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DV 2014 - South America and The Caribbean winners

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Spice2013 said:
I am from Grenada and I won this year. Thanks so much for the good wishes!
I have never heard from a Grenadian who applied or won (I only know that it happens because of the statistics). i was starting to think our people didn't know about the lottery. I wish more of us would get on these forums!
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Dear Spice 2013

It sure feels good to see one of my countrymen winnining, like you it has always been the statistics shown, but have never been able to speak to someone.

I am resident in Grenada and have been trying for so long, especially for the benefit of my children who are attending college in the USA (International Students) and hoping that this comes through so that they can work and live legally after but god knows best and his mercies endureth forever. I do hope that your processing be complete and your life in the US be happy and prosperous.
 
Dear Spicechikita,

I am so happy for you I have been applying for a longtime probably since 2000 , however I am keeping my fingers crossed. I wish the best for you, I guess by now you would have completed processing. all the best for your new life. Actually , I am resident in Grenada.
 
AW1991 said:
Hi everyone, I just wanted to get your opinion on the progress of SA so far? Are you all pleased with the April Cutoff? At first I wasn't particularly anxious about the rate but as time progresses, I find myself growing very nervous. Britsimon? Veronice? thoughts on this? Do you think we may see this year the cutoffs going all the way up to the 1900's before the region going current? At the end of the day until the official numbers are released I understand it's all speculation but I like to get other opinions.
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Well, I'm feeling a little better with the actual rate. I felt really bad with november and december numbers... and as the time goes by it's getting better. I'm not sure about this region going current this year... I've seen CN up to 2400, if my memory is ok. But I do think that they are going to increase the rate a little more in the months to come. Maybe they even get up to 2200... although this can be my heart writing, and not my mind.

The real thing that worries me so much is that not only venezuelans are applying more for the lottery; is that the country is sinking so fast that I can't get how some people even sent the forms to KCC and then not going to interview. So, what if all those people in "ready" status find out now that they still have a chance? Wouldn't you take it? Can't they reprogram the interview? THAT is what I want to know.

BTW I offered to write some "one day at Venezuela" post to let you know about my country, but I think the entire world know us for yesterday :(

Good luck
 
Veronice said:
Well, I'm feeling a little better with the actual rate. I felt really bad with november and december numbers... and as the time goes by it's getting better. I'm not sure about this region going current this year... I've seen CN up to 2400, if my memory is ok. But I do think that they are going to increase the rate a little more in the months to come. Maybe they even get up to 2200... although this can be my heart writing, and not my mind.

The real thing that worries me so much is that not only venezuelans are applying more for the lottery; is that the country is sinking so fast that I can't get how some people even sent the forms to KCC and then not going to interview. So, what if all those people in "ready" status find out now that they still have a chance? Wouldn't you take it? Can't they reprogram the interview? THAT is what I want to know.

BTW I offered to write some "one day at Venezuela" post to let you know about my country, but I think the entire world know us for yesterday :(

Good luck
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Yeah those ready status ones can reschedule their interview later on if their desire changes. We think the ready ones are people that submitted forms - so they know about the lottery win, but so far haven't kept the appointment. Presumably even the costs of DV fees, medicals, flights and so on is a barrier for some people.

Stay safe Veronice!
 
britsimon said:
Yeah those ready status ones can reschedule their interview later on if their desire changes. We think the ready ones are people that submitted forms - so they know about the lottery win, but so far haven't kept the appointment. Presumably even the costs of DV fees, medicals, flights and so on is a barrier for some people.

Stay safe Veronice!
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Is there any chance that "ready" includes people who won but doesn't know? Because, I mean, EVERYBODY is ready? Because we did get those CN at ceac, there are some holes, but people is ready or issued or printed or ap... you don't find a "un-notified" status or something...
That would have more sense to me. Not sense, hope.
 
Veronice said:
Is there any chance that "ready" includes people who won but doesn't know? Because, I mean, EVERYBODY is ready? Because we did get those CN at ceac, there are some holes, but people is ready or issued or printed or ap... you don't find a "un-notified" status or something...
That would have more sense to me. Not sense, hope.
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I'm not sure we can prove that one way or the other - so perhaps there is a chance that ready is people who didn't even send in their forms. However, the very low number of ready status ion AS region (41/1180) makes me think it is not that - but rather people who sent in forms and then don't go ahead.
 
hi all,

Nice to meet you all here. I am awaiting a mail in the post for my interview date from the embassy can anyone tell me how long this takes. I am from the Caribbean.
 
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You will not receive anything by mail. When your CN becomes current, you will receive an email asking you to log into the ESC site for your interview letter. Tell us what your CN is to help us confirm you haven't missed your interview date.

sweetapple14 said:
hi all,

Nice to meet you all here. I am awaiting a mail in the post for my interview date from the embassy can anyone tell me how long this takes. I am from the Caribbean.
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Sm1smom said:
You will not receive anything by mail. When your CN becomes current, you will receive an email asking you to log into the ESC site for your interview letter. Tell us what your CN is to help us confirm you haven't missed your interview date.
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Hi I already received an interview which was December 2013. I had to reschedule due to my wedding. the embassy already received my husbands documents last week. awaiting a new date. CN: 3**
 
Well then, since this is embassy specific, I don't know if anyone here really knows the answer to your question. You may want to give the embassy a call to find out what's going on.

sweetapple14 said:
Hi I already received an interview which was December 2013. I had to reschedule due to my wedding. the embassy already received my husbands documents last week. awaiting a new date. CN: 3**
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paulineg said:
Dear Spicechikita,

I am so happy for you I have been applying for a longtime probably since 2000 , however I am keeping my fingers crossed. I wish the best for you, I guess by now you would have completed processing. all the best for your new life. Actually , I am resident in Grenada.
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Hi Paulineg,:D
You just have to hang in there and keep trying and let your kids continue to do the same. Am getting anxious as the months go by and waiting for my number to go current.CN17xx. Happy to connect with you and will update u. Have a great weekend. :)
 
VISA NUMBERS Analysis

HI all, Here are the visa numbers from the past years for South America
Note that ALWAYS it became current.
Note that this year is moving faster than the previous five.
2006___2007___2008___2009___2010___2011___2012___2013___2014____Month
135____225____400____375____450____450____400____450____500____October
275____350____700____550____575____675____550____500____600____November
400____525____900____750____725____675____600____700____675____December
550____700___1075____790____925____900____675____750____700____January
700____825___1175____800____950____900____775____775____850____February
820___1010___1350____850____985___1025____925____900____985____March
975___1240___1425____900___1000___1075___1000___1075___1140____April
1175__1450___1550___1000___1200___1150___1150___1200___1325____May
1375__1750___1700___1100___1300___1300____C_____1300___________June
1610__2500____C______C_____1500___1400__________1500___________July
1900____C____________________C____C_______________C____________August
C______________________________________________________________September
 
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becvarisi said:
HI all, Here are the visa numbers from the past years for South America
Note that ALWAYS it became current.
Note that this year is moving faster than the previous five.
2006___2007___2008___2009___2010___2011___2012___2013___2014____Month
135____225____400____375____450____450____400____450____500____October
275____350____700____550____575____675____550____500____600____November
400____525____900____750____725____675____600____700____675____December
550____700___1075____790____925____900____675____750____700____January
700____825___1175____800____950____900____775____775____850____February
820___1010___1350____850____985___1025____925____900____985____March
975___1240___1425____900___1000___1075___1000___1075___1140____April
1175__1450___1550___1000___1200___1150___1150___1200___1325____May
1375__1750___1700___1100___1300___1300____C_____1300___________June
1610__2500____C______C_____1500___1400__________1500___________July
1900____C____________________C____C_______________C____________August
C______________________________________________________________September
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Wow! thank you for this analisys! Do you know by any chance what is the highest CN for those years? What's your CN? Where are you from?
Best Regards
 
becvarisi said:
HI all, Here are the visa numbers from the past years for South America
Note that ALWAYS it became current.
Note that this year is moving faster than the previous five.
2006___2007___2008___2009___2010___2011___2012___2013___2014____Month
135____225____400____375____450____450____400____450____500____October
275____350____700____550____575____675____550____500____600____November
400____525____900____750____725____675____600____700____675____December
550____700___1075____790____925____900____675____750____700____January
700____825___1175____800____950____900____775____775____850____February
820___1010___1350____850____985___1025____925____900____985____March
975___1240___1425____900___1000___1075___1000___1075___1140____April
1175__1450___1550___1000___1200___1150___1150___1200___1325____May
1375__1750___1700___1100___1300___1300____C_____1300___________June
1610__2500____C______C_____1500___1400__________1500___________July
1900____C____________________C____C_______________C____________August
C______________________________________________________________September
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Just the usual word of caution. A region going current means there are more visas available than people remaining waiting for visas. That normally happens, but this year there was a massive increase in the number of selected entries. So - just because it always went current in the past does not mean the same will happen this year. We will only know for sure in July.
 
britsimon said:
Just the usual word of caution. A region going current means there are more visas available than people remaining waiting for visas. That normally happens, but this year there was a massive increase in the number of selected entries. So - just because it always went current in the past does not mean the same will happen this year. We will only know for sure in July.
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2007 Had the same amount than this year: 2500

Thanks becvarisi, for those numbers!
 
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Hello everybody!

Just to tell you the we are currently in Texas :). Waiting for the GC and the SSN card. For the moment we are applying for jobs and preparing for some interviews. On the port of entry they told us that should take around 3 weeks to received all the documents.
The process over there was quite smooth. The only thing they ask is if we have a more recent picture, since the one that was in the file were the originals we sent to KCC. Fortunately, we had several pictures with us among all the other documents :).
Once here everything is going perfectly fine. Since we used to live here few years ago we are just re-activating documents (meaning driver license and phone contracts per example).
good luck to all of you!
 
galvarin said:
Hello everybody!

Just to tell you the we are currently in Texas :). Waiting for the GC and the SSN card. For the moment we are applying for jobs and preparing for some interviews. On the port of entry they told us that should take around 3 weeks to received all the documents.
The process over there was quite smooth. The only thing they ask is if we have a more recent picture, since the one that was in the file were the originals we sent to KCC. Fortunately, we had several pictures with us among all the other documents :).
Once here everything is going perfectly fine. Since we used to live here few years ago we are just re-activating documents (meaning driver license and phone contracts per example).
good luck to all of you!
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Congratulations on your new exciting life!!! My best wishes for everything to go as dreamed as possible and all the happiness in the world to you and your family!!!

:)
 
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