People are now receiving their 2NLs for August 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 the ESC site for the interview details. Some people that receive the email will find the ESC site is not ready, those people should try again after a few hours. Also, some people find the email itself goes to a trash or spam folder or somehow miss it. So – if you think you may have been scheduled but missed your email, you can check the ESC site, just in case. The 1NL (you have been selected letter) is replaced by a new letter which gives the appointment details.
All remaining 2016 cases are eligible for interview now, so there should be a lot of 2NLs going out. I’m expecting that some of the busiest embassies will not have allowed KCC to schedule all the interviews in August and will push some cases to September – so that might mean some people don’t get their 2NL. Write a comment here if that happens mentioning the embassy and when you submitted. Some late submissions will have been unable to be processed in time for these interviews and will hopefully be in September.
June 23, 2016 at 00:17
Good day Mr.Brit
Thank you very much for your support and ideas that support all the people around the world, finaly i get 2nl and my interview will be on 3rd August with case no: af53xxx in Oman because i do work there and leave there.
1- Sir i do have some questions regarding the validity of the US visa, which will affect it, the valudation of the police certificate or medical check validity? Also how many month should be the validity of the visa??
I asked this question because i need the validity of the visa at least 3 months because of my job and handover issue at my work place.
2- Other question what if i do the medical and police certificate next week?? I will be in good shape and the visa validty will be at 3 months??
3- Regarding affidavit support my uncle over there has his own business and he told me that he paid his taxes annualy, because you mention in some topic that the documents should not pass 2 or 3 months from the date of the interview. Is it for the date of preparing the forms or the taxes that have been paid??
Thank you very much Sir for your help indeed you are the best.
June 23, 2016 at 00:36
1. It will be valid for 6 months from the date of your medical.
2. Don’t do the medical too early
3. He can provide annual tax forms and more recent payslips.
June 23, 2016 at 00:45
Thanks for quick response Sir, so in my case my interveiw will held on 3-August-2016, to have 6 month valdity visa when should i do the medical check??
June 23, 2016 at 00:47
A week or two before the interview…
June 23, 2016 at 00:48
Sorry sir, i mean if i do it next week it should be vaild till next December 2016?
June 23, 2016 at 02:54
Don’t do it so early!
June 23, 2016 at 02:01
Hi Brit,
We frequently travel to a country. Sometimes we stay a few days and sometimes weeks. Do we need to have a police record for these stays (i.e. Are they considered “living” there)? Thanks.
June 23, 2016 at 02:54
No
June 23, 2016 at 05:22
Sorry that I didn’t eleabroate enough. A friend of mine lent me a place to live every time I visited that country (days or weeks each time) during about a year. I did not stay in a hotel. I did fill in an address for that period on DS260. So I’m puzzled if my case is interpreted as living in that country.
June 23, 2016 at 13:46
Still no – but if you are in doubt – list it.
June 23, 2016 at 13:46
Still no – but if you are in doubt – list it.
June 23, 2016 at 13:55
Thank you. My apology for bothering you.
June 23, 2016 at 15:00
Enter your comment here… Hi brit, thank you again!
My question is I wanted to delay filling the ds260 form,
1:is there any problem if I delayed it until August 2016? ;
my case number is: 2017af00033xxx
2:the other thing I want to hear from you, even though
my friends thought me this is a minor mistake, is I made
mistake in the entry form , that is in the middle name I
wrote as “Abedela” , but the correct one was “Abdela”,
could this be a problem? thanks
June 23, 2016 at 15:09
1. No problem.
2. At most embassies that would not be seen as a problem. Some embassies (Accra being the main one) would have a problem with that.
June 23, 2016 at 15:20
Brit sir
If someone knows the case number and intentionally he want to change the information in ds 260 form which has already been submitted can some one do that without my knowledge. As i have a doubt please sir clearify me
June 23, 2016 at 15:47
Not while the form is locked. If someone has the case number, birthdate and name they can email KCC and get the DS260 unlocked. If you gave someone you don’t trust all that information, you were unwise.
June 23, 2016 at 15:24
Hi sir, I really want to know how can I arrange my medical. Can someone write the embassy to delay his interview from August to September 2016 because he need WAEC document which will be administer in August by the government. He failed the previous tests.
June 23, 2016 at 15:48
Contact the embassy to see if they will reschedule. That is somewhat risky – but better than arriving at the interview unqualified. For the medical – check the embassy website.
June 23, 2016 at 15:48
Hae Brit ,am soo greatful my interview is on 2nd August.I have a question on my sponsor who was supposed to give me form I-134 but he has gone mute I think he is not willing,but I gone another one who has promised to do so soon,what do I do since I did not fill her in my DS 260?
June 23, 2016 at 16:10
Brits hi , my concern is this : is it possible to do a medical examination as soon as we receive the second letter ???
June 23, 2016 at 16:39
Yes, it is possible, but the visa expiry date is based on the medical date + 6 months, so an early medical means a shorter validity of the visa.
June 23, 2016 at 17:19
Hi brit simon , my sponsor will fill i134 and other documents at the end of this month but my interview will be in october , i hope , is that a problem . Here in embassy of tirana says no more than 1 year old documents but i dont now for sponsor documents , thank you
June 23, 2016 at 17:30
More recent is better. Tirana have some unusual requirements/rules – make sure you read the embassy specific instructions (including needing two signed I-134s if your sponsor is married).
June 23, 2016 at 18:49
Finally i received the 2NL CN AF41*** , thank u very much Mr Simon for ur support all these last months.
M interview will be in August and Now i am collecting all necessary documents .
Mr Simon i do some busniss here in my country and i am afraid to not be paid before the date of interview . and as a plan B i ask a friend (Married) to support me . i told her to fill the Affidavit – form I134 and send it to me .
the question is : are these two pappers of the affidavit support all what i need from my supporter ? or are there other documents? thanks
June 23, 2016 at 20:01
https://britsimonsays.com/all-about-public-charge-affidavit-of-support-i-134/
June 23, 2016 at 20:05
Hi Simon I did my medicals on FEB 16th 2016, and attended my interview on march 1st week. My case is still under AP since I couldn’t find a sponsor yet. There is only 3 months left. My question is will
1. Will the quota for sri lanka be over for instance I submit the sponsor by August 1st week.
2. I have seen so many srilankans visa rejected does it mean I still have chance till august. Or will those rejected visa will be allocated to more applicants in Srilanka or distributed among other countries.
3. My question is in case if there is some one attending the interview in sri lanka for august ( i am still looking if any one would say august interview in sri lanka in your forum ) does it mean I still have chances to get my visa if I submit my sponsor form by end of July.
4. Medicals were done in FEB 16th so by August 16th my visa has to be approved ?
June 23, 2016 at 23:21
1. No
2. It isn’t about Sri Lanka. The quota is for the REGION not country.
3. That’s a repeat question
4. If it takes too long you will probably have to repeat your medical. Get the process done ASAP.
June 23, 2016 at 23:40
Hit Brit,
Thank you so much for your help. I got my 2nl and they did not wrote my newborn child’s name in appointment. i added her as a applicant in ds260 and also unlocked both applications of mine and my spouse’s.
Should i to contact KCC or should i contact to Embassy.
June 24, 2016 at 00:29
https://britsimonsays.com/faq/newly-added-spouse-child-missing-2nl/
June 24, 2016 at 00:46
Hi, Brit,I need your advice pertaining to something… Here is it, my aunt is a winner of dv2016. ., and her interview is scheduled for August 23 but her passport will expire by Feb.3 which is less than six months. Now, will there be any problem if she renew it before the interview
June 24, 2016 at 00:54
She should renew it. That won’t be a problem, she just takes both old and new to the interview.
June 24, 2016 at 01:16
Thanks Brit for your help. I receive 2NL for August 2nd interview. May Almighty bless you. You are awsome and you help towards us will never be forgotten. We love you.
June 24, 2016 at 01:29
Thanks Brit, I Trust you ??
June 24, 2016 at 05:38
thankw brit for you help,
whene i get my green card can i sponsor girlfriend I have been with my her for 2 years. If necessary, I can marry her. I want to know how she can also move to America, how long it will take etc, the whole process,plz
June 24, 2016 at 14:26
” If necessary, I can marry her” – LOL – you are a true romantic aren’t you.
You can only sponsor a legally married spouse. If you don’t include her in the DV application it will take around 2 years to bring her once you are in America.
June 24, 2016 at 18:34
“haha yeah i’m a little bit remantic”
2years ofter married or after holding the green card cuz now we stile couples we didn’t even engaged .
1-you mean if i didn’t include her in ds application i should return to my country and marry her and wait to years to bring her
or
2-you mean i’ll go to usa and stay ther for 2 yrs and return marry her and take her with me
and thx a lot for your help 🙂
June 24, 2016 at 19:35
You can only sponsor a spouse you are an LPR. So – get married before or after you enter the USA. But you must then establish yourself in the USA (get a job and so on) so that you can sponsor her. From that point (when you submit the sponsorship process) it will take around two years.
June 25, 2016 at 02:31
thank you very much ( i’ll work night and day just for my lady LOL ) :p :p :p :p
June 24, 2016 at 09:04
Hi again Brit, there’s a situation.i
told my aunt what you told me about her renewing her passport and taking both old and new passports to her interview. But here is the problem, when she went to the passport center she was told that if her passport is renew the old one will be taken away from her because no one person is entitle to two valid passports.
what must she do? She’s really confuse.
please Brit,
she’s from Liberia
June 24, 2016 at 14:19
The old passport should be cancelled and normally returned to her. Either way – she needs the new passport – so she must do whatever it takes.
June 24, 2016 at 12:17
HI SIR. can we take the printed ds 260 form to the interview. My wife is the principal applicant. We printed the form after we filled the form and photo copied it but it seems to be that we lost the one we printed, we can only see the photo copied. Can we take the photo copied to the interview?
June 24, 2016 at 14:14
They don’t need the DS260 – just the confirmation page.
June 24, 2016 at 13:18
Hello Mr. Brit.S,
I hope you are fine. I have a question to ask. I will attend the interview with my wife in Cameroon and she lives in South Africa. Can she do the medical examination there in SA and take them to Cameroon?
Thanls
June 24, 2016 at 14:11
No. Cameroon embassy will want a report from their panel physician.
June 24, 2016 at 13:24
Hi brit
I did pre medical , there was CALCIFIED in my chest x-RAY doctor said its normal.
Is this gonna effect my medical test ?
I’m worried about it
June 24, 2016 at 14:07
I doubt it – but I am not a doctor.
June 24, 2016 at 14:46
Doctor said it is not Tuberculosis
It is the spot of pneumonia
Which I have long ago.
Does it effect
Haven’t you find any of the case like mine?
June 24, 2016 at 16:33
My previous reply covers it.
June 24, 2016 at 15:04
dear britsimon i hope you happy, my questions is I was forget my sponsorts informations when i was filling my ds260 and when i was seen i demend kcc to unlock my case but they said that my case is ready to interview and not able to unlock so what i do ? my interview location is kenya
June 24, 2016 at 16:34
You can view your DS260 online. If you need to make any changes now, you will have to make them with the CO during the interview.
June 24, 2016 at 16:29
Hi brit my question is i have one translated document When the translater translate the document at the back he put stamp for his translation is accurat but the stamp it doesnt clearly show some words is that creat a problem?
June 24, 2016 at 16:36
No
June 24, 2016 at 17:30
Hi brit , i have another question , my last name is with a word Ç , now in i134 how too write , with c or ç , you said me that tirana has some unusual rules and thats why i am worried , thank you
June 24, 2016 at 17:56
C
June 24, 2016 at 17:35
Hae Brit I have an issue with my sponser .He has refused to fill the i-134 form and gone silent .now that my interview is on 2nd August what do I do since I got another sponsor yesterday and he is willing?what is gonna happen since I can’t open the DS 260 and change the sponser?
June 24, 2016 at 17:56
You are confusing two things. One is the person who will host you (using their address) another is someone who will complete an I-134 for you. The two people don’t have to be the same person. You may or may not need an I-134. Some embassies are more concerned about having a host.
June 24, 2016 at 19:56
Hello Simon,
How long does it take to receive the Green Card and the Social Security Card after landing at a U.S. airport? And can we leave the U.S. before receiving the Green Card, knowing that the 6 months Visa is only one entry.
Thank you
June 24, 2016 at 20:27
The GC takes around 60 to 90 days.
The one time use visa is endorsed (stamped) upon entry and is then valid to prove status until the GC arrives (for up to 1 year).
June 24, 2016 at 22:45
Hello Brit,
On my original eDv entry I used a different address and on my ds 260 I used a different address which appeared on my 2NL.
Hope that is OK…..
June 25, 2016 at 00:08
hello mr.simon
am on ap
i know that u said a million time to ignore the updates
but
i had updates date of interview 13
another update 20
one more 22
last on 23
are there a happy signs for someones like my situation
June 25, 2016 at 04:32
1,000,001 – ignore the updates
June 25, 2016 at 02:08
hello ninja me 2 i have the same situation the interview was on june 14 and the co said that i’m on ap but my ceac was updated in 17 and still shows ready.i wish it’sa good sign because it’s 13 months of waiting and really cant resist other months more
June 26, 2016 at 00:08
where was ur interview?
mine was in kht,sudan
June 26, 2016 at 16:24
mine was in morocco.are you going to Orlando..
June 25, 2016 at 12:33
Hi Brit. I received the 2NL but when I enter to check the ESC site but it’s contains only the date of the interview but not the informations about the medical examschool and the documents that i should bring with me !!
What to do ?thank you
June 25, 2016 at 12:59
https://britsimonsays.com/prepare-dv-lottery-interview-2/
June 25, 2016 at 14:15
Hello,
My and my husbands’ case number is 2017EU00015XXX. We have submitted the DS 260 form today. Are we late for submission of the form? Can we have an interview date before September?
June 25, 2016 at 14:24
You will not get an interview before September 2016, no. I would guess your late submission and case number will mean a November/December interview.
June 25, 2016 at 15:46
Hello dear brit. Please just 2 quick questions:
1. My sponsor sent me a copy of his US passport but it was expired in May 2016. Do you think this is a big issue??
2. If I decide to use a bank statement, can I withdraw the money after taking the bank statement or there is a way the embassy in Turkey can check that.
Thanks and kind regards
June 25, 2016 at 16:27
1. No
2. That’s an unwise risk. Wait until after the interview.
June 25, 2016 at 15:50
Hello simon,
I am Algerian, I couldn’t find a sponsor so i’ll put some money on my bank account.
Does it has to be on $, or is it ok if it’s in Algerian Dinar or Maybe in Euro ?
June 25, 2016 at 16:27
Doesn’t matter.
June 25, 2016 at 16:35
Thanks for your answer.
I asked you, cause 1$ = 110 DZD, but you can’t change more than 15000 DZD = 136$
You have to do it in black market and that would do 1$ = 162 DZD. almost 26% higer.
June 25, 2016 at 16:36
And for the assets, if I have a car on my name, does it help ?
June 25, 2016 at 17:10
No
June 25, 2016 at 16:36
Hello Simon? Hope you’re fine. What is the possible remedy for cases where the high school certificate (plus other academic certificates) have 2 names i.e. first name and surname while the B.C. and PP has 3 names i.e. first name, given name and surname? Can it raise questions? My interview is in Nairobi Kenya. Many regards and blessings.
June 25, 2016 at 17:11
No issue really. The only thing is to make sure there is no doubt that the academic document is yours.
June 25, 2016 at 23:29
Hi brit,
I have one question ..
I am from Sudan and my interview will be on August and i have brith certificate up to my fifth name( Ahmed) , and all my documents contain up to my fourth name (Mohamed ).
Is that my create any problem to me ?
Thank you for you help..
June 26, 2016 at 13:44
It could do. THe critical documents are the birth cert and passport. Hopefully you listed the additional name in the DS260 in the other names used section.
June 26, 2016 at 02:02
Hello Simon,
For the I-134 again, I just have to fill the information on section 3, or I Should give my sponsor aditional informations ?
June 26, 2016 at 13:40
The sponsor fills out the I134
June 26, 2016 at 06:27
hi brit , how are u doing?
I have the 2nd letter , and i wanted to do the medical process , i have two passport , one which is expiring October but have filled with my DS20 , and a new one which i wanted to submit at my interview date , so my question which passport do i use for the medical the old one which is expiring and having applied on DS20 or the new one?
my 2nd question after recieved 2nd letter , can i ask for unlock so that i can change the passport number with the new one.
June 26, 2016 at 13:38
Use the new one, take both to the embassy interview.
You cannot unlock once scheduled.
June 26, 2016 at 08:50
Dear mr.simon,
I am a single applicant, I would like to know for financial requirements , If I show 17000$ without affidavit of support will the consular offficer approve my VISA?
June 26, 2016 at 13:35
Normally yes – but a CO still can ask for an AoS.
June 27, 2016 at 15:28
Thank you for your kind reply sir. Truly appreciate your support to the DV world.
June 26, 2016 at 09:54
I m registering for the embassy appointment , i m coming across provided , are this the names of me , father and grand father
June 26, 2016 at 16:05
hae,does kcc send email conversations to the embassy and can emails requesting removal of a spouse cause denial
June 26, 2016 at 17:24
The CO will have access to the embassy. Removing a spouse (not applying for a spouse) won’t normally cause denial.
June 26, 2016 at 18:22
dear simon
i do not have the 1NL and my interview is soon
i have only ds 260 confirmation and the 2NL. what i can do now ?
June 27, 2016 at 02:33
Go with what you have.
June 27, 2016 at 00:54
Hi Brit . I lived in Italy for more then a 6 years .I have the police certificate in Italian with me here in tunisia but not translated in english. Can I translate it in tunisia or the translation must be in Italy(because it’s an Italian documents )?
June 27, 2016 at 02:06
It can be translated anywhere…
June 27, 2016 at 01:12
Hi Simon,
My sponsor told me that his income is 18 000$ for a family of 5 members, Can he do the I-134. and ask for his friend to do the it it will make 18 + 18 = 36000 $ ?
Or I can’t ?
June 27, 2016 at 02:06
No, he doesn’t earn enough, and you can’t add two people…
June 27, 2016 at 05:46
Hi Simon, My interview is scheduled , but ceac status is IN TRANSIT. How long it will be in transit to embassy?? When i check something about interview , embassy said they have not received the case in system ??
June 27, 2016 at 13:58
The actually “in transit” is instant. Some embassies delay updating the CEAC system, but they have the file electronically.
June 27, 2016 at 06:02
Hello Simon.
I am from Cameroon and I would like to clarify an issue with the order of names. Cameroon is a bilingual country including both the anglophone and francophone system. In anglophone system names are written: Firstname(Fn) Middlename(Mn) Lastname(Ln) however in the Franchophone system) is Ln Fn Mn.
So my Birth certificate(fullnames) is in the format Ln Fn Mn. And my national ID card and Passport. It clearly has a section for your Lastname=Ln and given names: Fn Mn.
But in my Certificate from the UK, full name is written Fn Mn Ln, while in Cameroon Highschool certificate, fullname is written as Ln Fn Mn.
1. Hope is order is no an issue.
Second for my Wife she has same issue including even a more serious case.
(Note; I played single first then had a son just a week before the lottery results were out, and we we planning a wedding in Dec 2015 so followed you advice did the court wedding and submitted in August then did the traditional wedding in Dec).
My Wife’s Birth certificate(Fullnames) are in the order Fn Mn Ln.
Her Highschool Certificate(fullnames) are in the order Fn Mn Ln
Her Foreign Diploma(fullnames) from canada are in the order Ln Fn Mn
But her ID card however(because was done in an francophone zone with her birth certificate in English format: Fn Mn Ln ). So the misinterpreted her Fn as her Ln so on her National ID card her names are:
Lastname : Fn
Givennames: Mn Ln
And on her Ds260 I followed but the format Fn Mn Ln, I did not know she had this issue on her National ID.
So now I am trying to do her Passport during which I discovered this issue but the Authorities a refusing that they must follow the same format as in the ID card. course a how contradiction across her documents.
Eventhough all the names a correctly spelled but the order and worst still there is mis-identification of Family name, due to the inherent problem of our bilingual system in Cameroon.
Note our old birth certificates does not have a separate section of Lastname and givennames. I only has a section for the fullnames so for me is in the order Ln Fn Mn and for my Wife is in the order Fn Mn Ln.
The thing is so many people are not very inform of the difference between these names.
Is this going to be an issue or I must find a way to correct it in order to have the passport in the right format.
Thanks Simon.
June 27, 2016 at 13:58
1. No
2. It is a small risk, but because she is not the principal applicant it should be OK.
June 27, 2016 at 14:16
Thanks for the clarification.
June 27, 2016 at 06:44
Hello dear Brit, I have a worry because the signature of my sponsor on the I-134 form is not really the same as that on his passport which he signed 10 years ago. Do you think I should worry about this?
regards
June 27, 2016 at 13:54
Maybe.
June 27, 2016 at 14:29
Hello Simon,
Concerning birth certificates, I presume that the required details are the names, place and DOB. Hopefully they won’t mind the parent’s names since I only listed mum’s but i listed both the mum’s and dad’s name in the DS form. Am growing grey hair because of this!!
Thanks sir.
June 27, 2016 at 20:27
You are over-stressing over the birth cert thing. Relax, I’m sure it will be OK.
June 27, 2016 at 14:59
hello Simon
how much a sponsor( Married+ 1 son ) should earn to be able to support one person?
June 27, 2016 at 20:26
https://britsimonsays.com/all-about-public-charge-affidavit-of-support-i-134/
June 27, 2016 at 16:09
hi sir im worried about… I fill ds260 form to add my daughter on april. and later on jun 12 i requested the kathmandu embassy to unlock mine and my husband and daughter form to change the sponser address. with in 2 days the embassy unlock mine and my husband form and we corrected the address. but they didn’t unlock the daughter form. so i email the embassy once again to unlock the form of my daughter . but they email me that i filled the ds260 form too late so the daughter form was not added.they ask me to send all the detail of my daughter to the embassy. then only i can fill ds260 form of my daughter. but the problem is our final medical is going to held on june 30 we have appoint the medical date for our daughter also. and our interview is on 18 july 2016..so do they permit to do medical for our daughter on jun 30 .how can i add my daughter and can i take her to the interview…will it be any problem… suggest me so fast sir please
June 27, 2016 at 20:21
You are talking to the embassy – that’s good. I don’t know how they will handle it from this point on though…
June 28, 2016 at 00:38
is there enough visa for everyone in dv2016
and if so due to visa bulltin most embassies shall be resting in sept. would that fastrn the adimistration process??!
June 28, 2016 at 03:57
No
June 28, 2016 at 06:08
Hi Brit :
Please help me, my question is Kcc address me with my name at the time i was single which was the name I play with. Now i am married, I am now bearing my husband name on my passport, driver lecense, and also use it in the ds 260 form.
Which name my sponsor is going to use on the I – 134 form? The name Kcc always address Me with which is the name I enter the DV program with or the name I am bearing after marriage?
June 28, 2016 at 13:58
You have changed your name during marriage – so that is the name used from now on.
June 28, 2016 at 11:07
thanks alot mr bitsimon have received my 2NL.continue with the same spirit.
1.what does the case size mean?have been ask when filling medical form
June 28, 2016 at 13:50
Case size??? I have no idea.
June 29, 2016 at 09:32
say if u are the principle, applied with 2 children case size will be 3
June 29, 2016 at 14:24
Yes
June 29, 2016 at 09:30
Awaiting moderation
case size means number of people on your application, that is if u have a family and they are derivatives on your application