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DV 2021 Oceania Selectees

anxious_melb said:
Can anyone that has had their interview give me some insight on how deep they go in to your financials?
I'm fairly young and have spent most of my adult life a full time student with some splatters of part time work, I'm in a fairly employable position with a good portfolio, masters degree and references but don't meet the $21,775 USD guideline that I've seen mentioned in various places.
I know there is the option of getting an affidavit of support by a US citizen but I don't know anyone who would be willing to do this for me. My parents are quite happy to support me in any case and they have the means to but my understanding is this won't count for anything since they aren't citizens. TIA!
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I just gave them balance print outs of my cheque and savings account that were stamped and signed by my bank totaling $25k nzd and a balance print out of my KiwiSaver that has $18k nzd. That was accepted, the CO didn’t even ask about finances in my interview.
 
AshleyMarleyNZ said:
I just gave them balance print outs of my cheque and savings account that were stamped and signed by my bank totaling $25k nzd and a balance print out of my KiwiSaver that has $18k nzd. That was accepted, the CO didn’t even ask about finances in my interview.
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I came with 15 years of tax returns showing I've earned well over the guideline for that long, a bank statement showing AU$80k of savings, proof of the value of my home, and the financial statements for my SMSF.

All they asked me was "what do you do for a living?" and "does your wife plan to get a job in the US?"

Bit of an anti-climax to be honest.
 
Archer87 said:
I came with 15 years of tax returns showing I've earned well over the guideline for that long, a bank statement showing AU$80k of savings, proof of the value of my home, and the financial statements for my SMSF.

All they asked me was "what do you do for a living?" and "does your wife plan to get a job in the US?"

Bit of an anti-climax to be honest.
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Did you meet the criteria for work experience or using your school certificate, I will be using work experience as I only completed yr10 at school.
 
Hi guys, I was looking through the Visa Stats and it’s a bit scary.. Oceania has a lot of Refused Applications in comparison to the Issued ones.. what might be the problem?? (FYI, updated on the 12/05/2021)495C75CE-B86E-4B36-A4AB-8AD9EE2CEAF7.jpeg
 
Oc2021xxx said:
Hi guys, I was looking through the Visa Stats and it’s a bit scary.. Oceania has a lot of Refused Applications in comparison to the Issued ones.. what might be the problem?? (FYI, updated on the 12/05/2021)View attachment 2565
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Yeah...I also expressed my concern about this in this forum a few weeks ago. It would be great to hear from our friends who were refused their stories.
 
Oc2021xxx said:
Hi guys, I was looking through the Visa Stats and it’s a bit scary.. Oceania has a lot of Refused Applications in comparison to the Issued ones.. what might be the problem?? (FYI, updated on the 12/05/2021)View attachment 2565
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Notes on cases classification​

Sometime around March 2020 CEAC database started showing cases that were undergoing Administrative Processing as Refused. That is "technically" a more accurate choice since it is a refusal under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. However, since most of those cases resolve to Issued after some time, for purpose of determining how many people are getting DV visa it's more convenient to keep the old classification. Fortunately, it's still possible to distinguish between a 221(g) refusal and an ultimate refusal if you consider the case status message in CEAC. There are two types of wording for refused cases:
    • A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application. Please see the letter you received at the interview.
    • A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application. Please follow any instructions provided by the consular officer. If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing...
This allows us to assume that the latter phrasing indicates 221(g) refusal. All charts and tables on this page follow this hypothesis during case classification. Additionally, in raw csv dumps there's now a new column potentialAP that indicates wording in the CEAC status message. (0 - refusal, 1 - potential AP).
 
Sent an email last week to KCC and had this reply this morning
Your case number is now current for interview processing. Once the interview date has been scheduled, you will receive notification via email to check. If you need to make changes to your DS-260 you should contact the consular section where you will be interviewed, or bring the information about your changes to your interview appointment. Because your case is ready to be scheduled, KCC can no longer unlock your application"
Does this mean the application is with the embassy?
 
Jake21 said:
Sent an email last week to KCC and had this reply this morning
Your case number is now current for interview processing. Once the interview date has been scheduled, you will receive notification via email to check. If you need to make changes to your DS-260 you should contact the consular section where you will be interviewed, or bring the information about your changes to your interview appointment. Because your case is ready to be scheduled, KCC can no longer unlock your application"
Does this mean the application is with the embassy?
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Not quite yet, but KCC is done with it. (If they unlock it now they would have to make you “unready” again.) There is a limbo period when neither KCC nor the embassy will deal with it. The embassy “gets” the case once you are actually scheduled.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Not quite yet, but KCC is done with it. (If they unlock it now they would have to make you “unready” again.) There is a limbo period when neither KCC nor the embassy will deal with it. The embassy “gets” the case once you are actually scheduled.
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Thanks Susie
 
jeshua said:
Hey all, to add to the updates, got scheduled for our interview 22nd June in Auckland! My number is oc20** :)
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Hello @jeshua CONGRATS!!
May I ask when did you get your docs approved and how did you find out you had an interview? When did you find out? and did KCC email you or did you check online some how? Thank you :)
 
Jake21 said:
Sent an email last week to KCC and had this reply this morning
Your case number is now current for interview processing. Once the interview date has been scheduled, you will receive notification via email to check. If you need to make changes to your DS-260 you should contact the consular section where you will be interviewed, or bring the information about your changes to your interview appointment. Because your case is ready to be scheduled, KCC can no longer unlock your application"
Does this mean the application is with the embassy?
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Check your status at https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx
 
jeshua said:
Hey all, to add to the updates, got scheduled for our interview 22nd June in Auckland! My number is oc20** :)
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Feels like Auckland is moving quicker than Sydney. Wish I had moved my consulate to Auckland.

Has anyone with a high case number above say 16XX been scheduled for an interview in Sydney yet?
 
KiwiToo said:
Hello @jeshua CONGRATS!!
May I ask when did you get your docs approved and how did you find out you had an interview? When did you find out? and did KCC email you or did you check online some how? Thank you :)
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We submitted our docs in sept 2020 and had them confirmed about 1-2 weeks after. I got an email yesterday morning saying 'You have received this email notification to inform you that you have updates available at' and then it had all the interview details once i logged in.
 
jeshua said:
We submitted our docs in sept 2020 and had them confirmed about 1-2 weeks after. I got an email yesterday morning saying 'You have received this email notification to inform you that you have updates available at' and then it had all the interview details once i logged in.
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Sorry not sure why it wont let me include the link but its just the general entrant status check website.
 
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