funds to prove that you can support yourself?

[majalykke]

Hi friends!

I just found this forum a few days ago & my favorite new way to spend a few hours have quickly become torturing myself by reading about all the happy winners on here, congrats by the way!

Anyway as I've already become a winner in my head for the 2015 dv lottery I was looking through the threads to locate a few answers but couldn't seem to find any so I guess I'll see if anyone could help me out. These are all based on me winning of course.

Short profile of myself: I am 27, currently studying a BA in Ireland (will be finished by June 2015), Denmark is my "eligibility" country. So I seem to cover the two "base" requirements so onto questions.

1. Besides the two base requirements & of course things like having been convicted of a crime, carrying some flagged illness or I don't even know, are there other reasons why people don't make the cut when having been selected?

2. I have lived in the US before & have two visas (student) in my passport plus a social security number, would that help me in any way?

3. I read somewhere on here that you don't have to pay any money before the interview, what money?

4. Do you have to have a certain amount of money in your bank account to prove that you can support yourself during the move & while you're job hunting?

5. The interviews seem to start in October, so that would be October 2014. I read that you get a 6 month "entry" window gap thing & then you get the 10-year green card when hitting the US. If I get selected (of course) & get an interview scheduled in October, that would only buy me till March/April to enter the US but I don't graduate till June. Could I go to the US & return to finish my studies? Of course returning RIGHT after, like literally the day after my graduation I swear.


Alright I think that's all of my questions, back to torturing myself.

Thanks,

Maja Lykke.

 

[Britsimon]

Hi friends!

I just found this forum a few days ago & my favorite new way to spend a few hours have quickly become torturing myself by reading about all the happy winners on here, congrats by the way!

Anyway as I've already become a winner in my head for the 2015 dv lottery I was looking through the threads to locate a few answers but couldn't seem to find any so I guess I'll see if anyone could help me out. These are all based on me winning of course.

Short profile of myself: I am 27, currently studying a BA in Ireland (will be finished by June 2015), Denmark is my "eligibility" country. So I seem to cover the two "base" requirements so onto questions.

1. Besides the two base requirements & of course things like having been convicted of a crime, carrying some flagged illness or I don't even know, are there other reasons why people don't make the cut when having been selected?

2. I have lived in the US before & have two visas (student) in my passport plus a social security number, would that help me in any way?

3. I read somewhere on here that you don't have to pay any money before the interview, what money?

4. Do you have to have a certain amount of money in your bank account to prove that you can support yourself during the move & while you're job hunting?

5. The interviews seem to start in October, so that would be October 2014. I read that you get a 6 month "entry" window gap thing & then you get the 10-year green card when hitting the US. If I get selected (of course) & get an interview scheduled in October, that would only buy me till March/April to enter the US but I don't graduate till June. Could I go to the US & return to finish my studies? Of course returning RIGHT after, like literally the day after my graduation I swear.


Alright I think that's all of my questions, back to torturing myself.

Thanks,

Maja Lykke.

1. People sometimes misunderstand the education requirement or try to qualify on work experience without experience in the correct type of job at the correct level. There are also those that fail to provide all the required documents or don't satisfy the CO that they will not become a charge on the state.

2. No it won't help. They may want to check that you were in status during your visits there.

3. The medical is done before the interview, and police certs could cost a small amount. Then on the day of the interview you pay some fees to cover the initial process and then more fees when you enter the States. Around $1000 per person should cover everything.

4. The generally accepted figure is $10k per person. You can get by with less than that if you have people to help you in the States (and they are willing to provide an affidavit of support), plus you could also get some "credit" if you are a more mature/experienced candidate. As a young person (recent grad) you should probably plan to have the $10k available.

5. Firstly interviews will be scheduled from October 2014 to September 2015 so your immigration date (if you get selected) would probably be after June anyway. However, IF you win and get an early interview you can enter the US to activate your GC then leave. You then have 12 months before you need to be back and can extend that if needed with a permission from USCIS. So anyway - no problem.

Fingers crossed for you!

 

[Agu]

The $1000, does it include the $330 and $165?

QUOTE=britsimon;2658352]1. People sometimes misunderstand the education requirement or try to qualify on work experience without experience in the correct type of job at the correct level. There are also those that fail to provide all the required documents or don't satisfy the CO that they will not become a charge on the state.

2. No it won't help. They may want to check that you were in status during your visits there.

3. The medical is done before the interview, and police certs could cost a small amount. Then on the day of the interview you pay some fees to cover the initial process and then more fees when you enter the States. Around $1000 per person should cover everything.

4. The generally accepted figure is $10k per person. You can get by with less than that if you have people to help you in the States (and they are willing to provide an affidavit of support), plus you could also get some "credit" if you are a more mature/experienced candidate. As a young person (recent grad) you should probably plan to have the $10k available.

5. Firstly interviews will be scheduled from October 2014 to September 2015 so your immigration date (if you get selected) would probably be after June anyway. However, IF you win and get an early interview you can enter the US to activate your GC then leave. You then have 12 months before you need to be back and can extend that if needed with a permission from USCIS. So anyway - no problem.

Fingers crossed for you![/QUOTE]

 

[Britsimon]

Yeah, just an approximation to include those fees, medicals, police reports, vaccinations - the whole thing. It will probably be less than $1000 per person for most people....

The $1000, does it include the $330 and $165?

QUOTE=britsimon;2658352]1. People sometimes misunderstand the education requirement or try to qualify on work experience without experience in the correct type of job at the correct level. There are also those that fail to provide all the required documents or don't satisfy the CO that they will not become a charge on the state.

2. No it won't help. They may want to check that you were in status during your visits there.

3. The medical is done before the interview, and police certs could cost a small amount. Then on the day of the interview you pay some fees to cover the initial process and then more fees when you enter the States. Around $1000 per person should cover everything.

4. The generally accepted figure is $10k per person. You can get by with less than that if you have people to help you in the States (and they are willing to provide an affidavit of support), plus you could also get some "credit" if you are a more mature/experienced candidate. As a young person (recent grad) you should probably plan to have the $10k available.

5. Firstly interviews will be scheduled from October 2014 to September 2015 so your immigration date (if you get selected) would probably be after June anyway. However, IF you win and get an early interview you can enter the US to activate your GC then leave. You then have 12 months before you need to be back and can extend that if needed with a permission from USCIS. So anyway - no problem.

Fingers crossed for you!

[/QUOTE]