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DV 2019 Oceania Selectees

Hi KB

Welcome and congratulations. Your 900 case number should come current next April or May if it continues previous trends.

Have you submitted you DS-260 form yet or are you going to wait for a little while?
 
Hi Emily

Thanks so much, hopefully nothing will happen between now and next March/April to spoil my chances of doing an interview.
For now I remain hopeful that it will all work out.
 
Potential issue. My birth certificate is under my fathers surname and my parents divorced when I was quite young so my schooling etc passport and dl are all under my mother’s maiden name. Should I get my birth certificate altered to have my name that I use now as I have only ever used a stat dec to use my mums last name.

Will this void my entry
 
I can’t remember if I put “other names known by” in my original application. Is there a way of checking?
 
Ok I found the ds-260 form online to have a quick look over it. Will I need copies of my fathers death certificate to take with me to the interview?
 
Mijoro said:
Potential issue. My birth certificate is under my fathers surname and my parents divorced when I was quite young so my schooling etc passport and dl are all under my mother’s maiden name. Should I get my birth certificate altered to have my name that I use now as I have only ever used a stat dec to use my mums last name.

Will this void my entry
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Aren’t your parents’ full names (both father and mother) listed on your birth certificate? A long form birth certificate is supposed to have the parents’ full names listed, so since your parents were still married at the time of your birth I would assume they’re both listed on the birth certificate.
 
What I meant Simon was at birth I was known as Anne Smith but when my parents divorced I waa known as Anne Jones.

All of my schooling documents, passports and drivers license is under the name Anne Jones but my name was only changed using a stat dec not officially by deed poll or amending my birth certificate.

Is it an issue that my name that I currently use and have used for the majority of my life is different from the one on my birth certificate.

*my name is neither Anne nor smith nor jones
 
Mijoro said:
Hi KB

Welcome and congratulations. Your 900 case number should come current next April or May if it continues previous trends.

Have you submitted you DS-260 form yet or are you going to wait for a little while?
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Hi @Mijoro I was hoping to hold off for a bit to submit, but not sure how long too long would be to do so. Suggestions? I don't quite understand the repercussions (if any) on holding off to submitting the DS-260.
 
Hey everyone,
I’m Geo, from central qld, my wife put in for the green card lottery and my entry won. Case number is OC13xx, which I have worked out is not a bad number. Here is our dilemma. Been reading up and looks like I don’t qualify.
But, I was wondering, if I can fix it and give us a chance. I’m a mine Lecky. Always worked in mining, finished school in grade 10 back in the 80’s and got a mine apprenticeship to be a electrician. Wife is fine coz she is a nurse and has a degree. She’s been at me for years to go to Uni to become an engineer. We haven’t put the forms in yet. So, could I get through with my 30 odd years of experience in my specialised field or could I apply for uni to do my engineering and hold off until next year to put the form in with a semester of uni behind me? Also our eldest turns 21 in August next year and of course wants to come, she finishes uni next year. Anyone know of some success stories?
 
With a 900 number, there are no repercussions for holding back the DS260. From memory, we didn't submit ours until July or August of 2014 and we interviewed on time / once our number became current.
 
Mijoro said:
What I meant Simon was at birth I was known as Anne Smith but when my parents divorced I waa known as Anne Jones.

All of my schooling documents, passports and drivers license is under the name Anne Jones but my name was only changed using a stat dec not officially by deed poll or amending my birth certificate.

Is it an issue that my name that I currently use and have used for the majority of my life is different from the one on my birth certificate.

*my name is neither Anne nor smith nor jones
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My previous response had assumed your mom was listed with her maiden name, *Misty Jones* on your birth certificate (and I’m not sure why I assumed that). If that was the case, it easily shows the correlation between Anne Smith and Anne Jones. So I guess you can get an amended BC if your country allows that.

*Misty Jones* - made up names.

By the way, “mom” not “Simon” responded and is responding.
 
Sm1smom said:
My previous response had assumed your mom was listed with her maiden name, *Misty Jones* on your birth certificate (and I’m not sure why I assumed that). If that was the case, it easily shows the correlation between Anne Smith and Anne Jones. So I guess you can get an amended BC if your country allows that.

*Misty Jones* - made up names.

By the way, “mom” not “Simon” responded and is responding.
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Thanks Mom
 
Sparkymicadonis said:
Hey everyone,
I’m Geo, from central qld, my wife put in for the green card lottery and my entry won. Case number is OC13xx, which I have worked out is not a bad number. Here is our dilemma. Been reading up and looks like I don’t qualify.
But, I was wondering, if I can fix it and give us a chance. I’m a mine Lecky. Always worked in mining, finished school in grade 10 back in the 80’s and got a mine apprenticeship to be a electrician. Wife is fine coz she is a nurse and has a degree. She’s been at me for years to go to Uni to become an engineer. We haven’t put the forms in yet. So, could I get through with my 30 odd years of experience in my specialised field or could I apply for uni to do my engineering and hold off until next year to put the form in with a semester of uni behind me? Also our eldest turns 21 in August next year and of course wants to come, she finishes uni next year. Anyone know of some success stories?
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Hmmm, you can check your work experience against the o*net database (follow the link in the selection letter to the “confirm your qualifications” page, there’s a part explaining the level your experience needs to be and you can find a job description similar to yours and see if they qualify. It’s hard to say just from what you’ve said. An electrician as such doesn’t qualify https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-2111.00 but there may be some specialized angle I haven’t looked up. You need job zone 4 or 5 and SVP>7, job zones and SVPs are detailed in each job description on o*net.
A semester at uni won’t work either time wise or qualifications-wise.
Your daughter will need to get a visa and enter the US before she turns 21 (she’ll get some leeway on the age for the visa interview, and she can enter to activate and return to Australia to finish her degree before making a permanent move) - but you first need to figure out if you can qualify for the visa in the first place. Your wife’s qualifications are irrelevant if you are the selectee.
 
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Thanks for that Susie. Yeah looks like I might be able to spin it, I am specialised in what I do not just the average electrician. Haha. I do match several key elements for a zone 4 job. Electrical Technologist. man if the missus had won this wouldn’t be a problem. Well. I’ll give it a go. As long as I don’t lie right. It’s a lot of money for a long shot, but we really want it so, gonna try.
 
EmilyW said:
With a 900 number, there are no repercussions for holding back the DS260. From memory, we didn't submit ours until July or August of 2014 and we interviewed on time / once our number became current.
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Emily when did you end up having your interview? Were you in the 900 range?
 
Sparkymicadonis said:
Thanks for that Susie. Yeah looks like I might be able to spin it, I am specialised in what I do not just the average electrician. Haha. I do match several key elements for a zone 4 job. Electrical Technologist. man if the missus had won this wouldn’t be a problem. Well. I’ll give it a go. As long as I don’t lie right. It’s a lot of money for a long shot, but we really want it so, gonna try.
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Remember it has to hit both the zone number and the svp index as well.
 
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