Oh man. The IT department at the department of state are really not doing well. I really should consider their suggestion to go and help their team to fix their problems….
So the latest IT fun is this. Normally 2NLs come out as one batch, taking a few hours from start to finish. Once someone receives the email they can normally go to the ESC site and they will see their appointment letter in place of the 1NL. Sometimes in the past people have received the 2NL email but the appointment letter is not displayed for up to an hour later.
However, this month the 2NLs have been coming out over a couple of days. Some people see their appointment letters, some don’t – even after 2 or 3 days after their email. People are getting worried of course although there really is no need to worry. So – if you have received the email that says to check the ESC website for your appointment details, and it is not there you can either wait a few days and see if it gets updated or you can contact KCC who can already tell your the appointment date.
Additionally it is normal that the CEAC system gets updated after the 2NLs go out – and that data is important to allow predictions for the next month visa bulletin. So far that update has not happened – so I have not recalculated predictions. Hopefully they will update that soon.
This weekend is a long weekend in the USA. Monday is Memorial day. That means KCC will not be working on Monday, so unless we get the updates soon, we will have to wait until Tuesday.
June 19, 2015 at 11:00
His Simon, i am a winner in 2016 DV lottery am from Liberia in west Africa. My case is AF00017513 when should i be expecting my interview date
June 19, 2015 at 14:17
Early 2016
June 9, 2015 at 08:28
Hello Brit,
We are four member family. We got our 2NL saying that our interview will be on xx July 2015. We had medical check today. I am the main applicant. Doctor said that my chest X-Ray findings suggestive of tuberculosis, and must provide three sputum specimens to undergo sputum culture. This will take up to at least 8 weeks.
I know that the doctor will communicate my case with the U.S. Consular, and my interview date will be delayed accordingly. As the time is running out, I am very concerned. My questions for your help:
1. Do they have a TB Classification? How will my case develop as a result of sputum culture?
2. In the case the main applicants is refused a visa due to the result of this sputum culture, will all my derivatives be denied visas too?
Thank you in advance.
June 9, 2015 at 14:16
1. I would suggest you have the interview anyway. Most suspected TB cases do not result in denial. You may be placed on AP pending the medical outcome.
2. If the principal is refused the derivatives cannot be approved.
June 5, 2015 at 10:27
hi brit
what is the meaning of backlog
June 5, 2015 at 18:17
People who were current already but submitted their DS260 late meaning their interview was not held in the month when they went current.
June 5, 2015 at 09:52
Thank you very much man
June 4, 2015 at 21:25
hello brit
please i wish to inquire on something at the end of my appointement letter i saw ” beneficiary; none” .please what does that mean
June 5, 2015 at 03:19
No family members
June 1, 2015 at 20:09
Hi brit..I’m a dv selectee 2015AF439**..
my problem is i entered different d.o.b..the one on my application and ds260 reads 22-08-1980 but my passport and other documents 23-08-1980…could this mistake deny me a the visa?
June 1, 2015 at 21:11
Usually, if that is the only error, they will not be too concerned.
June 2, 2015 at 00:27
Ok thnx for that response,thats the only error nagging my mind n if that’s the case i’m abit relieved now.thnx again brit and God bless you.
June 1, 2015 at 16:39
Britsimon, what is the problem for this 2NL ?
What is the latest time for receiving ?
June 1, 2015 at 19:22
I think there is a technical issue – it has not happened before like this. YOu can email or call KCC to get your interview date.
May 31, 2015 at 22:26
please i wish to knw the proccedure when doing the medicals .when you do the medicals the give you your result the same day or how
June 1, 2015 at 03:03
Call the physician
May 31, 2015 at 22:24
hello brit
how many days does it take to do your medicals …
June 1, 2015 at 03:02
Usually one day – but plan it with the physician so they have enough time before your interview to complete the report.
May 31, 2015 at 09:37
Is avidavit of support really needed for dv 2015???
May 31, 2015 at 15:55
Read this.
https://britsimonsays.com/all-about-public-charge-affidavit-of-support-i-134/
May 31, 2015 at 00:32
IF i recieve the 2nl what would the next steps and
is aviddavit of support neccessary
May 31, 2015 at 16:15
You must read the dvselectee instructions to know what documents you need to provide.
This talks about the 134. https://britsimonsays.com/all-about-public-charge-affidavit-of-support-i-134/
May 30, 2015 at 23:36
HI BRIT
still yet no updates concerning the 2nl interview for july?????? because when you log in to dvlottery.state.gov it still shows you your first nl .i don t knw when do you think they may fix that …
May 30, 2015 at 23:50
I expected them to have fixed it already – keep waiting!
May 30, 2015 at 18:43
tell me : for this problem, is the first time arriving or it arrived ???
May 30, 2015 at 19:17
First time that I know of…
May 29, 2015 at 19:41
Thx You for all now 2015 AF532XX according to You i have a chance?
May 29, 2015 at 21:18
Yes you still have a chance…..
May 29, 2015 at 19:25
Hi tonton B. Is there some body current for june who receive an amail but who did not get his 2nl els ? Or this problem concern only the current of jully?
May 29, 2015 at 21:19
Only the JUly interviews that I know of.
May 29, 2015 at 23:05
Ok thanks be blessed
May 29, 2015 at 13:11
Hi Brit First of all i would like to thank you for you patience. I was one of the selected for dv 2015 and my case number is at early 39 k. I am not asking whether it may be current or not by the end of september as you already have given your answer in earlier posts. My problem is that i have not submitted my ds 260 yet ( please dont slap me for that :D) , so my question is whether i still have a chance to have my case processed before my number gets current (if it does so in september) if i submit it today or tomorrow. Thank you in advance
May 29, 2015 at 17:10
Wow, yes you need a slap. Honestly, I think it is doubtful that your form can be processed in time for the July 2NL batch. That batch is taken from the current numbers (with processed DS260s) as of the first couple of days in JUly. IN theory, that batch is the last set of interviews setup for DV2015.
Now, there is a chance that if you submit now, your DS260 would be processed by late July or the beginning of August. IN that case KCC MIGHT be persuaded to schedule an interview for you anyway. It might take some phoneccalls to KCC to get that done – and they may simply refuse on the basis that visa slots could be fully allocated to the July 2NL batch. However, there is a small chance.
Your call.
May 29, 2015 at 17:30
Do you think forms submitted in April will get 2nl in June orJuly batch? And is there a reason you are not answering any of my question? Did I ask stupid questions?
May 29, 2015 at 21:52
DS260s might finish as fast as 2 months – so forms submitted April 1 *might* get in to the JUne 2NLs, and if not JUly. Forms submitted at the end of April might make July – and might not.
I think I have answered some of your questions!
May 30, 2015 at 04:45
Thank you very much for your answer. I will submit it today and call KCC as u adviced. I am not familiar with 2NL batches though. Could you please tell me when should i start making phone calls to KCC ?
Thanks
May 30, 2015 at 05:45
Around 10 to 15th of July you should call them and see if your form is finished and ask them to schedule your interview.
May 30, 2015 at 06:05
Thanks again bro 🙂 The reason i haven’t submitted my ds 260 is that i have a previous tourist visa cancelled (without prejudice) so i thought i should maybe not bother trying at all, knowing that a cancelled visa would “hit” their databases and it would either take forever to process or maybe immediately disqualify. Any opinion or comment about this would be highly appreciated 🙂 P.S i forgot to mention i am from EU region.
May 30, 2015 at 06:08
Really??? That was a daft reason to delay. Yes it will be on their system – but so what???
May 30, 2015 at 06:37
Well i thought they will put me forever in AP list :(But anyway i will try now and i hope there is still a slight chance for me . I know of a case where a person submitted her ds by late july and got her visa on september but that was back in 2012 and i should probably not take 2012 as a comparing sample . Your comments have been very helpful man . Thanks
May 30, 2015 at 07:03
Yeah in 2012 they could not fill the quota – so not a good comparison.
May 29, 2015 at 18:09
I would not even give it a try. It is useless from this point onwards. There is a good 2 months of processing time at shortest and by then all will be decided.
May 29, 2015 at 10:59
all the same comment “2nls check”,”2nls check”,”2nls check” …he said wait !!,don’t worry let him in peaceful,we have big cn over than 45XXX, and we are not worry at this point !! wait and see ,
May 29, 2015 at 10:36
Hello britsimon
thank you for ur efforts that u do for us ur the one and the only who provide us with an informations.
if possible can you please tell us about you and why you do that for us?
let me tell u that ur britsimon nobody gonna do wot u do
go forward,we all proud of wot u do☺
simon kimberly
May 29, 2015 at 22:03
Quick bio here – https://britsimonsays.com/britsimon-biography/
Why do I do this? Well I benefitted from the DV lottery in a couple of ways – my brother won a GC in once of the first lotteries about 20 years ago. His career in the USA helped my career also. Then my wife won a place in DV2014 and we gained our GCs through that program. Through my own involvement I figured out how little information is available and decided I would do what I could to improve the information available to winners. Just my way of “giving back” for the benefits I have received from this program….
May 29, 2015 at 09:21
Hey Simon
I recieved the email for the 2nl on the 20st of May but the 2nl isn’t posted on the website till today the 29th.
I called kcc they said I am scheduled for July interview.
Is there anything I need to worry about ?
When do u expect it ll get posted ?
Thanks man
May 29, 2015 at 22:05
This is a problem that many people have this month. Hopefully they will fix it soon.
May 29, 2015 at 07:19
Hi Brit 🙂 First of all i would like to thank you for you patience. I was one of the selected for dv 2015 and my case number is at early 39 k. I am not asking whether it may be current or not by the end of september as you already have given your answer in earlier posts. My problem is that i have not submitted my ds 260 yet ( please dont slap me for that :D) , so my question is whether i still have a chance to have my case processed before my number gets current (if it does so in september) if i submit it today or tomorrow. Thank you in advance 🙂
May 29, 2015 at 02:24
hi brit
after checking the vb i noticed that my cn is in the month of july meaning that i will be going for interview in july .i recieve an email from them telling me this ; You have received this email notification to inform you that you have updates available at http: //www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC. Please log in using your confirmation number from your original application to complete further processing..after logging in there are no updates to be found and when i check my visa staus at ceac.state.gov it appears that at NVC .PLEASE WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW because im kind of confuse. thks in advance
May 29, 2015 at 02:39
There is a problem with the 2nls, lots of people are having the same problem. There is nothing for you to do except wait
May 28, 2015 at 11:07
Hello Grand Chief,
Analyze this together. I took a ride on the old newsletters visa from 1998 to 2014. I have observed that the cut off of July 2015 (36500) almost matched that of July 2007 (35500) and to an extent those of July 1998 and 1999. The months that followed had resulted in a current (August and September).
It is true comparison is not reason. -you Do not see that in August and September 2015 are also resulted in power. If this should be the case, what hope this will bring to high case? Thank you……….
May 28, 2015 at 15:15
Sorry, but that was a waste of time. The numbers from previous years (especially one so old) have no comparison to this year. There are way too many differences.
May 28, 2015 at 07:55
hi brit,
between 36500 and 41516 there are 1843 cases, that is to say that the next visa (August), I will be there if the KCC in 2000 was programming visas. tell me if I’m right.
May 28, 2015 at 15:20
Your math is too simplistic, you ignore the response rate, the backlog cases and so on. However, you might be in August, and if not, September for sure.
May 28, 2015 at 23:20
They need to schedule more than 2000 interviews for August if they want to fix a bit this messy year!!
Otherwise, I think they can end up issuing way less than 50k.
May 27, 2015 at 23:39
hi brit
when i try checking my visa status .a page appears and say at the NVC .please what does that mean
May 28, 2015 at 00:04
It is the default status before they have updated CEAC data for you scheduled interview.
May 27, 2015 at 22:19
I do completely agree and its a fancy ride, we can’t even compare them
looking forward your prediction this time we are good, optimistic really optimistic 😉
May 27, 2015 at 17:45
Noo predictions for the next VB ?!??
May 27, 2015 at 19:08
Not yet – still no update to the CEAC data.
May 27, 2015 at 15:51
Hey Simon from a monster to a multistrada there’s a huge difference maybe you are seeking for more comfort while you are riding 🙂 but its not the topic dude second nl are released do you have any prediction as long that you have some fresh data
May 27, 2015 at 16:12
There really is a huge difference. The Multistrada is 10X better than the mini monster….
I have been waiting for KCC to update the CEAC data with the in Transit cases (the 2NLs). That update has not happened yet (which is unusual). That allows me to see how many interviews they scheduled, how many of those were backlog and look at current response rates and response rate growth. ALL very critical information for an accurate prediction. So – until KCC does the update – I cannot predict other than pure guesswork – which is what everyone else does!
May 27, 2015 at 14:53
Dear Simon:
Asia is still slow even with a little jump in last VB,
is it possible that Asia can’t even reach 9000?
May 27, 2015 at 15:15
I don’t think so.
May 27, 2015 at 12:56
Too many problems, is that gonna cause a slowdown for the next VBs?
I’m 46000 and I started to feel shivers down my spine
May 27, 2015 at 14:15
The 2NL issues don’t affect the VB progress in ANY way.
May 27, 2015 at 00:20
HI BRIT
I recieved the 2NL on the 20 may telling me dat i ve an update .after loging in to dvlottery.stae.gov ther is no update .i don t understand whats happening
.thks in advance
May 27, 2015 at 01:32
Lots of people are having the same issue. KCC seem to be aware, but so far no fix. THey have told some people that they will have the ESC page updated by the end of the month.
May 26, 2015 at 22:20
did people receive their 2NL now? is the IT problem fixed?
May 26, 2015 at 23:07
There is still a problem.
Many have received the email that points them to check the ESC. Some see the 2NL letter, some don’t see that letter – but when they call KCC they can be told the appointment date, but not time.
None of the in Transit updates have happened.
May 26, 2015 at 21:59
Normally elementary and secondary education is important. I don’t really know the spcifics of individual embassies so I can only guess that Cameroon embassy might be lenient in this case given the higher education, but at the end of the day, only the CO can decide.
I am deleting the comments now as requested.
May 26, 2015 at 20:38
Hey Simon,
I don’t know if you saw my question posted above yet. If you get chance, please give your insight.
Thanks a lot.
May 26, 2015 at 19:51
hi sir
where is your estimateur fot next visa bultin ? when you publie it ?
my cn is 48xxx it is safe ?
May 26, 2015 at 20:33
I am waiting for a CEAC update.
2015AF48XXX should be safe – but probably September interview.