Daifa you couldn't have said the bolded part any better.....we all hope but to actually see it happen and get that envelope must be an awesome awesome feeling. I have a friend that won in 1998 and she said she was soooo happy because even though she had hoped to win, she never in a million years expected to. It happened a great time for her too because she was going through a break up with her fiance and had her 2 daughters to take care of. She has done remarkably well in the US, her elder daughter in now in college with a full scholarship and she is in a great job, she's a biochemist.
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Daifa you couldn't have said the bolded part any better.....we all hope but to actually see it happen and get that envelope must be an awesome awesome feeling. I have a friend that won in 1998 and she said she was soooo happy because even though she had hoped to win, she never in a million years expected to. It happened a great time for her too because she was going through a break up with her fiance and had her 2 daughters to take care of. She has done remarkably well in the US, her elder daughter in now in college with a full scholarship and she is in a great job, she's a biochemist.
@sonibago : That s a wonderful story...Some bad things for a lot of good things...that s amazing Im sure she deserves it!!!Do u know which part of the US she's living?? Thats Amazing specially for her kids, who had the chance to get one of the best education in the world and to live & grew up in a wealthy country and with a kind of freedom that we dont find everywhere : (speaking about being free to be who u truly r as ur personality, religion, tradition, culture from ur origins & where u come from.....) , that s what we do not find in a lot of others wealthy country...
@Joequi : I just wanna to tell u that ur story show me that we still have to believe in it no matter if it s 1, 5, 8, 9, 10 or ...15 times, we just have to never give up , on anything that we really want , specially our dreams!!!
Thanks to everyone sharing those stories!!! It let me think that my dreams will be real one day!!!!!!
@Joequi : I just wanna to tell u that ur story show me that we still have to believe in it no matter if it s 1, 5, 8, 9, 10 or ...15 times, we just have to never give up , on anything that we really want , specially our dreams!!!
Thanks to everyone sharing those stories!!! It let me think that my dreams will be real one day!!!!!!
USA, DIAFA, SONIBAGO, i'm really inspired about the testimony of our friend on how he got his letter of notification. It shows God never fails, neither does He sleeps. Just put ur fingers crossed and be optimistic. Your dreams, hope and expectations will never be cut short. We are there already, for as the day goes by, so we draw more closer to the day of receiving our letters. Av seen my notification comming and i used this opportunity to pray 4 everyone of u also. Is anything too hard for God to do? I bliv u all know the answer. We ought to get our NL's on time, but this depends on each country's postal system. Based on DV-2010 FORUM that av read so far, it shows some letters should av been dated 2day and mailed out almost immediately. So we should be expectant. Cheers my friends!
@sonibago : That s a wonderful story...Some bad things for a lot of good things...that s amazing Im sure she deserves it!!!Do u know which part of the US she's living?? Thats Amazing specially for her kids, who had the chance to get one of the best education in the world and to live & grew up in a wealthy country and with a kind of freedom that we dont find everywhere : (speaking about being free to be who u truly r as ur personality, religion, tradition, culture from ur origins & where u come from.....) , that s what we do not find in a lot of others wealthy country...
@Joequi : I just wanna to tell u that ur story show me that we still have to believe in it no matter if it s 1, 5, 8, 9, 10 or ...15 times, we just have to never give up , on anything that we really want , specially our dreams!!!
Thanks to everyone sharing those stories!!! It let me think that my dreams will be real one day!!!!!!
That is the idea man, keep on pushing.
I started applying the lottery since 1989 - the only year that I didn't apply was 2001. In all I was always optimistic to win until last year that the big envelope was pushed through my door post. A distant relative won the lottery in 2008 and that motivated me more - because no one closely related to me has won it and moved to the US before. On that memorable day I had come from my night duty and having a rest when the envelope was pushed through my post. While resting I decided to go and have a pee (urinate) and lo and behold this white envelope. My initial thought about this particular envelope was the school certificate that I have applied for and waiting for it for the past six weeks. Normally this certificate takes about two weeks to be issued but my took an unusual six weeks - so I was saying to myself "oh finally these people have sent the certificate to me". When I picked the envelope and checked the sender's address I saw the words 'kentucky consular center'. I wasn't believing what I was seeing so I quickly went to the bathroom to wash my face. I came back, picked the white envelope and check the sender's address again. Then it dawned on me that the years of waiting has finally come to the end. I quickly phoned my wife from her workplace and broke the good news to her because I couldn't have waited for her to come home after closing from work. From that day I started researching on the Internet about what we have to do to make our preparation for the interview error-free and found out about this awesome forum, and since then not a single day past that I missed this forum.
Ammeck09,
U r details just talk alone....I really really appreciate U to share u r story with such details....and everybody else!!
Ur story is just soo powerful ..since 1989 ....U really derseve it!!!!
Im sure right know that if I go crazy the day I will receive the 1 st NL it will be normal and OK LOL!!!
U r details just talk alone....I really really appreciate U to share u r story with such details....and everybody else!!
Ur story is just soo powerful ..since 1989 ....U really derseve it!!!!
Im sure right know that if I go crazy the day I will receive the 1 st NL it will be normal and OK LOL!!!
Hey all,
I have been reading on here very regularly for several years now. I hope and pray that all who are expecting will receive good news by July 1st. Keep up the cheering and wonderful support group! I have started my own postmal stalking even though I know that's I shouldnt really do that...
I have been reading on here very regularly for several years now. I hope and pray that all who are expecting will receive good news by July 1st. Keep up the cheering and wonderful support group! I have started my own postmal stalking even though I know that's I shouldnt really do that...
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Thanks guys for the inspirational stories!!! Ammeck09 and joequi your stories were so detailed, it was as if I was there...Good luck in the rest of your DV journey.
As to the rest of us...we wait..lollollol..
I am so glad I found this forum, the details and experiences laid out here is remarkable..anyone here who wins should be able to hit the ground running since ALL the information is right here.
As to the rest of us...we wait..lollollol..
I am so glad I found this forum, the details and experiences laid out here is remarkable..anyone here who wins should be able to hit the ground running since ALL the information is right here.
hi everyone!!!
@sarahdiop : I should start my postmail stalking too lol ... Lol Im sure I will in April lol even inconsciously ...I just wanna say thanks to everyone Coz it just makes me feel good to read u r posts everyday!!! It s always nice to know that people r sharing the same dream at the same moment !!!!
CHEEERRRSSS TO EVERYONE!!!!!
@sarahdiop : I should start my postmail stalking too lol ... Lol Im sure I will in April lol even inconsciously ...I just wanna say thanks to everyone Coz it just makes me feel good to read u r posts everyday!!! It s always nice to know that people r sharing the same dream at the same moment !!!!
CHEEERRRSSS TO EVERYONE!!!!!
Hello All,
You know what guyz, I remember from last year the first NLs were sent as early as March 19th. I bet you a week from today we will hear about lucky winners. The thing is, will people who won let us know in this forum ? That is the question. In the mean time I cross my fingers... who knows may be we'll get lucky this year ????. I wish this for everybody !!!! I must admit this lottery is really thrilling. I don't now if you feel the same but each time I come here to check on any happy annoucement it feels like wheni I was waiting on my High school degree results....
I guess it is normal given the impact on someones life a GC can have. Do you feel the same ???
You know what guyz, I remember from last year the first NLs were sent as early as March 19th. I bet you a week from today we will hear about lucky winners. The thing is, will people who won let us know in this forum ? That is the question. In the mean time I cross my fingers... who knows may be we'll get lucky this year ????. I wish this for everybody !!!! I must admit this lottery is really thrilling. I don't now if you feel the same but each time I come here to check on any happy annoucement it feels like wheni I was waiting on my High school degree results....
I guess it is normal given the impact on someones life a GC can have. Do you feel the same ???
HI EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
I feel EXACTLY THE SAME KARIO !!!!!!!!! Cant say better !!!
It s like Im waiting for my High school diploma result ...lol Its really exciting... I mean U r waiting for someting that as u said Kario Will change our life for ever!!! And we all r waiting for this exciting changement in our life.... i just hope that everyone here will get it this year !!!! Or at least one of us to share this exciting news and happiness with this personn!!!! As we all know not everybody is aware about this forum I just find out this forum last year and start to post things just a month ago.... Hope people who r like us waiting for the result and r as us want the best for everybody will join us !!!
CHEERRRRRSSS EVERYBODY!!!!!
I feel EXACTLY THE SAME KARIO !!!!!!!!! Cant say better !!!
It s like Im waiting for my High school diploma result ...lol Its really exciting... I mean U r waiting for someting that as u said Kario Will change our life for ever!!! And we all r waiting for this exciting changement in our life.... i just hope that everyone here will get it this year !!!! Or at least one of us to share this exciting news and happiness with this personn!!!! As we all know not everybody is aware about this forum I just find out this forum last year and start to post things just a month ago.... Hope people who r like us waiting for the result and r as us want the best for everybody will join us !!!
CHEERRRRRSSS EVERYBODY!!!!!
Hello Everybody,
I think i agree with Kario. I could remember wen i was expecting my O'LEVEL result, it was like waiting for enternity. It finally came though, but with series of prayers and fasting. U just av to pass with good grades or else u av to keep on trying, which of course its not easy starting all over again. I know winners will start getting their NL's b/w now and end of this month. We shuld all hope 4 the best.
I think i agree with Kario. I could remember wen i was expecting my O'LEVEL result, it was like waiting for enternity. It finally came though, but with series of prayers and fasting. U just av to pass with good grades or else u av to keep on trying, which of course its not easy starting all over again. I know winners will start getting their NL's b/w now and end of this month. We shuld all hope 4 the best.
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Hello everybody, also waiting for good news.
Based on your experience, do you consider the "lottery" a real one. Do you think winners are really randomly picked or are there other factor that could favor some people over others? Having in mind the country's current situation (security, economy, etc) one would think they could be more cautious regarding who they let in into the country..Just curious.
Regards
Based on your experience, do you consider the "lottery" a real one. Do you think winners are really randomly picked or are there other factor that could favor some people over others? Having in mind the country's current situation (security, economy, etc) one would think they could be more cautious regarding who they let in into the country..Just curious.
Regards
Hi akloarcieri,
I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were some secret criteria when it comes to who's gonna win and who's not, from those who applied, but only on a per-country basis because it would be way too much work to check every single individual to determine whether he/she fits the above agenda or not. So from this I'd say that stuff like level of education, marital status/number of children, don't really play a significant role. I think that even if you had some type of criminal history that would make you ineligible for further processing you'd still pass the first round i.e. they would send you a NL because they run the background check only after they've received back the first letter and are preparing your interview.
But it's not for us really to think about this because if you're destined to win and go to America no kinds of secret criteria could ever stop you.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if there were some secret criteria when it comes to who's gonna win and who's not, from those who applied, but only on a per-country basis because it would be way too much work to check every single individual to determine whether he/she fits the above agenda or not. So from this I'd say that stuff like level of education, marital status/number of children, don't really play a significant role. I think that even if you had some type of criminal history that would make you ineligible for further processing you'd still pass the first round i.e. they would send you a NL because they run the background check only after they've received back the first letter and are preparing your interview.
But it's not for us really to think about this because if you're destined to win and go to America no kinds of secret criteria could ever stop you.
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I also asked myself the same question the day I filled to register to the DV lottery , specially on why they would ask the level of the education I mean when u fill any administration fill, u put u r last name, name, birth, city of birth, female, male, marital situation, n° of children but not ur level of education....it s something that might kind of discriminate.....And I thought the same thing about this year specially with the crisis situation and all the Illegal's immigrant problm with no background....My lawyer told me that in a long future the congres might do the same thing than CANADA ( immigration by the education, level of languages .....) ...
I think it s a good question but we certainly never know.....& I dont even know if I wanna know.....lol
I prefer just think that this lottery will stay totally a real lottery with a lot of suspense......
I think it s a good question but we certainly never know.....& I dont even know if I wanna know.....lol
I prefer just think that this lottery will stay totally a real lottery with a lot of suspense......
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I guess i agree with wat u guys are saying concerning the randomly selected applicant. Funny enough, why are they so concerned about the entrance photographic passport. Most of their specification and compositions can hardly be met without due diligence. Nevertheless, we just av to undermine watever method or measures they use in selecting successfull applicant.
We hope to secceed and that shuld be our watchword and priority.
We hope to secceed and that shuld be our watchword and priority.
Lol We should just give our name, last name adress and where we r born for the lottery ....that should be the only criterias....
Ovicity Im 100% right with u !! Think everybody here have the same goal lol Get this GC !!!lol
Hope and I pray that everyone get that envelop soon in his mailbox....It might still stay a couple of weeks before the 1st NL...
STAY IN TOUCH FAM!!!
cheeerrs everyone!!!!
Ovicity Im 100% right with u !! Think everybody here have the same goal lol Get this GC !!!lol
Hope and I pray that everyone get that envelop soon in his mailbox....It might still stay a couple of weeks before the 1st NL...
STAY IN TOUCH FAM!!!
cheeerrs everyone!!!!
Well, I believe America is the only country with a pure tradition of immigration. The country itself was created by immigrants and they managed to keep it as such and also provide a chance for every country to send new immigrants to the US. Now regarding the conditions to allow immigrants, I truly believe that the US require the minimum comapared to other countries like Canada, UK, New Zealand where they call it Chosen immigration with tough educational and financial requirements. Hope this lottery will always remain as is.