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April 9, 2024 at 18:14
Are There Interview appointments til september 30th?
Last year they stopped on the 6th?
April 9, 2024 at 21:41
They stop early when they have overscheduled. It does not look that way this year.
April 10, 2024 at 11:42
Hi Brit, please I need your assistance/opinion. My boss used to work at the foreign ministry of my country. I have relatively low case number but due to backlog Iโve not been scheduled yet. My boss wants to pull some strings for me at the local embassy for me to get an appointment but I want to know if itโs possible before I get my hopes up.
Let say my case number is say Af4000 but my embassy has scheduled up to 2000. I know Iโve already been put in av status together with all the cases that precedes me. Is it possible to get or for the embassy to request and schedule my case before all those cases in front of me in the queue
April 10, 2024 at 11:51
It shouldn’t be possible, no.
April 11, 2024 at 10:51
Dear Mr Britsimon
1/Do I have a chance of get 2NL in Addis CN 2024 AF23K .
2/Do think visa will finish in September or August.?
April 11, 2024 at 14:48
1. Yes
2. I don’t think the visas will all be used.
April 9, 2024 at 20:34
Hello Simon, how are you? I am Moroccan but I live in Spain and my interview is in Spain. Do you think my number will be published in the AF69k bulletin?
April 9, 2024 at 21:43
I Don’t know – all you can do is wait and see.
April 10, 2024 at 02:46
Great! If you just kept your mouth shut from beginning without predictions, you would give the DV universe a big favor. You call yourself expert!!funny expert my ass.
when you call your idiot friends in KCC, do not forget to tell them that this is Lottery not Politics!!
April 10, 2024 at 08:23
LOL – what a strange comment. What difference do you think my information has made? Do you think I control the process in some way? Are you really that dumb?
Explain. How would me keeping my mouth shut have made any difference? But try keeping your comments like an adult instead of a spoiled 9 year old child.
April 10, 2024 at 10:08
Hi sir,
I am a medical doctor, it’s obvious, this person is suffering from a mental problem and needs treatment.
April 10, 2024 at 11:17
Possibly. Misplaced anger really.
April 15, 2024 at 15:27
You don’t have to be here asking for FREE help yknow?
April 9, 2024 at 23:41
Hi Simon,
what do you think are the chances for an interview in Frankfurt with CN EU29XXX?
April 10, 2024 at 08:14
I Donโt know โ all you can do is wait and see.
April 10, 2024 at 01:21
“Hello Brit. Do you think I can feel safe with the number EU25xxx? another question: for 7 months after birth I had my motherโs surname (my parents werenโt married), but I forgot to add it in the ds-260 application. My birth certificate contains my motherโs surname and the annotations add that after 7 months the surname was changed to my fatherโs surname, which I still have today. Do you think it is worth unlocking the ds-260 to correct it, or can such issues be resolved during a conversation with the consul? It is clear that I had no bad intentions because as a 7-month-old child I couldnโt commit any crimes. Iโm asking for advice because I donโt want to delay the process after unblocking the application, but I also donโt want my interview to end in failure for such a trivial reason. Thank you.”
Don’t you think unlocking the ds-260 kicks me out of the queue? I would like to mention that I’m not the main applicant – I’m only winner’s spouse. WRW Embassy
Can’t this error be corrected during the conversation or before the conversation, but with the embassy in Poland, and not by unblocking ds? I submitted the DS-260 declaration in July 2023 and I’m afraid that the unblocking will affect the processing.
From your experience, isn’t it a better choice to wait for the scheduled interview and correct the error directly with the embassy in Warsaw?
April 10, 2024 at 08:16
Unlocking doesn’t kick you out of some queue. Until you are processed and current, there is no queue.
Names issues are better handled before the interview.
This is why I gave the answer I already gave.
April 10, 2024 at 02:44
Hi simon
Whatโs the range of numbers in Asia that will be save if they wanna issue only 45k visas this year, i know it will be just a prediction but Iโd love to know yourโs
April 10, 2024 at 08:18
I’m going to wait and see what happens.
April 12, 2024 at 15:27
Hi Mr. Simon, It is so nice to see you still serving this community. Great service and hats off!
April 12, 2024 at 15:53
Great to hear from you! I hope you have settled in to the American life!!!
April 10, 2024 at 04:11
How are the chances for EU30000? ๐ I know you can’t predict the future ๐ I just want your opinion
April 10, 2024 at 08:26
You are asking me to predict the future though…
April 10, 2024 at 08:41
NOOO ๐ I want to know what your gut says ๐
April 10, 2024 at 04:49
Hi Simon, I have a question about prediction for EU, what will highest number be in the end, your opinion, where does risky zone starts, since I am EU309XX, almost 31 K, what my hopes are, is that now risky zone?
I am watching all your videos and try to understand whole process, and how does Belgrade embassy works, no issues there, it goes by schedule?
Thanks in advance.
April 10, 2024 at 08:28
We really don’t know what KCC/VO are trying to do. If they don’t intent to issue all the visas then your number is certainly at risk. You just have to wait and see.
April 10, 2024 at 05:48
Hi Brit, now that the visas bulletins is out with Africa only increase of 5k, do you think Africa will reach 73k Liberia ๐ฑ๐ท?
April 10, 2024 at 08:37
I don’t know for sure. No one does.
April 10, 2024 at 09:05
Hi Brit Simon;
I hope youโre good.
My case number is 2024EU217XX
A new visa bulletin announced for us. For Europe, the number is 21000. From my perspective, I think it is a promising development. Like everyone else, I paid a high price. I wish luck to all people on the whole road. May God be with them.
What do you think about my case?
Best regards
April 10, 2024 at 09:51
It’s obviously safe.
April 10, 2024 at 10:02
Hi Simon,
thanks for your great work!!
1. I’m wondering about low case numers that are still in “ready” status. For example 2024EU1086 received the 2NL in 2023 and is still shown as ready. Does that mean they have submitted the DS260 (otherwise they would not have received the 2NL) but didn’t schedule an appointment? I find that there are a lot of low case numbers still at ready status, is there a way those cases will still be interviewed?
2. In almost all batches of 2NLs there are some low case numbers. For example 2024EU2619 received the 2NL on 12 March. Does that mean that the DS260 was not processed on in February but between 16. Feb and 12 March?
Thanks and best regards
April 10, 2024 at 11:16
1. They are most likely people that did not show up for their interview. The year ended, so their case ended.
2. Watch my video below that explains how AV queues work, and why low case numbers get scheduled later.
https://youtu.be/8D5QzxAiXBI
April 11, 2024 at 03:43
Hi Simon,
but are these cases that did not show up for the interview replaced in the future, or are those who do not participate in the interviews taking away opportunities for others who have higher case numbers?
Thanks
April 11, 2024 at 06:47
The interview space is wasted.
April 10, 2024 at 10:26
Hi Brit,
Just to remind you to update your historical visa bulletin page ๐ Iโm happy to hear that EU got some jump finally and hopefully it continues
One question, if in july bulletin they publish cutoff numbers for august, arenโt they publishing in august cutoff numbers for september?
How is then July last bulletin? Or in the July they show for august and september also?
Best regards,
April 10, 2024 at 11:23
LOL – yep done.
There is a strange naming convention for VBs.
The VB that was just published in April was called the MAY visa bulletin and includes numbers for JUNE interviews.
The VB published in July will be called the AUGUST VB and will include numbers for SEPTEMBER interviews.
April 10, 2024 at 12:37
Hello Britsimon..what does this answer mean
“Thank you for your inquiry.
Records indicate you have submitted a complete and valid DS-260 application for each family member to the Kentucky Consular Center. Interviews are scheduled numerically based on case numbers that have completed processing. Please refer to the visa bulletin at https://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 dvprogram.state.gov” ?
April 10, 2024 at 13:36
That means the DS260 is processed.
April 11, 2024 at 05:11
Thanks indeed Britsimon. We hope our embassy takes more 2nls to schedule for June and July . We are slightly above AF55k for the Yaounde embassy.
April 11, 2024 at 05:08
Thank you. We Hope our embassy takes more 2nls now because we are current; slightly above 55k Yaounde-Cameroon.
April 10, 2024 at 14:36
Hello Brit Simons, I really hope some kind of negative comments will not affect of what you do. I feel very thankful of your guidance. Keep on moving! Waiting for your videos and another visa bulletin (winner with cn EU24xxx) ๐
April 10, 2024 at 15:22
Negative comments come every year. It doesn’t trouble me at all.
You’re in a good position…
April 10, 2024 at 23:19
Hey:) In my son’s passport is a photo where he was 1 or 2 weeks old. He is now 9 months old and therefore looks different than in the picture LOL
Of course, the eye color has also changed
Now I’m worried that the airline or US or the consulate in Frankfurt or whoever could refuse entry because of this.
Is my concern justified?
Should I get a new passport?
In if we do not get a new one and get the Visa stamp in this one and the airlines says that its not possible, can we get a new visa stamp in the new passport? ๐
April 11, 2024 at 06:46
Your concern is not justified.
April 11, 2024 at 07:27
Hi Simmon
Trust you’re doing great Sir.
I know someone whose case number is within the AF45000 range. Per the visa Bulletin, the case is supposed to be processed at the embassy this month, but the person’s case status still projects at KCC. Please advise. Thank you.
April 11, 2024 at 09:10
Their experience will vary depending on which embassy they are at.
April 11, 2024 at 13:44
Hi Hongwe. Even case number AF6000 can still be at NVC now. It depends on which embassy your winner was assigned!
April 11, 2024 at 10:11
Hi Simon, why does the Argentinian embassy have so few cases ? and the same in the process? as is the expected behavior for SA when cases reach up to 6000. Thank you!
April 11, 2024 at 10:12
Asked and answered yesterday.
https://britsimonsays.com/visa-bulletin-for-june-2024-interviews-released/comment-page-1/#comment-351141
April 11, 2024 at 10:15
Hello Simon, any idea about OC region with 3XXX High case number?
April 11, 2024 at 10:29
My idea is that we won’t see OC get current at that range – meaning you won’t get an interview.
April 11, 2024 at 10:37
Hi Brit,
Egypt 50K.
I know at the start we couldn’t expect which numbers the Visa Bulletin would reach, but now with 3 months left, and I heared that there are nearly 25K visas left sitll. Do you have any predictions for Egypt the next (I already moved to another embassy, but I am still waiting for my no.)
Thanks
April 11, 2024 at 10:38
I don’t have any prediction for Egypt.
April 11, 2024 at 23:15
hello Mr. Brit.
If Aisa gets current, is there any chance for 40 k to get interview scheduled.
April 12, 2024 at 10:43
Honestly – that won’t happen.
April 12, 2024 at 00:05
Hi Simon,
I found a couple to sponsor me. They are getting a pension which is sufficient to sponsor my family. They are having form 1099 with them. Is it sufficient
Thank u in advance ๐
April 12, 2024 at 10:44
Maybe.
April 12, 2024 at 11:03
Do they consider a pensionable sponsor with the proper income?
Thank u
April 12, 2024 at 03:02
Hey Simon, is AS 13k Frankfurt chance gone now? Ds-260 processed.
April 12, 2024 at 10:44
No.
April 12, 2024 at 05:29
Hello Sir, would you advise someone to unlock ds260 to add snapchat and TikTok as part of their social media, they only added Fb and insta but they use the same on tiktok but different name on Snapchat, Also they have an inactive twitter account, should all of this be included. Case number is 54k Africa which might be very soon, should the person just unlock or its too late they mention this at the interview
April 12, 2024 at 11:00
Just ignore it.
April 12, 2024 at 06:12
Hi Brit please I wish to ask this question can I tell the consular officer that my 2year old son will be traveling on a later date but I included him in the Ds260. Will it cause us to be denied visas? I will be grateful for your reply
April 12, 2024 at 09:28
Hello Lylian, there is no problem with that. It will not cause your visa.
But you need to understand that if your son does not process through the DV, you will no longer be the one to determine that he will join you in two years. I could take a longer time than two years and also be more expensive.
I am sure you are interviewing in Yaounde. When is that?
April 13, 2024 at 19:12
It’s on Tuesday the 17th of this month in Yaounde
April 13, 2024 at 23:01
Good luck, Lylian
April 13, 2024 at 23:19
Hello Lylian. Please call or Whatsapp this Number 672229011 as we prepare.
April 12, 2024 at 11:01
That would not cause denial. However, I’m not sure you understand it can take years (2 to 5 years) to bring the child if you do not include the child in the DV process.
April 12, 2024 at 10:48
Hello Mr BritSimon,
We had our interview on December 13, 2023 and everything was OK. Except that we were placed in administrative procedure because of the medical reports (the latter which had been delayed because of the chest x-ray of my wife which according to the Doctor was not clear and it was necessary to do the culture to remove this doubt And after two months of culture, the result came out negative which proves that my wife is in good health).
So, since February 12, 2024, the hospital has confirmed to us that the results were sent to the embassy. Since then, there have been 3 updates (February 16, 21 and March 11) but after that the status still remains denied until today.
Should we be worried about this situation or how can we receive that famous call from the embassy to drop off our passports???
April 12, 2024 at 11:03
You should contact them. In reality they may suggest you need refreshed/new medical because your visa will expire 6 months after the date of the medical.
April 12, 2024 at 17:30
Hi Mr Brit
In November I asked KCC for the status of my case and it said that my interview date has been changed from Xxx to xxx and it will not show on my ds 260 forms
Please can KCC change my interview location because I said I want to be in the military or please is there a way to find my interview location or unless it is scheduled? Thank you.
April 12, 2024 at 20:17
Your ESC page shows the appointment details. If that is not there, you were not scheduled.
April 13, 2024 at 03:30
Please it says my interview is current for interview processing and can if scheduled anytime now but I want to know if I can check my interview location because they said it was changed from xxx to xxx so is there a way to find my current interview location because it says it has been changed and canโt be shown in my ds 260
April 13, 2024 at 08:55
You need to pay attention to what I said. Have you checked the ESC page? I didn’t say check the DS260. If you don’t pay attention, you will continue to be confused.
April 13, 2024 at 03:47
Hello Brit! Hope this message finds you well
I sent an email to KCC to enquire if my DS260 form had been processed (submitted on 27th June 2023) and here is the response I got
โ Thank you for your inquiry.
Your case number is now current for interview processing. If you are scheduled for an interview date, you will receive notification via email to check https://dvprogram.state.gov. If you need to make changes to your DS-260 you should contact the consular section where you will be interviewed, or bring the information about your changes to your interview appointment. Because your case is ready to be scheduled, KCC can no longer unlock your application.โ
With this response could I assume itโs been processed already or not ?
Thanks and I await your response
April 13, 2024 at 08:57
That response means processed.
April 13, 2024 at 07:10
Hello Mr. BritSimon
In Iran with case 12K (Ankara embassy) do you think I invite for interview or change my embassy to YRV or ABD?
Thank you in advance
April 13, 2024 at 09:02
I don’t know what your best chance would be. You must decide for yourself.
April 13, 2024 at 07:24
hi simon you may have already discused it before but since i am new to all of this, would i be able to unlock and fill in for my spouse if we get married after i already filled the ds 260 form. god bless.
April 13, 2024 at 09:03
Yes – if you do that soon enough.
https://britsimonsays.com/marital-status-getting-married-dv-lottery-process/
April 13, 2024 at 09:15
Hi, if an F1 student visa holder is selected is it advisable to remain in the US till the process is concluded. Can the student travel to and from the US while the process is underway either AOS or CP route.
April 13, 2024 at 09:42
I don’t think you can travel once your AOS starts, but in general AOS questions should be asked at the thread below. That is not a concern for CP.
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2024-aos-adjustment-of-status-process-only.346971/
April 13, 2024 at 12:59
Hey Simon
I just submitted my ds260 on April 9th. My case says “at KCC”. My case number is 2024AF216รร, my consulate is Montreal and my country or chargeability is Tunisia. My case has me, my wife and child.
Unfortunately, I had to wait until now to submit my application, because I had a pending j1 waiver application with the department of state and USCIS. ( I was a Fulbright scholar and haven’t completed the two year home reaidency requirement).
I submitted my ds260 the same day I got the waiver.
Do you think there is still a chance for me to be scheduled for an interview? AF is way past my number accorsing to the bulletin, does that mean I’m current (by default) ? I used the ceac data tool, and there are 8600 cases before me, so assuming kcc does 4000 cases a month, does that mean at least two month to have an interview? And what about processing time with the MTL consulate.. In general do you think there’s still a chance for me?
Thanks!
April 13, 2024 at 14:00
I would expect you to be scheduled, yes. You are already current, and your DS260 will probably be processed within a few weeks, so once that is done, you will be scheduled at MTL. That embassy does experience some post interview delays sometimes, but you have time. Best of luck.
April 13, 2024 at 14:59
Thank you for the insight!
April 13, 2024 at 13:22
Hi Simon, some advice here my surname does not appear in my sons b/certificate however my full names appear under fathers name on his birth certificate. However, while filling the birth his names on the ds260 under his surname I did input my name as the surname as in Africa surname is used to refer to fathers name. Will this cause significant problem for me during the interview or am I simply overthinking as I am already listed in his birth certificate or should I have a sworn affidavit for the same. Regards.
Received my 2nl and interview date as you had earlier predicted.
April 13, 2024 at 14:00
Overthinking. Relax.
April 13, 2024 at 13:27
Also , how soon after receiving the 2NL can I schedule the medical appointment? Is there a specific timeline i.e a period in after which they’ll deem the results null and void (for example if you take it more than 2 weeks to the interview date?)
April 13, 2024 at 14:01
Schedule it now for about 2 weeks before the interview. Remember, others will have got 2NLs too, so call the physician asap.
April 13, 2024 at 14:02
Hi Simon,
Two questions…
1) Do you think the UK will be included next year?
2) I’m British and was born in Britain but I applied for DV2025 but used my Chinese address, how does this affect my case on the offchance I win? Will I be interviewed by the US Embassy in China? Do I have to wait for my number to become current in the UK or China? Will I be AS or EU?
April 13, 2024 at 14:24
1. I would guess so, but I haven’t checked the data.
2. No impact, you would be EU.
April 13, 2024 at 14:43
Hi Simon!
Hi!
I hope you might be able to help out with this one!
After I was done applying for the DV lottery 2025 back in November. I got the confirmation code and that my application was sent in with the confirmation message “SUCCESS”. I’ve uploaded 2 pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/av9wYGf
I then accidentally hit the refresh button on my keyboard. Instead of using the buttons as the refer to.
And then I got the message:
>>>>> Unexpected Page Request – There has been an error with your entry processing. Please be sure to NOT use your browser’s BACK, FORWARD and RELOAD or REFRESH buttons in order to prevent this error. Only use the BACK buttons provided by this application. To resume your entry from the last known state please press “Resume Entry” button below. Thank you. <<<<>>>> The information submitted has not been accepted because it matches a previous entry in our records. Individuals may only submit one entry per DV period.
Duplicate entries will not be accepted. <<<<<
–
What I wonder here is, did I mess up? Did my application fail, or did the system only block something in order to not fail? Because it seems that the system blocked another application being sent in, and that my application is still legit? Or am I wrong?
April 13, 2024 at 15:46
It’s not a problem.
April 13, 2024 at 14:50
Hi Brit, I watched your last live and now I really want to hear the whole story about your brother and his friends who won the DV lottery in the 90’s.
I hope you could share it with us ๐
April 13, 2024 at 15:49
Well in those.days the entry was paper based, and very unknown with no rules about duplicate entries. So my brother and his friends worked out the odds and how to almost guarantee selection
Several of the friends were selected…
April 13, 2024 at 18:19
Hi Simon,
I am from Iran with case number AS125** and interview location is in Pakistan. Do I still have a chance because even if my case number becomes current, there is not enough time for background checking.
April 13, 2024 at 18:43
You have some chance, and some risk as you already know.
April 13, 2024 at 20:49
Hi Brit Simon my freind wants to ask you if he overstay his visitors visa for more then 4 years and his wife apply for green card and she got it .Do I need to go back to my country and attend the interview together with them? or i just wait for them to come over then try to adjust my status here in the USA?
when we submit our ds260 I put my interview location here in the USA.when my wife appointment date comes out my name was there too..to attend the interview in my home country instead of here in the USA…
my worry is that if I will go back and attend the interview with them I might spoil all our chance of coming to the USA..Our interview Date is in JUNE 2024..2 months time.
WHAT DO YOU THINK I MUST DO OR WHAT YOUR BEST ADVICE ?
April 13, 2024 at 22:37
If you were out of status you can’t adjust status. If you overstayed 4 years you will have an automatic 10 year ban.
You should speak to a lawyer, I can’t help you.
April 14, 2024 at 19:01
Can it affect my wife and kids on there interview if I overstay my visa???
April 14, 2024 at 19:15
No
April 14, 2024 at 03:24
Hi Brit Simon, if my embassy (ADDIS ABABA)reschedule my interview date, does the date on the 2nl will hold the first interview date(no change on the 2nl) or does the date on the 2nl will be changed to the rescheduled date& time.
April 14, 2024 at 08:40
It won’t change.
April 14, 2024 at 04:22
Hello Simon,
My case # AS123xx. I’m currently located in Beirut, Lebanon. Due to the lack of progress with the US embassy here, I unlocked my DS-260 to update my intended address to Oman.
Important Note: I haven’t physically moved to Oman yet. My planned move as tourist visa is for May or June and will try to secure temporary work visa there just to be more safe.
However, the DS-260 form asks “When started living there?” and it doesn’t allow for current month or future dates.
I’m unsure how to proceed. Should I:
– Enter a past date like March (even though I wasn’t living there)?
– Resubmit the DS-260 application and then unlock | update it again once I arrive in Oman (around May)?
I would appreciate your advice. Thank you
April 14, 2024 at 08:42
The address change should be when you have MOVED (past tense).
April 14, 2024 at 05:01
Hello, based on the number of interviews scheduled this month, do you think there will be a bigger jump in EU this month compared to last month? Or is that not clear yet? Thank you.
April 14, 2024 at 08:42
Not clear
April 14, 2024 at 13:31
Hello Simon, I have 61K AF MOROCCO do you thick it will go current??
Thanks for your efforts ๐
April 14, 2024 at 13:58
I think they should reach that number, yes.
April 14, 2024 at 07:21
Hi Simon.
Please advice.
I requested Ds-260 unlocking to add my newborn son-
It now reads that mine is re-opened but my spouses’ reads completed-I am the Applicant-how do I go about this?
April 14, 2024 at 08:49
You have to ask KCC to unlock the other form too. You have to be very clear about which form to unlock.
April 14, 2024 at 10:43
Good morning Brit Simon
I overstay my visitors visa for more then 4 years in the USA and my wife still applied for a green card back in my home country and she got it…when we fill out the ds 260 she put my interview place to be here in the United States ๐บ๐ธ…our number has current and our interview Day is in June In 2 months time.
When our 2NL letter comes my name was there too to have my interview with my wife and kids ….
My concern is that if I come over to my country and get an interview with them in my homeland it can spoil my family from coming to the United States ๐บ๐ธ seems I have a good job here…or they trying to get me to come over to my country and rejected all our applications..
Is it possible that my wife and children comes over and then adjust my status here???
What is your advice
Thanks
April 14, 2024 at 13:57
Already asked and answered.
https://britsimonsays.com/ask-questions/comment-page-784/#comment-351243
April 14, 2024 at 11:38
EU30500 I am crying ๐
April 14, 2024 at 15:38
I cry more 395xx๐
April 14, 2024 at 16:06
Dear Simon,
Thank you for dedicating time for us.
To explain each and every question asked about DV.
April 14, 2024 at 16:26
Hi
I have Diversity Visa 2024EU17XXX. The Visa Bulletin mentioned for June, immigrant numbers in DV category for EU is 21000. Do you think there is a good chance for visa appointment letter to come soon for me in Turkey in Ankara?
April 14, 2024 at 18:55
No. Ankara is heavily backlogged and is not taking enough interviews each month to keep up with demand. I don’t think they will get to your number unless they dramatically increase the number of interviews they accept each month.
April 15, 2024 at 04:37
Hi Simon
I’m from the UK and currently working in the US on L1B visa. On the chance of winning the DVL do you have any information or videos on how to process green card via AOS process. Thanks in advance
April 15, 2024 at 08:59
If you are selected (a 1 in 100 year chance) come back here and I will give you a link to all the information you need.
April 15, 2024 at 05:29
Hi Brit! The VB progression for EU so far has been very very close to DV2018 when they ended at a very low 25,775 … Do think there’s a possibility they end that low this year ? Please tell me this year’s configuration is very different than DV2018. VB has never been so low for June interviews in over a decade.. Thanks a lot for all the work
April 15, 2024 at 09:01
DV2024 has nothing in common with DV2018, so it is an unwise comparison to make. In fact, the numbers from year to year should not be compared.
However, I have explained my thoughts about EU progression and feel the danger range is just over 30k.
April 15, 2024 at 07:41
Hi Britsimon,
Thanks for always keeping us informed on DV matters. My question today is my sponsor falls short on her finances to satisfy the i-134 form requirement. How and which form will I need to fill up to add a co-sponsor (family friend) from a different household? Might you have a YouTube link on that topic?
Once again, you are very much appreciated.
April 15, 2024 at 09:02
Someone who is under the poverty guideline is in no position to sponsor anyone. In that case you need another person as an alternative, not an add on.
April 15, 2024 at 09:00
Hi Brit,
for the EU region could the 2024 dv be similar to the 2021 dv?
In 2021 there were approximately 45,000 selected people while in 2024 there were 50,161 with a difference of just over 5,000.
What is the difference that could not make the next few months of 2024 become current or at least get close to becoming current?
Thanks
April 15, 2024 at 09:08
DV2021 was operating during COVID when most of the embassies were closed or had limited capacity, so only 17K visas were issued GLOBALLY. Obviously numeric control on the VB was unnecessary.
Don’t waste your time looking at other years. That isn’t how things work.
April 15, 2024 at 10:41
How is GEO embassy doing?
April 15, 2024 at 10:52
You can see here – 1 interview in DV2024.
https://dvcharts.xarthisius.xyz/ceacFY24.html