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DV 2022 OC Selectees

Britsimon said:
Hmmm the mismatch between docs and DS260 would probably have caused problems. And 5 countries in 5 years is not minimal. :rolleyes:

I believe the DS260 processing informs the docs team what docs should be expected - but I'm not sure exactly how that works (like who does what).
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Thanks @Britsimon - I can only hope then that between the docs team/ds260 team someone can put two and two together on the extra document and will be DQ soon. Appreciate all your help, especially with your YT lives this week for us OC'ers.

Getmeouttahere said:
It is if you're an Aussie ;-)
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And having been locked in for so long we are all itching to go again!!
 
Syd2022 said:
Hi Everyone,
I have gone through the 17 pages of comments to try and collate the data for OC we have so far to help everyone out. If you have any updates to the information i have below could you please let me know so that I can update the document. We are all here to help each other.

OCunder100 (Melb22)
OC2xx DS260 submitted 11th may documents submitted w/o request June 29 (Syd2022)
OC2xx - (AussieBrit)
OC2xx (C&R)
OC2xx DS260 submitted 18th June ; Docs submitted 3rd July (Rfiji)
OC3xx DS260 mid may (JPaus)
OC300 (Nilram)
OC4xx DS260 submitted docs sent August (jessie@fj)
OC4xx Doc request received August 10th (Lukearosa)
OC6xx DS submitted May, Doc Req Aug 10th docs sent August (AusOC)
OC8xx (kplo)
OC900 DS260 submitted – docs being prepared for submssion(DV2022OC)
OC10xx DS260 submitted 10th may, document request 13th August (Slip)
OC11xx – DS260 submitted July 2021 (travellingrolo)
OC12xx DS260 submitted May (Going Abroad)
OC13xx (TPNewZealand)
OC15xx DS260 submitted 7th June (Sil2022)
OC16xx DS260 9th May Doc Request received August 10th (RK22)
OC20xx DS260 submitted June (Getmeoutahere)
OC21xx (AussieDV22)
OC 2200 (JayQue)
OC24xx DS260 submitted early June Doc Request received Aug 13th DQ September (Ryanscr)
OC24xx (NY9)
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We submitted our DS260 on May 9th.
Aug 11th received request for docs.
They were submitted Aug 23rd.
Case No. 2022OC18**

Great idea!
 
Hello Britsimon and everyone else, can I please ask about the public charge.
In a recent video Brit mentioned that everyone should get an I137 to prove that you won't become a public charge at interview.
My wife and I live in Sydney, will be selling our house/cars etc, which should give us approx $900 to $1M AUD after paying all debts. Won't this be enough proof of not being a potential public charge?
 
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David6262 said:
Hello Britsimon and everyone else, can I please ask about the public charge.
In a recent video Brit mentioned that everyone should get an I137 to prove that you won't become a public charge at interview.
My wife and I live in Sydney, will be selling our house/cars etc, which should give us approx $900 to $1M AUD after paying all debts. Won't this be enough proof of not being a potential public charge?
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Hi David,
I don't think public charge is a large concern for Australians, perhaps because we are developed western country? I have heard in a another Britsimon video that the Sydney consulate rarely even, if ever, asks for any form of financial proof.
Of course be prepared and take along some bank statements etc with you to the interview, but no need to worry about the i137.
 
David6262 said:
Hello Britsimon and everyone else, can I please ask about the public charge.
In a recent video Brit mentioned that everyone should get an I137 to prove that you won't become a public charge at interview.
My wife and I live in Sydney, will be selling our house/cars etc, which should give us approx $900 to $1M AUD after paying all debts. Won't this be enough proof of not being a potential public charge?
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AusOC said:
Hi David,
I don't think public charge is a large concern for Australians, perhaps because we are developed western country? I have heard in a another Britsimon video that the Sydney consulate rarely even, if ever, asks for any form of financial proof.
Of course be prepared and take along some bank statements etc with you to the interview, but no need to worry about the i137.
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The assets savings should be enough in the embassy, which as AusOC noted, rarely challenges on public charge. They *could* do so, but usually won't.
 
Hey Folks

DV 2022 winner from Australia. My CN is OC23XX, a few questions if anyone can assist, BritSimon in particular. Apologies if similar questions have been asked before.

1. Due to my high CN should I hold off on submitting the D260 and documents until next year. Would anyone know what chances are with CN in my range or is it hard to say at this point. One of my mates in Fiji got through in DV 2020 with a CN of OC1800
2. I lived in the UK from 2016-2018 do I need to get a police certificate from there and Australia, and if so will that be slightly complicated since I'm living back in Australia?

Shezza
 
Shezza85 said:
Hey Folks

DV 2022 winner from Australia. My CN is OC23XX, a few questions if anyone can assist, BritSimon in particular. Apologies if similar questions have been asked before.

1. Due to my high CN should I hold off on submitting the D260 and documents until next year. Would anyone know what chances are with CN in my range or is it hard to say at this point. One of my mates in Fiji got through in DV 2020 with a CN of OC1800
2. I lived in the UK from 2016-2018 do I need to get a police certificate from there and Australia, and if so will that be slightly complicated since I'm living back in Australia?

Shezza
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Hi Shezza, You should definitely do the DS260 and submit your documents asap. Higher case numbers than yours have been successful in the past and if the OC region goes current at some stage next year, then they go off DQ date, not CN.
You'll definitely need a police certificate from the UK, I helped my brother apply for one a few months ago, it's pretty straight forward - www.acro.police.uk/police_certificates.aspx
They just charge a bit extra for shipping it internationally
 
Hi, been lurking since the start of this thread but figured I would post to add to the rest of the OC information above :)

First time winner (and entering), single applicant, not much travel history (but recently was in the US for 14 months on a J1 visa but now back in Australia).

2022OC56x

Timeline of my journey so far.

09/05/21 - Submitted DS260
18/07/21 - Requested DS260 Unlock (didnt add HS education, only put my bachelors degree previously)
09/08/21 - Documents Requested
11/08/21 - Documents Requested again (not sure why)
20/08/21 - Documents sent
27/08/21 - DS260 Unlocked
28/08/21 - DS260 Resubmitted (added HS education)

Currently waiting for my DQ email. Hopefully resubmitting my ds260 after sending in my documents won't delay things too much.

Already sorted all of my vaccination requirements etc for when the time for the medical comes too, it will be quite inconvenient now though as Queensland has no US embassy approved examiners, so I will have to make a separate trip to Sydney just for the medical, which will be hard with the constant lockdowns. So just patiently waiting now for my DQ email and my case number to become current.
 
Syd2022 said:
Hi Everyone,
I have gone through the 17 pages of comments to try and collate the data for OC we have so far to help everyone out. If you have any updates to the information i have below could you please let me know so that I can update the document. We are all here to help each other.

OCunder100 (Melb22)
OC2xx DS260 submitted 11th may documents submitted w/o request June 29 (Syd2022)
OC2xx - (AussieBrit)
OC2xx (C&R)
OC2xx DS260 submitted 18th June ; Docs submitted 3rd July (Rfiji)
OC3xx DS260 mid may (JPaus)
OC300 (Nilram)
OC4xx DS260 submitted docs sent August (jessie@fj)
OC4xx Doc request received August 10th (Lukearosa)
OC6xx DS submitted May, Doc Req Aug 10th docs sent August (AusOC)
OC8xx (kplo)
OC900 DS260 submitted – docs being prepared for submssion(DV2022OC)
OC10xx DS260 submitted 10th may, document request 13th August (Slip)
OC11xx – DS260 submitted July 2021 (travellingrolo)
OC12xx DS260 submitted May (Going Abroad)
OC13xx (TPNewZealand)
OC15xx DS260 submitted 7th June (Sil2022)
OC16xx DS260 9th May Doc Request received August 10th (RK22)
OC20xx DS260 submitted June (Getmeoutahere)
OC21xx (AussieDV22)
OC 2200 (JayQue)
OC24xx DS260 submitted early June Doc Request received Aug 13th DQ September (Ryanscr)
OC24xx (NY9)
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Thank you @Syd2022 for putting this together. I was wondering to anyone in the team do we want to start a tracker here? MyImmiTracker.com/en/trackers My friend recently found it super useful to track her Canadian PR application with others. All we need to do is create a new tracker under USA and we can see how everyone is going. Only thing is that everyone would need to login and update when they have a change in their case. Let me know your thoughts team. Thanks
 
Shezza85 said:
Hey Folks

DV 2022 winner from Australia. My CN is OC23XX, a few questions if anyone can assist, BritSimon in particular. Apologies if similar questions have been asked before.

1. Due to my high CN should I hold off on submitting the D260 and documents until next year. Would anyone know what chances are with CN in my range or is it hard to say at this point. One of my mates in Fiji got through in DV 2020 with a CN of OC1800
2. I lived in the UK from 2016-2018 do I need to get a police certificate from there and Australia, and if so will that be slightly complicated since I'm living back in Australia?

Shezza
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1. There is always some risk that visas are exhausted before high case numbers get interviewed. In this year we also have the Covid impacts. So - if you are very worried about revealing immigrant intent, then not submitting yet is an reasonable decision. However, as Ryan points out, if a region goes current, then the earlier submissions get the advantage based on the date they were DQ'd. Now - we are likely to see different number progression this year. The VB is affected by how many people are DQ'd. If more people have listened to me (and others) and have sent the documents, then more people could get DQ'd and that would reduce the chance of the regions going current. Double edged sword. There could also be some impacts from DV2020 and DV2021 - there are really too many factors to give a clean answer. You'll have to decide your choice.

2. Yes - the acro site/process is easy.
 
TPNewZealand said:
Thank you @Syd2022 for putting this together. I was wondering to anyone in the team do we want to start a tracker here? MyImmiTracker.com/en/trackers My friend recently found it super useful to track her Canadian PR application with others. All we need to do is create a new tracker under USA and we can see how everyone is going. Only thing is that everyone would need to login and update when they have a change in their case. Let me know your thoughts team. Thanks
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Alternatively, you folks (one of you) can create a simple spreadsheet and upload to Google drive, post a link here and everyone can update their progress (similar to the Timeline spreadsheet AOS folks use).
 
Syd2022 said:
Hi Everyone,
I have gone through the 17 pages of comments to try and collate the data for OC we have so far to help everyone out. If you have any updates to the information i have below could you please let me know so that I can update the document. We are all here to help each other.

OCunder100 (Melb22)
OC2xx DS260 submitted 11th may documents submitted w/o request June 29 (Syd2022)
OC2xx - (AussieBrit)
OC2xx (C&R)
OC2xx DS260 submitted 18th June ; Docs submitted 3rd July (Rfiji)
OC3xx DS260 mid may (JPaus)
OC300 (Nilram)
OC4xx DS260 submitted docs sent August (jessie@fj)
OC4xx Doc request received August 10th (Lukearosa)
OC6xx DS submitted May, Doc Req Aug 10th docs sent August (AusOC)
OC8xx (kplo)
OC900 DS260 submitted – docs being prepared for submssion(DV2022OC)
OC10xx DS260 submitted 10th may, document request 13th August (Slip)
OC11xx – DS260 submitted July 2021 (travellingrolo)
OC12xx DS260 submitted May (Going Abroad)
OC13xx (TPNewZealand)
OC15xx DS260 submitted 7th June (Sil2022)
OC16xx DS260 9th May Doc Request received August 10th (RK22)
OC20xx DS260 submitted June (Getmeoutahere)
OC21xx (AussieDV22)
OC 2200 (JayQue)
OC24xx DS260 submitted early June Doc Request received Aug 13th DQ September (Ryanscr)
OC24xx (NY9)
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Awesome, thanks for the list. Im also OC4xx. Ds 260 14 May sent. Documents sent without any instructions 31 august. Nothing received so far.
 
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Feeling very silly for not doing my research on BritSimon’s website before submitting my docs, which means unfortunately, I typed in “Case Number: 2022OC00012XX” in the subject line.

1. Should I resend the docs with just the case number in the subject line like Britsimon suggested? Will resending bump me up the DQ queue?

2. Also, I didn’t add my high school info like others have in this thread, just my degree. Should I request to unlock my DS260 to add this or will bringing my degree suffice?

Hopefully I haven’t messed things up :(
 
I wanted to discuss the education/work experience requirement.
as stated in the DV instructions, the applicant must have -
at least a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of formal elementary and secondary education;
OR
two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform. The Department of State will use the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net Online database to determine qualifying work experience.

So, I have a HSC, from 1980, yes thats a long time ago ;) however my results were not glowing.
But I believe I qualify by my work experience as list on the O*Net Online database.
I have 2 diplomas and work as a Head Teacher at TAFE and have done so since 2018.
So I have matched myself to 11-9033.00 - Education Administrators, Postsecondary.
Which has a SVP range of (8.0 and above) therefore exceeds the minimum of 7 or above.

Now I might be over thinking this, but I'm trying to work out how I will prove my position at interview?
- Payslips, which list my position
- Qual's
- Resume
- all the above?
Any suggestions?
 
Hi all. I have been looking at this forum for a while now and would like to add my info of my journey so far.

2022OC4XX

Timeline of my journey so far.

09/05/21 - Submitted DS260
09/08/21 - Documents Requested
09/08/21- Documents Sent
11/08/21 - Documents Requested again (not sure why)
11/08/21 - Documents sent
11/09/21 - DS260 Unlocked Request to add my HS education.

Hopefully requesting to unlock my DS260 this late won’t effect me
 
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