DV 2022 OC Selectees
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DmtrSim
New Member
Hi! Can this guy consult with the questions relevant to the immigration as refugee?
aussiechris
Member
@Britsimon if Sydney Embassy were to open in June, how quickly could they get through a backlog of DV22 interviews?
christopher-christopher
Member
I look forward to hearing @Britsimon assessment of your question.
I wonder if the 6 week interview notice period will also play a factor. As in, when you get the 2NL it usually gives you 6 weeks notice before your interview date.
Would they send the 2NLs out in late April or in early June.
June 1 would line up with the tracker date which is good news. As far as how long would it take them to get through a back log - theres still a chance (Jesse also mentioned this today) that even if the embassy does open, theres still a chance that we aren't prioritised and still take awhile to even start getting through people. But very good news for those that arent named plaintiffs as it gives some hope (especially if you have a low CN).
I wonder why they dont just announce the date if its already set? Its really not that hard to communicate.
I wonder why they dont just announce the date if its already set? Its really not that hard to communicate.
Britsimon
Super Moderator
I am very skeptical of a project completion date of May 30, and then "poof" the embassy is working the next day. Frankly that seems unlikely, even if the construction is completed on time.
However, to answer the question "if Sydney Embassy were to open in June, how quickly could they get through a backlog of DV22 interviews?" we would need to know/assume some things.
There are just over 1000 Aussie selectees (say 500 cases), let's assume ALL get current (big assumption). Of those, I expect at least 150 cases to not want to proceed, and of the other 350 I would expect 200 to 250 to be waiting for interviews in Sydney, plus an additional 50 or so cases from other countries/regions.
So - 300 cases as a guess at the Sydney "demand". Just a guess, and probably on the high side.
Could they do all those cases in let's say July, August September> Yes, they could. That's only 25 cases a week. - That should be possible.
The question is, will they make that their priority? Well who knows. The lawsuit should help, at least for the plaintiffs, and I imagine it will kick their butts for non plaintiffs somehow too, but we can't be sure.
This is all very "happy path" thinking - just trying to show what is logistically the challenge & possible.
Hi, have you checked your case status?
If it shows approved then check with the embassy. My aunt went for her interview and the passport was sent via ems
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090521@0411
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Is that the same tracker that a month ago had a completion date for the SYD Consulate in November 2022 ? Because if it is I provided a print out (not a link) of that in my correspondences to the US consulates in NZ and Fiji, and neither denied that completion date in their under 24 hour respective replies to me. Would be very easy to bring a date forward so a Defendant could impress a Judge in a lawsuit, particularly when the same Defendant has not done much in DV 2022. One thing I have learnt in several years of working for governments, nothing finishes on time, or budget. On a possible positive note the Western Australian border closure ends in 2 days on 3 March 2022, so the Perth Consulate should open and, assuming covert prioritisation of DV cases is not occurring in AU, there is no reason why we won't start seeing some 2NLs for AU selectees advising of their interview at the Perth Consulate.
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2022OC5XX
DS 260 submitted November 2021
No documents requested or submitted
Ready to be scheduled for interview December 2021
Current as of January 2022
090521@0411
Active Member
Congratulations Rfiji
If they have your passport it means your visa application was approved.
From reading previous years threads passport with visa in it can be returned within days to weeks.
Are you able to tell us what questions they asked you at your interview?
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2022OC5XX
DS 260 submitted November 2021
No documents requested or submitted
Ready to be scheduled for interview December 2021
Current as of January 2022
Isnt Sydney the only consulate in aus that does DV interviews? I dont think Perth opening does anything for us. Having another one open won't make them suddenly start transferring people when they already have the option to that to Melbourne and aren't.
I would also love to hear from Rfiji the questions asked at the embassy as I am also a Fiji applicant. Thanks.
090521@0411
Active Member
Yes, SYD Consulate is “meant” to be the only US Consulate in AU to process DVs, however that is somewhat of a bad joke if they are closed for reasons within their control, including being closed after 30 September 2022.
Its like saying the SYD Consulate is “meant” to interview DV cases on Tuesday mornings only, yet if you read through the OC DV 2021 thread on this forum, DV 2021 selectees from AU claimed SYD Consulate began to also interview DV cases on Mondays and Wednesdays, proving, at that time, the SYD Consulate was prepared to triple their efforts to assist DV cases. Who knows what the policy change is now, although I do note the current Consulate General at the SYD Consulate is in an “acting” capacity, and is not the Consulate General who ran the SYD Consulate for DV 2021.
Its one thing to close for reasons beyond their control, such as in DV 2021 when the NSW Government placed Sydney City into lockdown due to COVID, however when you close because you had decided (2 years earlier) you were going to move to a new business address, that is a reason within your control.
If you can move IV operations to the MELB Consulate, you can also move IV operations to the Perth Consulate. IV operations are IV operations, and IV includes DV. The moment DOS starts saying DV is not IV in Australia is the moment DOS officially admits they are still operating an (illegal) prioritising of visa categories in AU.
My comment is on the guaranteed basis that on 3 March 2022 when the WA border opens, and therefore the Peth Consulate opens, the SYD Consulate will still be closed, and the MELB Consulate will still not be processing DV cases.
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2022OC5XX
DS 260 submitted November 2021
No documents requested or submitted
Ready to be scheduled for interview December 2021
Current as of January 2022
Hi
Thanks..
Thanks....they didnt asked much even we took our bank statement n fnpf statement and sponsor form but they returned and only took main applicants qualification and job letter..as I married after lottery result so I had to take my childs custody n overseas travelling order and both of our divorce papers...that's all
They didnt ask much just when we got married and where we going to stay and any overseas visit .....that's all