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I wonder why nobody ever mentions the DC area. It's a really nice place to live, with a good economy. I don't think it's been hit particularly hard by the recession, for instance. If I'm not mistaken, it's often quoted as the area where the largest percentage of young 6-figure earners are...

Congratulations EGZ17!! Fantastic news!

I actually really like Harlem. I've lived in the southern part of Central Harlem (which is where I think your friends are) and I loved it. I certainly wasn't slumming it either :D. From 110th up to 125th, 5th Avenue and west-ward, are quite nice areas now. There are even French restaurants there...

I've never been to LA so I can't comment on that, but I have lived in NYC (in Manhattan) for several years and mostly agree with the others. With that said, NYC is not as expensive as you think. However, you have to be smart about it and make a lot of contacts. I have lived in car-centric...

I don't know about the E3, but you can certainly go to the US on a tourist visa and apply for jobs. That's not just for Australians, but it certainly is easier for Aussies since you can go to the States without applying for a visa at an embassy, and Australian qualifications are not disregarded...

Chokh, you are current in August (interview in August). Congratulations :) The numbers are just horrible! What were they thinking?! They're not even following last year's trend!!

When it comes to flights, also check Turkish and Saudi Arabian Airlines. They tend to have the cheapest fares. I flew on Turkish on my way back from NY last year and it was a good airline. If you've flown on Ethiopian Airlines before, you can use your Shebamiles to buy Turkish Airlines tickets...

Well I did look at the spreadsheet. I have downloaded it and sorted it. There's one number that's for July, AF 46,318. That's it. It seems weird there's just one number? Where's the second one? The next closest I've seen is AF44,962, which is a June number. I'm confused. Anyway, I did a quick...

Actually, after a second look I think Jonge is correct that the embassy has not yet updated the data. There are no Ethiopian CN between 45,600 (June cut-off) and 56,300 (July), yet we know for a fact there are two forumers with interviews on July 1. So the July CNs have not been added yet...

I guess it could be, but I have a feeling it's pretty correct. Even looking at Ethiopian applicants on this forum where we've had pretty good distribution of numbers similar to the CEAC data (with a sprinkling of low CN, a bulge during April-May), everyone will be done by early July.

Thanks Jonahyoyi. I just took a quick look at that data, and it seems the highest CN scheduled in Ethiopia is AF43418, then it all of a sudden ends, while other embassies still have interviews up to CN 56xxx scheduled. I think that may mean that we have maxed out (all Ethiopians will be done)...

The highest CN scheduled for Addis is AF43418 even though CN up to AF56290 are scheduled elsewhere. I guess this means Ethiopia has maxed out? Keep in mind we are progressing at the same pace as the AF number (we don't have a separate cutoff). If I understand this correctly, this must be great...

Congratulations Ormania! I knew it would turn out well!! Jonahyoyi, I hope things will be resolved quickly. Perhaps they wanted to do some checking on the documents you submitted? If you look at my post of my interview experience, they were questioning my birth certificate. If your documents...

Where is everybody? Since Ormania's spreadsheet has been lost, I can't check who is interviewing this month. My case status has changed to Issued on Ceac so all is well here. Hope it goes well for everyone else as well!

Thanks Ormania! Any news about your case? Simon, my heart dropped for a second when he asked for my birth certificate back, but I remained strangely calm beyond that. I was almost detached from the whole thing and on autopilot. But for that one second though, my heart reached the Earth's core...

Just some things to keep in mind if something like my interview experience happens to you: - Stay calm, collected and polite even if it seems like the whole thing is going south. - If you are telling the truth, there is no reason to panic or be anxious - Keep your answers short, clear and...

But after he congratulated me, he put the brakes on the whole thing and made my heart drop. Talk about dangling a carrot! :D Anyway, it's now over. Phew!

Thanks for the congratulatory messages. :) Here are the details: My appointment was for 8am, but I knew to get there earlier. I arrived at 6:45 and there were already a good 25 or so people in front of me. After standing outside in the cold for some 20-25 minutes, they checked our appointment...

Thank you so much for the good wishes!! Visa GRANTED. It was a long and intense interview, which I was not at all expecting, but it worked out in the end. I was the first DV interview at that window, which may be why? Anyway, details later. Thanks so much for the support everyone!!

Thanks Simon! I'm a bit nervous but prepared. Will post the outcome as soon as I leave the embassy.