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If we didn't get the green card, we were looking at moving to Brisbane! It was a toss up between that and Sydney. We spent a bit of time in Sydney, but agree the prices are crazy. I mean Perth isn't the cheapest City either but we wanted a change. Luckily for us its a whole new country. Which is...

My Wife and I where also in this situation last year. We had a wedding planned in January of this year and got the news in may of 2014 that we were were selected, with a low CN (1XX). So we decided to quickly get married in July, just the two of us! we then filled in our DS-260 after we got...

@EmilyW Nicely said. I decided to delete my post as @DVpetition post was also deleted. Hopefully by a moderator. No need to start a "war" here. This is a family friendly forum with multitudes of information.

Great to finally see some winners. Awesome!!! Looking forward to seeing more. Sport for the guys and gals that didn't get selected. But there is always dv2017. Best of luck to all

I can't tell you anything about LA but at JFK we asked an a customs and immigration guy before we lined up. He told us not to line up with everyone else and told us to walk down to a different area. The signage wasn't the best but there was a room for " new immigrants ". So we cut a lot of time...

Yeah it's quite good like that. The day i logged in was pretty much the day it got delivered.

I also couldn't track my Green Card via that website even when it went to "optimised" I only knew it was on its way when i logged in and saw an update on my ELIS account

Man.. .do i feel sorry for the DV2016 applicants and all the speculation regarding the results. A lot of people really confused and upset, not really knowing the go. I cant imagine what it would of been like last year for us if this happened. Hopefully the issue will be sorted out soon and we...

I do agree, I lurked for a while once we won but decided to join as there was way too many questions to answer and no relative answers at the time. I couldn't imagine doing this whole process without the help of everyone here. I also couldn't imagine what the process was like 15 years ago before...

@CC1 you can call 1800 375 5283 for information for USCIS. When calling from Australia it took me a while to work it out but you dial 0011 1800 375 5283. To help with getting through the menu press #1 (for english) then * (for technical issues) then #8 that way you get a person on the other...

Unfortunetely there doesn't seem to be a lot of winners around at the moment :(. Hopefully in the next few days they start to filter through. These forums have been nothing but gold for myself and my Wife, so I am hoping to give back as much as I can for the DV2016 winners!

My wife green card issuing has had an issue, got a letter yesterday saying that the visa packet has been created but waiting on payment!!! which we have already paid and have a receipt for and everything! I rang USCIS last night and got nowhere, rang again this morning and ended up getting...

Emily, we were both the same too, relieved that we didn't get selected, means some one else has got a chance!

So.... quick question here. hopefully I can get a quick response. We just received a letter in the mail from USCIS stating that my wife Visa Package is complete and ready to go but they have not received payment yet. However we did pay this on the 21st march, 5 days before we arrived at our...

Good luck to all... only hours to go!!!

These forums will be buzzing with life tomorrow morning!

@reeko better to be safe than sorry, would hate to get to the interview and they say all good but your missing one piece of paper thats not signed!

good luck to all prospective DV2016 winners, only hours to go now!!!

I had this form in our package (or similar) when i went for the X-ray the doctor told us to make sure that the x-ray person fills it in. I would be ringing back up or going in and telling them it wasn't filled in and get them to do it. You paid for it so you should get it 100% complete. Was...

I hope you all don't think I am whinging about the cost! ha I was just trying to say that there are all these little costs that add up in the end. By no means is it an expensive exercise in the scheme of the big picture. I can break down my costs also Visa Fee $660USD ~ $894 AUD Medicals $618...