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DV 2018 All Selectees

AILA/DOS Liaison Meeting Spring 2017:

Facial Recognition

Does State currently use facial recognition technology when screening visa applicants? If not, are there plans to use it in the future? If so, when?

Consular officers use facial recognition technology to screen visa applicants against a watchlist of photos, as well as the entire gallery of visa applicant photos contained in the Department’s Consular Consolidated Database (CCD).
 
DV4ROGER said:
....DOS uses facial recognition technology to screen visa applicants against a watchlist of photos of known and suspected terrorists obtained from the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC), as well as the entire gallery of visa applicant photos contained in the CCD.
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So theoretically the software they already use in Interview should be able to pick up a duplicate photo.
 
Hello all

I am currently filling my DS260 form and I just realised that I have made some mistakes filling the DS160 form for a B1/B2 visa I have applied for (and got) earlier this year.
Having to mention the B1/B2 visa in my DS260, do you think the DS160 form will be scrutinised and the information of the two forms compared ?

Thanks
 
Sihem said:
Hello all

I am currently filling my DS260 form and I just realised that I have made some mistakes filling the DS160 form for a B1/B2 visa I have applied for (and got) earlier this year.
Having to mention the B1/B2 visa in my DS260, do you think the DS160 form will be scrutinised and the information of the two forms compared ?

Thanks
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What kind of mistakes?
Yes they'll compare them. Minor inconsistencies won't be a problem. Major ones will (like married on one and single on the other...)
 
SusieQQQ said:
Ah - ok. Will they be taking a chance and proceeding to interview? Will be very interesting to see if the COs pick it up or if it was an 'empty threat'. I know they run some sort of facial recognition at interview - I could see our CO doing it, though exactly what there were comparing to I don't know of course.

So - there goes that theory as a reason for higher CNs this year.
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Yeah - there may still be allowing more selectees for the impending DQs. But it seems a bit brutal - and ultimately it is placed in the COs hands. THe case I know are all high numbers (by coincidence, I assume) so those three will have time to hear how COs are handling those cases.
 
By the way - I was passed a selected letter for an Egyptian case - 2018AF101XXX - yep - 101K. It MUST be an outlier given we haven't heard AF numbers between 51XXX and 100K
 
Britsimon said:
By the way - I was passed a selected letter for an Egyptian case - 2018AF101XXX - yep - 101K. It MUST be an outlier given we haven't heard AF numbers between 51XXX and 100K
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I recall a year numbers went up to the 90s and got current....
 
SusieQQQ said:
There are "holes" in the case numbers - so not all case numbers are consecutive. First round of entrants selected - then a bunch are immediately disqualified due to fraudulent activity the computers can pick up: these numbers then become invalid (or "holes" in the series ) and the entrant is simply notified "not selected". Historically these immediate disqualifications are when they detect duplicate entries. And from what USCIS has published in the past, a LOT of entries are disqualified for this. We are thinking - but do not know for sure - that this year the holes may also include those who used duplicate photos from last year, if they are now using the photo software for this. So the case numbers may go up to (say) 40k, but there may actually only be 20k valid case numbers within that.

Also: Rejection rates for DV are actually fairly low. For reasons not always immediately clear, around half of selectees never pursue their cases - life changes, plans change, some people never realized when entering that they had to pay fees later on, some realize they had problems with their entries that would disqualify them, etc.
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Regarding rejection rates, they do seem to be very high in my opinion for example ~Hungary 1/3 , ~Romania 1/2, ~Greece 1/3 , Belgium even lower, Germany 1/3 got the green card in 2014..I do wonder why is the case, usually people applying would take the opportunity and I was expecting to rejection rates to be much lower.
 
MonFD said:
Regarding rejection rates, they do seem to be very high in my opinion for example ~Hungary 1/3 , ~Romania 1/2, ~Greece 1/3 , Belgium even lower, Germany 1/3 got the green card in 2014..I do wonder why is the case, usually people applying would take the opportunity and I was expecting to rejection rates to be much lower.
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By rejection rates I mean people applying for visas being refused by the consulates, not people not following through on their selection.
 
Just to clarify. I live in the US and want to do CP in my home country.

On DS-260, they ask:

Do you want to adjust status without leaving the United States?

1/ Yes, send my case to USCIS.
2/ No, I want to return abroad and be interviewed in

I selected 2/ and indicated the embassy in my home country.

1/ Knowing that my permanent address is in the US, will I be interviewed in my home country? (they must ask the question for a reason, right?)
2/ I happen to have a house in my home country, but I have not lived there in two years. I feel that it would be a lie to indicate that address as my permanent address. Am I correct?
3/ Basically, what should I do to make sure they will interview me in my home country?

Thanks!
 
SusieQQQ said:
What kind of mistakes?
Yes they'll compare them. Minor inconsistencies won't be a problem. Major ones will (like married on one and single on the other...)
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I changed names (surname) before 18 and I failed to mention that in the B1/B2 visa (didn't get married, just changed names). I didn't think it was important at the timesince all my official identification is with my current name. The problem now is that my vaccinations records are with my older name...
 
i have few questions:
1- Do I need to stamp my police clearance letter from Ministry of foreign affairs? or the court and MOJ stamps are enough? it is in english
2- my son is in school and he is 14 what kind of documentation needed other than his passport and BC?
3- my last name is abu-xxx (for instance :) ) i have lots of documents with last names without the abu part just using xxx do I need to list it as an alias? do i need to unlock my ds 260?
4- I used to live in KSA and I do not anymore, and I have asked around and they can not and will not issue me a police certificate unless i go in person with residency proof what do i do then?

Thank you so much in advance
 
Sihem said:
I changed names (surname) before 18 and I failed to mention that in the B1/B2 visa (didn't get married, just changed names). I didn't think it was important at the timesince all my official identification is with my current name. The problem now is that my vaccinations records are with my older name...
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Did you fill this name in under the section of the DS260 that asks if you were previously known by other names? If not you'll need to update it. And make sure you bring along to the interview whatever official documentation you have related to the name change.
 
Ihab said:
i have few questions:
1- Do I need to stamp my police clearance letter from Ministry of foreign affairs? or the court and MOJ stamps are enough? it is in english
2- my son is in school and he is 14 what kind of documentation needed other than his passport and BC?
3- my last name is abu-xxx (for instance :) ) i have lots of documents with last names without the abu part just using xxx do I need to list it as an alias? do i need to unlock my ds 260?
4- I used to live in KSA and I do not anymore, and I have asked around and they can not and will not issue me a police certificate unless i go in person with residency proof what do i do then?

Thank you so much in advance
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Follow the guidance for KSA police certificates under ".reciprocity by country" links on the pages for selectees. If they say you can't get it, you're ok with that.
While you are on those pages you will see all the information about what each applicant needs. Your son will need a medical for example.
You need to make sure you have read all these pages properly to ensure you have what you need for everyone.
 
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