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Forgot to mention, if you add up the table VI for DV http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/AnnualReports/FY2014AnnualReport/FY14AnnualReport-TableVII.pdf and NACARA (visa type Z15) under INA sec 203 from table 7 here...

Please refer to Table 7 under - http://www.dhs.gov/yearbook-immigration-statistics-2013-lawful-permanent-residents There are 2 numbers specifically for Nacara. The top one is for the employment visa sec 202, the latter one is the DV class sec 203. I have looked through previous years, and it...

Thanks for joining in Euro. That makes the 2 of us, who would not wish Nepal to be excluded. I have been trying to stress all along, it's not about fairness nor bad wishes, just about observations and calculations. If I remember correctly, the INA states the exclusion of a single state(high...

What I mean by keeping it clean is pure discussion/law/rules/numbers/quota/calculations. No reference to character or behavior unless I am offensive in my language of course. Hence my question, have I been offensive/hateful to a country or person? I understand you are tired, that's the side...

That criticism is well accepted, Sussie. However, I must respectfully disagree considering the following. The assumptions are based on the lack of known law/procedure regarding unused NACARA visa. In fact, I have considered the rule under INA for redistribution of visas under the DV program...

I know Mom, Sussie, Simon have been reading and allow me to point out the following: I am presenting an relevant argument to those who has AS CN10000+ I am, to the best of my knowledge, respectful I have, at proper timing give credits to those who help me (including Simon) I have presented...

By the way Simon, have I at least once use negative words on you such as :extremely disingenuous, dance like a bumble bee... As far as I can recall, I didn't Have I at least once doubt yours/anyone's characters? As far as I can recall, I didn't If I did, in any shape of form, offended anyone...

Ok, let's try this again (disclaimer, I have edited out the part where I misunderstood what Simon refers to as "THIS lottery". For that, read earlier post. Any editing is for easy reading as the original post can easily be found with this thread/forum. Now with that out of the way...I can agree...

Simon, I have always (at least I tried) respected you and others and will continue to do so. However, respect doesn't mean agreement. That's your opinion and I can respect that. I wish I can say the same for your statement. Regarding your comment about a politician, that's a little...

Thanks Sussie for asking, I was thinking to share after I got through my interview but since you ask... First, a couple of terms for the "just reading" folks, since I find it confusing for myself in the beginning. VO = Visa Office, they calculate the VBs(visa bulletin), quota, target for all...

Simon, 1 thing for sure, we agree to disagree, lol. When you say"this lottery" and "The laws have been set WAY before" , I thought you meant DV lottery as a whole. After all, the law changes ever so slightly over the years except the NACARA starting in 1999. And this is exactly what I am...

Hmmm, while I have no proof, one would imagine the VO has some sort of plan/target especially for the heavy weight player, right? After all, I hope we are not in a game of natural fall out.

Thanks guys, the whole point about this exercise is to illustrate things from a different perspective. And to FSW's point, what good is knowledge if we don't share and advance together? I think Simon might have misunderstand this as a complaining about fairness post. Quite on the contrary...

That is an assumption you make, how would you know I did not apply the very 1st year of DV? I could have applied all these years and never got selected until now, right? Correct, this is the lottery I entered and I try to understand the rule/law as much as I can. Notice how I point out the...

Thanks Nara, FSW and Simon for you input. Let me make this clear, I am trying to be as respectful as possible to all of you (including those who are just reading). It is my goal to share fact and illustration without judgement as much as possible. Just like you, I have emotions and I am trying...

Correct, as biased as I can be, this would seems the most logical thing to do, barring the law about rank order of separate VBs. Given that we are looking at the same VB (as Simon as pointed out), rank order is out of the window. In this situation(Sept 2015), ROA is far more predictable than...

This makes perfect sense, again, we are talking about a congressional mandate here. The VO will attempt, not mandated to fill the quota. One example will be AF of 2014. They have folks to be called up till the end, while AF did not take their fair share of NACARA. This is due to the VO...

What I can agree is that the rule/law is not set by you or me, it's set by folks that we don't have right to elect. No point talking about fair or not, since it won't change. Now, let's consider this, the 7% max what the law says 7% of the 50-55k total. Let's do an apple to apple comparison and...

I'm about to start another 'rant' (i mean post) AF gets 20-22k visas, with 50+ countries, 5 of which have over 4000 selectees EU gets 19-20k visas, with 60+ countries 2 of which have over 4000 selectees AS gets 8-8.5k visas, with 32 countires, 2 of which with over 4000 selectees We know from...

I would give guestgulkan the credit for opening th post and encouraging the discussion. Anyone's prediction is just that prediction. It really up to the VO or none of the prediction matters. Forgot to mention good luck guestgulkan.