What a shocking turn of events! Who expected a possible 2nd chance?
However, while it is not concrete, it is likely that it will happen. As for the reason this is the case, we can only speculate as this point. Therefore, I am speculating that the DoS is far from issuing the mandated amount of visas (50,000) for the fiscal year (DV-2012). No doubt this will cause them to lose revenue from the DV fees and that is why another selection will take place to fill the short fall. Or it's possible that they have revamped their computer software (namely the facial recognition) to efficiently catch all duplicate entries and bad photos to which thousands or even millions of these were found. Last but not least, they may give some of the May 1st, 2012 winners an opportunity to exhaust the visas. If this still doesn't happen, more persons will be selected on October 1st?
What a shocking turn of events! Who expected a possible 2nd chance?
they may give some of the May 1st, 2012 winners an opportunity to exhaust the visas. If this still doesn't happen, more persons will be selected on October 1st?
My photo was validated by photo checker and accepted as well for the DV 2013 entry.I do hope its all well. In fact I scanned a photo mine and submitted by editing it in paint.But my both shoulders are not in focus and my head is big.(I am feeling like that)
1-I scanned a passport size photo(*.JPeg)
2-Opened it in paint.
3-Ctrl+A > Ctrl+X >Image attributes>Width 600px>Height 600px
4-Ctrl +V and then drag from one corner of the image to fit in 600 x 600 Size.
5-Ctrl+S and submitted it for DV 2013 entry.Photo Checker validated it.
I think DOS should notify if someone's entry is not selected because of wrong photo spec by clearly stating that ones entry is rejected because of wrong photo spec.Just an opinion.
In the end I will say that We all live by hopes
What a shocking turn of events! Who expected a possible 2nd chance?
However, while it is not concrete, it is likely that it will happen. As for the reason this is the case, we can only speculate as this point. Therefore, I am speculating that the DoS is far from issuing the mandated amount of visas (50,000) for the fiscal year (DV-2012). No doubt this will cause them to lose revenue from the DV fees and that is why another selection will take place to fill the short fall. Or it's possible that they have revamped their computer software (namely the facial recognition) to efficiently catch all duplicate entries and bad photos to which thousands or even millions of these were found. Last but not least, they may give some of the May 1st, 2012 winners an opportunity to exhaust the visas. If this still doesn't happen, more persons will be selected on October 1st?
May 1st 2012 is over. they said they may add up some winners not give may 1st 2012 a chance[/QUOTE
They may select from this group? anything is possible.....only speculating.
I'm also guessing that the DoS knows at this point that all of the visas won't be exhausted before the fiscal year ends because they already have a count of how many persons submitted their forms for further processing. That is why they will do another draw. The question is: why have the entrants wait for another 5 months and not 2 months like last year after the fiasco?
May 1st 2012 is over. they said they may add up some winners not give may 1st 2012 a chance[/QUOTE
They may select from this group? anything is possible.....only speculating.
I'm also guessing that the DoS knows at this point that all of the visas won't be exhausted before the fiscal year ends because they already have a count of how many persons submitted their forms for further processing. That is why they will do another draw. The question is: why have the entrants wait for another 5 months and not 2 months like last year after the fiasco?
they may be waiting to see how much will process the application because many people don't apply after they win..., so they might be waiting to see how many will apply & how many won't even meet the requirements.
& they said DV 2013 entrants to keep their number not DV 2012 entrants so may 1st 2012 is over
They really shouldn't wait to see how many persons will apply after they win because it would be somewhat unfair to the October winners (backups)
They really shouldn't wait to see how many persons will apply after they win because it would be somewhat unfair to the October winners (backups)
the redraw was a rush, an emergency. this year they don't have an emergency.
I just don't know what's going on... remember last year they used a new software to draw, this year they may have put in place a new computer/software to check pictures, catch fraudulent entries... It's purely speculation but my only explanaition is that they found too many fraudulent & illegitimate entries (duplicate, pictures...) & could end up with too few selected... So they may be waiting to see how many will apply & who will meet the requirement thus selecting more on october...
Let say after catching all illegitimate entries they end up with 60k... (not impossible, once they ended up with 80k-90k) they know that each year they never issue every visa avaiable, so 60k is way too few so they wait to see who can get the visa & depending on the result, select like 50-60k more...
But keep in mind that they won't increase the visas avaiable.
again speculation but :
new fraud detector technic
new picture detector (because the photo validator only check the picture size & pixels, not the picture contents)
results : too many disqualified
But it's important not to get our hopes too high, since most of us probably won't win (statistically speaking). It's very important to have a plan B (and C). I have mine lined up: Last month USCIS approved my change of status (to H-1B visa), so soon I'm moving to California and my university will start the GC process for me!