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DV 2014 winners from Sri Lanka

britsimon said:
This issue has come up before. For anyone expecting they can go to the USA and everything will be like a Hollywood movie then they are in for a shock. America is a place where people can do well, but there is also a lot of poverty and hardship in America. The economy has been through a difficult few years which has seen many American families lose their homes and have terrible struggles. Even if the best of economic times, not everyone will find it possible to make a decent living. Many Americans appear to be living a good life but are up to their eyeballs in debt. Don't be fooled.

So many times we have read posts from people posting questions about how to get around the minimum amounts of money required to avoid the public charge issues. Well the reality is, you need money, you need significant luck or help and you need to be prepared to struggle and accept what is available.

I know some people who moved to the UK fro Spain. They are both qualified architects with several years working experience in Spain. However the Spanish economy is awful right now and they could not find work or opportunities there so they moved to the UK. The father moved here several months before the mother and 2 children. He managed to find a low paying job at a hotel (night shifts) and after some time he bought his family across. So far the mother hasn't found work. That is a big difference to how they used to live and even with experience and education they have had to accept whatever was available. Their story shows what moving to another country can be like.

So back to America - be realistic about your chances. As people have said, if you a coming from a poor country then even a tough life in America might be a step up, but for many people the first couple of years will be hard and there are not many safety nets in America - it is up to you to find a way to make it work. Remember for many immigrants to America they are obtaining either work based or family based visas - in both cases they have a head start. DV applicants generally don't have those advantages, so before you move there with starry eyes, ask yourself do you really have it in you do this...
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Hi friends,
Well, i am new one..i am from asia ....my case number is AS29xx when will i get second notification letter? Please share !
 
Asia2014 said:
Hi friends,
Well, i am new one..i am from asia ....my case number is AS29xx when will i get second notification letter? Please share !
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Your number should be current for December. That means you will get your 2NL by email around the middle of October.
 
Thanx bristimon for quick reply ..coming oct visa bulletin its sure about the cut off number is not decreasing ..!!!!
 
samlanka said:
According to last year bulletin, you don't have a chance for the 2nd NL
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Seriously, I don't think using last year bulletin to gauge this year progress make any sense. Last year have 16k selectees and 11k max case # and this year we have 23k selectees and 27k max case #, so if you looks at the ratio you already know there will be a big different in term of progress. One more think I noticed is that a lot of people gauge interview chances based solely on case # and not the number of selectees. If we based on number of selectees and Asia regional quota, Asia will progress at least 20k case # by end of fiscal 2014.
 
kayend said:
Seriously, I don't think using last year bulletin to gauge this year progress make any sense. Last year have 16k selectees and 11k max case # and this year we have 23k selectees and 27k max case #, so if you looks at the ratio you already know there will be a big different in term of progress. One more think I noticed is that a lot of people gauge interview chances based solely on case # and not the number of selectees. If we based on number of selectees and Asia regional quota, Asia will progress at least 20k case # by end of fiscal 2014.
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Is that correct the max case number was lower than the number of selectees????
 
britsimon said:
Is that correct the max case number was lower than the number of selectees????
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Yes, 10,700 is the last case # schedule for interview for Asia based on CEAC and 16k selectees are reported in visa statistics from USCIS web site.
 
kayend said:
Yes, 10,700 is the last case # schedule for interview for Asia based on CEAC and 16k selectees are reported in visa statistics from USCIS web site.
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So that must mean that some did not get interviews - because even allowing for a few embassies not using CEAC and some out of country cases, surely there must have been people with higher case numbers that wanted appointments - no?
 
britsimon said:
So that must mean that some did not get interviews - because even allowing for a few embassies not using CEAC and some out of country cases, surely there must have been people with higher case numbers that wanted appointments - no?
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I am not sure about that but it cannot be having 5000 case # no interview when it goes current for last 2 months with the rule of not having more than 10% visa allocated per month.
 
NAV2014 said:
Hi Samlanka

Did you faced interview at Colombo US embasay ? What kind of questions did they ask ? can you write interview .

Anyone suceeded with working experience DV 2013? Pls share?specially from colombo sri lanka
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Pathma said:
NAV2014 said:
Hi Samlanka

Did you faced interview at Colombo US embasay ? What kind of questions did they ask ? can you write interview .

Anyone suceeded with working experience DV 2013? Pls share
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This thread is about someone who recently qualified through work experience only. It is generally considered a harder way to qualify - so you need to be well prepared and the work experience has to be at a certain level. Feel free to ask if you are unsure...

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?561899-Successful-!!!!-Thankyou-all-!!
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The cut-off number for December

The cut-off number for December is 2650 !! That means only 150 Asian candidates will be interviewed in November. Why the interview process is being damn slow?
 
sharuka2005 said:
Any one have idea about when interview letter will sent
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You will get an email about 6 weeks before your interview. The interviews are being scheduled on case number order, and according to the cutoffs published on the visa bulletin. Your number will not be processed for several months yet - difficult to estimate accurately at this point, but probably around May to August.
 
hey... my cn is : 2014AS000020** so i check visa bullet...then it will be on October...but i didn't received 2nd notification latter yet... anyone can help me....
 
sudusinghe said:
hey... my cn is : 2014AS000020** so i check visa bullet...then it will be on October...but i didn't received 2nd notification latter yet... anyone can help me....
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If you sent your forms in late that will delay things a bit. Otherwise people who are current in December are just starting to receive their 2NL emails at the moment - so wait a few more days...
 
The case numbers and the application order

britsimon said:
If you sent your forms in late that will delay things a bit. Otherwise people who are current in December are just starting to receive their 2NL emails at the moment - so wait a few more days...
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Dear britsimon, I think our case numbers have been assigned according to the order of the application form they had received. Am I right? Because I have sent my forms in the first week of the June (one month delayed!!) , and my case number is 2014AS00020XXX !!
 
Is your CN 20XXX? or 20XX?

govi2014 said:
Dear britsimon, I think our case numbers have been assigned according to the order of the application form they had received. Am I right? Because I have sent my forms in the first week of the June (one month delayed!!) , and my case number is 2014AS00020XXX !!
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