We have many DV2019 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.
First, some ground rules. I don’t work for the government, I don’t get paid for this. I work for a living and I sleep sometimes. So – I expect people to respect my time. That means the following “rules” exist on my site.
- Read the DV lottery guide. It includes a guide on how to complete the DS260, rough idea of the process and so on.
- READ the FAQ (frequently asked questions). If you ask me a question that is covered in the FAQ, you are wasting my time.
- Learn how to use the search feature and translation features of this site.
- Post your questions in English.
- If asking multiple questions, number your questions and consider how I can answer the question. Give me enough detail to answer the question without making me read about your life history for 10 minutes.
- Post your question once and wait for a reply. Sometimes your post won’t show up on the public page until I approve it. That doesn’t mean you should post the same question 5 more times. Just wait.
- If following up to a question you already asked – use “REPLY” to keep the questions in context. I see an administrators view of the questions – I don’t always see that one question is close to your previous question.
- Don’t expect me to know everything about life in all the countries around the world. You may not have left country A – but you should consider that the world does not all work the same way as country A.
- Tell the truth. Don’t lie to me. I hate it – and it is pointless. This process requires honesty. So do I.
- Keep your data private. Your case number should be quoted with region and year, but you don’t need to give me, or anyone else, a precise number. Give a range by “X-ing out” the last few digits. So – if your number is 2019AF000012345, you can quote your number as 2019AF12XXX. That tells me you are about the 12000 to 13000 range in AF region in 2019.
- Every year I get a few characters that drive me nuts. There is the person that asks every single question that pops into their head. If someone is making use of the info here, that should not be necessary. Take some responsibility for your own case. Second I get some smartasses that get uppity with me over one thing or another. I could argue for England, I enjoy a good argument, but this isn’t the place and I am too busy. I will not hesitate to delete messages I find annoying or damaging to other people’s chances. This is my blog. If you want to argue because you think you know better, just find somewhere else to do that. I’m not interested in feeding your ego, and I don’t care if you think I am arrogant, mean, a tyrant or whatever. Really – I don’t care, so those “accusations” don’t hurt me.
- This space reserved for any other rules I think of, whenever I think of them.
First – two links to help those still not able to check their entry:
https://britsimonsays.com/faq/checking-esc-page-check-without-mistakes/
https://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-result-checking-tips/
And for those that cannot submit their DS260
https://britsimonsays.com/faq/ds260-case-number-doesnt-match-case-number/
And those that cannot access their DS260 because of invalid immigrant case number message click this link
Now – some questions.
Is there a deadline to submit my DS260?
There is no official deadline to submit your DS260. People will continue to submit DS260s for DV2019 cases well into 2019. Submissions as late as April, May or perhaps even June of next year will still get processed in time.
How long does it take to process the DS260?
The way DS260’s are processed was changed for DV2018. It may change again, but this is my best guess as to how DV2019 processing will go.
The actual processing time of the DS260 is quite short – probably 3 to 4 weeks. From last year, KCC managed to prioritize the way they process DS260s to ensure lower case numbers are processed before higher case numbers that will wait for their case numbers to become current. This was a good change – because in previous years DS260 caused scheduling delays for many cases.
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?
Interview timing is mainly based on your case number, and where that number is ranked within each region. If you submitted your DS260 early, but have a high case number within your region, you will wait until that case number is ready to be interviewed. So – if you are case number 10000 in AS region for example you can expect a long wait before being interviewed. However regions have their own numbering, SO that same number in AF region (where the highest case number could be a lot higher) that 10000 number would be very low. So “low or high” number is relative within the region.
Just today, the DV2019 selectee numbers have been released.
Region | Selectees |
AF | 38247 |
EU | 30006 |
AS | 15619 |
SA | 2182 |
OC | 1538 |
NA | 18 |
87610 |
These numbers are selectees. That includes derivatives.
Overall, this is a low selection year. This means it should be somewhat calmer than DV2018. It is too soon to make predictions, but at least OC and SA look much better than last year and within the realms of a sensible number of selectees.
AS region has a high number of selectees, but of course the countries affected by the travel ban will mean everyone else in Asia region will have a better chance of being current.
For AF and EU – their numbers look OK – but of course, as DV2018 has showed us – this process has some surprises – so people need to get ready to hear me say “Wait and see”. I am somewhat concerned that EU looks a bit over selected – so that could mean a cutoff being in place at the end of the year.
The timing of the interview cannot be precisely predicted. However, you can look at numbers from DV2018 in the historical numbers and see roughly where your number would have fallen last year. Based on that you can get an idea of when you will be interviewed.
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).
When will interviews start and how will I be told of my interview date?
No DV2019 interviews will happen before October 2018. DV2019 interviews will continue until September 30th 2019. So stop packing your bags. It’s a long process. Interview scheduled are notified in monthly 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 DV2019 will go out in mid/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. But please understand this is very predictable – there WILL be a new VB every month, between the 8th and the 15th.
“My case number is XXXX when will I be scheduled?”
Oh man. These questions are tiring. I really expect people to use some thought process about this, and if you can’t do that, then asking me to think for you is not going to be warmly welcomed by me. I have made available more than enough information to get an idea of how scheduling works, but remember, cases are scheduled according to ALL the following three things.
- The case number. No case will EVER be scheduled until the case number is ready.
- DS260 submission. Until the DS260 is submitted AND PROCESSED, you will not be scheduled.
- Submitted documents to KCC (new process). Until your documents are submitted to KCC you will not be processed. Read about the new procedure here.
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. It might be 75 one month and 125 the next, but you get the general idea – it is a slow progression over the year.
Will there be a second draw?
Because this is a low selection year – it is possible that there would be a small second draw around September/October. However, it will only be a small number of cases – so chances of being in that selection are very small. They might also only select more in certain regions. (Update: I don’t believe there was a second draw this year)
Please learn to be self sufficient. This site has LOTS of information. Please apply some common sense and think before asking a question.
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 DV2018 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.
Selectees, cases and case numbers
OK – so there is some confusion about this – so let me cover it here.
When the selectee numbers were published in the August Visa Bulletin there is a number shown for each country within each region. That number is the number of *selectees – INCLUDING derivatives*. So – if a winner was single, that is one selectee on one case number. If the winner was married and had one child, that would count as three selectees. The global quota of visas is 50,000, so if the three person family were to be approved, that is 3 out of 50,000.
Each winner gets a case number. The derivatives are on that same case number. Each region has it’s on set of case numbers – so there can be an AF1, AF2, AS1, AS2, EU1 and EU2 ands so on. So when you tell me your case number is case number 12345 – it is meaningless. I need the year and region.
As I explain in this post about holes theory – the case numbers assigned have “holes” (or gaps between them). So – case number 2019EU20000 does NOT have 19999 cases in front of them. The number will be less. However, there may be less case numbers – but each case has the selectee and derivatives.
To understand your “place in the line”, you have to understand the density of cases, number of derivatives on each case, how many cases will respond, how many will be approved and so on. There is a lot to understand. I wrote a series of articles a couple of years ago – and all can be understood by reading those – start with density analysis, and use the links at the bottom of that article to get to the others. The analysis was specific to DV2016 – but the principles are the same.
In the first few months of the new program year we don’t have much data. In January we get access to the CEAC data and then we will understand a lot more. The CEAC data is all the case status info for every case – but again we will not have DV2019 CEAC data until January 2019. In the meantime, you can see excellent visualizations of the DV2018 data at the site maintained by a smart guy call Xarthisius. The site illustrates well the density, response rate and so on.
How many visas can be issued for DV2019?
According to the published information, there are 50,000 visas available globally. However, the visas are allocated through a quota system to each region – so regions have the following quotas, based on 50,000 global quota. This is explained in more detail here. The quotas are here (with DV2018 quotas for comparison)
AF – 21814 (21543)
EU – 18021 (18288)
AS – 7855 (7858)
OC – 785 (789)
SA – 1519 (1515)
Can DV2019 be stopped by Trump/Republicans/Aliens?
This was fully detailed in this post from August 2017. Since then, Trump and the Republicans have continued to achieve almost nothing, and there has been no credible progress toward immigration law changes. Please read that article, and don’t ask me the same questions again until an actual real law is passed.
August 9, 2018 at 15:43
Hi BritSimon,
A family of 3- father, mother and a daughter. the father passed away in January. DV results came May and the mother was selected. now filling out the DS260- mother and daughter’s sections in the DS260 have been completed. what to do with the father’s section on the DS260? leave it incomplete?
Thank you man,
August 9, 2018 at 15:53
Correct.
August 9, 2018 at 15:55
Thank you man! 🙂
August 29, 2018 at 19:28
Enter your comment here…Hey sir i am from nepal …i have one query so please to hear solutions from you…acctually in my citizenship my address is written as BIRTAMODE where as in my educational documents my address is written as BIRTAMOD there is letter( E) Missing in educational documents but these both are same places ..this is due to neglijence of government so , in my ds260 i have written same thing written in those documents citizenship and educational so that may create any problem in my interview sir ..i will be happy for your solutions keep supporting sir
August 29, 2018 at 19:43
If BIRTAMODE is your legal name (as evidenced by your birth cert and passport) then that should be the legal name in your DS260. Generally you then simply need to show that the education document is *yours*, but that is not usually a problem. You could (as an added precaution) add the BIRTAMOD name in the DS260 as “other names used”.
August 9, 2018 at 22:48
hi my brother won dv 2019 lottery he born in LIBYA (ineligible country ) but he is Egyptian and his parents too and born in Egypt , will he face a problem ??
August 10, 2018 at 00:06
If he has Egyptian nationality, then no.
August 11, 2018 at 02:35
Hi Brit, someone who claim wife’s eligibilty, living in his wife country but still maintain ties with his own country.. ties wit the wife is marriage cart nd kids.. 1. any chance of getting approved instantly… tho going for interview with wife nd kids and also moving to the state with family
August 11, 2018 at 02:38
I don’t understand what is the problem…
August 10, 2018 at 11:24
Thanks for your thoughtful advice Brits. I will make my mind
Yes, at least going to the drreamland I s good for my son
August 11, 2018 at 18:00
Dear BritSimon, I was selected in DV 2019. though I was a university student, I said No on a question have you attended in any educational institution s at secondary level or above? so, will my mistake saying No has an impact in the process of DS260 or interview notification.
August 12, 2018 at 00:05
Wellyou need to unlock and add your education from age 12 upwards.
August 12, 2018 at 07:36
Sorry I am not clear on your answer above, Will it has an effect in the 2NL notification if I don’t change what I said.
August 12, 2018 at 13:59
It doesn’t affect the 2NL but do what I said to avoid denial at the interview.
August 12, 2018 at 07:52
Bro.You can unlock your ds by mailing to KCC…
August 12, 2018 at 14:26
No words to say thanks for your help. My case number is 2019AF13XXX. So, will my 2NL notification delay if I mail to unlock and resubmit now.
August 12, 2018 at 15:28
No. Please read the FAQ.
August 13, 2018 at 04:32
Hi Brit
I am from Ethiopia and my case number is 2019AF19XXX
When the 2NL come
August 13, 2018 at 04:40
https://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-basic-questions/
August 13, 2018 at 18:25
Dear BritSimon. I have been selected for the 2019 DV lottery. I filled some information in DS260 form before the maintenance of the website. Now I cannot access my case number to DS260. The website gives an error:
“The case information you entered does not match our records. Please try again or contact the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) by email ([email protected]) or by phone (Public Inquiry Phone Number 606-526-7500 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT Monday – Friday) for further assistance. ”
I wrote an email to KCC and received:
Thank you for your inquiry.
The website, https://ceac.state.gov/ceac, is undergoing maintenance and will be available again soon. The Kentucky Consular Center does not have a specific date or time in which the website will be available again. You may try to access the website at any time, however, please close your internet browser and reopen the website with each attempt.
In order for the Kentucky Consular Center to assist with inquiries regarding a specific Diversity Visa (DV) case, you must provide the Principal Applicant’s full name, complete case number, and date of birth in the following format (MMDDYYYY) as entered on the original entry. Please remember that the Kentucky Consular Center does not have the authority to tell you whether or not your specific case will be disqualified. Only a consular officer can do that at the time of your visa interview. Do not send any paper documents to the Kentucky Consular Center.
Please advise,
Thank you.
August 14, 2018 at 04:05
Wait a week or two.
August 16, 2018 at 10:57
There are two people who received next answer from KCC: one man from Russia and one woman from Belarus.
Here is the KCC email answer.
“…[Warsaw]” for woman from Belarus and “…[Moscow]” for man from Russia.
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“In order to continue processing your case, the primary Diversity Visa applicant (DV-1) must schedule an appointment to appear in person at the United States Consulate/Embassy of [Warsaw]. To schedule an appointment with the United States Consulate/Embassy of [Warsaw], please send your full name and DV case number to email address [ [email protected] ]/phone number [ 48-22-625-10 42 ]. You will need to bring your valid passport with you to your appointment at the United States Consulate/Embassy of [Warsaw]. This appointment is not a visa interview and you are not required to pay any fees at this time.”
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A man from Russia have phoned to Consulate and he should be in U.S. Embassy Moscow next week.
We are waiting for news from them.
August 16, 2018 at 15:31
Interesting – please let me know the outcome.
August 21, 2018 at 10:50
Today the first people visited the US Embassy in Moscow.
It took 10 minutes.
There they checked the passport of the applicant, asked him whether it was really his passport, asked him whether there was no other passport, and then they gave out a sheet of paper to the applicant.
A sheet of paper has a text of the guide to action and a PIN code.
With those who have already visited the US Embassy, KCC will contact to applicants by e-mail, and the letter will contain a web link to a special website where it will be necessary to enter the PIN code.
After entering the PIN code, access to the DS-260 form for a period of one week will be opened.
August 21, 2018 at 13:29
Oh my. That sounds ridiculous!
Thanks for letting me know.
August 28, 2018 at 03:01
Hello dears
May you please tell us what the information in the sheet of paper.
I mean what is the kind of questions on that sheet
August 29, 2018 at 07:20
محمد السر,
I have only read of it on immigration forums and Telegram channel, never seen it. No one has shared yet the text “as is”, people just retell their stories.
Please read the next messages in this thread.
August 22, 2018 at 07:39
You’re welcome.
I agree, that is very strange. May be KCC is trying to protect against a fraud in this strange way.
Here is the report I translate from a belarusian immigration forum:
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“Well, my wife visited to the US Embassy of Moscow. Since she is the main applicant, she was presented on them lists. In accordance the letter from KCC it was necessary to perform identification of the person, which she did, it took about 3 minutes. Then they gave her the password to be sent to the KCC. And after that DS-260 will be open for her. Who has such a problem, I think, there is probably only one way to resolve it, it is only the visit to the Embassy. Good luck to all!!”
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There is yet another report from a man from Kazakhstan
Here is e-mail he received:
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“Thank you for your inquiry.
In order to continue processing your case, the primary Diversity Visa applicant (DV-1) must schedule an appointment to appear in person at the United States Consulate/Embassy of Almaty. To schedule an appointment with the United States Consulate/Embassy of Almaty, please send your full name and DV case number to email address [email protected]/phone number 7 727 2504900 Monday and Wednesday from 9am to 12pm. You will need to bring your valid passport with you to your appointment at the United States Consulate/Embassy of Almaty. This appointment is not a visa interview and you are not required to pay any fees at this time.
In order for the Kentucky Consular Center to assist with inquiries regarding a specific Diversity Visa (DV) case, you must provide the Principal Applicant’s full name, complete case number, and date of birth in the following format (MMDDYYYY) as entered on the original entry. Please remember that the Kentucky Consular Center does not have the authority to tell you whether or not your specific case will be disqualified. Only a consular officer can do that at the time of your visa interview. Do not send any paper documents to the Kentucky Consular Center.”
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August 22, 2018 at 14:57
OK – that makes slightly more sense – the special website thing has been changed to contacting KCC – that makes the story more sensible. However, it is still additional workload for the embassies and KCC and it is still odd because the embassies don’t even know about the applicants until the vase is sent to them. So – it seems like a new screening procedure, perhaps only implement by certain embassies.
August 22, 2018 at 18:55
[quote]the special website thing has been changed to contacting KCC [/quote]
No, it has not been changed. This is how the man told us his story. He missed details. “The special website link” is suggestion, nobody seen the link yet. May be it will be a link to service form on CEAC with the field to enter given password (or PIN code) – we do not know. People just tell us their stories and often hide the whole truth and miss the details. I do not know what the people afraid and why there is only a few people show e-mail texts “as is”, with deleted personal information of course.
Later that man wrote he will wait an e-mail from KCC with the link to unlock DS-260 form:
“I’ve come home, I have a password. I still have not access to the DS-260 form. Probably I will wait 10 days, maybe KCC will contact me.”
and another man respond him:
“You have a sheet of paper with a password. There is also the text of the instruction it is written that within 10 days e-mail from the KCC will come to you. And the DS-260 will open for 7 days.”
August 22, 2018 at 19:22
Well – the account as I read it changed (but it is really just a update/clarification) – but this latest version makes more sense. The IT resources involved for the DS260 form, lottery process and so on have been fouind to be “lacking” in some ways (glitches etc). So the updated account makes more sense as I couldn’t imagine the IT dude implementing this new website with authentication, unlocking capabilities and so on. Sending an email with a “password” to KCC to approve the unlock sounds much more “real world”.
August 26, 2018 at 10:57
Here is the story how I understand it.
On July 19, ceac.state.gov/iv went down. On July 31 it was back up and running, but several DV-2019 selectees found that they could no longer access their cases (the website returned a message like “your case information doesn’t match our records”). KCC was suggesting to keep checking for a week or two, while CEAC was still undergoing maintenance at that time.
On or about August 9, KCC replies to inquiries have changed.
If an applicant has submitted their DS-260 forms before the case became inaccessible, the answer was like “We’re unable to process your request to unlock the DS-260 for case number 2019XX****” (even if there was no request to unlock DS-260 in the initial inquiry). “You will have an opportunity to make any necessary changes to your DS-260 after your initial DV interview at a United States Embassy. If you need to submit a new DS-260 for a new spouse or child, please contact the Embassy where your interview will take place after you receive a scheduling confirmation letter through the Entrant Status Check system. For changes to an existing DS-260 it is not necessary to contact the Embassy in advance.”
And if an applicant has not submitted DS-260 by the time CEAC went down, KCC suggested to schedule an appointment to appear in person at the US Consulate/Ambassy, like was said in previous comments.
To me, it looks like the goal of appearing at the Consulate in person was just secure identifying the applicant before letting him/her to submit DS-260 using alternative web interface, since ceac.state.gov isn’t any longer accessible, rather than additional screening or something.
August 26, 2018 at 15:33
That’s not exactly correct – and I want to wait a while before we conclude that is the new process.
August 26, 2018 at 21:28
So, what I can conclude based on updated stories I’ve just read. There is no identical solution.
Up to now, a decision or any instruction from the US Embassy of Warsaw has not been received. A staff answered by phone they do not know what to do in this [woman’s from Belarus] situation, and they still do not have any instructions from KCC.
A man from Kyrgyzstan made an appointment to the US Embassy of Bishkek, he is seeing directly with the consul.
A man from Kazakhstan made an appointment to the US Embassy of Almaty.
A man from Moldova made an appointment, he is visiting to the US Embassy of Chisinau on September 28.
A man from Moscow who visited the US Embassy of Moscow and got a password, also has recently reported his DS-260 is unlocked for 7 days.
My suggestion is the US Embassy of Moscow either has more qualified consular officers or/(with addition) it has advantage because USCIS Moscow Field Office is placed there.
August 17, 2018 at 18:10
I have just received the same email stating that “In order to continue processing your case, the primary Diversity Visa applicant (DV-1) must schedule an appointment to appear in person at the United States Consulate/Embassy”. This response comes after I emailed regarding the error message quoted above “The case information you entered does not match our records.”
Anyone else having this issue?
Brit, have you ever heard of this happening before?
August 17, 2018 at 19:44
I have heard second hand reports of two other cases like this – as described above. If your case number is not current soon – I would suggest delaying since the DS260 system should be fixed at some point.
August 18, 2018 at 05:27
I encounter the same issue. After mailing to the KCC, I get a different response. Before the response, I asked KCC to unlock my case for some modification. More information is that I will go AOS.
“We understand that you are in the United States and wish to apply to adjust status with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). In order to unlock your DS-260 to make changes or add new dependents, you must first pay the Adjustment of Status fee.
Once KCC receives notice that you have paid the Adjustment of Status fee, we will contact you to confirm that your DS-260 has been unlocked.”
Anyone get the same reply from KCC?
August 18, 2018 at 05:29
Your reply is much different – because few selectees adjust status.
September 5, 2018 at 16:13
Update for my case. I paid the AOS fee ($330/per person) and wait for 2 weeks to receive receipt. The receipt is original memo I sent to U.S. Department of State, but with a paid stamp on it. After 2 days receiving the receipt, I get the email from KCC, and adjustment letter(2NL) is attached in the email.
Now, I am waiting the case number appear on VB website and then go next step.
September 5, 2018 at 16:14
Additional information is that I still cannot access DS-260…
Above information for ur reference.
August 27, 2018 at 16:57
I received a response from Kcc regarding the problem of Form 260 asking me to make an appointment with the embassy in my area
I think the difference of replies is due to the large number of correspondents who repeat a reporter asking him to meet the embassy as well as a small case number asked to meet the embassy .
Mail sent to Embassy in my area and waiting for a date and I will tell you what happens
August 28, 2018 at 14:29
I think the DS-260 dilemma is too big
I asked Kcc to contact the embassy in my area to make an appointment. I sent an email to the embassy in the area and I responded to them today (send Kcc and ask them to send your file to us)
I do not know whether to wait a little or ask to transfer my file to the embassy of my area?
August 14, 2018 at 03:18
According to last year pace it will be on March or April…
August 14, 2018 at 10:11
2019AF29XXX Libya
August 14, 2018 at 11:43
hello
if i more email for kcc or ask some thing about my interview date or about my case number can it be bad or damage for my case because of 4 or 5 time asking from them
August 14, 2018 at 15:03
Can you not exercise some patience?
August 15, 2018 at 19:57
I applied as single but have two kids. ..went and live with my husband although we don’t have a marriage certificate. ..will I add them when filling form ds-260 or I will be disqualified?
August 16, 2018 at 11:00
Hi,Brit
My case number is 2019AF00000xxx and it is in the first bulltin but I didn’t receive the 2nd letter until now.when will the 2nd letter be sent in your opinion?
August 16, 2018 at 15:03
Later this month (Read above)
August 16, 2018 at 15:33
READ THE ARTICLE.
August 16, 2018 at 12:12
hi Brit my case number is 2019AF00004xxx, and please tell me the probability that when will be my interview
August 16, 2018 at 15:37
Read the article above.
August 16, 2018 at 13:16
BTW,
Both the man from Russia and the woman from Belarus have the same problem with access on CEAC account and DS-260 form, as user RRRR decribed, and they both received same previous email answer from KCC as RRRR showed. But then they replied to KCC with requirement information about their cases and then received another answer from KCC that I showed above.
The man’s case number is EU23***, and the woman’s case number is EU5***. The woman did not fill their DS-260 form yet. And the man (he has two dependents) filled form before maintenance only for DV-1 and DV-2, but not for DV-3.
August 16, 2018 at 15:38
Intriguing.
August 16, 2018 at 17:51
Some updates. The woman from Belarus phoned KCC for resolving her problem. She wrote her report in Russian, and sorry for my bad English translation. KCC representative (or officer, never mind, I don’t know for sure) told her that from now she must to deal only with U.S. Embassy (Warsaw in her case because she from Belarus). The website, https://ceac.state.gov/ceac, is undergoing maintenance and KCC cannot open her DS-260 forms. They said she have to contact to U.S. Embassy Warsaw to have an opportunity to fill DS-form. Only DV-1 applicant should come to U.S. Embassy. She must bring only the valid passport with her. Then, we guess, may be it will be “a paper” DS-230 form instead on-line DS-260 form?
That is all for this moment.
The woman have to get Schengen visa to visit Poland, she wrote this is time-costly procedure (have to make an appointment before two weeks and 10 days for validity of the visa). Tomorrow she will try to phone to U.S. Embassy Warsaw and find out what exactly she have to do now.
August 16, 2018 at 18:02
It’s very odd.
August 17, 2018 at 11:32
Hi Brit,
While filling out DS-260 in section “Number of Educational Institutions Attended” I have put only 1 only High School…..do I have to put 2 of “Number of Educational Institutions Attended” because my wife(is the Principal Applicant) attended 1.Primary School and 2.High School(total years of education 12)?
Thanks in advance…..and keep up the good work!
August 17, 2018 at 15:33
Schooling from about age 12.
August 17, 2018 at 18:37
Please I have done the necessary requirements by entering my name last name and the confirmation code but I still get not valid. You help to get my DV Lottery confirmation.
Thank you.
August 17, 2018 at 19:45
The system is broken. Wait a few weeks.
August 18, 2018 at 04:25
What is your CN Gedi….
August 18, 2018 at 05:14
Hey Brit
Thank you for this amazing platform.
My case number is AF195XXX and as per your guidelines on the block, I presume I will be scheduled for interview in November or so, during which I will be 8 months pregnant.
Please I wish to know if there is a possibility through which I can have my fiance’ accompany to the interview since my condition requires care and assistance
Thanks
August 18, 2018 at 05:24
If you are telling me your case number is 195XX (19000 something) you will have had the baby by then.
August 18, 2018 at 19:39
Ohhh sorry sir my bad
My case number is 2019AF5XXX
August 18, 2018 at 20:41
OK – read this:
https://britsimonsays.com/how-to-add-a-newborn-child-to-the-dv-case/
August 18, 2018 at 21:14
Please sir
What I wish to know is if there is a means through which I can have my Fiance(someone) accompany me to the interview. .
August 18, 2018 at 21:57
Typically not.
August 18, 2018 at 22:12
Thanks
August 18, 2018 at 23:21
If I can’t find my old passport after entering details on DS260, can i take a photocopy of the data page along with the new passport to the visa interview? or do i need the old passport at all?
August 18, 2018 at 23:47
Take what you have.
August 19, 2018 at 03:01
Hi Brit,
What are the approved documents during the interview to prove name changes between Birth certificate & Passport? Do they accept “Affidavit support document” ?
August 19, 2018 at 04:02
A name change is documented by legal papers to do with the name change.
August 19, 2018 at 06:37
Hi Mr Brit
I got the visa on 13/08 and the green card is paid on 16/08 when I will receive the card almost at my Address in America
Should I enter America to issue the card or can I issue it before I enter?
August 19, 2018 at 06:43
You have to enter.
August 19, 2018 at 14:40
anyone who got 2nl for octr interview………
August 22, 2018 at 14:03
Hello Brits,So with all the noise from Trump that he is going to scrap off the DV,it did not end anywhere?Very soon i can’t believe we would be going to dv.lottery.state.gov to register for the next DV without a glitch.
August 22, 2018 at 15:08
I have answered this question repeatedly and written articles about it. Trump has his own legal problems to deal with – no one cares what noise he makes.
August 23, 2018 at 02:18
Hi Brit, if I have a family member who can give me work in your business, the day of the interview, what kind of document, should you send me, to present.
August 23, 2018 at 04:02
If that is genuine and a real business, a job offer letter.
August 24, 2018 at 08:04
Greetings.
I’m selected for further processing dv 2019 but I didn’t submit online dv260 yet is there a limited time?
I’m getting passport I don’t have it now.
August 24, 2018 at 14:06
You have plenty of time.
https://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-basic-questions/
August 26, 2018 at 17:39
my case number is 2019AF00011xxx
I didn’t submit dv260 yet
What will happen if I delay to December?
August 26, 2018 at 19:04
No problem.
August 26, 2018 at 17:22
Hello Brit, I think you are doing OK,
There is my question,Still I didn’t any person for Affidavit support document,Actually it is pending,But I have a person to mailing address( In DS 260), Affidavit supporter and Mailing address should be the same one? Shall I change the location before I traveling to there?
for the example. My Affidavit supporter from Florida ,
My mailing address from Texas
but my final destination to New York
Always Thanks Mr. Brit…
August 26, 2018 at 17:30
Location doesn’t matter.
August 26, 2018 at 18:37
hello Briit..What you thinking for visa bulletin for November…..we see hight number or slow number..thanks??
August 26, 2018 at 19:11
I will wait and see.
August 27, 2018 at 05:43
Hello guys,
I am a DV2019 selectee, after reading some commens about maintenance I decided to check my case (DV260) status which has been submitted on Jun 3,
I am checking the statys throught this site https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?eQs=o/iS8zDpeAKjMWCuebHqOw== .
But I am geetting Invalid Immigrant Visa Case Number. error, is this normal that I am getting it now and I must wait untill January, or maybe my data has been lost ater maintenance issues.
Thanks!
August 27, 2018 at 13:52
January.
August 28, 2018 at 04:56
Many thanks !
August 27, 2018 at 06:08
Hi Brit,
Will it be a 2019 second Draw??
Best Regards
August 27, 2018 at 13:52
I don’t know.
August 28, 2018 at 19:56
Haven’t seen any blog on 2NL’s being sent for October interviews
August 28, 2018 at 19:58
Correct.
August 29, 2018 at 06:20
Hi Brit
My unce and his kids l had an interview with his wifr yesterday as she is 2018 dv winner
what happend was
They took his wife ,a 13 year child , a 2 yeard child and a new born baby passports
Telling them they are approved
And her huspend and a 15 years old dauter
They told them there will be a exctra porcedure without clearfing any reason
And they told them that there is a risk a out having the visa due to lake of time as we are in last month for 2p18 dv
So what you think about that case
And will they get the visa or not
Thanks in advance
August 29, 2018 at 16:13
I know nothing about the case – so I have no thoughts about it and cannot predict the outcome.
August 29, 2018 at 19:30
Dear Brit, I resubmitted my DS 260 on August, 15th. But starting from yesterday, the conformation page that i send in my email display the Chinese writing style. So, what is the problem on the conformation page. Thanks.
August 29, 2018 at 19:44
The email itself changed??? Sounds like a computer problem.
August 29, 2018 at 19:54
I didn’t change the email
August 30, 2018 at 09:56
Dear Brit , My Number is AS 42xx .I got application received note from kenchuki last June.But upto now no any reply about processing.Is ther any problem.These are last dates of August.I heard selected applications must have email around these days.Is there any problem here?Please help me.
August 30, 2018 at 14:04
You are not current. Please read the article above.
September 3, 2018 at 07:25
Dear Brit, My number is AS4XXX. Will I have chance to face the interview. I have 4 others to accompany.If Early 4000 numbers had 4 applicants in each 16000 visas finished and what will happen to the higher numbers? .
September 3, 2018 at 14:38
Please read the article above.
August 30, 2018 at 16:53
thank brit i recieve my 2nl for octr 2019Af
September 1, 2018 at 04:35
how do we know there is a second draw or not Britisimon. Is there a portal which will tell that whether it will be there or not.
If not, when should we check exactly
September 1, 2018 at 05:57
Wait around a month.
September 3, 2018 at 14:53
Can anybody tell me if the US embassy in Ethiopia requires I-134 (Affidavit of support) for DV applicants?
Thanks
September 3, 2018 at 18:08
If you are unsure, get an I-134.
September 4, 2018 at 06:01
Hello Brit
Will be a second draw?
September 4, 2018 at 16:24
I don’t know.
September 4, 2018 at 14:53
I can’t use ESC page to check my status, when I put my conformation number show some kind of error, is that a sign of second draw in process ?
September 4, 2018 at 16:29
No.
September 4, 2018 at 17:16
And what does it mean ? Do you now ?
September 4, 2018 at 18:32
It means you are not following the instructions.
September 4, 2018 at 18:46
Sorry Brit, I didn’t explain you what was the problem. I’m not selected, but still checking periodically and maybe for 2 weeks have some issue and give me message “‘database Oracle error” something like that. And after a few hours or the next day give me “‘Have not been selected”.
That why I’m asking you for that.
September 4, 2018 at 17:20
Hello Brit, my number is 2019EU29xxx i will have a chance face the interview? Thank you!
September 4, 2018 at 18:33
Did you read the article above?
September 4, 2018 at 18:56
yes butt my english it is not so good! I don t understand everythink you wrote!
September 4, 2018 at 19:35
Well luckily you have almost a year to wait – so you can work on your Englsh! 🙂
September 4, 2018 at 19:14
Hi Brit
If I have an original birthcertificate. Do I need notary certified copy?
September 4, 2018 at 19:34
Not usually – but you do need to take copies to the interview (read the official instructions)
September 5, 2018 at 05:54
Hello,
I’m from Nepal and my husband is main applicant.Our interview date is on october 2018.I ve one question regarding interview..actually ,it’s been almost 9 years of our marriage., due to some reason we really don t have our marriage album bt we ve got after marriage pictures…and I ve heard that interviewer might ask for marriage album….so plz suggest me how should we answer if we are asked.
September 5, 2018 at 14:06
The truth.
September 6, 2018 at 04:32
Hi, BritSimon, please answer. This time, I really need your true suggestion my case number 2019EU300** will we be interviewed ??
September 6, 2018 at 04:56
I. Don’t. Know.
September 6, 2018 at 05:37
hi Brit.
If I say my wife is going with me
Will they interview us together ?
September 6, 2018 at 14:19
Yes
September 6, 2018 at 05:35
For those who went to an appointment in the usa embassy in their area in order to make sure of their identity and to enable them to have access to DS260, could you please update us have you received the email from KCC as you were informed or not yet?? if you got the email please inform us after how many days did you get the email??
September 10, 2018 at 10:31
a friend has received his email after he went to the embassy last week tuesday. it took him 3 days for him to receive the email from KCC. the DS260 was opened and has completed it.
September 6, 2018 at 05:39
There is a probability, or we do not have to wait 🙁
September 6, 2018 at 14:22
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September 6, 2018 at 06:36
Dear Brit, I am 2019 selectee from Asia 4XXX. I Can’t understand what the ‘ current ‘ mean.Please explain in your words. I read articles several times. Will I call for interview or not?
September 6, 2018 at 15:46
Your number is OK. You just need to be patient.
September 6, 2018 at 10:21
Hello. this year they have planned for a new draw
September 6, 2018 at 15:53
We don’t know.