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Much more colourful and exciting than the "Welcome to the United States" sign at LAX!

Yeah, I also reckon OC will go current earlier than September. I'm interested also to see if the OC region will actually fill the quota this year...

The opening number was definitely slightly higher than I was expecting, but hey, I ain't complaining! :D Congrats to all those gone current - since you're the first batch of DV2016 interviews we'll be looking to you to share your interview experiences in October!

Yeah, it's killing me watching it drop and thinking about the thousands I would lose in savings just in the conversion. :eek: And to think the last time I went to the US and the exchange rate was 0.87 to the dollar I thought THAT was bad... :D

I can't believe we're probably less than 2 weeks away from the 1st VB for DV2016! :eek: It's all starting to feel real now. Here's how the OC list is shaping up so far... polyvalent - xx (AUS) GdayUSA - xx (AUS) Cogger - 1xx (AUS) Emily_E3 - 1xx (AUS) gemka - 1xx (AUS) Alex McDermott - 2xx...

I agree with Emily that unlocking your DS260 will be the best way to go. There's a possibility the form may need to be re-processed by KCC (I'm not 100% sure on this, someone with more expertise might be able to help out here) which could mean your interview might be delayed a little bit after...

I haven't had my DV interview yet, but I've interviewed there twice back in 2012 and 2013 for student visas and had no issues. The interview was probably only 60 seconds long. You'll find lots of stories about interview experiences in the 2015 Oceania thread and most people seem to have no...

A little piece of me dies inside everytime I see the AU dollar continuing to drop...

Thankfully the layout of the Sydney consulate allows for maximum eavesdropping then, eh? Something else to look forward to... although I don't know if I could bear listening to people get denied.

Has anyone here who has interviewed at the Sydney consulate ever watched people get denied while they waited? :eek:

300 would be a nice start. I'm thinking it'll be 200 or 250. I'm very interested to see how DV2016 VB's will pan out with the smaller number of selectees.

How terrific to hear that so many OCers are finally going to wake up to some good news today. 1490 was a nice jump and probably unexpected for many. What a relief this must be after what must have been an excruciatingly long wait. Congratulations to who all have gone current! Condolences to all...

Shouldn't that should go in the Present Work/Education/Training Information category? I'm still a full time student so that's what I put down as my primary occupation, but I'm sure I remember there being the option to put down multiple current occupations so if you are both a student and a...

Best of luck to everyone waiting on this final VB. I really, really hope as many of you as possible make it through.

Since the pool of OC selectees is much smaller this year than recent years, it's a little difficult to say at the moment when most numbers will become current. If OC doesn't go current earlier than September and numbers are staggered all the way through to the final VB of the fiscal year (and we...

I would be very surprised if OC didn't go current for DV2016.

I submitted mine mid-May, there's probably a number of people on here that have already submitted, but keep in mind this forum probably isn't representative of the majority of selectees. The most eager of us are likely to have congregated on here. :p Hopefully there will be no delays with...

Congratulations, I'll add you to our growing list of selectees! :D Keep in mind if you do submit the DS-260, you've officially declared immigrant intent which, if you decide ultimately to not go through with the visa, can make it a lot harder to obtain non-immigrant visas for the U.S. in the...

Congratulations and welcome, Penny! I've added you to our list. :) Cogger - 1xx (AUS) Emily_E3 - 1xx (AUS) gemka - 1xx (AUS) DV2016LOST - 2xx (AUS) PennyR - 3xx (AUS) violetion - 3xx (AUS) sarahvw - 4xx (AUS) s362596 - 5xx (AUS) MelbourneBen - 6xx (AUS) Teyliana - 6xx (AUS) eskimokisses - 8xx...

I still have my immunization book from when I was young and I'll probably ask my GP for a statement of the other vaccines I've had done in more recent years. I believe at the medical we'll get a blood test to determine which vaccines we need and get them administered then, so it's not a huge...