DV lottery guide
This presentation above should answer most questions for DV2016 applicants. You will find links to some important articles and a guide on completing your DS260.
I will update the presentation with additional detail as needed – so feel free to ask questions and give me feedback.
If you cannot see the version above please use this link to access the article directly.
May 13, 2018 at 1:08 pm
After completing the DS260 is there any other applications that need to be completed after that before the interview? What applications do I take to the interview?
May 13, 2018 at 1:56 pm
No – but read the instructions.
May 15, 2018 at 12:44 pm
Hi! I am trying to check my DV2019 Entrant Status, I have manually typed and copy/pasted from the screen shot of the confirmation number I took but it is coming back saying ‘Invalid Confirmation Number: Please enter the correct confirmation number that is 16 characters long (example: 20181O0DZWY3DOV9)’ – when I click ‘forgot confirmation number’ it only shows 2018, not 2019, as an option so I am wondering if perhaps the 2019 Entrant Check isn’t yet open? I have looked across this website and online but it only states May 15th with no mention of a specific time in terms of when we can check. It’s past 0815 EST which is their office open hours, perhaps I need to wait longer…? Hopefully you might know! Thanks so much!
May 15, 2018 at 1:21 pm
From their website:
2019 Entrant Status Check
DV-2019 Entrants may enter their confirmation information through the link below starting at noon (EDT) on May 15, 2018. The DV-2019 entry period opened on October 18, 2017, and closed on November 22, 2017. Only confirmation information for entries submitted during this period are valid for checking your status. DV-2019 Entrants should keep their confirmation number until September 30, 2019.
May 16, 2018 at 9:38 am
Its shows me :
Please review the Confirmation Number, your Last/Family Name, and Year of Birth to ensure you have entered them exactly as they appear on your DV Confirmation Page, including punctuation.
Several characters are often confused:
0 = zero, O = letter ‘O’, 1 = one, I = letter ‘I’ (like ‘Ice’), 5 = five, S = letter ‘S’, 6 = six, G = letter ‘G’, 8 = eight, B = letter ‘B’
While i enterd every thing correctly to check my DV2019 ?
anyone face similer thing??
please advice..
thanks
May 16, 2018 at 2:11 pm
http://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-result-checking-tips/
May 16, 2018 at 3:14 pm
The same problem on me as well. It sags i formation is not valid. Since yesterday same problem. What should i do ?
May 16, 2018 at 4:29 pm
Read this
http://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-result-checking-tips/
May 16, 2018 at 7:24 pm
hey BritSimon
Thank you for all these information. my brother had just been selected for the 2019 DV lottery, he has 20 and I am asking you if I can fill the DS260 form for him and also, do I need to wait for his passport because he has not yet before starting fill the form?
May 16, 2018 at 7:55 pm
You can complete the form. You can use other ID or just wait for his passport.
May 17, 2018 at 11:17 pm
thank for your answer
May 16, 2018 at 7:50 pm
Hi Brit, first of all thank you so much for running this blog. Without it we would be completely clueless to the whole process. We have a high case number AF488XX but are still holding out hope and keeping everything crossed. I really don’t like to bother you but have a couple of questions and have looked everywhere and through FAQ’s but can’t seem to find any clear answers:
1. I am South African born but live in the UK. I left SA when I was 12 and have not returned since my last trip when I was 16. From what I understand I will need to get a Police Certificate for there aswell as UK. My problem is that I have no clue how I go about getting one from there. Do you have any links or any advice?
2. We completed our DS-260 in June last year but since then have had a family trip out to the US. Would it be best to unlock the form and update now or just wait till the interview?
Thank you again for all your help.
May 16, 2018 at 8:00 pm
1. The instructions for the lottery should lead you to the reciprocity pages. Check the one for SA.
2. Either way is fine.
May 16, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Ah I didn’t think to go through the SA one. Sorry. Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.
May 17, 2018 at 7:28 pm
hello BritSimon!
Please help me. I entered correct information to chek my DV-2019 status.
But sistem writes “The information entered is not valid.
Please review the Confirmation Number, your Last/Family Name, and Year of Birth to ensure you have entered them exactly as they appear on your DV Confirmation Page, including punctuation.”
WHAT CAN I DO?
May 17, 2018 at 7:32 pm
Read this
http://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-result-checking-tips/
May 18, 2018 at 1:01 am
I am from Italy, i live in the USA since 2015 with a student visa and this year has been my 8th try and still: HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED, i am destroyed
May 18, 2018 at 2:10 am
The chance of selection is 1 in 100.
May 18, 2018 at 2:41 am
Hi Brits, i just received my 1nl, and i want to continue my ds260 form.
please can u guard me in the process by sending me one (ds260 from) that is already fill, like sample so that i can do mine please…
i will highly appreciate you if u do cause my case# is 15 thousand plus.
May 18, 2018 at 2:43 am
Go through the guide, and in there there is a link to an article about completing the DS260
May 18, 2018 at 2:47 am
thanks Sir. for your kind respond
May 18, 2018 at 4:27 am
You also have to fill in your last name and birth year to get a reply
May 18, 2018 at 4:38 am
Hello, i hv been selected, after filling de 260 what is the procedure and what are the chances of getting through, is it a lottery again
May 18, 2018 at 4:52 am
Follow the guide to understand.
May 18, 2018 at 2:10 pm
Ok can you inform is there a list of profession which should match to get the visas i have all the minimum requisition on education and experience
May 18, 2018 at 3:39 pm
No there is not such a list.
May 18, 2018 at 8:32 pm
Hello BritSimon my sisters husband won the Dv lottery 2019 but he played as single and they did their traditional wedding in December but not legally married. Please what can he do so that he can travel together with the wife?..and moreover the wife is pregnant.
May 18, 2018 at 8:45 pm
They need to get legally married, then submit the DS260.
May 18, 2018 at 10:37 pm
Can I file AOS and ds260 at the same time ?
May 18, 2018 at 11:11 pm
Yes
May 19, 2018 at 4:38 am
Hi, i am indian , have my passport, my wife is Kenyan citizen , i got the 2019 lottery on the basis of my wife birth in Kenya, all documents as mentioned by you are there accept my indian birth certificate as at that time there was no su h system in India 1954, but all my other documents have my birth place and date as per indian requirements , what should I do to get this document in accordance to indian law s book leaving certificate and college certificates are proof of birthday and place
What certificate will i require
May 19, 2018 at 5:23 am
I have no idea about the availability of Indian documents.
May 19, 2018 at 6:37 am
hi what is AOS,
May 19, 2018 at 2:52 pm
Read the FAQ.
http://britsimonsays.com/consular-processing-versus-adjustment-status/
May 19, 2018 at 6:58 am
hi one more question is the DV 260 available offline, can I down load , if so give me the site
May 19, 2018 at 2:55 pm
No – it is an online form.
May 21, 2018 at 12:49 am
Hello Brit Simon!
I am Marianela, Selectee 2019, Mi Case number is 2019 SA 6xx Post: Buenos Aires , Argentina.
It was great to find your Blog and all the hard work you do. It brought me tranquility because I am new in this process!!!
It also got me emotional your words about Sofia, your daughter. My niece s name is Sofia too she is 4 years old.I will miss her a lot if I get lucky with the process……
1-I would like to ask your opinion for my case number, I just started reading and I can t find much information on my region. I am not in a hurry to leave my country, when would be safe to send the ds-260? I think Argentina only has around 100 DV visas each year.
2-I also would like to let you know that 27 years ago I commited a petty theft during a family trip in USA, I was 19 years old , that record was not an inegibility for my VIsas B1-B2 renewals through the years and several trips to the USA. Do you think that this could be a problem in the process for obteining the green card?
3-I was planning to visit USA this year for 2 weeks should I do it before filling up the DS-260? Could trips to the USA affect the process?
Thank you so much Brit Simon for your time and consideration, I would be glad to hear your opinion on this case
Yours sincerely,
Marianela
May 21, 2018 at 2:28 am
1. The number is fine. If you don’t want to move fast, delay your DS260 submission for some months.
2. No
3. It doesn’t matter – unless you need a new B1/B2. Again – delaying your DS260 probably helps (and there is no risk).
May 22, 2018 at 1:51 am
Thank you so much Brit! I will keep on reading and studying your blog and material. Muchas, muchas GRACIAS!!!
Best,
Marianela
May 21, 2018 at 10:54 am
Hi marianela we have a facebook group called lotería greencard venezuela. We are more than 100 people who were selected in dv2018. We help each other. We have people from ecuador cuba argentina spain and of course venezuela.
Te invito a que te unas.
Saludos
May 22, 2018 at 1:55 am
Hello Juan,
Genial ! Muchas gracias!!! Great , thank you!
Saludos,
Marianela
May 21, 2018 at 10:41 am
Hello BritSimon, Thank you for the great blog, I am selected with AS000064xx
1) would it be better i interview in South Africa ( i am a citizen here in SA too and all my work experience and education was done here). or should i go back to my native country to do interview in asia?
2) I have a valid ESTA till 2020, can i still enter USA on ESTA after i submitted my DS 260? ( I have to go back to do a exam)
3) Should I make appointment now for a doctors medical checkup ahead of time or should i wait for the interview date first and organise that ( does the medical examination have to be within 6 months of the interview)
May 21, 2018 at 2:01 pm
1. Where you live.
2. Yes
3. Wait for the interview date – it will be a LONG wait (around 1 year).
May 22, 2018 at 9:50 am
Hi Simon, If you can offer any advice on my query, I’d be very grateful.
I, like you was born in the U.K, so too was my wife who I met in Ireland.
I claimed entry to the DV Lottery through my mother and fathers place of birth. (Republic of Ireland)
I grew up in Ireland, as did all of my family and I’m as Irish as the next guy. (my parents were visiting England when I was introduced, so to speak) My question is around whether to proceed with a full application. I don’t qualify for the DV because the U.K is not an applicable country eligible for entry to the lottery. Ironically, all other 6 siblings were born in Ireland. I put in an application using my mother and fathers place of birth. I guess my question is….how can I prove that my parents were not resident in the U.K? Many thanks. Gary.
May 22, 2018 at 1:52 pm
From what you have said, it should be easy. Home ownership documents in ROI while they were in England, job records of ROI work. How about the siblings, were some born before and some after you? Your school records, vaccination records.
Use your imagination. Any proof is good proof – it builds a “preponderance of evidence”.
May 22, 2018 at 11:16 am
Hello Britsimon
I am fatima.I am selected with 2019Eu3***.
I was born in itly,but i havn’t Italian passport.my parent’s are persian and i have iranian passport.but i selected from Itly.
1.Country/region of origin(nationality):
for top question in Ds-260 , I should ansewer Iranaian or Ìtalian?
Tanke you.
May 22, 2018 at 1:42 pm
The travel ban means Iranians cannot get the GC unless they have some second citizenship, Are you entitled to Italian citizenship, can you get it? If not, it may not be worth completing the DS260 at this time (unless the travel ban is removed)
May 22, 2018 at 7:13 pm
Hi BritSimon
on the Ds 260
1) should i select yes I want a social security number and willing to disclose
2) there is no “petitioner” in my ds 260, i am not married and I have no children , is that why the Ds260 did not ask for a petitioner?
May 22, 2018 at 7:54 pm
1. If you want, yes.
2. DV cases are self petitioned.
May 24, 2018 at 6:35 pm
Hello mr simon, am george from ghana . Dose waec grade E8 in mathematics qualify me in the dv lottery 2018-2019?
May 24, 2018 at 8:19 pm
Other Ghanaians may know better than I.
May 25, 2018 at 7:18 pm
Hi!Simon:
My number is DV2019AS97XX,in your opinion,is it safe?And when will I get the 2NL.Thank you.
May 25, 2018 at 7:31 pm
I don’t know if it is safe – it is too early to know – but you have around 1 year to wait – so there is time to know more.
May 26, 2018 at 8:40 am
Hi BritSimon,
If I get married after the announcement of DV results I know based on the blog that I can file the DS-260 as married. My quesiton is do I submit another DS-260 for the spouse? My entree was as single at the time of the application.
Thanks,
Bbd
May 26, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Yes. Use add derivative
May 26, 2018 at 4:18 pm
Hi Simon,
I seriously need your help. I was filling ds-260 form but after I enter my case number then my birth date,applicant and characters I clicked on submit button but it shows me
“Application Error
You have encountered an application error. Please try again later”.
What should I do?
May 26, 2018 at 6:45 pm
“Please try again later”