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Hi forum members, I hope someone experienced and clued up can help me with a US taxation related question... I've searched this forum and the IRS website too but without much success and I'm not sure if I'm interpreting correctly the US taxation rules that apply to new immigrants... so it's my...

Hi Ximi, it's not yet out - should be available soon though as it's usually released between ~ 10th-15th of each month.

Hi AzAnt, congratulations on being selected! You are right, you will need to prove your work experience due to the lack of high school diploma. Britsimon has put together a great blog post with the supporting documents that could be useful in building your case...

Indeed, this a good one... Your blog post http://britsimonsays.com/education-or-work-experience-qualifying-for-the-dv-lottery/ mentions that vocational education is excluded and you also copied in the link that lists the USA high school diploma equivalents that are accepted. For Hungary the high...

Hi there, on the US gov. website there is a useful 'prepare for the interview' page for DV selectees: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/diversity-visa/interview/prepare-for-the-interview.html In the '2. Review U.S. Embassy or Consulate Interview Instructions' section you'll...

Hi Sunny Girl, I think your son himself is a great proof that your relationship is genuine. :) But I think you still can take photos and stuff you think could be useful, worst case scenario is that you won't even be asked to show them.

Dear Durbin & fellow Londoners, I got my DV case approved today at the embassy at Grosvernor Square. Just a few practical tips to add to PaulP’s description which is by the way totally accurate - thanks again for that! Sooooo…. -make sure you get to the embassy approx. half an hour earlier than...

Congrats DrStein!! Easy and peachy! :D

Thanks Britsimon ;) Yes, I know that the education that’s called ‘vocational’ in the US is not accepted for the DV visa but I think the issue is that something is lost in translation with this word when you look at the 3 options that a student has in Hungary – where I’m from - after finishing...

Thank you all for the well wishes, I got my visa approved today. I did sweat though for about 5 minutes while the consular officer questioned and doubted me about the validity of my high school degree (even though I have 21 years of studies altogether and she had my home country bachelors and UK...

Hi Bleri, sorry to hear your case was put on AP but good luck with getting a new affidavit or some kind of proof of support with sufficient funds that meet the requirements and once that's sorted out, I'm positive you'll get your permanent resident status. So chin up! ;)

Tiberius, the police certiticate validity period can vary country by country. In some countries it's 3 months, in others 6 months.... or for example in the UK a foreign police clearance certificate is valid forever as long as you did not move back to that foreign country - but the US embassy...

Hey Durbin, mine will be in December. I will also share my (hopefully positive) interview experience - Paul's description was great, now at least we have an idea of what to expect.

Congratulations and wish you good luck with the next steps! ;)Thank you for sharing your experience at the London embassy. I am sure there are many others here doing their interviews in London, along with myself, so it's useful to read about how it goes there... sounds like the 8 AM appointment...

DS 260 submission date: 19 May 2014 (didn't need to get it unlocked) 2NL: 23 October 2014 Interview date: 03 December 2014 Case number: EU10XXX (current in December)

Same here - 2NL received today. For those of you still waiting for it and wanting to make sure you recognize it: it comes from 'noreply@state.gov', with the subject title 'Required Entry Status Check for DV Submission', and it contains only one line: "You have received this email notification to...

Hi guys (especially Bleri, Flori & all others who are trying to get a sense of how interview scheduling is progressing). My case number is EU10XXX, which is current in December, I submitted the DS 260 on 19 May. Since I haven't received a 2NL as of yet, I finally decided to give a call to KCC...

No news from my end my friend... I'm checking my e-mails every day, spam folders included, the entrant status check website as well but so far nothing. I promised myself I wouldn't bug the KCC folks and I would just let them do their work but now I'm getting the itch to contact them, simply...

Just wanted to echo usa_2016's sentiments - many thanks for putting it all together Simon, lots of useful information! (I immediately thought of how to get a driver's license when I clicked on your link and hey presto!, there it was... quite comprehensive).

Hi Bleri, of course, I will certainly let you and the other forum members know once I get the 2NL - reading all the information posted here about the KCC delays and how the DS 260 submission dates influence processing definitely helps me as well (keep my expectations in check). Wish you good...