Sydney: cancelled visa interviews
US visa interviews at the embassy or consulate in Sydney, Australia 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.
Key facts, as of 14 Nov 2026
- Rebooking at Sydney: Not in any report we hold. All 5 cancelled appointments reported at Sydney are still waiting for a replacement date.
- Cancelled interviews reported: original dates from 26 Aug 2026 to 15 Sept 2026. By visa: spousal (IR1/CR1) 4, diversity visa 1.
- Immigrant visa pause at Sydney: 5 November: an IR1 interviewed in August with only a missing medical outstanding was called back in late October with a list of financial documents (bank, mortgage, property and superannuation statements, health insurance, a job offer); another spouse case got an email asking for more documents on 3 November. Full pause status.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily, plus appointments added on this site. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
Still waiting for a new date at Sydney
Cancelled with no replacement reported yet. Most recent original date first.
| Cancelled | Visa | Found out via | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | IR1/CR1 | First immigrant visa interview cancelled for the public charge training; a 14 September message said it would be rescheduled, no date as of 8 October. | |
| 2026-09-15 | DV | Diversity visa interview for 15 September cancelled; no replacement date with nine days left in the visa year. First report from this post. | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | Direct-consular-filing IR1 cancelled for 2 September; no reschedule as of 8 October while pause-country second interviews are held. | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | — | |
| 2026-08-26 | IR1/CR1 | Immigrant interview cancelled for 26 August; no new date as of 8 October. Another pause-country applicant cancelled in August is still waiting on 15 October. Reported 14 November: still no reschedule; Sydney is said to be holding only second interviews for pause-country cases. |
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Sydney: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Sydney rebooking cancelled visa interviews?
Not in any report we hold. All 5 cancelled appointments reported at Sydney are still waiting for a replacement date.
How long does it take to get a new interview date at Sydney?
No rebooking has been reported at Sydney yet, so there is no gap to measure. Across all posts, see the main tracker.
How will I know if my Sydney interview is cancelled or rebooked?
Reports from Sydney say they found out by email (5). Several applicants elsewhere learned only by checking their account, so log in rather than waiting for an email.
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- 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
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