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Hi Tolix, Perhaps my case is not so educational for you as I was living outside Venezuela by the time I had the interview. For what is worth, they told me readiness for pickup of all passports was 1 week, always on Wednesdays (pickup is the preferred choice there, don't know why). I went to the...

Congrats and welcome to the land of dreams!

Hi Tolix! At my interview I was asked to provide the affidavit of support (I-134) as proof of financial support. If you are able to get it on time before your interview, no need to present the job offer. It's either one or the other. I presume you have an education degree further to your high...

Have any of you guys in this thread paid the fee online at the USCIS website? If so, be aware the site displays first one screen with the Agency Tracking ID and the Pay.gov ID numbers, which according to what I have read are totally worthless for tracking purposes. After you hit the "continue"...

DV interview experience Santiago, Chile We arrived at the Embassy at 10:45 and had to wait in line outdoors as there is limited capacity to hold arrivals at the security checkpoint. We were duly screened and welcomed to proceed to the inner hall. Not really a busy place; Chile’s entry to the...

I was living in South America at the time I got selected however I lived in Germany and Switzerland for 7 years before that. I was told to have my Police records translated from German to English. If you did any military in Germany you may have to get that translated too. Summarizing, every...

I became current in the Feb VB released on 9th January, got my 2NL on 25th January. You should get yours shortly after Easter holidays. Make sure you have everything you need to take to the interview; if you prepared well enough you will go through easily and quickly.

Thank you cmara25. In my opinion the SSN is far more important for newcomers so you are in good shape for all legal matters. Your stamped passport is ok for the moment being. Start being worried if the 60 days are elapsed and you got no physical GC. Enjoy your life in the Big Apple!

That's the attitude. I participated 8 times in a row before winning on my 9th try. Never give up man!

Hi Carlos I didn't interview in OC however FYI my CN became current (for March) in the January VB released on Jan 9th, got my 2NL on Jan 25th. I presume you will receive yours around Easter time; be patient, you're getting closer ;) I tried to schedule the medicals immediately away but I was...

Hey people! Good news on this side! Our visas are approved! I would like to give @Britsimon @SusieQQQ and everyone in this forum the credit you deserve for making this process a very smooth for me and my family! In the next few days I will post about my experience, a little odd because some...

Good philosophy. Best is to wait for the upcoming Visa Bulletins. If it is meant for you, it will certainly come to you, no matter what. Keep calm and be prepared. Best of luck!

Actually yes; in some other threads I have read a few guys getting topic discussions back to level 1 or zero, however certainly not in this forum... up to now

I don't think you got Susie's point. The region as a whole has a chance of being selected based on regional quotas (calculated by the DoS based on "cultural diversity" demographic estimates). Within a given region, all countries have the same chance of selection. Cuba and Venezuela received more...

Up to this point in the 2016 Presidential race I have not heard or seen any topics regarding legal immigration in the agenda of any of the hopefuls. Since the DV program is part of a legal immigration framework conducted by the Dept of State and properly screened by security agencies, I doubt...

Still quite affordable, man. Best of luck next Monday! Looking forward to read your interview testimonial soon.

Susie, First, I think it is a good idea for everyone embarked in this journey to check Simon's blog at first, then come here with questions not specifically addressed there in order to save everyone time and effort. I did it myself and that's mainly why I posted very few questions over here...

Hi Susie, Exactly; I meant the specific case of Venezuela. There is right now a strict control over exchange of local currency into US dollars; those enforcements are actually under review as we speak and assets valued in local currency will certainly be devalued once again soon. Even if you...

Hi @mrtolix . I'm glad you had success in unlocking your DS260. Bank statements are a good proof you can present to support your case. Real estates or car ownership are not of much help. Please check the @Britsimon blog entry about Affidavit of Support and financial supporting statements here...

Hi @mrtolix ! The answers should be as per above indication by @Sm1smom . PO Box is not allowed by USCIS as a valid address; put your relative's. If you have no vaccination record available, no problem; tell that to the panel doctor - he will be able to give you the shots or issue a waiver in...