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DV 2018 All Selectees

SusieQQQ said:
With F1 AOS would make much more sense. I'd suggest applying after the summer (taking 30-60-90 day rule into account). Is the Christmas travel really necessary? It's not unusual for people to sacrifice a vacation to get the bigger prize of a green card...if you have a low number you might even have your green card by Christmas, though doing AOS that is totally not a given the way it might be with Cp.
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So is there no worry that if I only apply in September (which would be 60 days after my re-entering) this could negatively affect my chances of actually getting the green card? My CN is basically guaranteed to become current in October from looking at the past numbers. [To be clear: in this scenario I would do absolutely nothing until Sept, right? It's not like "submit one form but hold off on another one" or sth?]

(Also thanks so much for helping me out here, it really is appreciated!)
 
Sm1smom said:
You can put any address you can think of for now to enable you submit the form. However by the time you show up for your interview, you need to make sure you have an actual/reliable US address - this is where your GC will be sent to.

You may also be able to update the address at the port of entry (POE) when you make your first entry to the US.
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thanks for your reply. Can I put "unknown" or "to be determined" for now?

Is there any other thread about successful DV Green card recipients explaining the whole process they went through? Like how they got an address before landing in the US and without having friends or relatives living there?
 
You have to put down an address. Put down anything. Even a hotel address. You can always change it later.
 
saabe said:
thanks for your reply. Can I put "unknown" or "to be determined" for now?

Is there any other thread about successful DV Green card recipients explaining the whole process they went through? Like how they got an address before landing in the US and without having friends or relatives living there?
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:rolleyes: ^^ what she said
Stop over thinking the process.
 
Leon1993 said:
So is there no worry that if I only apply in September (which would be 60 days after my re-entering) this could negatively affect my chances of actually getting the green card? My CN is basically guaranteed to become current in October from looking at the past numbers. [To be clear: in this scenario I would do absolutely nothing until Sept, right? It's not like "submit one form but hold off on another one" or sth?]

(Also thanks so much for helping me out here, it really is appreciated!)
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You'll be fine :)
 
MonFD said:
Hi all, after applying for 5+ years I got selected today
2018EU00015xxx .. What's the meaning of the 15k+ number in my case?
Also I tried to submit DS-260 but while submitting its giving me the error that "the case number u entered does not match the case number u entered at sign in' " ..any ideas ? thanks
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Hi,
I also got selected (3rd try) and my number is EU30***.
When i try to submit my DS260 i have the same pb than you... Did you find a solution? Is taking off the "0" working?
Thank you!
 
Mxmlittle said:
Not sure about where should I post this question, so I post it here.

I learned and saw a lot of successful cases that receive GC from the spreadsheet as well as many other different forums around the world. Now I want to know the other side of the story, those who got selected but DID NOT get GC.

Based on my knowledge, there are several cases that result in failure to get GC (again correct me if I am wrong, or add more detail if needed)
And we are talking about those ppl got selected by the system. A lot of selected ppl somehow forgot this thing, and never check on the ESC website. Or they checked but due to reality issues, never have the chance to submit DS260 or go AOS process. I am not going to address these cases here.

So below are some failure cases:
1. CN is way too high that it never current when it pass FY 09/30
2. CN is way too high that when it is current at the end of FY Sep(or even Aug), the process takes too long for either AOS or CP to have interview before 09/30
3. CN is not too high, but there are so many cases in front of you that stall your interview date and the time just passes the FY 09/30
4. CN is not too high, and the candidate is receive the interview date already. However, due to some reason, could not show up. (Got a question, can he rearrange another interview with AOS officer or CP? please advice) Therefore process fails.
5. CN is not too high, interview date is set. However, during the interview.. something went wrong. Deny cases or reject. (I am more interested in these kind of cases, can anyone address more if someone has experience in these? I knew one reject reason is NOT qualifying DV requirement: high school degree OR work exp. I'd like to know what are other reasons causing reject or deny.) And actually, this case is the most unpredictable since so many factors involved in, such as missing documents, etc,. A few or a lot? I don't know. I'd like to hear you guys opinions or the actual cases that you heard/experienced before.

Probably, I want to see the statistical number(or percentage) of what is the most common cases that fails the process? What is the rarest that hardly happened?
Thank you all.
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We don't have a statistical breakdown that will satisfy you. Focus on YOUR case.
 
Hi there all!

First of all, congratulations to those who had been selected, and sincerely the best of luck on the following DV Lotteries to those not selected this year and a BIG thanks to the authors/admins of these forums. First time here and it is really a treasure trove of information!

Checked today the DV web and learned that I have been selected for further processing with case number 2018EU00010XXX and I wanted to ask to the more experienced users here about is it a high or low number, and based on past experienced when can I expect to be interviewed if I submit the DS260 next week?

Another thing is that I had been schooled in 4 countries (with extensive length of stay on these countries) I have diplomas from different countries so I think I have to travel to those countries once again to validate my diplomas and get the necessary police certificates :( :(. So, can I submit the DS60 Form next week and then travel to those countries, or do I have to FIRST travel and validate my diplomas/get police certificates and next submit the DS260?
I fired up an email to the Consulate and asking about what do I have to do and will indeed update here with how they responded, but in the meantime any input would be welcomed.

Thanks in advance!
 
BennySpI said:
Hi there all!

First of all, congratulations to those who had been selected, and sincerely the best of luck on the following DV Lotteries to those not selected this year and a BIG thanks to the authors/admins of these forums. First time here and it is really a treasure trove of information!

Checked today the DV web and learned that I have been selected for further processing with case number 2018EU00010XXX and I wanted to ask to the more experienced users here about is it a high or low number, and based on past experienced when can I expect to be interviewed if I submit the DS260 next week?

Another thing is that I had been schooled in 4 countries (with extensive length of stay on these countries) I have diplomas from different countries so I think I have to travel to those countries once again to validate my diplomas and get the necessary police certificates :( :(. So, can I submit the DS60 Form next week and then travel to those countries, or do I have to FIRST travel and validate my diplomas/get police certificates and next submit the DS260?
I fired up an email to the Consulate and asking about what do I have to do and will indeed update here with how they responded, but in the meantime any input would be welcomed.

Thanks in advance!
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hi and congratulations!
check Britsimon's blog,...I found the answers to all my questions there.
 
BennySpI said:
Hi there all!

First of all, congratulations to those who had been selected, and sincerely the best of luck on the following DV Lotteries to those not selected this year and a BIG thanks to the authors/admins of these forums. First time here and it is really a treasure trove of information!

Checked today the DV web and learned that I have been selected for further processing with case number 2018EU00010XXX and I wanted to ask to the more experienced users here about is it a high or low number, and based on past experienced when can I expect to be interviewed if I submit the DS260 next week?

Another thing is that I had been schooled in 4 countries (with extensive length of stay on these countries) I have diplomas from different countries so I think I have to travel to those countries once again to validate my diplomas and get the necessary police certificates :( :(. So, can I submit the DS60 Form next week and then travel to those countries, or do I have to FIRST travel and validate my diplomas/get police certificates and next submit the DS260?
I fired up an email to the Consulate and asking about what do I have to do and will indeed update here with how they responded, but in the meantime any input would be welcomed.

Thanks in advance!
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You don't need to travel to get police certificates. Please follow the links in your selection letter and look for the "reciprocity by country" page, that tells you how to get police certificates from different countries.
 
frenchjeannette said:
Hi,
I also got selected (3rd try) and my number is EU30***.
When i try to submit my DS260 i have the same pb than you... Did you find a solution? Is taking off the "0" working?
Thank you!
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I spoke to the KCC the other day and they said it's a glitch. Lots of people are having this problem. They're working on it :)
 
hi all,

EU00010xxx here as well. just submitted our DS260 last night and according to Britsimon's analysis of prior years, gearing up for an interview in Oct/Nov this year (fingers crossed!).

a couple of questions if I may (which didn't seem to be covered by Simon's FAQ or earlier in this thread):

1) education requirement: i have a bachelor's degree from an EU country, and a High-School diploma from ex-USSR. the former is easier to 'prove', but i've listed both in the DS form. will i be expected to show the originals of both at the interview, or does having a bachelor's degree pretty much 'overwrite' the having HS diploma requirement (since it's implicitly understood that to have one, you must have had the other...) a bit wary here of using an implicit assumption vs 'rules', the importance of following which is repeatedly stressed by Britsimon & others here.

2) reusing the DV'17 photo: i cannot recall for sure if that's what i did in the DV'18 submission, but i'm ~90% certain i did re-use. since this would be cause for DQ (as i have now realized, having read through the relevant threads and callouts), just curious whether people here know if the DQ occurs at the interview-scheduling stage (i.e. i just don't get scheduled and dont get a 2NL altogether) or at the actual interview-stage by the CO. admittedly getting a bit worried about this and the costs of procuring all the docs before Oct/Nov, if the end result may highly-likely be a DQ... that said, the photos used (for myself + DH) would've still been fairly recent and the appearance hasn't changed much...

thanks for all the info already put out there, and in advance for the community's help on the above!
 
kzslacker said:
hi all,

EU00010xxx here as well. just submitted our DS260 last night and according to Britsimon's analysis of prior years, gearing up for an interview in Oct/Nov this year (fingers crossed!).

a couple of questions if I may (which didn't seem to be covered by Simon's FAQ or earlier in this thread):

1) education requirement: i have a bachelor's degree from an EU country, and a High-School diploma from ex-USSR. the former is easier to 'prove', but i've listed both in the DS form. will i be expected to show the originals of both at the interview, or does having a bachelor's degree pretty much 'overwrite' the having HS diploma requirement (since it's implicitly understood that to have one, you must have had the other...) a bit wary here of using an implicit assumption vs 'rules', the importance of following which is repeatedly stressed by Britsimon & others here.

2) reusing the DV'17 photo: i cannot recall for sure if that's what i did in the DV'18 submission, but i'm ~90% certain i did re-use. since this would be cause for DQ (as i have now realized, having read through the relevant threads and callouts), just curious whether people here know if the DQ occurs at the interview-scheduling stage (i.e. i just don't get scheduled and dont get a 2NL altogether) or at the actual interview-stage by the CO. admittedly getting a bit worried about this and the costs of procuring all the docs before Oct/Nov, if the end result may highly-likely be a DQ... that said, the photos used (for myself + DH) would've still been fairly recent and the appearance hasn't changed much...

thanks for all the info already put out there, and in advance for the community's help on the above!
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1. Some COs accept a Bachelors as exceeding the requirement, some want to see high school still. So take both.

2. Using the same photo as used for the DV2017 entry would be technically easy for them to check. They said they would disqualify for that reason. In that case the most sensible way to do that would be to DQ someone before notification, so that someone would read "not selected". Now - we cannot be certain that they have done this rather than plan to DQ at interview. We know that they don't DQ between selected and interview. BUT if you did re-use the photo and get selected, your case would be the ONLY case I know of out of many cases that have hit my site in the past two days (100k hits). So - I suspect you did not re-use the DV2017 photo. So then it won't be less than 6 months old (as it should have been), but DQ for slightly old photos is rare.
 
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