We have many DV2018 selectees with very basic questions. Let me try and address the most frequent ones here in the hope that people will read this. If you ask a question and I give you a link to this page, it is to indicate that your question can be answered by reading this page and using some common sense. Please use the links in the title at the top of this page for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and the DV lottery guide. There is LOTS of information available on my site – so a look through the FAQ and guide will take care of most questions.
By the way. VERY IMPORTANT. You can ask questions on any blog post I write. If you have to ask me a series of questions – please NUMBER the questions to make my work easier.
First – two links to help those still not able to check their entry:
https://britsimonsays.com/faq/checking-esc-page-check-without-mistakes/
And for those that cannot submit their DS260
https://britsimonsays.com/faq/ds260-case-number-doesnt-match-case-number/
Is there a deadline to submit my DS260?
There is no official deadline to submit your DS260. People will continue to submit DS260s for DV2018 cases well into 2018. Submissions as late as April or perhaps even May of next year will still get processed in time.
How long does it take to process the DS260?
Based on the past years (since the DS260 was introduced), we can be pretty confident in the following info.
The actual processing time of the DS260 is quite short – probably 3 to 4 weeks. However, because of the volume of DS260s that are received starting at the beginning of May, a backlog builds up very quickly. You can think of this as a queue. In the two past years, that queue or backlog has meant that DS260s were taking 4 to 5 months to process (obviously most of that time being spent waiting). So – for those that submit their DS260 in the first week or two after the initial draw, the processing time will be quite short. Then a backlog will build and processing times will build up to 4 or 5 month delay. Then, early next year, processing times will reduce again to being a few weeks.
Does every DS260 take the same time to process?
No. There is some background checks required on each case that vary according to the situation of the selectees. The precise details of the checks are not published, but we can guess they are mainly about ensuring security of the USA. That means they communicate with agencies and foreign governments about the details you provide on the DS260. Some countries co-operate with the USA, some don’t. In countries that don’t co-operate you can expect DS260 will take longer. So, some cases are very simple, and some not so simple. If a selectee was raised in Western Europe, works in an office and has never travelled to certain high risk countries we can expect the DS260 processing (once the case is ACTUALLY processed, not queued) to be quick. If on the other hand someone has travel history around certain countries in the middle East or lists their work as “Nuclear weapons specialist”, well they can expect the US government to take longer over those checks.
So – never assume that all DS260s submitted on the same day will complete processing on the same day. There will be variations.
When will I be interviewed? Is my number safe?
OK, first of all. Processing timing is mainly based on your case number, and where that number is ranked within each region. So – if you are case number 2000 in OC region for example (where the highest case number will probably be around 24XX) you are near the back of the line and can expect a long wait before being interviewed. However, that same number in AF region (where the highest case number could be 50,000 to 60000) would be very low. So “low or high” is relative within the region.
As it is very early in the year, I don’t currently know the highest case numbers in each region. Based on numbers I have seen the highest number in each region are at least these
AF 60XXX
EU 40XXX
AS 13XXX
SA 25XX
OC 26XX
So -= there is no need to ask me if your number is low or high. Compare your number to the highest numbers here – and apply some logical thinking.
Cases are called for interview in case number order, so a low number means the case could be interviewed earlier in the process *IF* the DS260 is processed.
HOWEVER, if a selectee with a low case number submits their DS260 late, it is possible their case will not be scheduled until a later month than their case number would suggest. No case will be scheduled unless the DS260 has been processed. In the case of someone with a low number who missed their “current” month because of DS260 backlogs, their case will be scheduled once the DS260 is processed. In some cases people might actually want to use this delay to cause a later interview (for instance if someone wants to get married prior to interview).
UPDATE: After this article was first published the government published data on how many selectees there are across regions. That allowed me to do some analysis, and I published some thoughts (INCLUDING NUMBERS THAT ARE VERY SAFE!) here: DV2018 Selectee Numbers
When will interviews start and how will I be told of my interview date?
No DV2018 interviews will happen before October 2017. DV2018 interviews will continue until September 30th 2018. So stop packing your bags. It’s a long process. Interview scheduled are notified in month batches about 6 weeks before the interview month. The notification is called the 2NL.
When will KCC send the first 2NLs?
The first 2NLs (the interview notification) for DV2018 will go out in late August. That will be for cases that have been processed AND are current for October. Then 2NLs will come in a monthly schedule, also late in each month. So – late in September for November interviews and so on.
When are the visa bulletins published?
The visa bulletins are published around the 8th to the 15th of each month. If you call KCC they will always respond that it is released on the 15th. They are not “late” until the 16th. Usually I get people lamenting “the sky is falling” and “why are they so late” around the 10th or 11th. That will happen every month – and no matter how many times I explain, people are impatient.
How do KCC schedule the cases?
Roughly speaking all interviews are spread out over the year, starting in October and ending the following September. KCC release numbers via the visa bulletin to say which case numbers can be interviewed. Check out this article to understand how to read the visa bulletin.
KCC will increase the number made current on each region at a pace that ensures they have enough interviews to match the embassy capacity during each month.
So – to take an example. If OC had a highest case number of 1000, we could roughly expect to see that number increase by 100 each month. However, due to DS260 backlogs (remember no case can be scheduled UNTIL the DS260 is processed), KCC might release a higher number to start with (for October and November for instance) and slow down later. So – we might see OC start at 200 in October, be 350 in November and then increase by 50 to 75 each month for a while.
The same thing will happen in each region. This effect is going to be particularly pronounced in AF region where selectees typically take a long time to submit their forms. So – AF will start with a high VB number. Many will rejoice and say how fast things are moving and then those same people will be confused when the pace decreases later on. I have tried to explain this many times, but people just don’t seem to understand the point. It ends up being mysterious and frustrating. So – people need to be ready to be patient.
You can look at the historical visa bulletin numbers from previous years to get an idea how things work. However, every year is different, so I would suggest only taking a look at DV2016 or DV2015 to try and anticipate when your number will be scheduled for interview. Please do that rather than asking me to predict your interview date. Use some judgment and common sense to allow me to spend my time on people that need help with more critical questions.
To encourage people to look for themselves I have taken the 2015 and 2016 numbers and plotted them onto charts. So – look for your number in your region and you can guess roughly when your case will be ready for interview.
July 4, 2017 at 18:17
Hi Simon, I was selected in DV-2018 at the time of participating in the lottery was not married to my daughters’ dad, and well after learning that I was selected, we decided to get married to be able to include him in the ds-260, , When I start to fill the ds-260 and to be able to add my husband asked me the attached file (the marriage certificate) in a pdf file scan the translation and the original act in Spanish of my marriage, attach it and the system I accepted after 60 min, and that allowed me to add my husband as a companion, all good until there, but checking the translation by checking a mistake in the number of cedula of my husband, I write to kcc, saying this, but they do not They give me no information, just give me the link for filling the ds-260, my question is: 1. should i unlock the ds-260? But the error is not in the ds-260.
2.- My case is SA12XX Do you think there is opportunity for interview? Since my number is high
July 4, 2017 at 19:55
1. No need to unlock for that.
2. Yes – but a long wait.
July 6, 2017 at 13:01
Thanks very much Simon, you are a love Muacccck
July 6, 2017 at 22:48
LOL
July 8, 2017 at 06:26
Hi Simon
My number is AF 37XXX is that considered low case number
TIA
July 8, 2017 at 06:28
No.
July 8, 2017 at 12:03
hi simon my cn is AS2600 . is this a low case number
July 8, 2017 at 12:04
You can read the article.
July 9, 2017 at 09:31
Taking into consideration that I win on the 2nd draw not the 1st
July 9, 2017 at 12:01
Hello Mr Brit
You already answered many questions for me and I still have one
In my high school certificate they made a mistake and wrote my birthday like 05/05/1993
But my correct birthday is 05/05/1994 as it is written in my passport and birth certificate
1-Does the CO care about the date of birth that written in the high school certificate?
2-if it is a problem,I can make new certificate with the correct date,isn’t that type of fraud if I made (new certificate) with correct date that agrees with passport and birth certificate ?
Thank you so much
July 9, 2017 at 21:19
1. They sometimes care
2. I don’t know – it depends on procedures in your country.
July 9, 2017 at 21:30
In my country they also don’t care which date of birth in the certificate
So I can make new certificate like editing the old one,will the CO thinks it is fraud even if it will be my real birth date but new certificate I graduated from high school five years ago and I am university student now ?
I just worry to put myself in this bad situation
Give me advice please
July 9, 2017 at 16:08
Hi Brit
I am 2018 DV selectee, I submitted my DS260 on late May with single nationality. but very recently I have received an email calling for interview from another nationality I applied before, a country in which ancestors and part of my family lived, about 2 weeks I may receive dual nationality. so I am asking;
1. Do I need to unlock my DS260 or I just leave it?
2. If I unlock and add my dual nationality will it cause problem and possible rejection?
Thanks
July 9, 2017 at 21:07
1. Leave it
2. No
July 10, 2017 at 07:14
Dear Brit, thank you for your time and the great job you are doing by helping us with your answers!
My current location is in Afghanistan (I am deployed) but i want to be scheduled in my hometown in another country, and I am afraid they will schedule me at the current location. Since I will be back by the time of the interview and me and my family can not be interviewed in Afganistan for obvious reasons, how can I request them to schedule me in another location? I submitted my ds260 form but in my name does not show a location interview at all and in my family members names shows my hometown (where I want to be interviewed) Thank you for your answer!
July 10, 2017 at 17:29
Contact KCC by email and tell them the circumstances.
August 2, 2017 at 16:01
Hello Mr Britts, Am selected for DV18, Asia 12***, is that case number high for Asia, and is it possible to get 2nd letter?
If yes, what month it might be?
Thank You
August 2, 2017 at 17:35
Yes it is high. The article above gives my thoughts.
August 2, 2017 at 18:38
If some countries arr banned like iran, do u think we will get a chance?
August 2, 2017 at 18:49
Like the article says – wait and see.
July 10, 2017 at 19:36
Hi Brit,
I am a 2018 DV winner and have already submitted my DS260. I have a high school degree and a bachelor’s degree, however, I only mentioned the latter, assuming it was obvious I could not obtain a Bachelor’s if I had not had a high school degree. Would this affect my application? Do I need to worry? Should I write to KCC to unlock my Ds260 and add my high school degree? Thank you
July 10, 2017 at 21:37
Unlock and correct.
July 11, 2017 at 09:24
Hey Britt’s,am 2018 dv winner and I don’t have my immunization card and my husband neither,but I have my children’s immunization card.Now my question is,is it necessarily for adults to have the immunization cards to attend the interview n medical exam? ¹
July 11, 2017 at 22:33
Bo – they will administer missing vaccinations.
July 13, 2017 at 06:19
Thank You very much @BritSimon I Have Understood What I Needed To Know, Thank You Once Again.
July 13, 2017 at 21:11
Hello! I need help understanding the difference between overstay and unlawful presence. My situation is as follows:
I entered the U.S. properly under J-1 visa May 25th 2005. After my J-1 had expired I overstayed for more than one year (expired September 15th 2005.) I departed from the U.S. willingly October 21st 2008.
1. Have you ever been unlawfully present, overstayed the amount of time granted by an immigration official or otherwise violated the terms of a U.S. visa? Yes – overstayed J-1
2. Have you ever been unlawfully present in the U.S, for more than one year or more than one year in the aggregate at any time during the last 10 years?
What should I answer, I am stuck with question 2., can`t continue filling up DS260. Please help!
July 13, 2017 at 22:27
I don’t consider myself experienced enough with temp visas to answer your question – check the thread below and ask your question there.
http://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2018-aos-only.336256/
July 15, 2017 at 22:52
Hi Brit,
I have submitted my DS-260 a month back, currently the status is complete when I checked online. Could you please answer my two questions shown below:
1. What kind of document should I expect after completion of DS- 260? At this point, I have no clue regarding the status or completion of DS-260
2. Does the people adjusting the status from USA is also suppose to get second letter or I just have to wait for my number?
Thank you so much for you time
July 16, 2017 at 10:02
1. It says completed – that’s all.
2. The process for AOS is different. You wait for the number to be current, then submit the I485 package.
July 17, 2017 at 10:08
I ticked No for social security number for my son (7 months old). since I was not knowing where the problem is because it was not submitting. Then later it submitted still ticked NO.
MY QUESTION
can it cause problem?
July 17, 2017 at 10:09
No problem
July 17, 2017 at 12:04
Hi Brit,
Am from srilanka.in my birth certificate write I was born Colombo southern hospital -kalubowila,kalubowila mean one city in Colombo .but in my pass Port says my birth place is Colombo which one I should includ my DS 260?Colombo or kalubowila
July 17, 2017 at 12:27
kalubowila
July 17, 2017 at 13:51
Thank you very much
July 21, 2017 at 06:27
Hey umesh I am also a 2018 winner from Sri Lanka . My case number around As12000 what about you ( if you are comfortable enought to give us a rough number ) thx
July 22, 2017 at 14:50
Nisa my one as000021xx
July 21, 2017 at 13:55
Hi Simon
Very grateful that you’re doing this for all of us.
My husband’s case number is EU000079.. and we have filled the DS260 on the 9th of May. What do you think our chances are to hear form KKC in late August? Having said that i also want to know does it make any difference,like taking longer, because we’re currently living in Australia and we selected to be called for an interview in Sydney, so not in Europe.
Thanks
July 21, 2017 at 14:07
Good chances, but the timing doesn’t really matter. Visas don’t run out until late in the DV fiscal year, if at all, so October, or November – makes no difference.
July 24, 2017 at 12:27
Thank you so much Brit, you made my day ?
July 21, 2017 at 18:37
Hi Dear Brit,
I am Dv18 winner from Turkey with about 39k CN. I’ve been wondering about getting an interview after the results was released. I filled out the DS 260 form in early May. How do you see my chance? Can i get an interview? Thank you sir, you’re doing great work.
July 21, 2017 at 18:55
The article above answers that – please read it carefully.
July 23, 2017 at 16:19
Hi Dear Brit,
As you said, i read your related posts several times. And i have been researching VBs, old ceac datas and consulate releases for a while. I have my own judgment but i can not trust it. Of course, there is nothing certain in this duration. And i also know that my CN is not safe. But I’m just curious about your open comment about the 39ks, like many people that i know having close CNs. So please sir, Which is possible according to you, getting an interview or not? Thank you so much.
July 22, 2017 at 15:10
hi dear Brit.
In the ds-260 form ,The number of institutions I said one and i made that institution my university . i did not give the name of my secondary school intermediate and primary schools .but i answered yes to the question: Have you attended secondary level or above institution.
Should I unlock and put the names of my secondary and intermediate schools.
July 22, 2017 at 16:28
Yes.
July 22, 2017 at 23:20
hi mr simon .
iam dv 2018 selected from egypt .
and i was fill ds260 and it locked
i was finished high school in 1996 and bachelor in 2004
i write 1 in the cell of ( number of educational institutions attended : 1 )
is it right or i must write 2??????
thanks alot
July 22, 2017 at 23:24
2
July 23, 2017 at 11:11
1.Is the medical meant to make sure the blood type of the principal applicant match with the children who play under the principal applicant?
2.how long does it take for a children to follow later the parents .
July 23, 2017 at 12:53
1. That might be something the CO asks to check. But the medical is about screening diseases.
2. Children normally go with parents.
July 24, 2017 at 02:52
My mother has been selected in the 2018 dv program but she has not completed her high school education and neither has my father due to financial problems in their time.
1. Does this lower her chances of being called for an interview?
July 24, 2017 at 13:05
The interview will be scheduled BUT if your mother cannot meet the requirements she will not be approved.
https://britsimonsays.com/education-or-work-experience-qualifying-for-the-dv-lottery/
July 31, 2017 at 16:50
Hi Ashna,
I also have been selected for 2018 DV lottery, I am from Afghanistan. Where are you from? Also, my case number is close to AS13000. Is your case number close to this? Do you think we will receive interview appointment? Lets share thoughts and comments.
July 24, 2017 at 13:08
Dear Simon,
Many thanks for helping peoples. I am DV2018 winner and my question is as follows
1,Am I supposed to bring the original degree certificate from the university I graduated 10years ago?? because I have a bachelor and I have the temporary certificate on my hand only. actually I have also original high school leaving certificate.
2,my birth date on my passport and my birth certificate is correct but the birth date written on the marriage certificate is wrong .thus Should I have to correct it before interview??
3,does KCC inform 2NLs for all who submitted ds260 form?
4,does KCC inform through notification whether the form ds260 is wrong and no interview?
Again many thanks for your replay!
July 24, 2017 at 13:25
1. Provide what you have, or whatever you can get.
2. It is safer to correct it.
3. https://britsimonsays.com/dv2018-basic-questions/
4. No
July 24, 2017 at 13:17
Hey Britt,my CN is 2018AF8xxx I submitted ds260 early July,,when am I likely to be scheduled for the interview?
July 24, 2017 at 22:10
Hi Britt, my CN is 2018OC1xx i was just wondering if that is good CN with high chances as i have not heard anything from the consulate yet and i am also currently in America on holidays until october but will come back early if they request an interview.
July 24, 2017 at 23:14
Reading the article above should answer those questions.
July 25, 2017 at 07:02
Hi Simon,
FIRST: I would like to ask how «recent» should the supporting documents be? Namely: the birth certificate, the Police Clearance and any employment certificates from my former employers?
Also: Most of the documents I will provide are in my native language, which is the official language of the country where the American Consulate (Ergo: the interview venue) is.
Thus, my SECOND question is: Do I still need to translate them? Can I do the translation myself instead of having them translated by a certified interpreter?
Thank you
July 25, 2017 at 13:48
1. Some will be old and some will be new. Common sense really.
2. No translation needed in your case.
July 25, 2017 at 16:50
Dear Brit, please advise how is it correct to answer on the question in the DS-260: have you received all the vaccinations under the U.S. law: yes or no? I couldn’t received vaccinations under the US law, because I have not been born in the US. In the menatime, I have received all the vaccinations under the law of my country.
Thanks for an answer.
July 25, 2017 at 17:48
Answer no. In the popup say you will have any needed vaccinations at the medical.
July 25, 2017 at 18:38
Hi Simon,
I am a DV2018 selectee. I completed my Ds260 form on May 21, 2017 but the US address that I put down on the form is now different due to the fact that the people that were living there moved. Should I unlock the form and change the address and notify KCC that I made a change or should I leave it the way it is?
Thanks
July 26, 2017 at 18:31
This needs to be corrected at some point. Either now, or at the interview, or at the POE (arrival airport in the USA).
July 25, 2017 at 18:55
Hi Simon,
I am selected for the dv 2018. When i filled the form ds 260 i was with the single status .Now i want to take my boyfriend too,so we are thinking to get married.The question i have is : Is it safe to unlock the form and do all procedures of marriage in order then to fill the form again together? What do we need to do so we can be sure that everything goes ok and is allowed by the american law?
Thank you in advance
July 26, 2017 at 18:33
PLease always check the FAQ before posting questions.
https://britsimonsays.com/marital-status-getting-married-dv-lottery-process/
July 26, 2017 at 06:06
Hello Simon,
i finish my interview one week ago and as i told you before i’m Hepatitis B and i don’t have any health issue and my doctor told me my case don’t need any medication, anyway this is the point they focused on in the interview and she ask me if i need to have a medical treatment in the future and ask me to get a medical report from my doctor and i did already i send them the report and till now i didn’t get respond from them and they have the passports. what do think Simon they will accept and give me the visa or not and in case the don’t i can complain.
July 26, 2017 at 19:24
Hep B doesn’t cause denial. What will be their decision depends on your case – I don’t know.
July 27, 2017 at 06:44
I played along with my family and we were selected and scheduled for interview on the 28tf of March.
At the interview I was asked just a single question. How old is your daughter. She’s 18rs.the consular told me that my daughter can not be interviewed now .
He told me she will be rescheduled. Thou he said that my paper work was good but, he needed to do further back ground check.
He gave me a paper placing me on AP. I have called and written the embassy all they say is, still undergoing administrative processing. They have my documents. What can I do sir?
July 27, 2017 at 08:56
All you can do is wait – there is nothing more than that.
July 28, 2017 at 16:16
Hi Simon,
I was selected in DV-2016 and got my green card on Sep 2016. I am living in Canada and cannot move to US until I got a job. I did 2 short trips in Sep 2016, Mar. 2017. The question is should I show up in Sep 2017 or it can be Oct. 2017 or a bit later? Next, can I just show up and return the same day each and every 6 months until I move there?
Thank you.
Best, Iraj
July 28, 2017 at 21:51
Absences of 6 months or less get questioned less than absences of 6 to 12 months. However, you are supposed to be living in the USA – and eventually will be challenged to prove that you have put down roots in the USA. If you haven’t, they may start proceeding to strip you of the Green Card.
July 29, 2017 at 05:42
Hi Simon,
I already submit my DS 260 form. How can i know my scheduling interview information. Will they inform interview information via e-mail or do i want to check E DV website regularly?
July 29, 2017 at 08:09
Email.
July 29, 2017 at 08:58
Hi BritSimon,
Thank you for your time and helping with your answers.
My husband was selectee of DV-2018. We applied our DS260 on the first week of May,after we learned that he was selected. We still didnt get our interview date. I know,it will take quit a time,but im so impatient.
When do you think the approximate interview date will be for us. As if our case number 378**
And my other question is,once we were filling the DS260,we didnt put my daughters travel document,as we didnt get her passport yet. In this case should i write to KCC to unlock and edit our DS260?
Kind regards,
Nelli
July 29, 2017 at 15:13
Read the article above and you should understand when you will get interviewed.
Unlock the DS260 once you have the passport.
August 1, 2017 at 12:30
Hello Simon,I always here derivatives in this dv stuff,who are consider derivative? I sometime read but not understand.
August 1, 2017 at 13:18
The person selected is the principal selectee. The derivatives are the spouse/children of the principal selectee.
August 1, 2017 at 17:52
Thanks.
August 19, 2017 at 21:11
Hi Simon, my CN is AF21***,,, and I summited July 25,2017, please please please,do you think I can be interview by next year February? Hummmm….
August 19, 2017 at 21:19
Wait and see.
August 2, 2017 at 02:22
Hi Simon, My case in 2018SA1XX, I send my DS269 on july 13th. could I be called for interview on october?
August 2, 2017 at 15:33
No – your delayed submission will delay your interview. Wait and see.
August 2, 2017 at 16:40
hi..Is that the new immigration laws announced today by the American president will totally cancel immigration by lottery
August 2, 2017 at 17:32
A bill has been introduced for debate – that’s all.
August 2, 2017 at 18:43
Hi Brit, I have read the bill about the elimination of the diversity visa program.
There is such point : “The amendments (amendments which are eliminating the DV visas) made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act” .
My question is:
1.How do you think what are the chances to convert this bill into law before fiscal year 2018 which actually will start on the 1st of October 2017.
2.If they will enact this act before the 1st of October this year it will deny the results of DV-2018 and no interview will happen?
3. What is your suggestion for those who haven’t submitted DS-260 yet and has low case numbers: wait and see or act immediately. How do you think will it be any chance for those who has submitted DS-260 already to have an interview if the DV visa program will be iliminated?
That’s a real shock for winners.
Thank you for answer
August 2, 2017 at 18:48
I don’t believe the bill has the support needed to pass.
August 2, 2017 at 22:00
Dear Brit,
thank you for all the answers. Really hope that DV-2018 winners will have a chance to immigrate to the U.S. despite of all the upcoming inventions.
Could you please answer :
1. if in the DS-260 I am answering yes to the question ” Does this job require 2 years of qualification or experience” does that mean that I am automatically deny Education as a ground to qualify for a DV-visa?
2 I read that applicant decides which option to chose for qualifying: education or work. Does that true? I thought that applicant should just answer all questions and than consular officer decides which ground (education or work) is applicable to the applicant.
3. If I have both education and work experience should I still prove all the work experience that I’ve mentioned or it’s not so crucial, because even if my work experience is not proved I still could qualify on education ground.
Thanks a lot. This question is really bother me.
August 2, 2017 at 22:10
1. No.
2. Education is usually considered first. It is easier (more definitive). If that is no good, the applicant is able to put forward their proof for meeting the requirement by work experience.
3. If you meet the education level – nothing more is needed.
August 3, 2017 at 01:29
Hi Brit.
I am from venezuela, All my documents are in Spanish. The instructions say that any document in English or in the language of the country where it was applied does not require a translation to be submitted to the embassy. this is correct?
August 3, 2017 at 01:32
Yes
August 3, 2017 at 02:32
Hi Simon!
In which month the first Visa Bulletin for FY 2018 should be published?
August 3, 2017 at 03:29
READ above.
August 3, 2017 at 05:27
Hello BirtSimon,
Thank you for your great efforts
My husband is dv2018 winner his case number is 2018AF0003xxxx (me and my 2 years son are accompanying him)
Regarding my son name, His name in all his documents (birth certificate & passport) is {Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Saeed}
His Father name is {Ahmed Mohamed Abdelrahim Saeed}
So in the initial entrance we write the names as above and we fill the same in the DS-260 and send it in early June, so the surname of my husband and my son is the same {Saeed} and one of the middle names (Abdelrahim) is not in my son name in all documents.
P.S in his birth certificate both parents names are written.
One friend told us that it is not correct our son surname must be {Abdelrahim} and his name according to his father name is not correct.
Is there any problem in his name? Should we change his documents to add {Abdelrahim} in his name & unlock the DS-260 to correct this?
August 3, 2017 at 12:07
As he is a child, it doesn’t really cause a problem. Don’t “correct” documents if they are already correct.
August 3, 2017 at 22:00
After today’s announcement regarding the cancellation of dv lottery ,i feel bit down, Brit what are the possibilities we might continue?
August 3, 2017 at 22:26
Hi BritSimon,
I would like to know if one check and have not been selected, could they check again to see if they will have to be selected.
Thanks,
Assane
August 3, 2017 at 23:13
Not this year.
August 3, 2017 at 22:29
if they will “chance” to be selected
August 4, 2017 at 03:49
Hello ,I’m a Cameroonian living and working in Thailand ,after I filled my DS-260 form I lost my passport a month later but i have just applied for a new one which means my passport number is not gonna be the same with the one in my DS260 .Is there gonna be a problem ?? And my case number is 2018AFxx26559 ,do I have a chance to be call for an interview ? if yes , when could it be ?
August 4, 2017 at 16:23
When you get the new passport number, unlock the DS260 and correct it.
https://britsimonsays.com/dv2018-basic-questions/
August 4, 2017 at 16:33
hey bro i am also from Cameroon . we are almost around the same case number . I think we should have our interview this October but since you will unlock to add your new passport number it will automatically cause delay .
August 4, 2017 at 16:59
David. You are incorrect on everything (unlocking doesn’t cause delays, George won’t be interviewed in October). Please read more, and leave the answering to me.
August 4, 2017 at 18:07
ok brit
August 4, 2017 at 11:05
Hi Brit
Is there a problem with late application of DS-260 on whether missing the chance? My case number is 2017AF1XXX which i assume it is lower case number, i checked my status too late but I’m now filling the DS-260 form and will complete and send it by tomorrow.
Thanks in advance
August 4, 2017 at 14:50
No problem.
August 4, 2017 at 17:49
Awaiting moderation
hey Dear simon i have selected for dv2018. my cn is AF22xxx and i have submitted my ds260 on may 29
1.is possible my interview be on october
August 4, 2017 at 17:52
No. Read the article above.
August 4, 2017 at 17:54
If a principal applicant’s record, documents, medicals, everything are all clean but one of his derivatives has a problem, example a problem with chest xray results.
Can that lead to visa denial for the derivative and even the principal applicant?
August 4, 2017 at 17:59
If a derivative did not pass the medical, the derivative would be denied, but the principal would not.
August 4, 2017 at 22:03
Thank you
August 5, 2017 at 14:21
Hi,
i have been selected for dv2018 and my case number is2018AF1XXX, i sent the ds260 in 23 june will that affect the date of the interview?
August 5, 2017 at 14:38
Yes – your interview will be delayed because of the late submission.
August 7, 2017 at 21:49
The interview will be delayed to any month, for example?
August 7, 2017 at 22:55
Wait and see
August 6, 2017 at 03:54
We are family of three n we filled in Ds260 already but our daughter Will not go to the interview right now with us due to finance. But later,early next year .our number interview is November.
Should we ask KCC to unlock our daughter DS260 form?
August 6, 2017 at 05:05
The family must interview together. Once visas are issued, each person has up to 6 months to enter the USA.
August 6, 2017 at 10:21
Dear Brit,
i am one of the DV 2018 winners, but from the seven countries that face a problem by Trump ban, My question can we send our names in next lottery so we increase our chance in case we didn’t be selected for current DV. ?
August 6, 2017 at 14:39
Yes