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September VB - DV14 Last Chapter

EURO2014 said:
Yes, it (cut-offs not or rarely moving from one month to the next) has occurred on few occasions in the past (at least for EU). As far as September is concerned, just +30 in 2000 and +100 in 2005. As you rightly point out, it is therefore not unheard of. Yet there still may be some (small) hope, who knows...
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Ah yes, I remember now
At least it's not like other visa categories where they actually retrogress... I think there were actually a couple of cases of retrogression in the very early DV years but I assume that was them still trying to figure out how to do the whole thing, especially when computer systems were much less useful than now.
 
Britsimon said:
You will need to put something in there for the interview and then at the POE you should have an accurate address, because that will be where the GC is sent.
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Good afternoon Britsimon,

Hope you are well. Quick question. So as I recall our forms were also left blank with regards to address. So as I understand it, we have to give an address before we arrive? Does that mean we have to find a place before even reaching the US without having viewed any properties? We thought we could just arrive at a hotel and search for a place to rent when we got there...
 
Frogman said:
Good afternoon Britsimon,

Hope you are well. Quick question. So as I recall our forms were also left blank with regards to address. So as I understand it, we have to give an address before we arrive? Does that mean we have to find a place before even reaching the US without having viewed any properties? We thought we could just arrive at a hotel and search for a place to rent when we got there...
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You'll actually need an address for your interview, have been reports of people not getting their visas without an address to send the green cards to.
 
SusieQQQ said:
You'll actually need an address for your interview, have been reports of people not getting their visas without an address to send the green cards to.
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So I have seen some places on Craig's list. Do you think people would rent a place out without having met me in person? I remember the story of Britsimon. He said he went through a lot of trouble reassuring the landlord he was legit...
 
SusieQQQ said:
Ah yes, I remember now
At least it's not like other visa categories where they actually retrogress... I think there were actually a couple of cases of retrogression in the very early DV years but I assume that was them still trying to figure out how to do the whole thing, especially when computer systems were much less useful than now.
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Interesting, this certainly would be a worst case scenario. The table goes back to DV-1995 and, luckily, there is no indication that any retrogression has happened during those years. Nevertheless, visa numbers may run out some time in September, if this were to occur hopefully only towards the very end of September and DV-2014!!!
 
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Frogman said:
So I have seen some places on Craig's list. Do you think people would rent a place out without having met me in person? I remember the story of Britsimon. He said he went through a lot of trouble reassuring the landlord he was legit...
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Eh, you might also have a problem in that the landlord may not be legit. Very few people are comfortable either side of a renting sight unseen agreement. I would find a mail service or even just put a hotel address in the meantime. You can always change the address at your port of entry. Do you know absolutely no one in the US? They don't have to be in the city you plan to settle in.
 
SusieQQQ said:
You'll actually need an address for your interview, have been reports of people not getting their visas without an address to send the green cards to.
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It seems a little strange though... Is September I should provide them with an address of accommodation. What if I was only planning to enter the US next year? My moms cousin lives in the US. Do you think it makes sense contacting him? He lives on the other side of the US from where we were planning to enter....
 
Frogman said:
It seems a little strange though... Is September I should provide them with an address of accommodation. What if I was only planning to enter the US next year? My moms cousin lives in the US. Do you think it makes sense contacting him? He lives on the other side of the US from where we were planning to enter....
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You don't need an address for accommodation - but you do need an address to get the green card sent to. Put your mom's cousin, if he is amenable. If you don't have an address to change to at the port of entry, just get him to DHL your documents to you when they arrive at his house.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Playing devils advocate, there have also been cases in the past when cutoffs did not actually move from one month to the next. I can't remember off the top of my head if this was ever the case for August to September and yes, I have again forgotten the link to the historical table....
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Agreed - absolutely. One region, or two regions. But 3? Nahhhhhh!
 
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Frogman said:
Good afternoon Britsimon,

Hope you are well. Quick question. So as I recall our forms were also left blank with regards to address. So as I understand it, we have to give an address before we arrive? Does that mean we have to find a place before even reaching the US without having viewed any properties? We thought we could just arrive at a hotel and search for a place to rent when we got there...
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I would arrange for a friend or agent or someone to receive your GC for you - and that would be the address you should use. When you move there you will probably do as I did - stay in a hotel for a few days until you can get into a rented property - so it is unlikely that you'll have a reliable address and you certainly should NOT pay for a rented property from Craigslist or anywhere else without seeing it....
 
levi2al said:
So this mean that this happens also in dv2000 and dv 2005. So is normal procedure. They think the number of visa are enough just for interviews already booked. If the fail rate will increase then in September vb they will add the remaining visa numbers. Am I correct?
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Yes, this would be my conclusion also, in case they'd be able to accommodate additional selectees. Yet not in VB September, rather in update to VB August, which includes September forecast. VB September would most likely come too late. In any case it will delay any potential 2nd NL's in AF, AS and EU, making CP and AOS processes very difficult.
 
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i called KCC and the lady told me that"since its not big jump you should wait, there might be change in VB". has anyone been told like this?
 
emaldo22 said:
I don't know if it will be soon. She told me that tomorrow they could call 100


That's weird because the lady that I talked to told me that the state has not release any numbers for those continents yet. I spoke with her for 10 minutes going back and forth. But she told me that those were not the final numbers. She was actually the nicest one that I have spoken to.
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I am still not aware of how this process of giving numbers works on the KCC side, but as there is more than one continent that is stuck or identical to the previous bulletin, the best explanation might be that they did not update those continents yet. Was there another year where more than at least two continents remained the same between one bulletin and the other? And if this theory is not right, why update or prioritize one continent over others?
 
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I have not received the VB bulletin email yet. Could this be a good sign?

I am still not aware of how this process of giving numbers works on the KCC side, but as there is more than one continent that is stuck or identical to the previous bulletin, the best explanation might be that they did not update those continents yet. Was there another year where more than at least two continents remained the same between one bulletin and the other? And if this theory is not right, why update or prioritize one continent over others?
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VB August E-Mail & Attachment received today at 12:05 pm.
 
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