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Costs aside, it's a good thing getting our vaccinations up to date. Far too many outbreaks lately due to anti-vax propaganda & hysteria. I'd hate to be the cause of some poor baby's misery or death due to pertussis because I wasn't up to date.

According to their documentation (9 FAM 42.33 N3.1 Formula): "... Any unused portion of a regional quota is distributed proportionally among the other regions. High admission states are excluded entirely from the apportionment ..." So OC could get a few extra places but not many. Probably more...

Maintaining the aspect ratio means not to stretch the photo one way only so that you end up with a wide head, or a skinny one. Both width and height need to be resized together - to keep the photo in proportion. I took a wider shot of us - not close-ups. Then I cropped the part of the photo...

It's not enough to just have the occupation listed in O*Net. The job has to have a certain level, as per their specifications: To qualify for a Diversity Visa on the basis of your work experience, you must, within the past five years, have two years of experience in an occupation that is...

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I've always submitted digital photos that I took, and I'm no professional. I looked back at our DV2013 photos and the background is a light tan and I was wearing a black t-shirt. The main thing is to avoid patterned or busy backgrounds, and deep shadows. When you use a flash, you can sometimes...

When you first arrive in the USA, with the temporary visa that's in your passports, the customs officer will stamp that visa. The stamp will have a date that is one year from the date of your entry. You can re-enter the US using that validated temporary visa, for the one year duration. After...

I'm sure it varies but we did our POE on the 9th and received our Green Cards in the mail on the 28th of the same month. So, about 2.5 weeks, which is about what I've heard from others, although some have received theirs a bit sooner than that. If you have any problems or delays in receiving...

lol! Photo Validator only checks size and pixels, like jayo2k says. I tried it with a picture of my dog, in front of a leafy background. He wasn't looking directly into the camera and had a big smile. With all these things wrong, the Photo Validator said it was good to go. If you resize...

I had entered the DV lottery since 2005. Applied for my B1/B2 in Oct 2011, no problem, there were no questions asked about applying for the DV. Only about my ties to Oz and my financials. I got my B1/B2 with 5-years validity. In fact, my husband had been selected in May 2011 in that botched up...

Yes, and that's how my spouse won it in the disastrous DV2012 - he's Canadian (ineligible), claimed Aussie (my country) chargeability.

I don't mean to scare you but when I read your question I recalled one of my fellow DV2013 OC winners, Petamiss, experiencing a bit of a delay in getting hers back. I looked back at our old thread and see that Sydney seems to tell everyone 5 working days but hers took 2 weeks. That was the only...

Very painless. I was thinking it would be tougher but the DV interview's like a mere formality - check all your paperwork, check you out with a few bland questions and Bob's your uncle. It was like a nice chat, with a few laughs. When I went for my B1/B2 in 2011, that felt like more of an...

Yes, we've experienced similar attitudes about our move to the US. We moved from Australia back to Canada in 2012, then found out we'd been selected for DV2013. And here we are in the US now. All our friends & family were enthused and excited about our move back to Canada, with people gushing...

Last year went to 400 for November but no matter, there have often been unusually short jumps in case numbers in some months, i.e., only 35 between Jan and Feb for DV2011. It will probably speed up later, as they get going. All the best!

Hey Qewty, So funny about your husband. I guess mine had to experience it all again because he forgot how it was. Don't get me wrong though, I'm quite fond of Canada for many reasons and we really enjoyed our year there. We did quite a bit of exploring and travel in that short time -...

Congrats AllyJane! How exciting for you, especially since you'll get it over with so early in the game, versus having to wait months like some of us, with the nervousness and worry building every day! Like others have said, it seems like most Aussies don't get asked about financials at all...

Hey JessJames, I got to read your reply before the hacking issue and was real glad to hear from you and about your adventure. You did it your way, good on ya! And I'm thrilled to hear how much you're enjoying yourself. Your previous message mentioned that your dog was happy too - as a...

Hey bella, great to hear from you. I wouldn't bring cash. If you bring more than $10k you need to declare it. Keep it in Oz as long as you can, earning some decent interest income as interest rates are rubbish here. Transfer the bulk of it after you get here and need it for the house. Wire...

Glad you mentioned that. I didn't know what was going on. I thought it was some sort of massive fail site upgrade.