, rescheduled to 23 October and approved at that interview. |
| 2026-09-04 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-22 | 48d | — | IR1 by direct consular filing, not a pause nationality. Interview set for 4 September cancelled under the worldwide pause and rebooked for 22 October; a 221(g) there asked for a co-sponsor, documents sent 29 October, visa Issued 3 November and in hand 6 November. |
| 2026-09-10 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-21 | 41d | — | Cancelled; no replacement date as of 12 September. On 6 October a CR1 cancelled for this date was emailed a new date of 21 October without asking: not a pause nationality, not military or DCF, the first non-expedited London reschedule reported. |
| 2026-09-14 | K1 | 2026-10-19 | 35d | — | K-1 originally booked for 14 September was re-interviewed on 19 October and given a 221(g) with the passport kept. Reported 13 November: a London case rebooked from 14 September to 19 October says the visa was issued on 10 November. |
| 2026-09-01 | other | 2026-10-06 | 35d | — | K-1 cancelled for 1 September, new date 6 October issued 23 September - five weeks after the original. The applicant had to email the post to confirm the new slot. A second K-1 on the same date reported the identical move. Visa in hand 20 October, two weeks after the 6 October interview, with no 221(g). |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-06 | 34d | — | IR1 cancelled for 2 September, rescheduled on 23 September to 6 October - a 34-day gap. Not a DCF case. The reschedule email asks for the public charge notice material, which the applicant says has gone from optional to mandatory. |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-06 | 34d | — | Second IR1 couple on the same thread, also 2 September to 6 October, notified the same day. Not DCF. Rescheduling at London on 23 September looks batched: the same replacement day for several cancelled 2 September appointments. |
| 2026-09-01 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-09-11 | 10d | — | FIRST replacement date we hold for a SEPTEMBER cancellation. Cancelled two days before the 1 September appointment, rescheduled to 11 September - a ten day gap but only about three days notice. The reschedule email came from the same immigrant visa unit address as the original interview letter. This applicant had already completed their medical two weeks before the original date and lives locally, so the short notice cost them nothing; the thread makes clear that is not true for everyone. |
| 2026-09-02 | IR5 | 2026-09-11 | 9d | — | Second London September reschedule reported in the same discussion, also landing on 11 September. Replacement date recorded as 11 September because a second applicant on the thread confirmed the same date; treat the exact day as medium confidence. |
Still waiting for a new date at London
Cancelled with no replacement reported yet. Most recent original date first.
| Cancelled | Visa | Found out via | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | IR1/CR1 | Immigrant visa applicant who missed a July interview, rebooked for 20 October a week later; that date was cancelled in the last week of September with no new date. Applicants trying to reschedule at London since July find no slots. | |
| 2026-10-13 | other | — | |
| 2026-10-08 | K1 | — | |
| 2026-10-08 | other | — | |
| 2026-09-30 | other | Cancellation reached appointments as far out as 30 September, so this is not a short operational pause at the front of the calendar. | |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | no notice at all | No email, CEAC and the scheduling site both still showed the appointment as live; travelled from Wales and was told at the door that every interview to 30 September is cancelled and to wait for an email. Tenth turned-away case on record. |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | no notice at all | Second applicant turned away at London the same morning. Account said to attend; the medical two weeks earlier went ahead. Canadian national whose UK permission expires within months. Eleventh turned-away case. |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | — | |
| 2026-09-23 | IR1/CR1 | — | |
| 2026-09-22 | K1 | A second K-1 cancelled for 22 September at London; nothing as of 22 October while early-September cancellations have been rebooked. | |
| 2026-09-18 | other | told at the post | K-1 for 18 September: a portal notice said the interview was rescheduled but no email ever arrived; turned away at the embassy on the day. Reported 2 October, still without a date. |
| 2026-09-17 | other | — | |
| 2026-09-09 | IR1/CR1 | CR1 cancelled on the 31 August round. | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR5 | No replacement date as of 8 September. | |
| 2026-09-02 | other | Cancelled with no replacement date. Medical already completed on 18 August, so the six-month clock is running. | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | — | |
| 2026-09-01 | DV | DV-2026 selectee. Diversity visas expire by statute on 30 September, so a reschedule past that date is not a delay - it is the loss of the visa. | |
| 2026-08-26 | IR1/CR1 | IR1 applicant from one of the 75 paused countries, cancelled for 26 August and still without a new date on 25 September while the non-pause September cancellations at this post were being rebooked for October. On 20 October the scheduling site switched to schedule an appointment with no available dates. | |
| 2026-08-26 | IR1/CR1 | — | |
| 2026-08-25 | K1 | — | |
| 2026-07-01 | other | portal only | Missed appointment months ago and has been unable to self-reschedule since July - the scheduling system returns a system-busy message every time. On 6 September another applicant reported the earliest immigrant visa slot in that system showing as 7 OCTOBER, the first sign of the calendar reopening. Original date approximate: the applicant gave a month, not a day. |
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London: quick answers
Is the US embassy in London rebooking cancelled visa interviews?
Yes, for some. Of 50 cancelled appointments reported at London, 29 (58%) have a replacement date and 21 are still waiting. The most recent rebooking, announced on 23 Oct 2026, moved a 8 Oct 2026 K-1 interview to 20 Nov 2026.
How long does it take to get a new interview date at London?
Among the 29 rebooked appointments at London, the median gap from the original date to the new one is 44 days (shortest 9, longest 76). The latest new date reported is 7 Jan 2027.
How will I know if my London interview is cancelled or rebooked?
Reports from London say they found out by email (46), no notice at all (2), told at the post (1), portal only (1). Several applicants elsewhere learned only by checking their account, so log in rather than waiting for an email.
Other embassies
- Every post, side by side
- Mumbai — 81 cancelled, 2 rebooked
- Ciudad Juarez — 45 cancelled, 0 rebooked
- Manila — 41 cancelled, 5 rebooked
- Naples — 17 cancelled, 6 rebooked
- San Salvador — 14 cancelled, 0 rebooked
- Paris — 11 cancelled, 4 rebooked
- Tokyo — 11 cancelled, 2 rebooked
- Bogota — 10 cancelled, 1 rebooked
- Lima — 10 cancelled, 1 rebooked
- Casablanca — 9 cancelled, 1 rebooked
- Ho Chi Minh City — 9 cancelled, 0 rebooked
- Rio de Janeiro — 9 cancelled, 0 rebooked
- Frankfurt — 8 cancelled, 2 rebooked
- New Delhi — 8 cancelled, 1 rebooked
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