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Hey All -
After initially being totally confused about "case number" / "rank order number" etc..., I read up on the DOS website and forum posts.
What I STILL don't understand is the LOGIC behind the system of "ranking"....
It says for instance:
"...showing the beneficiary's geographic region and rank order number related to immigrant visa availability, foreign state chargeability, consular post designation .."
...and:
"Once the DOS Visa Bulletin indicates a visa is available for the individual's regional rank order case number, the KCC will set an appointment for the DV applicant(s) at the designated consulate.."
So what I find confusing about this is two-fold:
1. The lottery is supposed to give equal chances, yet the selection for further processing then does not depend on the speed of lodging all required paperwork and the fulfilment of all visa requirements, but first and foremost on the computer generated rank number given to each individual!
2. So, I wonder: If a great number of lower rank numbers do not actually file within the first month, second, month etc...how does this affect applicants with higher rank numbers who actually submitted early and subsequently became "documentarily qualified" (initial paperwork approved by KCC)? Isn't it unfair that those out of the pool of 125,000 worldwide winners who submit early but just because they happen to have been given a higher rank number will be put aside, while those with lower case numbers (rank order numbers) can be rather relaxed about it all and submit with months delay and STILL get their interview 6 to 9 months earlier than those aforementioned applicants?
After initially being totally confused about "case number" / "rank order number" etc..., I read up on the DOS website and forum posts.
What I STILL don't understand is the LOGIC behind the system of "ranking"....
It says for instance:
"...showing the beneficiary's geographic region and rank order number related to immigrant visa availability, foreign state chargeability, consular post designation .."
...and:
"Once the DOS Visa Bulletin indicates a visa is available for the individual's regional rank order case number, the KCC will set an appointment for the DV applicant(s) at the designated consulate.."
So what I find confusing about this is two-fold:
1. The lottery is supposed to give equal chances, yet the selection for further processing then does not depend on the speed of lodging all required paperwork and the fulfilment of all visa requirements, but first and foremost on the computer generated rank number given to each individual!
2. So, I wonder: If a great number of lower rank numbers do not actually file within the first month, second, month etc...how does this affect applicants with higher rank numbers who actually submitted early and subsequently became "documentarily qualified" (initial paperwork approved by KCC)? Isn't it unfair that those out of the pool of 125,000 worldwide winners who submit early but just because they happen to have been given a higher rank number will be put aside, while those with lower case numbers (rank order numbers) can be rather relaxed about it all and submit with months delay and STILL get their interview 6 to 9 months earlier than those aforementioned applicants?