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Has anyone else here had an issue with the photo tool NOT actually saving the photo after cropping? An entrant told me they clicked on “Save Photo” but that photo was nowhere to be found after saving. I checked on it myself and also noted I could not locate the “saved” photo. Any thoughts on how...

Did you have any luck with this tool using Mac browsers like Safari? I got a question from someone who tried to crop their photo with this DoS photo tool on a Mac, but the webpage only downloaded the tool instead of opening it into a browser tab.

LAX is chill, don’t go through Dulles (annoying CBP). [ QUOTE="Kassem, post: 2535887, member: 417821"]Hey guys, So I activated my GC in Nov 2019 an left the US on 13Nov2019. I started applying to jobs in the US from abroad etc. and then Covid happened, and I haven't been back to the US since...

The internet becoming more accessible has helped information access and verification for sure; up until the ds260 form became strictly fillable online and embassies could be contacted by email for questions and information clarification, there were barriers some barriers to information. At the...

I tried once in 2010 but I used to be so skeptical of the DV lottery (before I knew any DV winners personally) that I never kept the confirmation number and therefore never checked the results. My skepticism ended after 3 people I know were selected and told me their stories of selection as...

The CDC is now advising medical professionals to use bandannas if they run out of masks (where shortages have started in hospitals on the East Coast), and despite Trump having been warned about the possibility of such a crisis in 2017 and again last year when he closed the global epidemiological...

@DougNNNN this is just in from the WHO: Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51839944 this means that the virus has now spread beyond containment measures currently in place worldwide.

Actually, I don’t think it has been yet. For mitigation to occur, testing must be done systematically and across communities, which remains difficult due to test kits supply. Mitigation is the remaining option when containment has failed, which is what has happened recently. Definition: “A...

Well, we’re entering uncharted territory from now on in terms of how aspects of everyday life will continue to change until this pandemic is mitigated.

CBP at Dulles airport in VA is known to be strict and pick up on issues that may not be a problem elsewhere, according to some immigration attorneys I once spoke to who have had clients concerned about the possibility of issues arising at the airport upon return to the US. On the other hand, CBP...

Fair point.

Lol, No, there goes your misinterpretation again, which proves my point that your personal interpretation of what you read only means what you want it to mean. What I meant by circumstances that may allow someone to interview in a different embassy (things like reason for presence in that...

No DoS websites say you can’t interview elsewhere if individual circumstances allow, they only provide overall guidelines, and consular sections can use discretion if warranted by individual applicants’ circumstances . You seem to assume your interpretation of some embassy guidelines applies to...

1) my question was to someone from Venezuela whom I think is more familiar with the reality on the ground, not to you, you don’t live in Venezuela. 2) the embassy designation doesn’t mean people can’t interview elsewhere if their individual circumstances allow them to, so it’s presumptuous to...

Ok, I was under the impression you meant all Venezuelans living in South America must interview in Bogota.

@veronice what’s the rationale behind the decision to designate the embassy in Bogota as the only place for Venezuelans to interview for IVs regardless of where they live?

My theory is about people who live in another country, not Columbia. But also, for people who may move to another country nearby. Again, it’s an individual judgement call, no blueprint here. We’re just brainstorming here, not giving quick fix advice for every applicant who didn’t bother reading...

If you only went to that country without ANY other reason, then, yes, you might be asked that question. Do all displaced Venezuelan live in Columbia?