Tokyo: cancelled visa interviews
US visa interviews at the embassy or consulate in Tokyo, Japan 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.
11cancellations reported
2have a new date
9still waiting
—median gap to new date
Key facts, as of 14 Nov 2026
- Rebooking at Tokyo: Yes, for some. Of 11 cancelled appointments reported at Tokyo, 2 (18%) have a replacement date and 9 are still waiting.
- Cancelled interviews reported: original dates from 27 Aug 2026 to 15 Oct 2026. By visa: spousal (IR1/CR1) 8, other 2, diversity visa 1.
- Immigrant visa pause at Tokyo: 10 November: IR1 interviews cancelled for 27 August still have no new date, an applicant interviewed in August has been waiting for the passport since then, and a 15 October cancellation has not been rebooked. Full pause status.
- Source: applicant reports, read daily, plus appointments added on this site. Nothing here comes from the post itself.
Rebooked interviews at Tokyo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-10-13 | 17d | — | Date received 13 July; no cancellation email. Turned away at the door on 26 September and told there is no rescheduling. The applicant then found an opening in the online scheduling tool and self-booked 13 October, expecting it to be cancelled again. Another Tokyo applicant was advised not to self-reschedule so as not to lose their place in line. |
| 2026-08-27 | IR1/CR1 | 2026-09-10 | 14d | — | Fourteen day gap, and the important part is how they found out: the new appointment simply APPEARED in the scheduling portal with no email at all. This is the exact reverse of the failure we documented on 1 September, where the email arrived and the portal stayed stale. Both directions are now confirmed, so the portal must be checked even when nothing has been sent. |
Still waiting for a new date at Tokyo
Cancelled with no replacement reported yet. Most recent original date first.
| Cancelled | Visa | Found out via | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | other | Appointment for 15 October rescheduled by the post on 29 September; nothing since as of 19 October. | |
| 2026-10-15 | IR1/CR1 | Direct consular filing (petitioner resident in Japan), final interview for 15 October rescheduled with no date on 29 September. Second October cancellation reported today. | |
| 2026-10-15 | IR1/CR1 | portal only | — |
| 2026-10-14 | IR1/CR1 | portal only | Immigrant interview due in the week of 12 October; the mass "rescheduled, do not appear" notice appeared in the scheduling site message centre on 10 October, no email seen by the applicant. DATE APPROXIMATE: reported as "in a few days". |
| 2026-09-29 | IR1/CR1 | portal notice | Spouse from a pause country: the 29 September Tokyo interview drew a reschedule notice and no new appointment as of 16 October. |
| 2026-09-10 | IR1/CR1 | told at the post | DCF case cancelled from 27 August and rebooked to 10 September as a military filing; turned away on the day because the petitioner is no longer active duty. Tokyo is interviewing military spouses only, per applicants there. Still no date. Still no date on 30 October; CEAC last-updated changes about every two weeks. |
| 2026-09-10 | DV | Cancelled 10 September date was reissued for 17 September on 14 September, then cancelled again by email the next day. No date held as of 16 September; the diversity visa year ends 30 September. | |
| 2026-09-03 | other | K-1 interview cancelled by email two days before the date; every enquiry since answered with wait. Update 29 October: two K-1 beneficiaries were reported to have booked Tokyo interviews for November, one of them a 3 September cancellation; dates not given. | |
| 2026-09-02 | IR1/CR1 | Cancelled 2 September; the couple is waiting for the post to assign a date rather than using the scheduling tool, on advice that self-rescheduling loses the original place in line. |
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Cancelled, rebooked or untouched, every report sharpens the numbers above. Anonymous, no signup.
Tokyo: quick answers
Is the US embassy in Tokyo rebooking cancelled visa interviews?
Yes, for some. Of 11 cancelled appointments reported at Tokyo, 2 (18%) have a replacement date and 9 are still waiting.
How long does it take to get a new interview date at Tokyo?
Too few rebookings at Tokyo to give a typical gap: 17 days, 14 days.
How will I know if my Tokyo interview is cancelled or rebooked?
Reports from Tokyo say they found out by email (5), portal only (3), portal notice (1), told at the post (1), no notice at all (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
- London — 50 cancelled, 29 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
- 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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