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Interview date depends on your case number mostly. Low case number, earlier interview date but only as long as you've sent in your forms to register your intent to pursue the visa. High case number means you get interviewed later, i.e., some time in 2014. My case number was 2013OC000007xx, so...

badabingbada, I sent you a reply to your message to me about this worry you have. It's needless. Seeing what you wrote here, I can unequivocally say again: RELAX! You'll be fine. You'll pass. They likely won't even ask for your financials but bring them anyway, just to make you feel better. :D

Congrats mijoro for your successful selection! I'm an Aussie too, got my GC in last year's draw. People usually write their case numbers, not the confirmation number. Mine was OC2013000007xx. Everyone just blocks out the last couple of digits. But you don't have to write anything if you don't...

Thanks for that. Interesting stats. So a total of 105,628 were selected for DV2013.

Good luck, jayo. I hope you get a nice surprise when you get back online. And same to everyone else.

Yes, The Economist recently listed Vancouver as the most expensive city in North America to live in - ahead of NYC and LA even! Real estate is ridiculously overpriced. Too congested, horrible traffic and very expensive for everything but wages aren't the greatest nor are jobs that plentiful...

Yes, for sure. Montreal is the only US Consulate in Canada that does DV interviews. I live near Vancouver and had to fly there in March. Luckily my husband is originally from there, so there's more of an excuse to go to Montreal - visit family, enjoy the city, etc. It's weird because you'd...

We had new photos along the whole process - one for the initial application, another for sending in with our forms once we were selected and then new ones for the last part of the process (medicals, interview, etc.). As slash_dot says, they specify recent photos. And with us really wanting to be...

Boy, that would be just cruel!

Wow, already?? How times flies! I can sense your excitement, afterall this won't be the same as any other old trip to the US. This is when you become a legal resident. Pretty special. We're 12 days away now. Still packing, got 52 boxes packed already. Probably another 40 by the time we're done...

1. Yes, you send in the two forms and photos, along with the barcode sheet that came with your online successful notification, using a service that allows you to track the delivery. They get thousands of applications a day so it can take them a month, after delivery, to actually process your...

lol! jayo, you're a city-slicker through and through - not that there's anything wrong with that :D You need to do that trip again, but not on a bus (a big sardine tin). And get off the interstates - they're great for getting someplace quickly and for trucks but they often go through straight...

Well, I'm more of a wide-open spaces and scenic wilderness type of person and the US beats everyone hands down on that. There are some gorgeous areas like that in Canada too but the US has an amazing variety that will keep us happy on our roadtrips for a long, long time. Everything from sand...

LOL! Me too! :cool:

lol! We love a good Italian sausage too but here they are pretty much over a $1 each! Thank heavens for Costco because you can save by shopping in bulk there, and freezing. We will do that in the US as well, but save more money. I love Marshall's! And TJMax and BigLots, all those discount...

Not sure if I've come down off of mine yet! :D It's probably all the packing and prepping we're doing right now, which keeps it front and centre in our lives. Boxes and packing material all over the place, less than 2 weeks til we leave! I usually hate moving but this one's not so bad.

Starting up new in any country is initially expensive but I agree with you totally about Canada vs. USA for everyday living expenses. And that's what counts - the long-term expenses. I'm currently in BC but know Montreal well (was just there for my interview last month). One thing about...

Whoa! Slow down, mate! If you're selected, there will be instructions for you online. A word of advice: take your time to read everything a few times, ask questions here if something's not clear, and proceed carefully. We get a lot of questions on this forum from people who realised that they...

Fantastic, mushy!!! Great news, thanks for letting us know so quickly. I was thinking about you. Yeah, like you said "so much stress for a simple appointment" .... lol! The hardest part is getting selected, the rest is just a formality. All the best!

Good to hear that, heisenberg, thanks for letting us know. I suppose the "6 months" they tell you is worst-case scenario maybe, so you don't worry too soon and start ringing them about it. Yeah, I wouldn't trust it in the mail. FedEx maybe, or something you can track every step of the way...