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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.

Ok. Fingers crossed.

Why the question about the medical? You can't be issued without the medical. If you can't get the medical and interview within a few days, you might well miss out.

The law says 55K. So it's impossible for me to say how far into the dark they are prepared to go. If at all.

Tonights number is 53397 which we know to be overstated by about 75 (because the embassies misuse CEAC). Already issued AOS cases are on top of that - 700/800 for sure. So we have 800 to 900 left at most. Monday is a holiday, but I expect Tuesday to be when 55K is reached, or breached.

It's worse than the 52623. That number was from a couple of days ago and there were an additional 303 visas in AP (meaning visa being printed). So as of two days ago we were 52926, plus AOS (which I'm assuming is 700 to 800 at this point). Then there were a lot of 221g clearances yesterday...

Honestly, I don't know. I'm 100% certain the cap will be hit, and 99% that would happen on Tuesday or possibly before. Monday is labor day, so actually people down under will have a slightly better chance than others. The OC Tuesday could be ahead of other people's Tuesday. Now, having said...

No, there are none that are close.

Frickin love Suva embassy. They are doing all they can for their applicants. They are right to push hard. We are very close to hitting the cap. I'm pretty much assuming they will exceed the cap at this point but of course I could be wrong about that, and the government could shut down issuing...