Hello guys,
I've been checking you for a couple of years now, especially right before the receipt of NL's, to see when people start receiving them. This year, i decided to register and write here.
I'm Turkish, applying the lottery since 2003. Same story every year. From April to September, checking the mailbox every single day. Last year I checked it on the website and saw that I wasn't selected. Hopefully this year.
I am also following a Turkish forum too. Since 2003, many people won the lottery there, mostly people who applied and forgot about it. Or people who has some type of relation to the U.S., either studying, tourist visa holder, working etc.
I lived in Turkey until 2007 and applied from Turkey until then. In Sep 2007, I came to the US on a student visa and applied showing a US residency (Country where you reside now: US). Did not win. Same for the 2008.
In 2009, I was approved for an H1-B working visa, got a job, moved into a new apartment etc. basically everything in my life is new. Hopefully this year I'll win.
I just wanted to say hi and let you know that I'll be reporting from NJ, USA.
I hope all the winners will be the people who desperately needs the GC and will make full use of it, rather than people who applied and forgot about it next minute.
Good luck,