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Unfortunately this is how lobbying works on the capitol hill. There is a enormous lobbying effort for the illegal immigrants as well as STEM immigrants and from those who oppose it altogether. DV has no voice, so it is the easiest to eliminate without upsetting any particular group of...

Look at this news item from today. If the bill being presented in Senate actually becomes a law then it might be terminated in its present form from 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/senators-immigration-legislation-provisions/ However, for this to happen it needs...

I think this varies sharply from country to country. Which country are you referring to. You can find details of what is required on a country basis on this website. http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_3272.html

If I were you, I wouldn't bother. As per the November Visa Bulletin your case number will be current for December 2012. So you should be getting an interview notice shortly (most likely before the end of the month). Good luck with your interview.

That is what I had answered above, but may be my answer didn't state this explicitly. The DV lottery is enshrined in the law by an act of Congress and can only be repealed by an act of Congress. In order to abolish DV lottery or change the Immigration policy, the legislative changes are required...

In order for Obama to push any immigration reforms, the Democratic Party needs to win both houses of Congress, which is probably a very difficult feat to achieve for either Democrats or GOP in the current political environment. As long as the House of Reps and Senate are divided between both the...

hi there, The interviews are conducted in the order of your case #. Since your case no is high (for OC region), you have ample time on your hand. The Visa bulletin is published around the middle of each month on the State dept website and that indicates what case nos are current. The fiscal...

As per the DOS website, the DV 2013 results will be available from Noon EDT on May 1st. So it would be 2AM Sydney time and 4AM NZ time on May 2nd when the results become available.

EDT (NY time) May 1st 00:00 = NZST May 1st 16:00 = AEST May 1st 14:00 Are you suggesting that the results are announced on May 2nd 00:00 hours?

Regarding the results, Midnight in East coast on May 1st should be 2PM in Sydney same day (tuesday), unless I get something wrong. I live in Auckland and pretty much live by the NY time due to the nature of my work. So if the results are available at midnight on May 1st, then why would it be...

I think due to the May results goof up many July successful entrants have not returned their documentation because either many of them may not be aware of the July re-draw OR other reasons (lost conf #, etc) and thus may not even know that they are winners. I say this because I saw this...

This means that everyone who has been selected for processing in DV2012 is now eligible for interview. Effectively, everyone is CURRENT regardless of their rank order #. Your brother should get the interview notification shortly. Good luck.

Is your number already current? From what I have seen/read/heard, KCC takes up 2 months to process your initial paperwork. In the past Oceania has always become current around August/September, so they haven't really run out of visas.

You can land at any international airport. It is the land of the free, after all:)

If you do plan an extended stay outside US, definitely file for Re-entry permit. You can find the Form I-131, Application for Travel Document on USCIS website.

In theory, you can stay outside the USA for 1 year, but any length of stay outside US could trigger a secondary inspection at the POE and allows the CBP to make a determination whether you have indeed abandoned your PR status. Please read the webpage below. The most important sentence is...

A Non Immigrant Visa denial should have no impact on the Immigrant Visa application, unless you have been Out of Status (As USCIS calls overstaying). As long as you both have always departed from the US prior to the date on your I-94 or I-94W, you don't have any issues. Secondly, your husband...

Yes, you can take a photo yourself as long as they fit the specification. For the technical specification like 600 X 600 you can use the State Dept website http://travel.state.gov/_res/flash/cropper/FIG_cropper.html# Good luck.

Read this thread from catseyes. She did her CP in Paris and said that the embassy in Paris accepts documents in French and English both. http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?215048-DV-winners-please-read-this-first-!-General-Info You may want to send an email to embassy and confirm.

Looks like the DV NLs have skipped New Zealand altogether:). Anyone who received DV 2011 NL in New Zealand, regardless of the region? Thanks.