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Send the NL back in ASAP! I have a very low number for DV-2005. It was current in October 2004 but I only sent it in November 2004, and my interview only got scheduled for June 2005. A huge delay, and a risk that they might run out of visa numbers for my country by the time I have my...

The priority number is for the whole region, but each country cannot be issued more than 7% of the total number of visas available worldwide. Some countries reach this limit faster than others, and thus the department of state issues a cutoff number for that country that is lower than the number...

On the letter that you get from the consulate when your interview has been scheduled.

It says that you need to provide a statement on how you will transfer these funds to the US. How should that be phrased?

I called KCC and asked about the cutoff for Poland (which is inthe same situation as Ukraine), and how many visa numbers a left for the country. They told me they don't know exactly how many remain for Poland, but in general, 80% of all available visa numbers have already been used. So, if...

Well, mark my words, it has happened..... Poland is nearing its country limit of 3500 visas, and so the State Department has issued a cutoff number of EU20000, for applicants from Poland. The question remains, how close are they to the 3500 mark? When will they run out of visas completely for...

Agreed, but obviously Bangladesh and Nigeria have reached the limit, and Poland is not far off from the amount of letters that were sent out to applicants from that country. For Poland to reach the limit all you need is for more than 3500 of the lottery winners from that country to be granted a...

A maximum of 7% of all available visas can be issued to any one country, and 7% of 50,000 equals a maximum of 3500 visas per country. The amount of letters that went out to winners of the lottery is over 3500 in the following countries: BANGLADESH 7,404 NIGERIA 6,725 POLAND 6,211 ETHIOPIA...