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DV 2017 - Education Q

Do you think that I may Won Visa

  • Yes

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • No

    Votes: 2 40.0%

  • Maybe 50/50

    Votes: 1 20.0%
  • Total voters
    5
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zer0ne

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Hello,
I won the lottery and my interview is in Skopje(Macedonia), but my high school diploma is informal, because I passed my 4 years education in 3 years, I also have finished 3 years of university.Do you think that I may have a problem with it?

I don't have any experience job.
 
zer0ne said:
Hello,
I won the lottery and my interview is in Skopje(Macedonia), but my high school diploma is informal, because I passed my 4 years education in 3 years, I also have finished 3 years of university.Do you think that I may have a problem with it?

I don't have any experience job.
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It is not clear from your post what you mean with "my high school diploma is informal...". Do you hold an official US equivalent high school degree from Macedonia, or do you not?
 
zer0ne said:
like G.E.D school
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From DV program instructions:

"5. What are the requirements for education or work experience?

U.S. immigration law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience. A "high school education or equivalent" is defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States OR the successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the General Equivalency Diploma G.E.D.) are not acceptable. Documentary proof of education or work experience must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview." (underline added).

 
PS: The question you request folks to vote on "Do you think that I may Won Visa: Yes/No/Maybe 50 50" is worded correctly. You don't "win a Greencard" in the DV Lottery, you are being selected for further processing - a process that requires evidence that the applicant is fulfilling defined minimum DV requirements. Best of luck to you!
 
Hello zer0ne. We are in same case. I have bachelor degree ( University diploma). But my high school is GED equivalency. Can university diploma eliminate high school diploma?
 
Yes more of us are in this position than we'd imagine. From past posts it seems that it really depends on the case officer that you meet at your interview or the standards of the embassy.

My advice is: if you have the money to take a chance on the process then do it! But be prepared for rejection as a possibility.
 
fortune.cookie said:
Hello zer0ne. We are in same case. I have bachelor degree ( University diploma). But my high school is GED equivalency. Can university diploma eliminate high school diploma?
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I think the term "GED equivalency" is causing confusion.

The GED is a set of tests to confirm someone has an education level at US High School level. If you have that level of education, you don't take the GED. A school could describe their education as "GED equivalent" - meaning US High School equivalent. The point is the DV process relies on an education (a formal process of education) that is at the US High School level. So - as long as the schooling is at the level that would allow entry to a US University (college), it should be acceptable.

So - did you complete a formal course of education that allowed entry to University by itself? OR did you have to take a test at some point to show you were sufficiently educated to enter University?
 
Britsimon said:
I think the term "GED equivalency" is causing confusion.

The GED is a set of tests to confirm someone has an education level at US High School level. If you have that level of education, you don't take the GED. A school could describe their education as "GED equivalent" - meaning US High School equivalent. The point is the DV process relies on an education (a formal process of education) that is at the US High School level. So - as long as the schooling is at the level that would allow entry to a US University (college), it should be acceptable.

So - did you complete a formal course of education that allowed entry to University by itself? OR did you have to take a test at some point to show you were sufficiently educated to enter University?
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Hello, thank you for reply. I completed formal education and University in my country accept high school GED equivalency. So, what do you think in my case?

FYI.
After University accept my GED equivalency diploma, I took a test to enter University.
 
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fortune.cookie said:
Hello, thank you for reply. I completed formal education and University in my country accept high school GED equivalency. So, what do you think in my case?

FYI.
After University accept my GED equivalency diploma, I took a test to enter University.
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"I took a test to enter University"

This is what I am talking about. Taking such a test shows that there was not a certainty that your education was in itself enough to allow entry to University. So - that would be a reason for concern. I don't know the circumstances of your education, so I cannot say for sure.

However, if the guidelines for the COs was amended to say "at Least a High School Education or its Equivalent". The key words there are "at least. You have a bachelors degree, so a CO might accept that degree as being better than US High School education. Some COs have accepted Bachelors degrees in the past without High school proof, some have been picky about High School. So - you could decide to try to process with your education (showing all the proof you have) BUT you might have some risk.
 
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