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  1. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Congratulations @GreatestNameofAll - wishing you all the best for a fantastic future in the US :)
  2. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Are you trying to put a web-link URL inn your comment? From memory you need to have made a certain amount of posts before you can post URLs
  3. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    It used to be 12 months before you could transfer. Has this changed?
  4. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    (Norm / Cheers style) Monkey-Man!!!!! Yep, these DV youngsters don't know how easy they've got it. Haha Congrats on finally finding work :) Hope the big move goes smoothly for you.
  5. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Police clearances are generally accepted to be valid for 12 months.
  6. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Check out previous year's threads - credit scores and getting your first credit card have been covered quite well previously. In short though - no, you cannot transfer your credit score from AU to US. There are however various methods to "hack" your credit score once you become a LPR (like get...
  7. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Related question @SusieQQQ (more as a "For Information" to anyone in this situation) - how would an application go if the wife is pregnant and gives birth after the interview but before activation?
  8. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    @MissM88 is already doing this I believe
  9. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    I wouldn't worry about it. Put what's written on the document.
  10. MattWatt

    2017 DV LOTTERY COUNTDOWN TO MAY

    My philosophy as well.
  11. MattWatt

    DV 2016 OC Selectees

    The ones that puzzle me more are those that apply (and get selected), with no real intention on following through. They tie up CN spots that could otherwise have (potentially) be given to someone that really wants to make the move. Still, there's no helping different human natures I guess.
  12. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Hahahaha. @Britsimon, you always crack me up :)
  13. MattWatt

    2017 DV LOTTERY COUNTDOWN TO MAY

    The DV Scheme is written in legislation. This would be a somewhat lengthy process to get rid of. The talk of getting rid of immigration refers more to illegal immigrants, as opposed to legal routes.
  14. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    All this, of course, is assuming that your intended actually qualifies for DV entry (education or work experience). Otherwise, the point is moot.
  15. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Congrats @Pog . Better get your paperwork ready for an October interview my friend.
  16. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Oops - how wrong of me to assume (apologies) OC=Aussie. Still, fantastic offer.
  17. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Now THAT is the Aussie spirit that I had hoped to see rise eventually. With quite a few trusted Aussies on this forum already having made their way States-side, I'm surprised that we haven't got an ex-pat network up and running already offering addresses to use (not abuse) for new DV winners...
  18. MattWatt

    2017 DV LOTTERY COUNTDOWN TO MAY

    Good luck @Shekina - hope this is your year.
  19. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    I'd say probably Dec this year. Get your DS-260 in now, and get your paperwork ready. Once you get your 2NL, get your medicals done.
  20. MattWatt

    DV 2017 OC Selectees

    Don't be silly. Rejoice in your good fortune - we long-timers certainly are. Always happy to see / hear of people winning, even if we haven't ourselves.
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