DV 2022 OC Selectees

[BrisOC22]

Thanks for your reply. Just hard to work out what they are doing and what decision to make about transferring to Suva with a couple of kids. I can see case numbers don’t seem to be in any order as there are some in the low hundreds and others in the 2000’s and all inbetween that have had 2nls. Just wondering what others experiences have been that have had family members.

I think its sort of in order of case number. But not really. Right now they just are accepting everyone since they have capacity. Everyone is current right now, so whether you are OC1 or OC2500, they will accept your transfer and schedule you. But like others have said they tend to do them all in one big batch right after the bulletin comes out. Those that requested in April/early May got scheduled for July.

So the next batch that gets scheduled will most likely be August/September interviews, so it's getting close to the point (where I would assume) that Suva might cut off transfers after the next group. So you probably still have 2-3 weeks to decide before it gets super risky (imo, obviously no one knows what will happen). But yeah can definitely get a bit pricey with kids, I assume the last batch would of been ideal as the a lot of the July interviews fall within the school holidays, so might be a bit tougher now.

Suva will only be able to do a max of 2 more rounds of interviews (assuming their is a group of August and September interviews, and not just one or the other) though since itll be September then. Definitely getting close to final decision time for everyone

Of course theres a chance Sydney still opens at the end of August and starts pumping through the remaining few people that are waiting. But (at least for me) that's a lot of risk to take and you'd be kind of all in on Sydney opening and prioritising everyone.

 

[Shezza85]

Silly question but to the people who have passed their interviews, did you dress up formally? or a normal pair of jeans and a nice shirt would suffice

Not Silly, as I was going to ask the same thing at some point.

 

[Melanie Swales]

Just a heads up to everyone over 1200 that got interviews in may…:you will get your visa in June….

Well this is good news thanks. I went for an interview and was told to wait 3-5 for pick up or collection of passport. After the the lapse of 5 working days nothing was communicated back to me in this regard so I decided to email the embassy and was told to wait for my CN to be valid as my CN is higher then the one allocated for May which is 1200. Anyone else had encountered something similar?

 

[Shezza85]

Hey even though the interview is a couple of months away, I'm pretty sure i've got all my documents ready and in order. The only thing I potentially think could be a concern for me is that I have a DUI offence from over a decade ago. It was a low range DUI and there was no conviction/fine. I initially didn't mention this when I first submitted my DS 260 though when my AFP check came back that came up which I wasn't expecting. As a result I unlocked and resubmitted my DS 260 a month later to mention this. Is it possible the CO could be suss on me over this. I also have the court records about this which i'll obviously bring to the interview, though when I asked the courts for the original copies they said they don't ever give the original/hard copies out. I have the email from the courts which has them saying this. Do you think this should be enough and does anyone on here have much knowledge or experience around this type of thing or whether it could be a means for refusal? That's the only thing i'm sorta concerned about as I noticed there's been a number of refusals from OC

 

[AusOC]

Hey even though the interview is a couple of months away, I'm pretty sure i've got all my documents ready and in order. The only thing I potentially think could be a concern for me is that I have a DUI offence from over a decade ago. It was a low range DUI and there was no conviction/fine. I initially didn't mention this when I first submitted my DS 260 though when my AFP check came back that came up which I wasn't expecting. As a result I unlocked and resubmitted my DS 260 a month later to mention this. Is it possible the CO could be suss on me over this. I also have the court records about this which i'll obviously bring to the interview, though when I asked the courts for the original copies they said they don't ever give the original/hard copies out. I have the email from the courts which has them saying this. Do you think this should be enough and does anyone on here have much knowledge or experience around this type of thing or whether it could be a means for refusal? That's the only thing i'm sorta concerned about as I noticed there's been a number of refusals from OC

Hey Shezza,
I was in almost the exact same spot, my neg driving charge from 10 years ago showed up on the police report and so I had to unlock the ds 260 to add it in.

I believe that my records were the original, but honestly was just a piece of paper so nothing official looking. The first window where they take your docs asked if I had anything further to show on the police conviction on my police certificate, so I think they just want to see more detail on the charges etc, I don’t necessarily think the originals or not will matter here. I gave the certificate of conviction and fine details paper. So for your question, no I don’t think the copies scenario will matter, I wouldn’t even bring it up unless they ask.
Side note they actually ended up keeping my originals thinking they WERE the copies so I had to ask for them back the next day lol

The interviewing officer did ask about the incident, first if my husband ever had any issues with the police then to me and said “I see you have, can you tell me more about what happened”
I just explained that the scenario, emphasised that it was a long time ago and when I was in high school, and that nothing has happened since. She did ask what the outcome was I just explained that after going to court I had to pay a fine and that was it.

I was shitting bricks honestly as I wasn’t expecting them to ask - but, I really think they are assessing your risk to the public so would just play it down, emphasise it was a long time ago. It’s not a violent crime or anything, you will be fine!

 

[Shezza85]

Hey Shezza,
I was in almost the exact same spot, my neg driving charge from 10 years ago showed up on the police report and so I had to unlock the ds 260 to add it in.

I believe that my records were the original, but honestly was just a piece of paper so nothing official looking. The first window where they take your docs asked if I had anything further to show on the police conviction on my police certificate, so I think they just want to see more detail on the charges etc, I don’t necessarily think the originals or not will matter here. I gave the certificate of conviction and fine details paper. So for your question, no I don’t think the copies scenario will matter, I wouldn’t even bring it up unless they ask.
Side note they actually ended up keeping my originals thinking they WERE the copies so I had to ask for them back the next day lol

The interviewing officer did ask about the incident, first if my husband ever had any issues with the police then to me and said “I see you have, can you tell me more about what happened”
I just explained that the scenario, emphasised that it was a long time ago and when I was in high school, and that nothing has happened since. She did ask what the outcome was I just explained that after going to court I had to pay a fine and that was it.

I was shitting bricks honestly as I wasn’t expecting them to ask - but, I really think they are assessing your risk to the public so would just play it down, emphasise it was a long time ago. It’s not a violent crime or anything, you will be fine!

Thanks for letting me know. Yeah hopefully should be ok and that was my only charge from over 10 years ago. I have all the details surrounding it in my court documents, and i won't bring up about the copies unless they ask, though have the email from the NSW courts to say they don't provide hard copies. There's probably a number of people in a similar boat so hopefully should be ok.

Also regarding copies of all required documents for the interviews, they just have to be copies, they don't need to be certified by a JP?

 

[Kotoko]

Hi everyone,
For anyone that has transferred their case to Suva, are you all single or have partners/family? (Hope nobody minds me asking)
I have been selected but I have a family and was just wondering if they seem to be giving 2nls to singles.

we are a family of 4 that got our visa there in this month

 

[AusOC]

Thanks for letting me know. Yeah hopefully should be ok and that was my only charge from over 10 years ago. I have all the details surrounding it in my court documents, and i won't bring up about the copies unless they ask, though have the email from the NSW courts to say they don't provide hard copies. There's probably a number of people in a similar boat so hopefully should be ok.

Also regarding copies of all required documents for the interviews, they just have to be copies, they don't need to be certified by a JP?

Just copies is fine, no need to certify as they will accompany the original

 

[BrisOC22]

Thanks for letting me know. Yeah hopefully should be ok and that was my only charge from over 10 years ago. I have all the details surrounding it in my court documents, and i won't bring up about the copies unless they ask, though have the email from the NSW courts to say they don't provide hard copies. There's probably a number of people in a similar boat so hopefully should be ok.

Also regarding copies of all required documents for the interviews, they just have to be copies, they don't need to be certified by a JP?

Simon answered basically this exact question in his latest video (timestamped) -

Basically the answer is, it depends on what happened. If it was a DUI where you accidentally hit and killed someone, vs a DUI where nothing happened etc. So there's no definitive answer, just depends on the severity. Sounds like yours was long ago and nothing happened and was minor, so shouldnt be an issue

 

[Britsimon]

Simon answered basically this exact question in his latest video (timestamped) -

Basically the answer is, it depends on what happened. If it was a DUI where you accidentally hit and killed someone, vs a DUI where nothing happened etc. So there's no definitive answer, just depends on the severity. Sounds like yours was long ago and nothing happened and was minor, so shouldnt be an issue

Wow - well done for finding the answer and the timestamp. With a 1 hour video I'm often pretty sure people just use the video to go to sleep!

 

[LisaMelb]

I found out super late about my DV 2022 lottery win. I'm doing my DS260. I know it may be too far gone, plus Sydney being closed and might miss out on Fiji, but I'm praying and trying my best. I’m a single person applying. My CN is 2022OC3XX.

1. My passport and birth certificate have different places of birth. Passport has “Melbourne”, whereas birth certificate has “Carlton” which is an inner suburb of Melbourne where the hospital was located. Will this discrepancy cause issues? Has anyone else in OC had this problem? Should I get a new passport and have them amend the place of birth to exactly match the birth certificate? Or will they understand Carlton is within the city of Melbourne?

I really don’t know what to do. On my original DV entry I put Melbourne - I followed my passport because I hadn’t seen my birth certificate until now. But obviously the birth certificate is the document to prove place of birth. The DS260 says put place of birth that’s listed on passport.

2. For the national police check, did you do the one with fingerprints?

Thank you!

 

[LuckyOneTwo]

I found out super late about my DV 2022 lottery win. I'm doing my DS260. I know it may be too far gone, plus Sydney being closed and might miss out on Fiji, but I'm praying and trying my best. I’m a single person applying. My CN is 2022OC3XX.

1. My passport and birth certificate have different places of birth. Passport has “Melbourne”, whereas birth certificate has “Carlton” which is an inner suburb of Melbourne where the hospital was located. Will this discrepancy cause issues? Has anyone else in OC had this problem? Should I get a new passport and have them amend the place of birth to exactly match the birth certificate? Or will they understand Carlton is within the city of Melbourne?

I really don’t know what to do. On my original DV entry I put Melbourne - I followed my passport because I hadn’t seen my birth certificate until now. But obviously the birth certificate is the document to prove place of birth. The DS260 says put place of birth that’s listed on passport.

2. For the national police check, did you do the one with fingerprints?

Thank you!

Going on my experience with the J1, E3 visas, it wasn’t an issue with different place of birth. I’m in the same situation and hope it’s not an issue for this GC interview.

No need for fingerprint police check, they will do your digital fingerprints at the consulate in Fiji.

 

[BrisOC22]

I found out super late about my DV 2022 lottery win. I'm doing my DS260. I know it may be too far gone, plus Sydney being closed and might miss out on Fiji, but I'm praying and trying my best. I’m a single person applying. My CN is 2022OC3XX.

1. My passport and birth certificate have different places of birth. Passport has “Melbourne”, whereas birth certificate has “Carlton” which is an inner suburb of Melbourne where the hospital was located. Will this discrepancy cause issues? Has anyone else in OC had this problem? Should I get a new passport and have them amend the place of birth to exactly match the birth certificate? Or will they understand Carlton is within the city of Melbourne?

I really don’t know what to do. On my original DV entry I put Melbourne - I followed my passport because I hadn’t seen my birth certificate until now. But obviously the birth certificate is the document to prove place of birth. The DS260 says put place of birth that’s listed on passport.

2. For the national police check, did you do the one with fingerprints?

Thank you!

Make sure you select code 33 when you are getting the police certificate, not code 35 (quite a lot of us made this mistake)

 

[SusieQQQ]

1. My passport and birth certificate have different places of birth. Passport has “Melbourne”, whereas birth certificate has “Carlton” which is an inner suburb of Melbourne where the hospital was located.

You’re overthinking this. It’s not a different place of birth. One is just more specific than the other, just like both “Melbourne” and “Australia” would be accurate as “place of birth ” for a more general question.

 

[Shezza85]

Simon answered basically this exact question in his latest video (timestamped) -

Basically the answer is, it depends on what happened. If it was a DUI where you accidentally hit and killed someone, vs a DUI where nothing happened etc. So there's no definitive answer, just depends on the severity. Sounds like yours was long ago and nothing happened and was minor, so shouldnt be an issue

Thanks for doing that @BrisOC22 . Yes it was a low range DUI and first offence and over a decade ago and the fact that they didn't take any points off, didn't disqualify my licence and give me a fine should hopefully show the CO that is was very minor, and yes I definitely didn't hit or kill anyone. I spose it depends on who you may get. Hopefully should be ok.

 

[miiint]

Hey all!

I only submitted my DS260 last week (13/5), and Suva has accepted my transfer today (23/5) and will be scheduling for August/September interviews.

My question is, how long does the DS260 take to be ready to transfer, generally speaking? Based on everyone's experience, have I filed this too late & potentially will miss out? The status shows as "at KCC" so I'm not entirely sure what that means.

Need to make an educated gamble on whether to cancel my lease or continue it here in Aus

 

[TWI]

My question is, how long does the DS260 take to be ready to transfer, generally speaking? Based on everyone's experience, have I filed this too late & potentially will miss out? The status shows as "at KCC" so I'm not entirely sure what that means.

Need to make an educated gamble on whether to cancel my lease or continue it here in Aus

Your status will stay “at KCC” until you receive the 2nl. 2nls generally come out from the 15th to end of the month. Suva already had 71 the other day so they may wait for June to do more 2nls. E.g. a couple of us requested transfer 20th and 21st April, and another person requested transfer 11th May- we all heard back on 17th May.
If you look up the 2nl stats, that should give you a better estimate (I think page 96 had people discussing the stats).

The instructions recommend selectees do not sell their house/car etc or quit their job until they have been approved.
Can you extend your lease by 3 months instead of a year etc?

 

[SusieQQQ]

Hey all!

I only submitted my DS260 last week (13/5), and Suva has accepted my transfer today (23/5) and will be scheduling for August/September interviews.

My question is, how long does the DS260 take to be ready to transfer, generally speaking? Based on everyone's experience, have I filed this too late & potentially will miss out? The status shows as "at KCC" so I'm not entirely sure what that means.

Need to make an educated gamble on whether to cancel my lease or continue it here in Aus

Don’t do anything permanent until you have a visa in your passport.

 

[miiint]

Your status will stay “at KCC” until you receive the 2nl. 2nls generally come out from the 15th to end of the month. Suva already had 71 the other day so they may wait for June to do more 2nls. E.g. a couple of us requested transfer 20th and 21st April, and another person requested transfer 11th May- we all heard back on 17th May.
If you look up the 2nl stats, that should give you a better estimate (I think page 96 had people discussing the stats).

The instructions recommend selectees do not sell their house/car etc or quit their job until they have been approved.
Can you extend your lease by 3 months instead of a year etc?

Ah I see -- thanks so much for this info this is super helpful! I didn't know that about the status.

So my DS260 could very well be received and ready for scheduling already? Do we actually know what (if any) DS260 processing occurs now by KCC given we don't actually submit any docs?

This is the wording I'm getting stuck on from my email from the Suva embassy:

Once KCC completes its processes your interview will be scheduled. The next scheduling will be for August.

Based on what I'm reading in this thread, I assume 'processes' means the 2NL process that is likely to take a few weeks (i.e. probably around mid June), right? Given they say your interview will be scheduled it gives me hope. However, what could be the scenarios in which I wouldn't get an interview in time? More specifically, is there any reason my case would not be transferred/scheduled for interview in the next round of 2NLs?

And re the lease: they won't let me do a short term extension, unfortunately :'( Luckily I've got about a month more til I need to tell them definitively so hopefully I will know if I get an interview by then.

 

[AUMatt]

Make sure you select code 33 when you are getting the police certificate, not code 35 (quite a lot of us made this mistake)

Thanks Bris. I can't remember which one I selected when I ordered it back in December - is there a way to tell the difference?