If you registered several people — a family, a couple, colleagues — under one AIS US visa account, they're booked as a single group by default: one appointment, same date and time. But sometimes you need to split them up: maybe one person found an earlier slot, someone can't make the group's date, or you simply want to manage members separately.
AIS doesn't have an obvious "split group" button — but there's a built-in way to do it through the Reschedule Appointment screen, by selecting only the applicants you want to move.
Key Point: You split a group by rescheduling a subset of applicants. Check only the people you want to separate, give them their own appointment, and they become an independent group. The good news: this split itself does not use up your limited reschedules.
When You'd Want to Split a Group
- One member found a much earlier date and wants to take it, while the others keep the original.
- Someone in the group can no longer attend the shared date and needs a different one.
- You want different members at different times or locations.
- You simply want to manage each person's appointment independently from now on.
One tip for families: if you're a family applying together, it's usually better to attend the interview as a group — families interviewed together tend to have a slightly higher approval rate. Split only when there's a real reason (a genuinely earlier slot for one person, a real scheduling conflict), not just for convenience.
Why Splitting Makes an Earlier Slot Easier to Catch
If you're chasing an earlier date, splitting has a very practical upside: most openings are single-person slots. Earlier appointments come from other people cancelling, and a cancellation usually frees up just one seat at a time. A group of, say, four needs four seats to open on the same date and time at once — which is far rarer. Split into individuals (or smaller subgroups) and each one only needs a single slot, so you'll find and grab earlier dates much more easily.
This is the real trade-off to weigh: splitting makes earlier dates much easier to catch, but families generally interview better together. Decide based on what matters more for your case.
How to Split Applicants — Step by Step
You need an existing group appointment first; splitting works by rescheduling part of that group.
- Book one appointment for the whole group first. Everyone has to be on a single scheduled appointment before you can split anyone off.
- Go to Reschedule Appointment. Open the rescheduling screen for that appointment.
- Select only the applicants you want to split out. The reschedule screen lists everyone in the group with a checkbox beside each name. Check only the people you want to move into a separate appointment — leave the rest unchecked.
- Choose a date and time for the selected applicants and confirm. The people you checked are moved to their own appointment; the unchecked people stay on the original.
That's it — your single group is now two separate appointments, each manageable on its own.
After Splitting
- Each subgroup now has its own appointment and can be rescheduled or managed independently.
- You can split further if you need to — just repeat the same steps on either subgroup.
- The split itself doesn't cost a reschedule — but moving an appointment to chase an earlier date still does. Cancellations and reschedules share a small combined cap, and using it up locks the appointment (we cover that in a separate article). So once split, spend each subgroup's reschedules wisely.
A Few Cautions
- Decide before you confirm. Make sure you've checked exactly the applicants you want to move — no more, no fewer — before confirming.
- Splitting can't be undone. Once you split a group, you can't merge the applicants back into a single appointment. Be sure before you confirm.
- Don't refresh aggressively while doing this. Hammering the appointment pages can get your account soft- or hard-banned (we cover AIS bans in a separate article).
- LuckyBee handles appointments at a controlled, safe rate and never changes your password or email, so you can manage and split your group without putting the account at risk.
FAQ
Q: Can I book different dates for different people in one AIS account? A: Yes. Book the whole group on one appointment first, then use Reschedule Appointment, check only the applicants you want to move, and give them their own date. They become a separate group.
Q: Does splitting a group use up one of my reschedules? A: No — the split itself doesn't count against your limited reschedules. But rescheduling either subgroup later to chase an earlier date does count, since reschedules are limited.
Q: Do I have to book everyone together before I can split them? A: Yes. You need an existing group appointment first; splitting works by rescheduling a subset of that appointment.
Q: Can I split a group into more than two? A: Yes. Repeat the same steps on a subgroup to separate it further.
Q: Should a family split up or interview together? A: For families, attending the interview together is generally recommended — group interviews tend to have a slightly higher approval rate. Split only if one member genuinely needs a different date, not just for convenience.
Q: Why is it easier to get an earlier date after splitting? A: Because most openings are single-person slots. A cancellation usually frees one seat at a time, so a multi-person group rarely finds enough seats opening together — while an individual only needs one. Splitting makes earlier dates much easier to catch.
Q: Can I merge a split group back together? A: No. Splitting is one-way — once applicants are moved to separate appointments, you can't recombine them into one. Split only when you're sure.
Q: Will splitting cancel or affect the others' appointment? A: No. Only the applicants you select are moved; the unchecked applicants keep the original appointment.