When you try to move your US visa interview, AIS may show a warning like this:
There is a maximum number of 3 cancellations/reschedules permitted by this service. You have 3 remaining attempt(s) before you reach the limit. Please be aware that if you reach the limit, your appointment will be locked and neither you nor the system support desk will be able to reschedule it to a new date/time.
Read that carefully — it's more restrictive than most people realize. The limit is small, it counts cancellations and reschedules together, and reaching it freezes your appointment permanently.
Key Point: Cancellations and reschedules share one limited budget (the example shows 3). When it hits zero, your appointment is locked at its current date and time — and not even the support desk can move it.
Cancellations and Reschedules Count Together
This is the part most applicants miss. The cap is not "3 reschedules" — it's "3 cancellations or reschedules combined." Every time you move your appointment, that's one attempt. Every time you cancel, that's also one attempt, from the same pool.
So if you cancel twice and reschedule once, you've already used all three. Treating cancellation as a "free reset" is exactly how people accidentally hit the wall.
What "Locked" Actually Means
When you reach the limit, the appointment you currently hold is locked at its existing date and time:
- You keep the appointment — it is not cancelled.
- You cannot move it to any other date or time, ever again.
- The support desk cannot move it either — the message says so explicitly. There is no appeal.
In other words, the slot you're sitting on when you run out is the slot you're stuck with.
Why People Run Out
- Repeatedly rescheduling to chase an earlier date — each move spends one attempt.
- Cancelling on impulse, not realizing it draws from the same limited count.
- Running manual refresh or aggressive tools that reschedule over and over, burning the budget fast.
The trap is simple: the more you manually "try your luck" reshuffling dates, the faster you exhaust the limit — and then you're frozen on whatever date you happen to hold.
How to Protect Your Remaining Attempts
- Never reschedule just to "test" earlier dates. Only move when you've actually confirmed a meaningfully better slot.
- Don't cancel casually. A cancellation costs you the same as a reschedule, and may leave you worse off.
- Read the remaining count in the warning before every change, and treat your last attempt as one-shot.
- Check your country's policy — the cap varies and has been tightening. Canada, for example, dropped its reschedule limit from 8 to 3, and many applicants were caught off guard.
Spend Them Only on a Genuinely Better Date
Because the budget is so small and the consequences are permanent, the smart approach is to not waste attempts on manual guesses. LuckyBee monitors availability continuously and helps you reschedule only when a genuinely earlier slot actually appears — so you don't burn a limited attempt on a date that isn't worth it. And LuckyBee only books appointments; it never changes your password or email, so you keep full control of your account.
FAQ
Q: Do cancellations count toward the reschedule limit? A: Yes. The limit is a combined cap on cancellations and reschedules. In the example warning, the maximum is 3 for both together — a cancellation spends an attempt exactly like a reschedule does.
Q: What happens when I reach the limit? A: Your current appointment is locked at its existing date and time. You keep the appointment, but neither you nor the support desk can ever move it again.
Q: How many cancellations/reschedules do I get? A: It varies by country and consulate, and the warning shows your exact number (often 3). Canada, for instance, reduced its limit from 8 to 3.
Q: Does the limit reset over time? A: Don't assume it does. Treat your attempts as a fixed, one-time budget and spend them only on a meaningfully better date.
Q: I'm out of attempts — did I lose my appointment? A: No. Running out doesn't cancel your appointment; it freezes it at the slot you currently hold.