Year 2016

Tomorrow we will see the results of the DV-2017 Green Card lottery. It’s an exciting time for those thousands of people that will get the good news they have been hoping for. Many many more people will see the “dreaded”… Continue Reading →

People are now receiving their 2NLs for June interviews, it will take a few hours – and possibly even a couple of days before all have gone out. The email itself has no useful information. It simply tells you to check… Continue Reading →

  As most of you will know the CEAC system was recently modified in a way that means I cannot extract the data. This is a disappointment to me personally – but also to the many people that gain understanding and… Continue Reading →

As most of you know, the CEAC data I have been extracting over the last couple of years has provided enormous insight into the workings of the DV lottery program. It also allowed us to see the progress in each year to… Continue Reading →

This visa bulletin covers June interviews. For those that are current, and have forms processed early enough, they can expect their 2NL in about 2 weeks from now. I know I am going to get a lot of people who… Continue Reading →

  Here is the end month update of the data. Not too much to say about the data – it shows normal progress over the last two weeks, no big surprises. I have included a list of embassies so you can… Continue Reading →

Last month, I posted this information explaining how to predict the next VB. Most of what I said would happen did happen, so I won’t repeat the explanation again. I will just speak to the conclusion for each region. I… Continue Reading →

People are now receiving their 2NLs for May interviews, it will take a few hours – and possibly even a couple of days before all have gone out. The email itself has no useful information. It simply tells you to check… Continue Reading →

You will be aware that healthcare costs are high in the USA. I have explained that a number of times including this post on health insurance which has some useful explanations. However, you may not believe me when I say… Continue Reading →

  Here is the mid month update of the data. Not too much to say about the data – it shows normal progress over the last two weeks, no big surprises. I have included a list of embassies so you… Continue Reading →