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True. How is your case coming along vladek?

Kayend, I'm sorry that (as of now) you missed out so closely. Hopefully the updates that we all hope for will come through and more of our fellow DV-ers will make it. I just had one observation to share. I feel like that your English has tremendously improved over the past year. Even if the DV...

Somebody has messed with the timeline. I don't think any of the columns to the right of the interview date are valid anymore. Somebody deleted a few cells and things have gone out of sync.

Wow... So you made it at last! :) Congrats! For sure you need to share the details of your case, specifically the complication with your education background. I'm sure it'll help some folks down the road.

What I suggested is not very likely, but people have had this happen to them in the past. For the *interview* everybody should be present. But you are going for an infopass. Nobody knows whether you can turn it into an interview.

Huh, I just noticed this. Isn't there a way to edit your posts in this new forum interface? I have a typo in my post, which apparently I can't or don't know how to edit.

Correct. That's why I said it dependents on how their boss will evaluate them; which one is more "OK" in their estimation? A few hundred visas going to waste, or having to cancel a few hundred interviews.

I am aware that they over-select. If with currently announced cut-offs (which they expect will use up all the 50,000 visas) they end up using only 49,900 visas, that would be embarrassing.

When I drove to Canada, the Canadian border officials were OK with only the GC, and I'm pretty sure that's the routine. I believe if you have a GC in hand you don't need a passport to enter Canada or Mexico. The US CBP will also be OK with only the GC at re-entry. Travelling through airport...

I was getting at let's say if they end up using only 49,900 visas (for administrative reasons or last minute withdrawals, even if scheduling interviews for the whole 50,000 visas) that would be embarrassing. Then again, it depends on what is OK with their boss. They may be OK with 100 or 500...

Of course there is someone thinking like that, and that's why they don't select, say, a million people. This is a fine line to walk, and they have shown that they are not doing it as best as possible. But they sure do care.

I'm sorry for the shattered dreams, but I believe this is "the culprit": At the same time I believe that putting pressure on the DOS may increase the likelihood of them increasing the cut-off in September to ensure not a single visa goes to waste.

Good news! :) Good luck with the rest of the process.

Make sure to have ALL the relevant documents on you. There's also no harm in asking them whether anybody would be available that day to conduct the interview right then. People have been fortunate enough in the past to do the interview at an Infopass.

Congrats! I hope your follow to join goes smoothly as well. :)

Congrats! I'm really happy for you. Enjoy every moment of it! :)

Phewww... That brought back a lot of memories. :)

Congrats! That's pretty much the end of the journey :) You are green. The switch back to Decision is how it goes, as numerous times discuss. It's normal. It'll go back to CPO when the card is mailed. It should take less than 10 days to get the card in the mail. Again, congrats! Enjoy the new...

I'm sorry. I really wanted you to make it and be the girl with the accent. Hopefully next time, or maybe some other route.

Don't worry about the stamp. Many (most?) successful applicants don't get a stamp. The status change can take between a few hours to a few days. I will not be surprised if your status gets updated before the end of the day.