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DV 2019 All Selectees

Maga said:
Hi Sm1smo,
Thanks for the help!. You are saving my life here!.

After complete the Form DS260
1. Only IF a visa number is available I'll have an interview?
2. Will they contact me for the interview?

Thanks,
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1. You will be scheduled for an interview if your CN falls below the current numbers listed on the VB.
2. An email is usually sent out to those scheduled for an interview.
 
Sm1smom said:
1. You will be scheduled for an interview if your CN falls below the current numbers listed on the VB.
2. An email is usually sent out to those scheduled for an interview.
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Thanks!
1. CN = Case Number
2. VB = ?
3. I only need to wait to be selected for an interview?
 
@Sm1smom I wonder about question Do you have documentation to establish that you have received vaccinations in accordance with U.S.

I have received vaccinations when I was a baby/small child, however the records were all handwritten by the doctor, in the local language, and as you know doctor's handwriting is very illegible.

How can I prove that I have received these vaccinations ? I'd be interested to learn how other people prove this.
 
Paparapapa said:
@Sm1smom I wonder about question Do you have documentation to establish that you have received vaccinations in accordance with U.S.

I have received vaccinations when I was a baby/small child, however the records were all handwritten by the doctor, in the local language, and as you know doctor's handwriting is very illegible.

How can I prove that I have received these vaccinations ? I'd be interested to learn how other people prove this.
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Answer "no".
 
Thank
SusieQQQ said:
I already previously suggested you get a new one issued if you can. But if an endorsement is all you can do it’s better than nothing. Remember you are interviewing in a high fraud/high refusal rate embassy and the less problems with your documents, the better.
If you can get a new certificate through the link I gave you (which you should already have found on your own by the way, the link is in one of the pages linked from your selection letter) but you decide not to, then the CO may refuse to accept what you present. If you try but can’t you can at least show you tried.
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Paparapapa said:
@Sm1smom I wonder about question Do you have documentation to establish that you have received vaccinations in accordance with U.S.

I have received vaccinations when I was a baby/small child, however the records were all handwritten by the doctor, in the local language, and as you know doctor's handwriting is very illegible.

How can I prove that I have received these vaccinations ? I'd be interested to learn how other people prove this.
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Go to your dr and ask him to do a blood test to see what immunisations you’ve had. You will no doubt need some of the required shots prior to your interview
 
Hi, I am an Australian who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail until October (2600 miles from Mexico to Canada)... I am 30% done and found out I've been selected for the DV!

So my question: I am hiking with my long-term "boyfriend
" and currently on a B1/B2 visa (tourist) until October, what is the best way to proceed?!

I'd like to just:
  • Get married asap here in the USA
  • Submit the electronic forms
  • Do an interview/medical here in the USA.
  • Continue hiking!
  • (And go back to Australia in October, then move to the USA in 2019)
I am uncertain about the following
  1. Would a USA marriage be accepted by the Visa processors?
  2. If we did an AOS will they do it for both of us or only the principal applicant?
  3. Could we be better off just booking a CP in Canada if possible?
  4. When we rang the USCIS they suggested that we would have to marry in Australia, and my spouse would have to apply after I had my residency, which doesn't sound right...?
Overall, any thoughts on the most efficient way to proceed? :)
 
Isolepsis said:
Hi, I am an Australian who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail until October (2600 miles from Mexico to Canada)... I am 30% done and found out I've been selected for the DV!

So my question: I am hiking with my long-term "boyfriend
" and currently on a B1/B2 visa (tourist) until October, what is the best way to proceed?!

I'd like to just:
  • Get married asap here in the USA
  • Submit the electronic forms
  • Do an interview/medical here in the USA.
  • Continue hiking!
  • (And go back to Australia in October, then move to the USA in 2019)
I am uncertain about the following
  1. Would a USA marriage be accepted by the Visa processors?
  2. If we did an AOS will they do it for both of us or only the principal applicant?
  3. Could we be better off just booking a CP in Canada if possible?
  4. When we rang the USCIS they suggested that we would have to marry in Australia, and my spouse would have to apply after I had my residency, which doesn't sound right...?
Overall, any thoughts on the most efficient way to proceed? :)
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Before anything else what case number range did you get? Put XX to hide the last two numbers of your number. It will give us a clearer idea of when your interview will be scheduled.
 
Isolepsis said:
Hi, I am an Australian who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail until October (2600 miles from Mexico to Canada)... I am 30% done and found out I've been selected for the DV!

So my question: I am hiking with my long-term "boyfriend
" and currently on a B1/B2 visa (tourist) until October, what is the best way to proceed?!

I'd like to just:
  • Get married asap here in the USA
  • Submit the electronic forms
  • Do an interview/medical here in the USA.
  • Continue hiking!
  • (And go back to Australia in October, then move to the USA in 2019)
I am uncertain about the following
  1. Would a USA marriage be accepted by the Visa processors?
  2. If we did an AOS will they do it for both of us or only the principal applicant?
  3. Could we be better off just booking a CP in Canada if possible?
  4. When we rang the USCIS they suggested that we would have to marry in Australia, and my spouse would have to apply after I had my residency, which doesn't sound right...?
Overall, any thoughts on the most efficient way to proceed? :)
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Like @Mijoro already responded above, what is your CN? Without that information you can’t get full guidance here. But pending when you do, I can and will address a couple of things in your post:

Yes you can get married and submit the DS260 forms while still in the US. However, forget about processing in thenUS and returning back to Australia in October, that’s not going to happen. In order to process from the US, you need to be in a legal status. Your current visitor’s status expires in Oct, so you will be out of status (or close to being out of status) by the time you can file AOS in the US - DV 2019FY starts in October.

Regardless of which process route you take, spouse (assuming you go ahead and get married) files with you and benefits as your derivative.
 
Isolepsis said:
Hi, I am an Australian who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail until October (2600 miles from Mexico to Canada)... I am 30% done and found out I've been selected for the DV!

So my question: I am hiking with my long-term "boyfriend
" and currently on a B1/B2 visa (tourist) until October, what is the best way to proceed?!

I'd like to just:
  • Get married asap here in the USA
  • Submit the electronic forms
  • Do an interview/medical here in the USA.
  • Continue hiking!
  • (And go back to Australia in October, then move to the USA in 2019)
I am uncertain about the following
  1. Would a USA marriage be accepted by the Visa processors?
  2. If we did an AOS will they do it for both of us or only the principal applicant?
  3. Could we be better off just booking a CP in Canada if possible?
  4. When we rang the USCIS they suggested that we would have to marry in Australia, and my spouse would have to apply after I had my residency, which doesn't sound right...?
Overall, any thoughts on the most efficient way to proceed? :)
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To add, not only does the timing make it almost (not totally) impossible for you to do AOS in the US, it doesn’t make any sense for you to do it that way if you’re going to go back to Australia first before making a final move anyway. You’ll be in limbo for possibly months waiting for an interview even if your number is low and current in October which would allow you to submit the package in time - field offices are not required to hold interviews in the month you’re current and many people do wait months for an interview, and you’d need a stable address throughout this process as well as probably an affidavit of support if you don’t want a denial on public charge grounds (if you’re traveling for 6 months you presumably don’t have a permanent job, and won’t be able to get one for at least 3-4 months awaiting an EAD in the US). You would almost certainly find the entire process not only cheaper and less stressful to do in Australia, but possibly faster as well.

You can’t do CP in Canada if you’re not resident there.
 
Thanks for the replies! Sorry about the delay, I have limited reception on the trail (right now I am on top of Mt Whitney, highest point of the lower 48!)...

My case number is 2019OC000005xx

We're actually got a visa till December, we just expect to be done hiking by October... We're actually super flexible and happy to stay, just trying to do whatever is easiest!
 
Isolepsis said:
We're actually got a visa till December, we just expect to be done hiking by October... We're actually super flexible and happy to stay, just trying to do whatever is easiest!
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You’re 30% done, expect to be finished by October? Are you talking time wise? Because I can’t add up how you can still have basically the full 6 months left (till dec) if that’s the case. ( It would also then seem that you must have entered the US after the DV results were out which might put suspicion on your real purpose of entry.)

Anyway as said before, if you can afford to spend months in limbo at a fixed place without being able to work, then aos might be for you. I’ll leave it up to others to speculate if your number might be current by December, assuming you actually are allowed to stay till then.
 
Mijoro said:
Before anything else what case number range did you get? Put XX to hide the last two numbers of your number. It will give us a clearer idea of when your interview will be scheduled.
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^^ if she wants to do aos, her case number only tells us when she’s current, it gives absolutely no clue as to when her actual interview might be, other than sometime between then and September 2019.
 
Thanks for the ongoing responses, I think I might be missing some basic understanding of the process. When do interviews usually occur? If it is not until after September 30, 2018 then having the interview in Australia won't be an issue. I assume I would still need to get married before submitting the DS forms, and I should submit these asap?

Re current visa, we were given an 8 month stay to complete our hike.

Thanks.
 
Isolepsis said:
Thanks for the ongoing responses, I think I might be missing some basic understanding of the process. When do interviews usually occur? If it is not until after September 30, 2018 then having the interview in Australia won't be an issue. I assume I would still need to get married before submitting the DS forms, and I should submit these asap?

Re current visa, we were given an 8 month stay to complete our hike.

Thanks.
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1. Already answered above:
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2019-all-selectees.337773/page-10#post-2476516

2. Yes get married and submit the forms - equally previously answered.
 
J0nathan said:
What makes you think it's a low chance? Recent years have always reached this number, according to the visa bulletin boards.
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Can you tell me whether CN AF38XXX is too high to be considered for a 2019 interview - and if not - when would possibility of interview be?
 
My wife is 2019 selectee...

She completed SSS(now SH) in 2002 with E in english which was then acceptable to tertiary provided the overall aggregate was not more than 24 and with no F in any subject. She got admitted to Polytechnic after which she did a degree....

Does she qualify with the E in english which was then acceptable for tertiary education? @Britsimon @SusieQQQ @Sm1smom ....please help
 
Frank Boakye said:
My wife is 2019 selectee...

She completed SSS(now SH) in 2002 with E in english which was then acceptable to tertiary provided the overall aggregate was not more than 24 and with no F in any subject. She got admitted to Polytechnic after which she did a degree....

Does she qualify with the E in english which was then acceptable for tertiary education? @Britsimon @SusieQQQ @Sm1smom ....please help
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Is a polytechnic a university or a vocational college?
 
Frank Boakye said:
My wife is 2019 selectee...

She completed SSS(now SH) in 2002 with E in english which was then acceptable to tertiary provided the overall aggregate was not more than 24 and with no F in any subject. She got admitted to Polytechnic after which she did a degree....

Does she qualify with the E in english which was then acceptable for tertiary education? @Britsimon @SusieQQQ @Sm1smom ....please help
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I don’t know.
 
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