The consular section respond my email today and said my case is still going through administrative processing. Today been 3 month already after interview.
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DV 2022 All Selectees (Consular Processing - CP)
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SusieQQQ
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Like i said, wait till you actually get your passport back and see if there is a visa or a refusal.
The highest non-hole EU case number for DV22 is 2022EU27302. You can check the Excel sheet for yourself.
P.S. The highest case number for AF is 2022AF63959. However, there is actually a 2022AF175xxx(or 2022AF177xxx) which is super high. It's a mystery why such a crazy high number exists (not an absolute mystery to me or anyone who goes through the process and understands what the DV program is).
There might be a really high case number for EU or another region like that too, but I don't know. For the absolute answer to your question, you may need to make a query to CEAC 5-10 million times and search from case 2022EU27302 up to 2022EU10000000, see if there's any non-hole cases.
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Thank you for your reply. Do we know when such Excel sheet usually appears for a DV year. In other words, for DV 2022, was it generated for the first time in Jan 2022?
Yes. The CEAC data is available for on 1st January of the Fiscal year it is in. The excel sheet is the extraction of the CEAC data. For DV23 wait until 1st January 2023 and Xarthisius will post it.
Hi DV22ers. I am in the OC group though thought I would post a few questions in here. I have been waiting for my interview for over a year (low OC number) and interview day is this week. Naturally, like everyone, I am a little anxious. I am especially anxious about a DUI I had 18 years ago when I was a wee lad.
I thought I had all of the documents I needed for the DUI though some in the OC group have gone down the rabbit hole and mentioned we need infinitely more supporting docs than is requested or I could obtain before Wednesday.
My document is a "Certificate of Conviction" which in American lingo would be a "Disposition of the Case". It includes my the Particulars of the Conviction (my name and date of birth); Particulars of the Offence (Date, Offence, and Legislation); and Particulars of Penalty (fine and disqualification) and is stamped by the court. It is one very simple document which marries up to my Police Certificate.
Has anyone been successful with a DUI and the interview this year? What documents did they request and accept? Some in the OC group state you need much greater records than above such as all of the records from police and magistrate (judge).
If anyone would like to please provide some guidance or tips such as questions asked that would be very helpful. Was your visa approved or did you provide pages of documents (or the simple disposition) for your conviction (DUI or otherwise)?
Thank you
I thought I had all of the documents I needed for the DUI though some in the OC group have gone down the rabbit hole and mentioned we need infinitely more supporting docs than is requested or I could obtain before Wednesday.
My document is a "Certificate of Conviction" which in American lingo would be a "Disposition of the Case". It includes my the Particulars of the Conviction (my name and date of birth); Particulars of the Offence (Date, Offence, and Legislation); and Particulars of Penalty (fine and disqualification) and is stamped by the court. It is one very simple document which marries up to my Police Certificate.
Has anyone been successful with a DUI and the interview this year? What documents did they request and accept? Some in the OC group state you need much greater records than above such as all of the records from police and magistrate (judge).
If anyone would like to please provide some guidance or tips such as questions asked that would be very helpful. Was your visa approved or did you provide pages of documents (or the simple disposition) for your conviction (DUI or otherwise)?
Thank you
SusieQQQ
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Applicants who have been convicted of a crime must submit a certified copy of each court record and any prison record, regardless of the fact that he or she may have subsequently benefited from an amnesty, pardon or other act of clemency. Court records should include:
travel.state.gov
From your description above it sounds like the records you have satisfy these requirements.
i think you mean one particular person in the OC group is (permanently) down the rabbit hole, no? You need what the official DoS requirements are:Hi DV22ers. I am in the OC group though thought I would post a few questions in here. I have been waiting for my interview for over a year (low OC number) and interview day is this week. Naturally, like everyone, I am a little anxious. I am especially anxious about a DUI I had 18 years ago when I was a wee lad.
I thought I had all of the documents I needed for the DUI though some in the OC group have gone down the rabbit hole and mentioned we need infinitely more supporting docs than is requested or I could obtain before Wednesday.
My document is a "Certificate of Conviction" which in American lingo would be a "Disposition of the Case". It includes my the Particulars of the Conviction (my name and date of birth); Particulars of the Offence (Date, Offence, and Legislation); and Particulars of Penalty (fine and disqualification) and is stamped by the court. It is one very simple document which marries up to my Police Certificate.
Has anyone been successful with a DUI and the interview this year? What documents did they request and accept? Some in the OC group state you need much greater records than above such as all of the records from police and magistrate (judge).
If anyone would like to please provide some guidance or tips such as questions asked that would be very helpful. Was your visa approved or did you provide pages of documents (or the simple disposition) for your conviction (DUI or otherwise)?
Thank you
Court and Prison Records
Applicants who have been convicted of a crime must submit a certified copy of each court record and any prison record, regardless of the fact that he or she may have subsequently benefited from an amnesty, pardon or other act of clemency. Court records should include:
- Complete information regarding the circumstance surrounding the crime of which the applicant was convicted
- The disposition of the case, including sentence or other penalty or fine imposed.
Prepare Supporting Documents
From your description above it sounds like the records you have satisfy these requirements.
Thanks @SusieQQQ I was trying to be kind he he.
i think you mean one particular person in the OC group is (permanently) down the rabbit hole, no? You need what the official DoS requirements are:
Court and Prison Records
Applicants who have been convicted of a crime must submit a certified copy of each court record and any prison record, regardless of the fact that he or she may have subsequently benefited from an amnesty, pardon or other act of clemency. Court records should include:
- Complete information regarding the circumstance surrounding the crime of which the applicant was convicted
- The disposition of the case, including sentence or other penalty or fine imposed.
Prepare Supporting Documents
From your description above it sounds like the records you have satisfy these requirements.
. Thank you for helping my anxiety. Much appreciated xxI don't know much. But, I'd say Susie said it all.Hi DV22ers. I am in the OC group though thought I would post a few questions in here. I have been waiting for my interview for over a year (low OC number) and interview day is this week. Naturally, like everyone, I am a little anxious. I am especially anxious about a DUI I had 18 years ago when I was a wee lad.
I thought I had all of the documents I needed for the DUI though some in the OC group have gone down the rabbit hole and mentioned we need infinitely more supporting docs than is requested or I could obtain before Wednesday.
My document is a "Certificate of Conviction" which in American lingo would be a "Disposition of the Case". It includes my the Particulars of the Conviction (my name and date of birth); Particulars of the Offence (Date, Offence, and Legislation); and Particulars of Penalty (fine and disqualification) and is stamped by the court. It is one very simple document which marries up to my Police Certificate.
Has anyone been successful with a DUI and the interview this year? What documents did they request and accept? Some in the OC group state you need much greater records than above such as all of the records from police and magistrate (judge).
If anyone would like to please provide some guidance or tips such as questions asked that would be very helpful. Was your visa approved or did you provide pages of documents (or the simple disposition) for your conviction (DUI or otherwise)?
Thank you
My only advice is to be prepared for questions: Make sure you have all the dates relating to your case memorised well and can say it correctly once asked. Make sure you have the story in your head. So, that you can talk about it without wasting time when asked questions. Try and be specific with the answers helping the CO figure out the story.
Forget that person's negativity. Focus on your case and what you are going to answer. Expect to be asked about what happened and follow up questions from the CO getting the specifics. Answer the questions confidently, i.e. don't mumble about which date it happened, Oh where was it, Oh who showed up, let me think for a minute. Answer such that doesn't make the CO confused. They just wanna know the story and a correct complete version of it. They will then make a decision based on their interpretation of the law or would ask for a higher up's opinion.
The only thing you can do is to make sure you are prepared with the correct facts, dates, events, etc and can answer the CO's questions well.
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2022AF6xxx
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Case Number 2022AF6XXX Johannesburg Consulate
Thank you very much for your blog; it made the journey much easier; we finally received our visas.
l am one of the people that got the dreaded ds-5535 ; below is my journey
16 Feb – l got the email stating that my ds260 has been processed
24 Feb – Got my 2NL
4 April – Medicals Done
13 April – we had our interview at the Johannesburg consulate; Below are the questions the CO
asked us
-What is the Relationship between you and your sponsor
– Where l did my degree
– What do plan to do when you get to America
Both me and my husband got asked these questions
CO said everything was in order and we had passed the interview
14 April – got the dreaded email requesting for the ds5535
20 April -we sent the ds5535 for both me and my husband because of the long Easter holiday
4 May- decided to send an email to the consulate enquiring about my case to my horror they said
they still want ds5535(they said had sent it in the wrong format);resent the ds5535
16 May- You can imagine the horror again when they said they want my husband’s ds5535 .
20 May- My case changed to Administrative Processing
24 May- Issued
31 May- We got our passports back
Thank you very much for your blog; it made the journey much easier; we finally received our visas.
l am one of the people that got the dreaded ds-5535 ; below is my journey
16 Feb – l got the email stating that my ds260 has been processed
24 Feb – Got my 2NL
4 April – Medicals Done
13 April – we had our interview at the Johannesburg consulate; Below are the questions the CO
asked us
-What is the Relationship between you and your sponsor
– Where l did my degree
– What do plan to do when you get to America
Both me and my husband got asked these questions
CO said everything was in order and we had passed the interview
14 April – got the dreaded email requesting for the ds5535
20 April -we sent the ds5535 for both me and my husband because of the long Easter holiday
4 May- decided to send an email to the consulate enquiring about my case to my horror they said
they still want ds5535(they said had sent it in the wrong format);resent the ds5535
16 May- You can imagine the horror again when they said they want my husband’s ds5535 .
20 May- My case changed to Administrative Processing
24 May- Issued
31 May- We got our passports back
clefs_games_0f
Member
wow 4 days!
clefs_games_0f
Member
any update?
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
Congratulations.
Can I ask, are you SA citizens? (Asking out of curiosity because DS5535 is not common there, though that said, they seem to have processed them pretty quickly.)
Johannesburg is doing lots of them. I know of SA citizens without anything suspicious getting it. Also, Montreal. They seem to be doing lots of them too for all nationalities even EU and OC.
There was some stuff from the White house last year, which ended the Muslim ban and asked for a report in six months to discuss the effectiveness of it. I guess, after a year so, their solution was not to only scrape it, but extend it to people of all colour and citizenship.
Of course, it's not the security checks itself, but the fact that contractors and consulates working on them are always backlogged, understaffed and poorly traines, unnecessarily taking too much time.
Also, some anectodes of a two year old getting it (parents issued). Another family of three issued excepts the 18 year old daughter getting the form.
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
There are lots of non SA citizens who interview in JNB so “Johannesburg is doing lots of them” doesn’t really answer my question
The fact that JNB sent the wrong form initially seems odd if they do so many, but also it got cleared really fast once the correct form was in, a few days for the husband, so not sure about the contractor backlogs story , definitely seems more individual or consulate related (consulates that issue a lot presumably take longer?)
i understand that it’s all just piecing together anecdotes from various forums etc
there is another forum with a lot of ds5535 posts and it seems in general much more the “traditional “ security risks that get flagged, I guess sometimes people unfortunately have the same name as a security risk and get flagged too
Just wanted to extend my thanks to the forum & specifically, SusieQQQ, Sm1smom, Britsimon for the continuous free time given up to answer questions and of course, Xarthisius for staying on top of the data.
There has been a ton of invaluable information over the past year especially with Simon's videos on YouTube.
I received my passport and documents back today with the visa included from the Dublin consulate. Very excited for the future ahead.
Best of luck to everyone and thanks again!
There has been a ton of invaluable information over the past year especially with Simon's videos on YouTube.
I received my passport and documents back today with the visa included from the Dublin consulate. Very excited for the future ahead.
Best of luck to everyone and thanks again!
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Congratulations.
2022AF6xxx
New Member
l am a permanent resident of SA but l am Zimbabwean. Johannesburg Consulate has been giving quiet a number of ds5535 for DV2022 winners l know 3 families(DV winner and these families are SA citizens) who have been given this form. We were surprised because even kids are being asked to fill it out.
We just came to the conclusion that maybe they tell one CO to give out DS5535 everyday to meet some target, we think so because one lady said everyone who was being interviewed by the CO that interviewed her was being given the DS5535.
Compared to other countries SA processes the D5535 quickly the other family who got the ds5535 in January got their visas after 6 weeks.
2022AF6xxx
New Member
Yep Johannesburg is giving Kids DS5535;Dnt know why l know 2 families that got ds5535 and they had to fill them out for their kids too because the Consulate requested them.