I've not been selected either.
3 relatives of mine have not been selected too.
Since they said there will be another batch of winners in October, I cannot hide that I feel that something is going wrong with all this.
Sorry to hear that.
I agree,something is weird about the announcement that they might release a second round of winners in October,and after last years' fiasco in May,I don't trust this whole thing anymore.And it seems there are not that many winners so far.
I strongly believe that something is wrong somewhere,DOS might have had a big problem which they cannot handle at this stage so as to announced only few results and by october 1st they announced the full results cos if you take a look at the recent news of DOS stating on their website that MORE ENTRIES MAYBE SELECTED october 1st,after all they will always use the word (maybe) and i also know that the results been announced was only few and october results might just be more than the winning numbers of this May 1st results.
My bro its out of humans error which DOS has shown us here.The correct words there is MAYBE not WILL BE according to DOS website.But either way its all thesameconfusing stuff .. on the main dv page they say "MAY BE" and on the confirmation page of ESC they say "WILL BE"
i am confused .. dont have any high hopes thou .. coz i can hardly see any winners until now ..
My bro its out of humans error which DOS has shown us here.The correct words there is MAYBE not WILL BE according to DOS website.But either way its all thesame
"DV 2013 Entrants: Please keep your confirmation number until at least September 2013, even if you are not selected on May 1, 2012. The Department of State [U][B]may select[/B][/U] more DV 2013 entries on [U][B]October 1, 2012[/B][/U]."
"More entries [U][B]will be[/B][/U] selected in [U][B]early October 2012[/B][/U], so please keep your confirmation information until at least that time."
It's interesting you know that, tonight, I expected the forums to now be full of excitement from selectees sharing their news and plans and questions of what to do next.
Instead, there is an undercurrent of "there don't seem to be enough winners" and "something doesn't seem quite right", added to the speculation regarding October.
I do wish there was a little more information but I suspect that, with my disappointment mixed in with this curiosity, my questions will only prolong what I need to face up to. I'm not in!
........ and secondly it's another long wait for something that may not even happen.
The forum is quiet. I've heard of 2 people in the forum that have been selected (one twice from last year, oshin I believe), the other was the father of a Moderator, and one other person outside this forum. I have not personally verified anyone's win though. Maybe it's quite simple; the selectees of DV-2013 found there own-language forums to get help from, or simply haven't joined up to ask yet, because you're right, it doesn't seem as lively as last year.
Yes, I've been selected. Details of my postings are on another topic forum here on this site. I think people (who have been selected) might be hesitant to say anything just in case there's a glitch like last year. I am holding my excitement low for now regarding my DV2013 selection, while at the meantime, working on my DV2012 application - which I just learned about my selection a few days ago.
Best of luck everyone!
The forum is quiet. I've heard of 2 people in the forum that have been selected (one twice from last year, oshin I believe), the other was the father of a Moderator, and one other person outside this forum. I have not personally verified anyone's win though. Maybe it's quite simple; the selectees of DV-2013 found there own-language forums to get help from, or simply haven't joined up to ask yet, because you're right, it doesn't seem as lively as last year.
Yes, I've been selected. Details of my postings are on another topic forum here on this site. I think people (who have been selected) might be hesitant to say anything just in case there's a glitch like last year. I am holding my excitement low for now regarding my DV2013 selection, while at the meantime, working on my DV2012 application - which I just learned about my selection a few days ago.
Best of luck everyone!
u have been selected twice consectively?! WTF
I think it's potentially quiet because most of those who win find these forums *after* they win.
That said, we will see. I'd love to know, however - for those who have won.. what is your #.. in the 000's, low hundreds etc?
It's possible that for workload purposes they've only released enough for 25,000 winners for example.. I'd imagine they got overwhelmed last year.
I think it's potentially quiet because most of those who win find these forums *after* they win.
My Friend,
just 2 hours after opening result I came to this forum and I saw 365 people watching this DV thread! How many winners are among those 365?! It is really quite this year.