2016 DV Help!

[EmilyW]

As I mentioned above, you have to activate within six months of the visa. You can then come back to Australia to sort out your affairs for up to twelve months without a re-entry permit.

I'm assuming you're talking about citizenship with the five year question? I'm not entirely sure but I'm pretty sure the clock stops when you're out of the country.

 

[Alien2010]

One more question (sorry for being needy) after we activate our visas is there an amount of time when we can come home to sort out finances/houses/jobs and how long would this be? Would that time count towards our five years or not?

http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship...physical-presence-requirements-naturalization

 

[SusieQQQ]

18, but I hadn't finished school in time for this lottery so I'm a dependant

That's perfect - the important thing is that there is no risk of you aging out (turning 21 before the visa is granted).

 

[SusieQQQ]

One more question (sorry for being needy) after we activate our visas is there an amount of time when we can come home to sort out finances/houses/jobs and how long would this be? Would that time count towards our five years or not?

It counts towards the five years as long as you are not out longer than 6 months. If you are, the five-year clock reset to the later entry date.
You can't be out longer than a year though as you will lose your green card if you do.
The requirements are a lot stricter than Australia's !!