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Last year was unusually high at about 1440 because (probably) people were scared about consular processing delays. They issued more than 56K DV2023 between CP and AOS, so it had to stop somewhere.

Gov has confirmed there were 917 AOS visas granted in DV2023.

Government just confirmed they have issued just over 56,000 visas for DV2023. Yes 56 is more than 55.

Using a max case number of 4900 as an assumed highest case number selected, the case density for OC is a little higher than in DV2023. So - your hope would be for less people to respond, less get approved and so on.

I believe DV2024 people need to be aware of the risks for late scheduling this year, so please take a few minutes to read this: https://britsimonsays.com/dv-lottery-chaos-will-it-continue-in-dv2024/

Sadly, I think it will continue into DV2024 at least, maybe longer. https://britsimonsays.com/dv-lottery-chaos-will-it-continue-in-dv2024/

I'd like to see an update on this. $5 says the IO didn't try to draw the visa from IVAMS

Mine was batched like that. Current in June and ended up with Sept 2 interview. They shouldn't do that, but hopefully this year will teach them.

Oh wow - awful.

I think we will have similar issues in September 2024 - the only difference being that people will be more believing of the warnings given.

Looks like it's ended. https://britsimonsays.com/dv2023-visas-exhausted/

Looks like it's ended. https://britsimonsays.com/dv2023-visas-exhausted/

You'll know more today. People in Tashkent, Uzbekistan were turned away from their interviews this morning, (about 45 minutes ago) because according to the embassy visas are all gone. Xarthisius' latest scan has the consular processing number just over 55,000, plus AOS on top of that. So - the...

It is a typo in true DoS dopeystyle. The 55,000 was technically reduced by "up to" 150 visas for NACARA. In reality that program takes few or no visas each year (because the qualification period was two decades ago). So - we can essentially ignore it. But the 54,833 number makes no real sense...

Visa cap has already been hit. DoS saying they expect to cancel remaining interviews. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/update-on-diversity-visa-dv-program-2023.html

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/update-on-diversity-visa-dv-program-2023.html

Hmmm. Seeing this from Kenya, and similar warning from Tashkent (along with cancellation of scheduled medicals). Looks like they might try and stop it on the limit.

Of course you were allowed in - they don't have the power to stop you entering if under 6 months (unless they have proof you broke the law whilst outside). But some of them love to bully people. You can simply refuse to give them further details - but mostly it is easier/faster to give them some...

The cap will probably be reached tomorrow - but that is taking into account an estimation of AOS cases. If we don't count AOS (because DoS have some "plausible deniability" about those visas issued, then we might get to Friday before the cap is hit for CP only. Then the question is, will KCC...

The cap hasn't been hit yet.