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Hooray raevsky! :D

I took a look at the copy of my DSP-122 and I only wrote my new address in Question 3. I had moved from Australia to Canada after being selected and needed to have my interview changed from Sydney to Montreal. If they have specified that they want both addresses, then if I were you, I would...

Congratulations Princedriss! :D Yes, it is a long road and a very long wait, something we can all sympathize with. Despite thinking otherwise, it does take an emotional toll on everyone who goes through with it because it means a big change and a whole different future. I can imagine those 2...

Yes, I found T-Mobile was the only one who would talk to me about a cell phone plan without an SSN - back in 2011 when I was in San Diego. Verizon wouldn't. But that's okay as I've been happy with T-Mobile and stuck with them. I've not had major issues with T-Mobile, even when driving all across...

Yes, that photo validator seems to just check size. I played with it once, submitting a photo that was 1 pixel off and it was rejected. Once I made it 600x600, it was accepted. But it was a photo of my dog in front of a leafy background. I wonder if he would have been a successful selectee?

You were just unlucky, that's all. Took me 9 tries before I got selected last year. Some have tried even more times with no success. Other lucky bastards, on the first try! Have to admit that I, too, wondered if I had stuffed something up on the applications to not get selected so many years...

Yes, in another thread someone noted that OC has a 90+% increase in selectees. That's way more than the increase in total selectees for this DV year. They figure out the percentages for each region first, then pick successful applicants. OC has always got some tiny quota - ~1.5%. Perhaps...

I'll second that. I didn't find their emailed replies to my questions useful or satisfactory either. Just standard boilerplate cut-and-paste paragraphs, nothing personalized. It's as if they run your question through a program where certain words are flagged causing it to spit out a paragraph...

For DV2013, Oceania's total selected was 2,193, with Oz pulling in 1.035, NZ 373 and Fiji 597. Big difference for DV2014. Perhaps they increased the regional quota for Oceania?

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Okay, thanks for checking. I reckon it was worth a try. Too bad, the waiting must be driving you mad. It is strange how they're taking so long this time. Mine came in 2 or 3 days. All the best!

Has anyone just gone to ESC and seen if their 2NL is there? Why wait for the email? Maybe there's a glitch and the 2NLs are there already but they stuffed up the email notifications. It wouldn't be such a shock if they messed things up. It's not like that hasn't happened before :rolleyes:

With that number, you won't get a second notification letter at this time. For OC, the cut-off for October (the first month that they are interviewing for DV2014 selectees) is 300. So only those with 2014OC00000299 and below will get an email telling them to go to ESC and check for their...

You make an educated guess by looking at past years cut-off numbers. It's not accurate or easy because it varies every year - starting off with a different number and progressing at different rates, but you can make a fairly close estimate. However, this year (DV2014) is different because of...

Probably just more comfortable speaking in their native tongue for something so important where they might be nervous?

We were an odd case. Our Green Cards arrived in the mailbox about 2 and a half weeks after our POE which is about normal going by other forum members' own experiences. According to those other members, their SSNs arrived around the same time, give or take a few days. They arrive separately...

We've been here 3 months and we're still trying to have it sink in that we're here as American permanent residents and not having to go 'home' somewhere else :D Still also trying to figure out politics and the whole system. It seems like there's a whole lot more politicians here than in...

Yes, the key is "If asked". You could just simply say you've got good friends here without elaborating - since you've lived in the US, it wouldn't be unusual that you made friends. If the CO pushes the subject further or specifically asks, my advice would be to tell the truth, do not be evasive...

Congratulations to you both! :D You need to interview in the country you are a resident of, not holidaying in. So that will be Australia. The only way you can do your interview in the US is if you were doing AOS - Adjustment of Status, and that's only for certain temporary working and resident...

Get a good night's sleep. Eat a good breakfast. Be on time. Have all your documents ready and organized. Don't be nervous. Just answer their questions clearly and briefly as necessary. Don't offer more information than they ask for. All the best!