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What Happens if You ' Fail ' one of the requirements in the interview?

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Still curious on a few things..

Lets say you go for the interview, Everythings fantastic.
However you dont have $15 000 in savings, but you have a full time job that pays 5 times that much and you can proove it.

What happens? Do they just say ' Sorry sir ' and send you on your way or is there some leg room?

Are the people who do the interview even human? Do they ever cut any slack?
 
Upgraded said:
Still curious on a few things..

Lets say you go for the interview, Everythings fantastic.
However you dont have $15 000 in savings, but you have a full time job that pays 5 times that much and you can proove it.

What happens? Do they just say ' Sorry sir ' and send you on your way or is there some leg room?

Are the people who do the interview even human? Do they ever cut any slack?
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If you make $75,000, can't you save $15,000 in half a year?
 
Upgraded - sometimes you have to make some sacrifices and/or put your life and plans somewhat on hold with the DV.

I was ready to purchase a unit the week I got my letter - so by the end of this process, I would have been at home with my parents for an extra 18 months. (Luckily, they are fantastic and it was no hassle at all!)

As in my profession, I require a Masters to work in the US, even though my quals here in Australia should be recognized, they aren't, I also went to two days a week at work in June to fast track my Masters so have been trying to live/save on two days a week work.

All of this is because I want that GC so badly - I've had to make massive sacrifices, including with my own career here, with the risk that it may now all work out at the interview.

The thing is you haven't even been SELECTED yet. Forget worrying about what will happen in the interview until you are actually selected. It took me 4 times to get picked. Yes you may get picked first go, but it is a very long process between even getting picked and the interview.
 
Oh and if you have property etc and you can prove you will be selling it etc before you go this is counted towards your $15,000.

You just have to have all the paperwork/valuations etc in order.
 
Lorelei said:
Oh and if you have property etc and you can prove you will be selling it etc before you go this is counted towards your $15,000.

You just have to have all the paperwork/valuations etc in order.
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Put yourself in the interviewer's shoes.

What would they want to have as concrete proof, given that all they know about you is on your application, that you will not be an economic drain once in the US. This is their job, and most people would expect them to execute it professionally.

US Permanent Residency is a privelege, not a right. Treat it as such and you will be fine.
 
bmchris said:
Put yourself in the interviewer's shoes.

What would they want to have as concrete proof, given that all they know about you is on your application, that you will not be an economic drain once in the US. This is their job, and most people would expect them to execute it professionally.

US Permanent Residency is a privelege, not a right. Treat it as such and you will be fine.
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I've recently had this discussion, it could be viewed as a privilege. I prefer to refer to it as a great opportunity rather than privilege. The fact remains that the US needs immigrants to keep the economy going and to keep the social security system going as the population age- thats why the US is fiercely competing with Canada, Australia, New Zealand for skilled migrants.
 
joesoap101 said:
The fact remains that the US needs immigrants to keep the economy going and to keep the social security system going as the population age- thats why the US is fiercely competing with Canada, Australia, New Zealand for skilled migrants.
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I'm not sure about the "needs" part of immigration - certainly in certain industries like high tech, biotech, etc. - where there is a skills shortage.

As long as there is more than cyclical unemployment, immigration in over employed vocations should not be necessary. Business migration though I agree is encouraged. Social Security is not just for the aged - its also for folks who are widowed, disadvantaged etc.

But the point of the Diversity lottery is not to satisfy economic goals. Its to promote diversity, which is important to society from a cultural and moral view, more than economic? Out of all the migration programs, I think the DV entry is most lenient in terms of qualification. Is it more to stop "unsuitable" entries - or more to ensure that anyone admitted can "survive"? Having lived in the US for 7 years, I would say more the latter.

I don't believe that Canada, Australia, New Zealand offer any Diversity migration program do they? Why not? Probably because its less of an economic benefit? In the end, we all have opinions, which I find mostly are merritted - but all that really matters is what the rules say, and everything else more academic. This is why I recommend the focus on satisfaction of the requirements, versus the merits of the requirements.
 
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