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Indeed. Sort of makes a lot of the questions here redundant, as a little bit of Googling and browsing on his site would answer it, apart from something that is only applicable to a specific event or situation, like bans etc. But even those tend to be addressed by a post pretty quickly.
Anyway, my comment was more related to the fact that whatever someone asks, a quick link to Simon answers it.
It’s a great monitization strategy, so fair play. New wave of hopefuls each year, so plenty of traffic going forward.

"It’s a great monitization strategy, so fair play."

Hahahahaa!

Yes, every time I get a $5 check I thank my lucky stars I thought of that. Of course the 1 to 2 hours a day I spend answering questions when people won't read the FAQ is kinda frustrating, and the site costs me more to host than I make on my super clever monitization strategy, but apart from those obvious flaws in my wicked plan it's a GENIUS side hustle!

LOL
 
I have submitted my DS-260 as I have a low case number in DV2021, however my consulate is not processing DV cases at all and it is unlikely I will get interviewed. As I have declared immigrant intent, how likely am I to have issues entering the USA in the future? In the past I have entered using an ESTA. The ESTA form does not ask about previous immigrant intent so I assume it is still OK to use an ESTA? Of course I would always be honest if they asked me, but would USCBP they even know that I have filed a DS260 in the past and use that as justification to deny me entry? It is quite stressful for me because the only way I can even get back to my home country at the moment is by transiting through the USA, if I can't enter the USA, I can't get home. Would it be safer to wait until after September before entering the USA?
 
"It’s a great monitization strategy, so fair play."

Hahahahaa!

Yes, every time I get a $5 check I thank my lucky stars I thought of that. Of course the 1 to 2 hours a day I spend answering questions when people won't read the FAQ is kinda frustrating, and the site costs me more to host than I make on my super clever monitization strategy, but apart from those obvious flaws in my wicked plan it's a GENIUS side hustle!

LOL
Indeed. What colour would you like the yacht sir? :)
YouTube is more generous than that surely. Even my little YT channel bring in a decent amount.
I admire what you do, and as mentioned, thankful for the time and effort you dedicate to this.
maybe you need to start selling some BritSimon merch.
“I got my Green Card because of BritSimon” t-shirt would be a best seller :)
 
I have submitted my DS-260 as I have a low case number in DV2021, however my consulate is not processing DV cases at all and it is unlikely I will get interviewed. As I have declared immigrant intent, how likely am I to have issues entering the USA in the future? In the past I have entered using an ESTA. The ESTA form does not ask about previous immigrant intent so I assume it is still OK to use an ESTA? Of course I would always be honest if they asked me, but would USCBP they even know that I have filed a DS260 in the past and use that as justification to deny me entry? It is quite stressful for me because the only way I can even get back to my home country at the moment is by transiting through the USA, if I can't enter the USA, I can't get home. Would it be safer to wait until after September before entering the USA?
You’re not an adjustment risk because you can’t adjust status from ESTA, so I don’t think waiting till after September is necessary. If CBP happens to ask about it just tell the truth - you’d have loved to get a green card but that legal mechanism fell away and you would only do it legally. in the meanwhile....maybe your consulate will reopen for DV in time.
 
Hello, Hope all you guys are well , actually I wanted to transfer my case from Kathmandu Nepal to Abu Dhabi UAE. My case is current in VB and I am DQ( documentarily qualified ). I m currently residing in UAE with residence visa. I first sent transfer request to KCC... but they didn't change my interview location... instead sent formal reply. Then I sent the request to Abu Dhabi... They immediately asked me for a copy of residence visa..... Then I sent them the copy of residence visa. After that I haven't got any reply from Abu Dhabi. Now what should I do next? why Abu Dhabi did not reply me after I sent them the visa copy? Will they request KCC to send my case to them? I want to know what is the Full process of case transfer? What shoud I do next......? please guide me.. Thank you!
 
Hello! I have a question. I have a high school diploma and a Bachelor diploma from Albania but I live in Germany. When I'll have my interview ( if ever ), should I validate my degrees in Germany ( so should I go through the recognition process that makes my degrees equivalent to German ones ) or it is enough to translate and legalize them? Will the embassy recognize them as valid without the recognition process or no?
Thank you for your answers !
 
Hello! I have a question. I have a high school diploma and a Bachelor diploma from Albania but I live in Germany. When I'll have my interview ( if ever ), should I validate my degrees in Germany ( so should I go through the recognition process that makes my degrees equivalent to German ones ) or it is enough to translate and legalize them? Will the embassy recognize them as valid without the recognition process or no?
Thank you for your answers !
No need, the US embassy does not care what Germany thinks of your diploma/degrees, you just need them translated from Albanian into English. No “legalization” required either.
 
Hi, I know that this forum is for DV related issues, but I have a question I don't know if anyone has an answer. I am a 2021AF DV selectee and currently also chasing visa through F2A. I was wondering if I join the lawsuit, can that in any case affect my application for I 130? Thank you.
 
My Immigration lawyer completed my I-485 form wrong on parts Part 3 (Address history) and Part 14 (Additional Information).
I have moved around a few more times than needed in the past 5 years and provided my lawyer with about 5 addresses, but she forgot to add one of them to the list, and therefore a huge time gap was left in between addresses.

So for example, this is what my I-485 looks like:

Address 1 = 1/1/2021 - Present
Address 1 = 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020
Address 1 = 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
Address 1 = 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017

Here I am using fake dates to convey what happened. But as you can see from this example, an entire year is missing in the address history (2019 in the example). My I-485 was already mailed. Is this something I should be worried about? Can my application be denied because of this?
 
My Immigration lawyer completed my I-485 form wrong on parts Part 3 (Address history) and Part 14 (Additional Information).
I have moved around a few more times than needed in the past 5 years and provided my lawyer with about 5 addresses, but she forgot to add one of them to the list, and therefore a huge time gap was left in between addresses.

So for example, this is what my I-485 looks like:

Address 1 = 1/1/2021 - Present
Address 1 = 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020
Address 1 = 1/1/2018 - 12/31/2018
Address 1 = 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017

Here I am using fake dates to convey what happened. But as you can see from this example, an entire year is missing in the address history (2019 in the example). My I-485 was already mailed. Is this something I should be worried about? Can my application be denied because of this?
Hi @moises8war,

Please post this in the AOS thread. (https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2021-aos-only.342993/)
 
Hi Anyone got message from KCC 2nd email for 2021AS9xxx?
My number is 2021AS9xxx so I'm already submitted my documents in October,2020 last year but still at NVC status in dv charts.
Please let m know how long need to wait again.Thanks
 
Hi Anyone got message from KCC 2nd email for 2021AS9xxx?
My number is 2021AS9xxx so I'm already submitted my documents in October,2020 last year but still at NVC status in dv charts.
Please let m know how long need to wait again.Thanks
You are not alone. Same predicament here.
 
@Xarthisius @Britsimon
Thank you for sharing your insights on how the DV2021 CEAC data should be looked at.

Just wondering if there is any way one can know from the overall DV2021 CEAC database how many cases have chosen to have interviews at a particular embassy / consulate in their submitted DS260?
 
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