Hello everyone!
As a selectee for the DV2018 I am super excited and impatient to hopefully move to the US.
I have few questions based on my situation and selectee number: 2018EU00021xxx
- As I was born on the island of Guadeloupe, which is 100% french, just like Hawaii for the US, I selected France as a country, however, the DV lottery website listed also Guadeloupe as a country (which is not a a country on its own at all, as it's 100% french). Some forum post for 2012 seems to indicate this is not an issue, but just wanted to get confirmation from your expert knowledge that this will not be an issue.
- I will be moving to another european country, but have listed the Paris embassy for my interview preference. Should I keep it this way, or should I change to my new address? Would the new embassy understand that Guadeloupe is part of France and not pose any issues? (I will be keeping my parisian address)
- I filled the DS260 2 days after the results, will this make the application go faster and the interview be quicker?
- As my job requires me to travel a lot, are there any restrictions of travels I should observe before the interview? (Iran, other middle-easter countries?)
- Can I travel to US while waiting for the interview for tourist visits under the Visa Waiver program?
- When receiving the invitation for the interview, how long of a lead time do we have and is it possible to choose/modify the interview date ?
Thank you so much for clarifying some of the questions I have!