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I wasn't sure where to post this, but figured the OC thread might be a good place. I saw this article tonight on an Australian news website and found it interesting. I haven't submitted my DS-260 yet, as my case number is quite high and I don't want to jeopardise my chances of travelling to...

Also need to take in to consideration people's current life circumstances - people may have gotten a new job they really love, met a new partner, started a family, become ill etc. I personally after being third time lucky entering and getting selected, realise from all the research I have done...

Dreaming of bright lights and big cities

Just wondering if someone can help me, I'm trying to change my profile picture and when I upload it, it says it's been uploaded but it just reloads my current profile picture, not my new one?

Hi everyone, Thought I would start a thread for all the 2018 DV OC selectees on here as I noticed there wasn't one yet. I haven't posted on here that much, only usually around DV time but am a long-time reader. As I've mentioned in a couple of the other threads, I'm third time lucky at getting...

I have been doing some reading on case numbers and the visa bulletins. I just want to make sure that I understand properly. On a visa bulletin when a region has gone current, does this mean that all visas are exhausted and have been handed out for that region or does that mean that everyone who...

Have found a couple of people from OC region in a couple of Facebook groups that I'm part of that have won the DV lottery. Still fairly high case numbers being reported though 2400 is the highest I've heard of so far which was on these forums. They had a few questions so I have sent directed...

That is an excellent number to have!! I think a case number anywhere under OC1000 is pretty much guaranteed an interview!! Congratulations!

OC'er here, third time entering and got selected though with a fairly high case number 2018OC000018XX

Hi everyone, Another OC'er here who has been absent since this time last year but visiting the forums every now and again. I got picked this time around, on my 3rd time entering. Case number 2018OC000018XX. Fairly high case number again but wondering whether they may have picked more case...

So I just submitted my application for the 2017 DV lottery, fingers crossed for next year! One question though, when I submitted the application, I entered all my information in on the first page and then hit continue and it came up with that it couldn't find the page I was looking for and to...

Hi all, I'm back again to try my luck for DV-2017. I'm just wondering, I've taken my picture over the weekend, my background is a cream colour, is this ok? I note in the instructions it says the background has to be white or off-white. Is cream considered off-white?

Thanks @Britsimon :)

@violetion I was just thinking the same thing!! Have been checking the DV lottery website every day hoping they will.announce dates soon. I thought they were up by this time last year as well. Second time applying for me, how about you? @angelusj hopefully third time lucky for you!! Where are...

Hi all, just thought I'd drop by the forums and let you all know I didn't get selected for DV2106 (other Oceania thread locked). Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all their forum posts, I know I haven't posted much but it's been interesting and helpful just reading through the...

Hi all, I don't think I have posted in this thread yet, but I'm a 2016 DV hopeful as well. I haven't checked my result yet as I've just been watching and waiting until all this drama gets sorted out. I'm just wondering, even though the US Dept of State is saying on their Facebook page that...

I've been eagerly reading these forums since the DV2016 results were able to be checked. Still haven't checked mine yet as I can see that no one else has been successful and there appears to be fault or technical mishap of some sort, so will wait a couple of days and check then. A nice lesson...

It's interesting the differing responses. I'm Australian and have had a friend who entered and got selected the first time and approved, and another friend who got selected and approved on her fourth time. I think being in the Oceania region is a big plus due to being a smaller region...

Hi everyone, I thought it would be interesting in the lead up to finding out the results for DV 2016 to ask how many times everyone has entered before they were selected for further processing? I understand some may have been selected in the past but their case number was too high etc. This...

Thank you Britsimon for your reply. I've read your blog and it is very informative! You provide a lot of people with help and advice and information as I have observed from my readings before joining the forum and it really is much appreciated! :) Fingers crossed I'm a DV2016 selectee, if I...