Year 2022

The CEAC data will be published tomorrow – so what can it tell us? The video below explains what we will learn, including high case numbers in each region, case and hole density, country cutoffs and the progress so far… Continue Reading →

The new Visa Bulletin was just released, giving the numbers which will be current for February interviews. If your DS260 has been processed, and you are now current, then you should be getting your interview notification soon (see below). Just… Continue Reading →

For any new immigrant there will be a need to plan where you will stay, a roof over your head. There are several options, so this article will help you with the planning process. Now, everyone is going to have… Continue Reading →

Many people ask me to predict the numbers for the next bulletin, or when their case will be current, or the final cutoff in a country or region. So through some scientific processes I have worked on these predictions for… Continue Reading →

We will have many DV2023 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… Continue Reading →

The new Visa Bulletin was released a short time ago, which was very slightly after the “normal” schedule – although of course, some have been stressing for days over the “late” VB with much speculation of what it could mean…. Continue Reading →

Just a quick but interesting update about the number of visas issued in DV2022, which should the scraped CEAC data was the most accurate source. During the DV2022 processing, there had been some lawsuit related declarations by the government that… Continue Reading →

The visa bulletin was released earlier today, which was earlier than usual. The same thing happened last month too, so perhaps the government are trying to release the VB early each month. As you can see there was movement in… Continue Reading →

The DV2024 dates have not been officially published by the Department of State yet – BUT as has happened in a couple of previous years it looks like an embassy has “jumped the gun” and leaked the entry dates. This… Continue Reading →

So – the new visa bulletin was released today (unusually early) and it is really quite odd because the numbers are identical to the previous bulletin numbers for October interviews. No change to any of the regions or countries. Now,… Continue Reading →