Hi All
On a very happy note: My wife and I were issued our visas today
This is amazing! I want to thank everyone on this forum, but special thanks go to
@Britsimon @SusieQQQ and
@Sm1smom - you guys patiently answered my questions and were very kind to me.
So a quick recap: I entered the DV lottery for my wife and myself, however I made a mistake - I entered us as married when in fact, we were single (in the eyes of the law). It is a long story, and I plan on writing a blog post (which I will give to Simon to put on his site) to explain our situation in more detail. But in summary: After making this mistake, and being told by a lawyer that I had no chance, we decided (after speaking to the real experts that I have thanked here) to go for it. The interview was very quick (under five minutes actually) where we were told immediately that there was a problem with our marital status. What followed was eight months of administrative processing, but eventually, success!
Even though I am very grateful for this amazing opportunity and the US is in my good books, I do commiserate with everyone who needs to deal with the Americans. I do think that they should make this process more humane.
Okay, look out for the blog post!