Year 2018

2NLs are starting to be sent for July interviews. Again, as has been the pattern for the last three months, these are earlier than normal, I expect we will see similar unusual process this month, so the 2NLs might be spread out over… Continue Reading →

For those just being selected, you may not yet fully understand the importance of your case number. Your number is specific to your region, each region starting from 1. So there is an 2019AF1, 2019AS1, 2019EU1  and so on. The… Continue Reading →

OK – it’s that time of year again – we are two hours in to the results process and history is repeating in some obvious ways.   First, the servers are overwhelmed with people checking. The site is crashing. This… Continue Reading →

Ask anyone who has jumped out of a plane about ground rush. The effect can be unsettling, and for some, the end isn’t good. The DV lottery is a lot like that in some years. This will be one of… Continue Reading →

AFRICA 38,000 Except: Egypt: 19,700 ASIA 10,500 Except: Nepal: 6,325 EUROPE 21,900 NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 18 OCEANIA 1,200 SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 1,425   This is for July interviews.   Those that are current, and have forms processed early… Continue Reading →

It’s been a while since I discussed quotas, and there has been a lot of confusion and disinformation about quotas just over the last few days so I thought I would recap some important points about the global and regional… Continue Reading →

A few people have asked me why they cannot check their DV-2019 results yet – so let me clarify why that is the case.   The results were originally scheduled to be available from May 1, 2018. However, during the… Continue Reading →

2NLs are starting to be sent for June interviews. Again, as has been the pattern for the last two months, these are earlier than normal, I expect we will see similar unusual process this month, so the 2NLs might be spread… Continue Reading →

Oh man. Someone today talked about the DV process being a rollercoaster ride. It certainly is – and this year more than other years.   Today we saw the VB released for June interviews. So – although there are over… Continue Reading →

AFRICA 28,300 Except: Egypt:      18,150 Ethiopia:  26,000 ASIA 7,800 Except: Nepal: 5,900 EUROPE 20,300 NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 16 OCEANIA 1,100 SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 1,275   The “May” bulletin has been released. It includes details of case… Continue Reading →