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Hi everybody
Sorry to ask my question again, but I hav'nt an answer and I feel a kind of anguish, so excuse me in advance…
My spouse CS is 2015-EU434xx, so it is actually a big number. But until those days I thought the cut-off would be above this number. But the results of DV-2014, which put the final cut-off for EU at 401xx has the effete of a cold bath, if I can express myself this way… And the long year to spent until we know will be very long indeed. So my question is:
- Do you reasonably thing the cut-off for EU will be higher in 2015 than 2014 and why? If so, what is our reasonable % to get an ITW at US Embassy?
- Before to know we were selected for the GC Lottery, I had in mind to ask for an O-visa (that is, for artists and this kind of people). Is it possible to ask for such a visa in the same time that the GC Lottery or not? And if not, and if we loose the GC next year, what would be the best for us: to play again at the Lottery or to seriously work on this O-Visa?
Thank you all...
 
Edouard said:
Hi everybody
Sorry to ask my question again, but I hav'nt an answer and I feel a kind of anguish, so excuse me in advance…
My spouse CS is 2015-EU434xx, so it is actually a big number. But until those days I thought the cut-off would be above this number. But the results of DV-2014, which put the final cut-off for EU at 401xx has the effete of a cold bath, if I can express myself this way… And the long year to spent until we know will be very long indeed. So my question is:
- Do you reasonably thing the cut-off for EU will be higher in 2015 than 2014 and why? If so, what is our reasonable % to get an ITW at US Embassy?
- Before to know we were selected for the GC Lottery, I had in mind to ask for an O-visa (that is, for artists and this kind of people). Is it possible to ask for such a visa in the same time that the GC Lottery or not? And if not, and if we loose the GC next year, what would be the best for us: to play again at the Lottery or to seriously work on this O-Visa?
Thank you all...
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No one can give you a certain answer for DV2015. Hell, we are within a few weeks of finishing DV2014 - and we still have no idea what will happen next. 2015EU43k is risky - no doubt about that. The 40k number reached in 2014 was far higher than some believed was possible - so 43k - yeah, risky.

Play the lottery again this October.
By all means appliy for an O visa - but I'm guessing you will need to demonstrate strong ties to home in order to get that.
 
Britsimon said:
No one can give you a certain answer for DV2015. Hell, we are within a few weeks of finishing DV2014 - and we still have no idea what will happen next. 2015EU43k is risky - no doubt about that. The 40k number reached in 2014 was far higher than some believed was possible - so 43k - yeah, risky.

Play the lottery again this October.
By all means appliy for an O visa - but I'm guessing you will need to demonstrate strong ties to home in order to get that.
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Thank you Britsimon…
Ys, I guess this number is risky…
I had a doubt about the possibility to apply to an O Visa in the same time that the GC Lottery. But if you say it's possible… The earlier will be the better, even if, as you say, I'll have to demonstrate strong ties for that! About that, several lawyers propose to help you with great success. But I don't know if it's true or if they do that only for money. Do you know where I could find serious lawyers for this immigration case with O visa? Even on this forum?
It would be of great help...:)
 
Edouard said:
Thank you Britsimon…
Ys, I guess this number is risky…
I had a doubt about the possibility to apply to an O Visa in the same time that the GC Lottery. But if you say it's possible… The earlier will be the better, even if, as you say, I'll have to demonstrate strong ties for that! About that, several lawyers propose to help you with great success. But I don't know if it's true or if they do that only for money. Do you know where I could find serious lawyers for this immigration case with O visa? Even on this forum?
It would be of great help...:)
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The host of this site is an immigration lawyer, but I have not had any experience of using his services so feel free to talk to them or look around for another. I'm not experienced with O visas so cannot comment on whether it is worth hiring a lawyer for that process. I suggest you research carefully before you engage a lawyer unless you have lots of money and little time.
 
Edouard said:
Thank you Britsimon…
Ys, I guess this number is risky…
I had a doubt about the possibility to apply to an O Visa in the same time that the GC Lottery. But if you say it's possible… The earlier will be the better, even if, as you say, I'll have to demonstrate strong ties for that! About that, several lawyers propose to help you with great success. But I don't know if it's true or if they do that only for money. Do you know where I could find serious lawyers for this immigration case with O visa? Even on this forum?
It would be of great help...:)
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http://www.uscis.gov/working-united...ividuals-extraordinary-ability-or-achievement

Yes, you do need the support of an experienced immigration lawyer, realistically approx. $15 - 20,000 in legal fees alone. You still will end up doing most of the justification work, the immigration lawyer will put your arguments in the right form, in order for your application to have a potential chance to succeed. Overall success rate of O-Visa applications is on the low side, compared to other visa categories, yet it all depends on your individual case, as there is no standard format.
 
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excuse me in Nepal we all Nepalese have a rumor that after filling the Ds-260 we may not get the second notification letter.how far is it right?
I have surfed maany times the us embassy sites and this forum too and i came to the conclusion that second notification letter dosent comes to those whose cutoff reaches in the visa bulletin for certain month.OR i wanna ask a question suppose one has a case no in 100 or 200 is it for sure they too might not get the second notification letter .in case of candidates having low case numbers also
 
if that's what they wanna do then its not fair,they are supposed to notify us so that we are aware of our status.who has full information of the dv 260?you help will be highly appreciated
 
spes acharya said:
excuse me in Nepal we all Nepalese have a rumor that after filling the Ds-260 we may not get the second notification letter.how far is it right?
I have surfed maany times the us embassy sites and this forum too and i came to the conclusion that second notification letter dosent comes to those whose cutoff reaches in the visa bulletin for certain month.OR i wanna ask a question suppose one has a case no in 100 or 200 is it for sure they too might not get the second notification letter .in case of candidates having low case numbers also
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You only get a 2nl when you get current. Going current is in case number order. That is perfectly clear and perfectly fair.
 
EURO2014 said:
http://www.uscis.gov/working-united...ividuals-extraordinary-ability-or-achievement

Yes, you do need the support of an experienced immigration lawyer, realistically approx. $15 - 20,000 in legal fees alone. You still will end up doing most of the justification work, the immigration lawyer will put your arguments in the right form, in order for your application to have a potential chance to succeed. Overall success rate of O-Visa applications is on the low side, compared to other visa categories, yet it all depends on your individual case, as there is no standard format.
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Thank you for this information. This Visa O solution (O1-B in my case) is pretty risky and expansive in fact, because fame is a very subjective matter. The problem is also that with such a visa, you remain a non-immigrant, and can only work in your specific job (creative writer for me). You can't do extra jobs of necessary. And my spouse (actress, singer, artist-perdormer) would not have any possibility to work of her own, I suppose…
So what would be an alternative for us to emigrate to the USA and work there if w miss the Green Card lottery accreditation for the DV-2015?
 
Edouard said:
Thank you for this information. This Visa O solution (O1-B in my case) is pretty risky and expansive in fact, because fame is a very subjective matter. The problem is also that with such a visa, you remain a non-immigrant, and can only work in your specific job (creative writer for me). You can't do extra jobs of necessary. And my spouse (actress, singer, artist-perdormer) would not have any possibility to work of her own, I suppose…
So what would be an alternative for us to emigrate to the USA and work there if w miss the Green Card lottery accreditation for the DV-2015?
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Family based or employment based. That is it.

https://www.google.com/search?btnG=1&pws=0&q=how+to+immigrate+to+the+USA&gws_rd=ssl
 
Edouard said:
Thank you for this information. This Visa O solution (O1-B in my case) is pretty risky and expansive in fact, because fame is a very subjective matter. The problem is also that with such a visa, you remain a non-immigrant, and can only work in your specific job (creative writer for me). You can't do extra jobs of necessary. And my spouse (actress, singer, artist-perdormer) would not have any possibility to work of her own, I suppose…
So what would be an alternative for us to emigrate to the USA and work there if w miss the Green Card lottery accreditation for the DV-2015?
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Edouard, This is a DV focused forum and people would, rightly so, complain if we were to open an unrelated topic under this thread. Feel free to send me a personal message if you like (profile/send message) and I possibly could give you some initial general advice on the very complex matter related to your question.
 
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EURO2014 said:
Edouard, This is a DV focused forum and people would, rightly so, complain if we were to open an unrelated topic under this thread. Fell free to send me a personal message if you like (profile/send message) and I possibly could give you some initial general advice on the very complex matter related to your question.
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I understand EURO2014, no problem. But I can't reach your profile and send a personal message, because there is a message of error. Could you reach me on your own on my profile? Thank to you...:)
 
I have a question in relation to certified translations of required documents:

I am going to get about 5-6 documents translated into English. The translations will be done by the same person so

1) is it sufficient to get one statement from the translator in relation to their competence and accuracy or does every translation have to bear the statement that translation is accurate and translator has competency to translate ?
2) do we have to get the original document, its photocopy and one translation to the interview, therefore 3 copies for each document or do we have an additional copy of a translation, 4 copies for each document ?

Thanks for help
 
Hi everyone, wish you all the best for 2015......
i was reading the "Diversity Visa Program Statistics" and i was trying to compare the "Number of Selected Entrants for Recent DV Programs" 2014 and 2015, and i found that the number of selected entrants in Egypt in 2015 is less than last year! should i consider that the cut-off for Egypt would be less and CNs with high numbers might not be called for the interview ? what do you think ?


http://travel.state.gov/content/vis...y-visa/diversity-visa-program-statistics.html
 
SusieQQQ said:
Your two options are:
(1) delay submission of DS260 by a few months, as you said. With a relatively low number I don't think there are too many risks to this approach (the main risk would be running out of time) or
(2) do everything at the earlier time, enter the US for a short period of time (a week, a few days, whatever) using your visa - this will activate your green card ie you will then become an LPR - go back, finish your work commitments, and then make the move for good. Once you activate, you have up to a year to make the move permanent.
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Thank you SusieQQQ for your quick reply..! That was really helpful.
 
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