The email included 2 attached documents for 2 separate appointments:
- Information for my medical visit. You can read about my medical visit here.
- Information for my language test and personal interview to sign my contract d’intégration républicaine (CIR). You can read about my CIR appointment here.
Something happened that I secretly dreaded from the beginning. I had to call and ask to reschedule for a different date since we would be on vacation the date of my first appointment. Thankfully, my husband called for me and got the contact information of someone who could help.
Mme. Tavern, who is in charge of the set up of the convocations, was able to tell me if I could change the appointment . This is the number that I called : +33 1 87 89 80 81 . I apologized for the inconvenience and explained that we had already booked a vacation well in advance. It would be complicated this late in the process to change details and were there any later dates available.
The thing I’ve learned about (some) French administration is that if you acknowledge the “inconvenience” in advance, the outcome usually isn’t as horrible as you imagine/heard. It just requires a little sweet talking. Thankfully by simply calling and asking, I was able to change my date of my appointment to the following week and was able to completely enjoy my vacation without having to cut it short.
4 Comments
Stéphanie Dixon
Great article. I was thinking the same thing. What if there’s a conflict As in vacation scheduled. Thanks for this great bit of advice. As always.
Sarah
Thanks ! I knew the minute we scheduled vacation I’d get my convocation. Just my luck. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to get the date changed, it never hurts to ask.
Mark
Hi Sarah,
How long did it take from the moment you validated your visa till you recieved your first OFII convocation?
Sarah
Hey Mark,
It took about 5 months before I received an email about my first convocation for OFII. Validated my visa in March 2020 (before everything shut down) and got the email at the beginning of August 2020. I got the email on the 6th and my first visit was scheduled for the 14th. Good luck and have patience !
Cheers,
Sarah