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I received email yesterday from KCC with my DS260 unlocked. I did necessary changes and resubmitted my DS260 same day (within hours of unlocking).
My question is: Am I supposed to receive email confirming DS260 submission?
Because I didn’t receive any email confirming my DS260 resubmission until now. Not sure if they send email confirmation for resubmissions of DS260’s. Status : COMPLETED

Any similar situation?
 
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Hello,

I currently reside in Canada so my consulate will be Montreal. Their current response to queries is as follows:

The U.S. Consulate General in Montreal is processing immigrant visas and will prioritize Immediate Relative family members of U.S. citizens including intercountry adoptions, fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens, and certain Special Immigrant Visa applications, as well as other mission critical categories such as medical professionals. We have not yet started to process DV-2021 visas.

While we aim to schedule and process cases as soon as practicable, there are likely to be increased wait times for completing services due to the ongoing pandemic and substantial backlogs.
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They have a huge backlog of other visas and I think it is very possible they will not start scheduling DV Visas before September.

I am a citizen of New Zealand (who have started issuing visas), would it be worth trying to change my interview location to NZ? this would be hugely expensive and logistically difficult for me and would likely cost me my job in Canada but I may be consider it if it is my only option. Does anyone know how long the process of changing interview countries is? what is the latest I could wait before starting the process of changing the interview country?

Also, side question: I actually am an immediately relative of a U.S. citizen (my Mother is a USA Citizen*, would it be worth reaching out to the Montreal Consulate and letting them know this is the case? Would it potentially make a difference or be a waste of time?

*no, I am not eligible for a Citizenship through this and I have already looked into it extensively :(
 
SusieQQQ said:
I’m not making much sense of the prediction that all numbers will go current when we had over 132k selectees for DV2021. If this is indeed going to be the case, against all historical precedents when we’ve had total selectee numbers anywhere near that, then in my mind it either means the response rate was really low vs history or that they are still going to be facing capacity constraints at embassies and are physically not going to be able to interview everyone who actually wants a visa. Interested in any other thoughts on the matter.
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I know you hate watching me droning on ;-)

Basically Charlie gets his demand number based on "ready for scheduling" (as reported by KCC) cases at the beginning of each month. Using that he sets the VB number to yield the right amount of interviews.

But KCC have screwed up the documents processing again this year, so the number of cases that they report to Charlie as wanting an interview is really low - so he thinks there are plenty of visas (because none are used) and low demand.

Of course, that is a false impression.
 
coffeemonster said:
I think the gist of what he said was that he thinks Charlie is operating on bad info, because KCC haven't been asking people for documents, and people haven't been sending them, so he thinks demand is low. But that might change if people start sending their documents. He also mentioned that if it does go current, then it could retrogress, which is chaotic (and I presume would be a disaster for AOS candidates too, if it retrogresses before their interview).

I don't know if that's a perfect summary but that's what I got from it.

I know it's unfair to people with lower case numbers that are obliged to do CP and can't currently make progress, and the visas that "should" be theirs might go to others. But I think it's complicated because this year is unfair to everyone who would normally have had a chance, and we can't even tell who that is for sure. I signed up to Annunciato in the hope that it might help me, but I also knew that if we got the ban struck down in November, it might have hurt me. It's just hard to know what's right in a year like this. If you don't have a green card and want one, it's impossible to be objective about it!
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That's a pretty good summary. Thanks.
 
Ybuster said:
Hi everyone! Really enjoyed reading up on the thread here. I have a question after watching Simon’s latest YouTube video where he recommends people submit their documents to KCC regardless of their case numbers.

I am looking to do this ASAP but out of 3 required documents ( birth certificate, police record, and passport copy) , there is one document that takes way longer ( extra few weeks) to obtain. In this case, should I send the the two of them first and then send the last one as soon as I obtain? Does this make any difference from submitting all of them at once later? In another word, by sending two out of there documents does this get me higher on the list to process compared to sending them all later at once? I really appreciate your thoughts here.
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Unless you send the complete set of required documents you are not going to be processed.
 
SusieQQQ said:
I had thought about the documents issue, but, I would have thought that they use DS260 submission as the main signal of response rate so not sure (unless there is major miscommunication somewhere inside DoS) that the slow rate of request for documents is causing issues in the calculation.

Yeah, retrogression would be a nightmare. Other than the very early days (before my time and i only knew from the historical data that they did retrogress a few years), I can only recall one instance of one region retrogressing in one month (at least...that is my recollection of what happened). But if they publish in June to go current in August (I know people have interpreted the statement differently) then there’s not a huge amount of scope for retrogression anyway.
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It's certainly documents. They used to use DS260 submissions of course, so I have asked him to go and compare to DS260 submissions.
 
IMMIGRATION_FAN123 said:
Hello,

I currently reside in Canada so my consulate will be Montreal. Their current response to queries is as follows:



They have a huge backlog of other visas and I think it is very possible they will not start scheduling DV Visas before September.

I am a citizen of New Zealand (who have started issuing visas), would it be worth trying to change my interview location to NZ? this would be hugely expensive and logistically difficult for me and would likely cost me my job in Canada but I may be consider it if it is my only option. Does anyone know how long the process of changing interview countries is? what is the latest I could wait before starting the process of changing the interview country?

Also, side question: I actually am an immediately relative of a U.S. citizen (my Mother is a USA Citizen*, would it be worth reaching out to the Montreal Consulate and letting them know this is the case? Would it potentially make a difference or be a waste of time?

*no, I am not eligible for a Citizenship through this and I have already looked into it extensively :(
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Well - you’d give up your job in Canada anyway to move to the US, correct? The logistics of changing consulates partly depends on whether or not you are current yet. It could be as simple as notifying kCC or as complicated as a few months and instigating consulate to consulate communicatio/file transfer if the case has already been scheduled at one.

And no, it won’t make a difference who your mom is, the only time it would matter would be if it was a petition by your mom getting you a visa. (Also note that in US immigration terminology, an immediate relative is spouse or unmarried child under 21 - it’s not the same as used to describe normal family relationship.)
 
SusieQQQ said:
Well - you’d give up your job in Canada anyway to move to the US, correct? The logistics of changing consulates partly depends on whether or not you are current yet. It could be as simple as notifying kCC or as complicated as a few months and instigating consulate to consulate communicatio/file transfer if the case has already been scheduled at one.

And no, it won’t make a difference who your mom is, the only time it would matter would be if it was a petition by your mom getting you a visa. (Also note that in US immigration terminology, an immediate relative is spouse or unmarried child under 21 - it’s not the same as used to describe normal family relationship.)
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Thanks, this is very helpful. I am current right now and I have not been scheduled for an interview.

I guess my main question is: how long could I reasonably continue to wait here in Canada, hoping for it to be scheduled in Montreal, before I need to give up and begin the process of having it moved?
 
IMMIGRATION_FAN123 said:
Thanks, this is very helpful. I am current right now and I have not been scheduled for an interview.

I guess my main question is: how long could I reasonably continue to wait here in Canada, hoping for it to be scheduled in Montreal, before I need to give up and begin the process of having it moved?
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Current as of when? If it’s just the latest VB, letters haven’t been sent. I don’t know the answer to your question but if that was me and I hadn’t gotten a letter by the end of the month I’d be investigating changing the interview. Then again I personally have a high level of risk aversion about things like this, you may differ and feel comfortable waiting longer. But it is kind of a “how long is a piece of string” question.
 
IMMIGRATION_FAN123 said:
Hello,

I currently reside in Canada so my consulate will be Montreal. Their current response to queries is as follows:



They have a huge backlog of other visas and I think it is very possible they will not start scheduling DV Visas before September.

I am a citizen of New Zealand (who have started issuing visas), would it be worth trying to change my interview location to NZ? this would be hugely expensive and logistically difficult for me and would likely cost me my job in Canada but I may be consider it if it is my only option. Does anyone know how long the process of changing interview countries is? what is the latest I could wait before starting the process of changing the interview country?

Also, side question: I actually am an immediately relative of a U.S. citizen (my Mother is a USA Citizen*, would it be worth reaching out to the Montreal Consulate and letting them know this is the case? Would it potentially make a difference or be a waste of time?

*no, I am not eligible for a Citizenship through this and I have already looked into it extensively :(
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on the immediate relative of U.S. Citizen question , I already asked Montreal consulate about this as I have U.S. Citizen kids ( still kids so long way to sponsor me ) . The response was as @SusieQQQ mentioned , they only consider it based on Immigrant Visa type , not on being actual relative .
 
SusieQQQ said:
Current as of when? If it’s just the latest VB, letters haven’t been sent. I don’t know the answer to your question but if that was me and I hadn’t gotten a letter by the end of the month I’d be investigating changing the interview. Then again I personally have a high level of risk aversion about things like this, you may differ and feel comfortable waiting longer. But it is kind of a “how long is a piece of string” question.
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I have been current since the first Visa bulletin in October last year. I have already submitted all my documentation and have received the "ready to be scheduled for an interview when your case number becomes current." email from KCC.
 
Hey guys,

Sorry, I know it probably comes up very, very often but for the KCC, I can translate my documents myself and add a note with my signature saying that I certify that the translation is accurate, correct?

@IMMIGRATION_FAN123 I am also in Canada. Only about 45% of the embassies/consulates out there have started processing DVs. Remember that they started not long ago and are still trying to figure out how to make things happen. There is a bunch of us in Canada waiting patiently. Montreal did say that they will start processing DVs ASAP so no, they are not going to wait until September to do that. It wouldn't make any sense. Just be patient and follow @sDiversityVisa on Twitter. New consulates processing DVs are added everyday. Our time will come. Remember that a month ago, 0 2NLs had been sent and we are at 1,000+ now.
 
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puda said:
Hey guys,

Sorry, I know it probably comes up very, very often but for the KCC, I can translate my documents myself and add a note with my signature saying that I certify that the translation is accurate, correct?
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Hmm I don't believe you can do it like that unless you are an authorized translator in your country
 
puda said:
Hey guys,

Sorry, I know it probably comes up very, very often but for the KCC, I can translate my documents myself and add a note with my signature saying that I certify that the translation is accurate, correct?

@IMMIGRATION_FAN123 I am also in Canada. Only about 45% of the embassies/consulates out there have started processing DVs. Remember that they started not long ago and are still trying to figure out how to make things happen. There is a bunch of us in Canada waiting patiently. Montreal did say that they will start processing DVs ASAP so no, they are not going to wait until September to do that. It wouldn't make any sense. Just be patient and follow @sDiversityVisa on Twitter. New consulates processing DVs are added everyday. Our time will come. Remember that a month ago, 0 2NLs had been sent and we are at 1,000+ now.
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No, the translator cannot be yourself or a family member.
 
Crap ok! Thanks Simon. It seems that it works just fine with USCIS but not with KCC then.
 
IMMIGRATION_FAN123 said:
Thanks, this is very helpful. I am current right now and I have not been scheduled for an interview.

I guess my main question is: how long could I reasonably continue to wait here in Canada, hoping for it to be scheduled in Montreal, before I need to give up and begin the process of having it moved?
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puda said:
@IMMIGRATION_FAN123 I am also in Canada. Only about 45% of the embassies/consulates out there have started processing DVs. Remember that they started not long ago and are still trying to figure out how to make things happen. There is a bunch of us in Canada waiting patiently. Montreal did say that they will start processing DVs ASAP so no, they are not going to wait until September to do that. It wouldn't make any sense. Just be patient and follow @sDiversityVisa on Twitter. New consulates processing DVs are added everyday. Our time will come. Remember that a month ago, 0 2NLs had been sent and we are at 1,000+ now.
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It might be true that Canada has said they will start doing it soon, but it’s possibly worth noting that a number of OC selectees interviewing in OC locations have already reported receiving 2NLs for May. I believe all of sydney, Auckland and fiji have scheduled interviews.
 
PhantomHigh said:
I received email yesterday from KCC with my DS260 unlocked. I did necessary changes and resubmitted my DS260 same day (within hours of unlocking).
My question is: Am I supposed to receive email confirming DS260 submission?
Because I didn’t receive any email confirming my DS260 resubmission until now. Not sure if they send email confirmation for resubmissions of DS260’s. Status : COMPLETED

Any similar situation?
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Is there a way to know if my DS260 is processed or not?
 
DV2021 EU13xxx here, from Italy. Our embassy started scheduling cases (I can see 5 that are “ready” from the Xarthisius website).

We received the request for documents on the 29th of January and sent them on the 5th of March, but just received the automatic response and no “ready for scheduling” email.

Should we wait? Should we contact KCC? Should we join the Curtis Morrison lawsuit?
We don’t mind joining the lawsuit if that would force KCC to timely process our documents, but we are a bit lost right now and just wondering what’s the best course of action.
 
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