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hello, Mr simon ,i have a question about social media accounts, i provided my instagram account in ds 260, but it is private it is okay?
or i must make it public.

Mr simon, I’m sorry but could not get your answer clearly, the thing I want be sure about , is that health status is a negative point if mentioned in medical check?

If somebody occupied at home country and shows financial stability that can get a job and insurance plan when reaches US then does that pose any public charge?

Thanks again for your input.

Hi Simon. Just FYI. Someone posted in a Facebook group that one case number is 35k for Nepal for DV 2024

Hi dear britsimon
Today I texted Kcc about my status case they respond to me like this :
Thank you for your inquiry.

Your forms have been received and are currently processing. Allow several weeks for processing. Interviews are scheduled numerically based on case numbers that have completed processing. I would like maybe u can explain to me please?

Hi, I won the DV, If I visited USA with a visitor’s visa, can break the visa conditions, and change my case to resident?

Hello Britsimon,

I just watched your video on youtube about the medical for the DV. And, I have some questions about the vaccinations as I am little confused.

in this website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/vaccinations.html

the list contains 15 vaccinations

and in this website: https://www.uscis.gov/tools/designated-civil-surgeons/vaccination-requirements

the list contains 9 vaccinations + Any other vaccine-preventable diseases recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP)

and in this website: https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/laws-regs/vaccination-immigration/revised-vaccination-immigration-faq.html

the list contains 14 vaccinations

So, each of the 3 websites has different number of vaccinations, and I am not sure which list to depend on ! . I am a DV2024 winner, but with a high case number (2024AS41xxx), and I have taken the vaccinations required in my country (Saudi Arabia) when I was a kid. And, I have updated one of the Vaccines at walgreens when I used to study in the U.S as it was required by the university. However, I have not taken some of the vaccinations which are listed in the website as they were not required in my country when I was a child; and maybe they are not required in my country until now !

based on the vaccinations lists from the 3 websites, I have not taken these Vaccines:-
Hepatitis A
Haemophilus influenzae type B
Influenza
Influenza type b (Hib)
Pneumococcal
Rotavirus
Varicella
Seasonal influenza

Please note that I was born in January of 1990. So, I am 33 years old, and I will be 34 by the time I go current and do to the medical (if my high case number gets current and I get a chance to be interviewed ! ) .

The vaccinations I have taken since I was born are:-

Dipatheria-Pertussis-Tetanus (D.P.T): 3 doses and 2 boosters
Tetanus/Dipatheria: 1 dose (at age of 21 as required by the university)
B.C.G. (Turberculosis): 1 dose
Poliomyelitis: 3 doses and 2 boosters
Measles: 1 dose
M. M. R. (Mumps, Measles, Rubella): 1 dose
Hepatitis B: 3 Doses
menengitis (Meningococcal): 1 dose
COVID-19: 2 doses and 1 booster

Now I am not sure wither I start taking all the vaccines I have not taken, or I should wait until my high case number gets current and then go to the medical and see what the doctor says about it ! . However, I am afraid if I wait until I get the chance to do the medical, it will be too late to take all the missed vaccines, especially if they require some weeks or months apart (between each vaccine ! )

I apologize for the long message, but I will deeply appreciate it if you respond with your thoughts on my case, and your advise.

Thank you very much Simon for all your help

Hello Mr Simon I would like to ask, if someone’s case is current and they want to change the place of interview. how can someone do so?

Hello Simon,

DV2024 winner, OC region. My case number is in the 4000. I just have two questions:

1. what information do you have about the performance of the Suva Fiji embassy?
2. do you think I could apply for a tourist visa while waiting for this to process? My sister in law who lives in US just had major stroke and I want to go see her before it is too late. would applying for tourist visa affect my DV proceedings?

Thanks
Munia

Dear Simon,

I passed my interview this morning and my visa is going to be issued next week.

But my main concerned now is my previous host which I intent to live with seems to change their mind now without a reason.

1. Can you advise how can I do in order to change the mailing address into the new one for SSN and Green card sending in the USA? I really have no idea now.
2. Will it complicated for the process of sending according to your experience

I appreciate your kindness, and will soon share my interview experience in your blog too because I also encounter some abnormal process.

Hello Mr Simon. Could a case be scheduled for an interview without receiving an email notification, or the 2nl in the entrant check status website?

Hello Brit! When filing ouț the DS260 forum. I have to menționat the unmarried child of 25 years old, but specify that he îs not going with me to America?
If you win în May when must the DS260 form be filled out?
If 15 years or more have passed since I lived în another country, do I still need a police certificate from that country?
Are the documents still Sent to KCC or are they only brought to the interview?
Thank you very much for your help

Dear Simon
how are you, I am dv lottery 2022 winner, my visa is issued but the embassy couldn’t stamp it on passport coz it has a mistake in passport number(not updated with renewed one on ds 260), and this mistake from embassy side, and they returned the passports empty and said nothing we can do, so what you recommend me to do? how you can help me?

Regards.
Mohammad

Hello, Simon, AF28K Nairobi. I am currently in Guangzhou, China for postgraduate study. Initially when I was filling out the Ds-260 form my present address was in Nairobi Kenya, but both the mailing address and interview location were in Guangzhou China. I want to know if the present address may affect the embassy I chose for an interview location which is in Guangzhou China.

Greetings Brit Simon

DV2023 winner. I have greatly benefited from your teachings and blogs throughout our dv journey. God bless you.

We safely arrived and settled in Arizona beginning of this month – myself, my 21 year old daughter and my 14 year old son.

HERE IS HOW OUR JOURNEY WENT:
We are originally from Zimbabwe but had settled in South Africa for about 15 years. We Received 2NLs in Nov 2022 and Interviews were scheduled for mid May this year in Johannesburg and medicals a week before. However I rescheduled the medicals due to lack of funds. Medicals were done exactly a week after interviews.

During interviews some of the questions asked were:
-How are you all related
-Who is your host and what is your relationship
-Why are you choosing to move to the US
-What will you do in the US, i.e plans for work, studying etc

They requested all school transcripts, all listed documents etc. and verified and we were informed that since we hadn’t yet done the medicals we should probably expect our visas after 6 weeks or so. We left with the biggest smiles on our faces and prayed all would go well with medicals.
Medicals went well and we waited for our visas. However towards end of July when we were expecting our visas I received a call to go back in for a sputum test because of my tb history and results from the X-rays. I did so immediately and was disappointed there was a 6-8 weeks wait. It was a long and painful wait😓🙇‍♀️ and a lot of my people began to doubt that the visas would even come out.

Fast forward, a few hours before the public announcement in Sept of the early conclusion of the dv2023 program our statuses changed to issued🥳🤗. Can’t explain the joy, the relief, the excitement..
Had to wait a couple of weeks before the email notification to collect the visas. Collected visas next day, and left South Africa for the States about a month later.

Initially was supposed to go to Texas but my host backed out last minute so ended up finding another host in Arizona and changed host address at port of entry in Seattle.

This has been our journey thus far. It was truly a tough and trying journey for us esp having to wait longer than most. In the end we thank God for connecting us with amazing people along this humbling journey and to those starting the process all the best and don’t give up!