Year 2017

Today, the existing travel ban has expired, would would have (perhaps) given some chance to a few DV2017 cases waiting for the travel ban to expire. However, as we know, it is now widely reported that people are being told… Continue Reading →

People have started receiving their 2NLs for November 2017  interviews.This 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 the ESC… Continue Reading →

The entry period for DV-2019 has been announced.   It is October 3rd, 2017 to November 7, 2017.  People will be able to check the results on May 1, 2018. The ONLY place where you should enter is the official… Continue Reading →

I have been undecided about posting this. Part of me wants to wait for official corroboration, part of me says people need to know what is going on. Over the last few days there have been a number of reports… Continue Reading →

  The “October” bulletin has been released. It includes details of case numbers that are current for November interviews. As usual, some will be shocked at the progress, some will panic, some will rejoice. For those panicking – this is… Continue Reading →

People have started receiving their 2NLs for October 2017  interviews – meaning the first DV2018 interviews.   This 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… Continue Reading →

A few days before the VB numbers were released I got “early notice” of the VB numbers and published them in this article. Many people doubted the numbers were real, partly because they were low numbers for several regions (all… Continue Reading →

  The visa bulletin for October interviews (DV2018 cases) has been released with the exact numbers I had given a few days ago in this post  AFRICA: 8,500 Except: Egypt 2,350 Ethiopia 2,100 ASIA: 1,200 Except: Iran 750 Nepal 750… Continue Reading →

This is interesting. This morning I received a message from a reader called Fayola who had contacted KCC and been sent what appears to be the DV lottery section of the next Visa bulletin. I would normally treat this with caution,… Continue Reading →

I have been receiving questions about the immigration law proposal that Trump announced a couple of days ago. I understand that people are concerned, but I have been telling people not to worry about it. Let me explain why. First… Continue Reading →