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June 25, 2018 at 16:54
Hi britS I completed my proceedings not long ago how long would it take for the interview date be scheduled
June 25, 2018 at 17:01
Interviews are based on case number.
June 25, 2018 at 17:56
Hello Britis,
How long does it take for KCC to respond once an enquiry on case status is made?
Thanks in advance .
June 25, 2018 at 18:29
It varies based on how busy they are.
June 25, 2018 at 19:02
Hi Brit. i have 2 question .thank you in advance.
1) i unlocked my ds.how long ds could be opened ?
2)my friend used this site (***Edited by Simon***) to unlock ds.if it safe and officaly?if there could be problem for it?
June 25, 2018 at 19:08
1. They take a few days, sometimes up to two weeks to unlock a case.
2. I deleted the site name. It is not official, not safe, and completely idiotic to use that site in connection with the DV case.
June 25, 2018 at 19:23
he used this site to unlock our ds..we got mail officialy..so which problems could we meet ? or everything is ok ?
June 25, 2018 at 19:28
The site you gave is a gaming site. It has nothing to do with the government. So all you did was give your personal data to someone else. Do you trust that person?
June 25, 2018 at 20:04
hello,
my friend of mine sent me all the documents needed for the I134 form and papers but he sent me through email photos. i plan to crop them and print them. Is it normal or he should send me everything by mail ?
Thanks
June 25, 2018 at 22:00
Hello !
Brit! I have written to KCC to know more about time to get my 2NL. So they give me this reply.
Thank you for your inquiry.
Your forms have been received and pending further embassy review for the continuation of your visa processing. Interviews are scheduled numerically based on case numbers that have completed processing. Interviews for the DV 2018 program will begin in October 2017 and conclude on September 30, 2018. Please refer to the visa bulletin at http://www.travel.state.gov to locate the current numbers being processed. This bulletin is updated after the 15th day of each month. Once an interview date has been scheduled, you will receive notification via email to check
Please can you explain lit for me.
what the reply mean ?
June 25, 2018 at 22:32
https://britsimonsays.com/scheduling-concerns-in-af-region-for-dv2018/
June 25, 2018 at 22:55
my friend of mine sent me all the documents needed for the I134 form and papers but he sent me through email photos. i plan to crop them and print them. Is it normal or he should send me everything by mail ?
June 25, 2018 at 23:22
He should scan documents or mail them.
June 25, 2018 at 23:02
I don’t know the real raison she disqualified me under a section.
But all my documents had this wrong birthday.
As I get disqualified I changed all my documents to the real one and played with my real birthday.
This is a big problem right?
June 25, 2018 at 23:20
Well if you were disqualified last time, and you don’t know why, and now you have different documents – I should imagine there is quite some risk – yes.
June 26, 2018 at 17:57
That means I can’t ask visa for USA anymore?
June 26, 2018 at 19:24
I didn’t say that. You can do what you like, but try and be honest.
June 25, 2018 at 23:08
Hello . Bad news. My sister sponcer said they cant take care of my sister . She is a dv2018 winner and her visa been issued 1 month ago. Cant find another one so sad
. Be care full guys with sponcer.
June 26, 2018 at 01:17
Hello brit
There is a problem of father’s name in my passport .in my passport Bishnu saran lamichhane and in all other documents (Bishnu sharan lamichhane)
Its only middle name problem.what should i do? Should i make a local documents that proves the person is same while there is small difference in his name.or should i change my passport. Suggestions please.
June 26, 2018 at 01:34
Are you saying the name on the passport is a mistake – if so – correct that.
June 26, 2018 at 01:40
Its a middle name problem. Proof of local documents will be enough for that or should i make new passport. ?
June 27, 2018 at 07:52
Hey Madan, you can take that as well but i don’t think your father’s middle name slight misspelling will cause any trouble. By the way, where are your from? Me too from Nepal DV2019.
June 26, 2018 at 03:32
Dear Brit, is it neceseary for both (husband and wife) to bring their diploma to the interview or just dv winner (main apllicant).???
June 26, 2018 at 04:03
Just the winner. The instructions make that clear – make sure you read them.
June 26, 2018 at 04:25
Dear britsimon
I won the dv lottery this year and submitted the ds 260 form like more than a month ago. My question is how long does it take for the interview to be scheduled or when can I expect the interview ?
Thanks & Regards.
June 26, 2018 at 04:27
The processing starts in October, spaced out over 1 year and is in case number order – so some cases won’t be interviewed for over 1 year from now.
June 27, 2018 at 13:43
Hi I won the DV this year and my processing was done this month how long should I wait for the scheduling of the interview?
June 27, 2018 at 15:21
It varies based on region/case number.
June 26, 2018 at 05:28
Hi Brit.i m writing about the site that we used opened our ds.I searching in internet.it seems safe site.have you ever seen any problem with this site?.also the person he wrote for us to unlock ds is my friend.so i trust him.also we got mail from embassy that we got your mail and will respond in 1 or 2 busines day..i want to understand what problem could be for us ? Me and my family worried about that.Which problem it could be created for us ? thanl you in advance.
June 26, 2018 at 18:13
Again?? There is no official site to open your DS260. So – any site which “helps” simply means you are giving your private information to someone else. So – the question is, can you trust that person/persons.
June 26, 2018 at 05:45
Hello to SIMON.today I called KCC on my case AF3432* they told me my interview date is 20th August and that my 2NL will be sent by this week thus i should be patient.thus SIMON is very right with his famous Wait and See. Thus let’s wait.
June 26, 2018 at 07:35
hello sir
i have a green card
my question is :
For a few years I’ve been able to travel to the United States for six months ؟
I’ve been to this place twice since
June 26, 2018 at 18:39
I only answer DV lottery questions.
June 26, 2018 at 08:21
HI, Brit.
i obtained my police cert in April 2018, is this good enough for this August interview, or i should get a recent one. thanks a lot.
June 26, 2018 at 18:45
Should be OK – although if it were my case I would get a more recent one just in case.
June 26, 2018 at 08:29
Main aplicant are needed
June 26, 2018 at 13:00
Dear Simon, all the documents to be presented at the interview (medical, police cert, school degree, and so on) have to be done just for the selectee or also for the derivative? Many thanks and kind regards, Fausto
June 26, 2018 at 18:56
You MUST read the instructions. You obviously haven’t. Take this seriously and put in some effort!
June 26, 2018 at 14:31
hi
My US visa is cancelled with written on Visa ”VISA CANCELLED WITH PREJUDICE”
so can i get again if i apply?
June 26, 2018 at 18:57
I only answer DV lottery questions.
June 26, 2018 at 14:34
Hello Brit ,
Please i wanted to find out ,if you case is placed on AP for months and finally you get your visa .If the medical report presented on the day of interview had lasted for 6 months or more due to the AP ,would you be require to do another medicals?
Thank you.
June 26, 2018 at 18:57
Yes
June 26, 2018 at 16:24
Hi simon hope all is well. just saw he courts uphold the travel ban would that have any big impact since it is only one month left?
June 26, 2018 at 19:14
That impact is already factored in.
June 26, 2018 at 17:43
How to contact kcc?
Any Email address ?
June 26, 2018 at 17:55
you can find it in your 1NL
June 26, 2018 at 19:23
Google broken?
[email protected]
June 26, 2018 at 18:20
What if we email to kcc asking for some help?
June 26, 2018 at 19:36
Help with what????
June 26, 2018 at 19:40
About passport problem
June 26, 2018 at 18:27
Hi brit, The Supreme Court has upheld the travel ban. What happened with the 11565 number givens for the peoples of this regions, and their appointments ?, could peoples from EU have more appointment ?
June 26, 2018 at 19:35
This is already factored in to the process. I have already written several articles about the possible redistribution of visas. Now all we can do is wait and see what the last VB brings.
June 26, 2018 at 19:28
Hello sir simon
Our case is schedule for august interview.now we noticed that in my husband’s passport there is a error in the name of his father.(error in next of kin’s name).what if we change(make new) passport of beneificiaries applicant just one month before of interview?
as he is not a main applicant ,error in the middle name of his father will affect our interview or not.?
if we make some supportive document from local government office will be enough or we have to change or make new passport ?
Hopefully need some suggestion from simon.
Thank you
June 26, 2018 at 19:32
This should not create a problem.
June 26, 2018 at 19:58
Hello Brit
Do you have any links or threads that can help me understand the process for an Aos?
Thanks
June 26, 2018 at 20:01
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2019-aos-only.337772/
June 26, 2018 at 20:05
i won the DV 2018. can I use the same information?
June 26, 2018 at 20:08
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2018-aos-only.336256/
June 26, 2018 at 20:04
hello to all, thank you very much for the site really useful to remove all doubts and concerns.
today I did the interview at the consulate, and the consul told me that my request was approved.
but checking the status this afternoon was in the AP
June 26, 2018 at 20:10
Read the FAQ.
June 26, 2018 at 20:16
I would know if is normal. I know what mean AP.
June 26, 2018 at 20:38
So you decided not to read the FAQ then…
June 26, 2018 at 20:45
Can you give me link please?
Maybe i read in the wrong place.
Sorry
June 26, 2018 at 23:02
https://britsimonsays.com/faq/interview-went-well-now-ceac-shows-ap-happening/
June 26, 2018 at 20:14
Thanks a lot!
June 26, 2018 at 22:15
Hi
My mom completed high school diploma from a university recently …it’s nt GED ….cn we get the visa?????
June 27, 2018 at 04:08
That is up to the CO – but in general they expect to see education as part of a formal course of education – not make up courses.
June 26, 2018 at 22:19
Hello . Brit i have a question
When someone travel to usa due to dv lottery . can he/she work before getting a green card ? answer pls
June 26, 2018 at 22:22
Dv lottery winner does not need a paper work right?
June 27, 2018 at 04:10
What do you mean?
June 27, 2018 at 04:09
When you ask a question there is no need to point out “answer please” – and it sounds rude.
The answer is “yes”.
June 26, 2018 at 23:38
Hello,Mr. Brit
Does the band include the dv lottery winner inside the USA and one of Muslim country?
June 27, 2018 at 04:19
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/presidential-proclamation-archive/RevisionatoPresidentialProclamation9645.html
June 27, 2018 at 00:05
Hi Brit
Im a 2019 dv winner im about to fill out my ds260 form
but it happened that when i played i was single and now i’m married but still planing to travel alone to avoid a visa deny but than my wife will follow me after
1. when filling out my ds 260 form should i change my status as married and include the name of my wife that i just got married to?
Thanks
June 27, 2018 at 04:18
Idiotic decision.
1. Tell the truth.
If you have any sense you will apply for your wife as part of the DV process.
June 27, 2018 at 00:12
Hi Mr Brit
Im a dv winner for 2017 and came to us since last year july
i came as a single and now decided to marry my fiancee who’s back home
what’s the process of her joining me.
1.should i unlock my ds260 and change a marital status and add her or what
2. how do i do the process for her to join me i know it takes at least 2 years
Please help
Thanks
June 27, 2018 at 04:17
I don’t advise on that process.
June 27, 2018 at 00:48
Hello BritSimon,
Has the DS-260 form changed? I’ve added the spouse but there is now where to upload the marriage certificate? any one else having this issue?
June 27, 2018 at 04:16
I don’t know
June 27, 2018 at 04:58
There is nothing to upload for the entire DS-260.
June 27, 2018 at 05:07
…. except when adding a derivative.
July 5, 2018 at 08:14
Hello Brit, Thank you for your constant help, we appreciate it.
In your reply to Sladj you say there is nothing to upload in the DS- 260…except when adding a derivative. My Question is i did not see any thing to upload even for my derivative except their DS-260 form, please correct me if am wrong. Thanks again.
July 5, 2018 at 14:27
Some people are reporting the DS260 no longer challenges for an uploaded document. So – people should use some common sense.
June 27, 2018 at 07:18
Hi Brit
I have won the dv lottery 2018 but my case number is to high (EU 32000).
If I go to the USA with an another type of visa, can i continue the procedure from there? And If I do that, my chances to scheduled my interview become bigger or lower?
Thnx
June 27, 2018 at 15:05
No you can’t do that – and if by some miracle you did become current you would cause your own disqualification by entering the USA with immigrant intent.
June 27, 2018 at 08:41
Dear Simon, Yesterday I was asking you if the documentation required to be presented at the interview has to be related to both the selectee and his derivatives and you correclty answered that I must read instructions. Well, I read all the FAQ’s and did not see all the answers I was looking for: please Simon, when you say “instructions” where do you exactly refer that we all should carefully read? is there another post other than FAQ? Or maybe other links? Thanks as usual for your kind support. Fausto
June 27, 2018 at 15:07
On your you have been selected letter…
June 27, 2018 at 08:49
Hi…
Should I unlock and correct DS 260 if my mom’s birth date was submitted wrong? But I’m the main applicant (single).
June 27, 2018 at 15:08
NO need.
June 27, 2018 at 08:52
Dear Simon, now that the unfair ban has been confirmed by the supreme court, do you think this may bring some advantages to the number becoming current in other Areas/Continent (i.e. increasing numbers becoming current for the last month of DV2018). Many thanks and have a good day, Fausto
June 27, 2018 at 15:10
The ban has already been in effect – so whatever effects it has had are already there – i.e. the low visas issued in AS. As for chances of redistribution – I have already discussed that in great detail.
June 27, 2018 at 13:47
Hi Brit. always thank you for your kind support
1. KCC mailed me that my case is current for interview processing and that I will get the notification once the date is scheduled. Hope this tells me that it I will get an august interview yes? (2018AF326XX, NAIROBIE)
2 A friend who is a 2019 winner wrongly entered the year of birth in the eDV, (1992 instead of 1988). Since the year of birth is even required for the result checking, is this a simple error that he can correct on the DS260 as you mostly suggest or he should forget about GC?
3 He is asking whether he should change all the local documents in conformity to 1992 as this seems to be possible. is this advisable?
4 what would you do if it were you as he lives in Burundi but will be interviewed in Nairobie?
kindly
June 27, 2018 at 15:23
1. Yes
2. Can be corrected – and will be accepted IF his case is otherwise flawless (i.e. no concerns of dishonesty)
3. That would be fraud and idiotic.
4. I remember my year of birth.
June 27, 2018 at 16:00
Hi Brit,
DV2018 (EU297XXX). Do you know if for each 2NL it is allocated a visa slot or visas slots? I want to know if at some point the Issued+AP+Ready can overfill the 50.000 visa number and at the end due to refusals the visa limit will be reached.
I am trying to guess if there any chances for the only remaining shot.
Thank you!
June 27, 2018 at 17:27
Each 2NL means a visa slot (or slots) are allocated.
As for the other math – really – there are only 3 weeks before we see the final VB. It’s best to stop the math (which is still just a guess) and just wait and see.
June 27, 2018 at 17:46
Man, Is like a Roller Coaster. The difference is that the ride takes a more than a year. 🙂
Thank you!
June 27, 2018 at 19:19
Hello Simon, good news, finally my 2nl has arrived. AF32***. Nairobi Embassy. Scheduled for 4th Aug, though 4th is a Saturday…
June 27, 2018 at 19:29
Hi Wesley!
You received it today!
June 27, 2018 at 19:36
Yes… 20 mins ago
June 27, 2018 at 19:38
Hi Bristsimon
2NL for August in Nairobi has been received today. Am AF36xx went current on May. As you had said earlier that we will see second batch of August realised around 1st. Will it be possible ?
June 27, 2018 at 22:19
I’m expecting 2NLs to be released this week – and then they will move on to September interviews.
June 27, 2018 at 19:57
Hi simon
I got my police clearance from Saudi Arabia and i am living there , do i need to attest it or translate it any one can help me .
June 28, 2018 at 00:54
I was living in Saudi Arabia till 2008 then I cancelled my residency,how can i get a police clearance !?
June 28, 2018 at 00:55
I don’t know – I suggest you follow the reciprocity page instructions.
June 28, 2018 at 06:40
@Said: if you follow the instructions, went to US Embassy/Consulate, take their paper to the Ministry of foreign affairs then to the police, and they already gave you police clearance paper, so thats it! only translate it to English now!
@Arira: there is full instructions how to get a police clearance paper if you are out of Saudi Arabia, google it! If, however, you got A FINAL EXIT VISA back then (2008) I THINK that you don’t need a police clearance now. Google helps!
June 27, 2018 at 20:25
On the Entrant Status Check Website, it looks like using a random text into the “Authentication” field works even if it doesn’t match the captcha.
Is this behaviour normal?
June 27, 2018 at 22:22
It has been like that for some time.
June 27, 2018 at 23:32
Hiiiii
is a registration error is a disqualification, I registered unmarried while I was married, but on the ds I mentioned my husband ans m’y sons.
June 27, 2018 at 23:49
Yes – that means certain disqualification.
June 28, 2018 at 00:13
hi brit .. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE To get scheduled for a DVAF201900007XXX interview and im not in the banned countries list .. does that affect my application
June 28, 2018 at 00:56
Probably late this year.
June 28, 2018 at 00:22
Hi brit.
Just to know the 220$ for the green card can be paid for kid also. Age 9 and 3 ??
June 28, 2018 at 00:56
Yes
June 28, 2018 at 03:53
Hi, DV 2019 Selectee
2019AF36XXX
I sent my passport back home last month to be renewed since the expiry date was approaching which is 10th of July 2018 and am still in school
The passport has been renewed using a photo which i took five years ago
1. Will that cause a problem?
2. I no longer have access to the email I provided on the original entry, can I fill my new email on the Ds form?
June 28, 2018 at 04:06
1. I don’t know.
2. Yes
June 28, 2018 at 04:24
Hi!my mom won dv2019,but she did a number mistake in her date of birth when applied for it,instead of march 19 she put march 18 ,my question is :how to officially write an email to KCC,with notification about the day of birth mistake ?thank you in advance
June 28, 2018 at 04:51
You simply correct it in the DS260. That’s all
June 28, 2018 at 06:40
Perfect day Brit
I received a e-mail saying that my appointment date has been scheduled.Now I need to register my appointment online as instructed by the us embassy.But the site ask for my the ds-260 number.Where can i find it.
Thank you
June 28, 2018 at 15:17
On the confirmation page of the DS260 – go in to your DS260 and navigate to that page.