Category DV Lottery

The new VB has been published, and thankfully there is at least some change. EU has increased and small changes for SA and OC. Algeria, Egypt and Nepal have increased also. So – whilst they really could have done more,… Continue Reading →

OK – the lawyers will probably take me off their Christmas card lists for what I am about to say, but many of you have asked for my opinion about the governments’ response. Please note I am not a lawyer,… Continue Reading →

The Visa Bulletin has been released, and it is almost an exact copy of the last VB, again. This is extremely frustrating, and completely unjustified by the data. It means they will waste embassy capacity in June, just as they… Continue Reading →

I created a DV case tracker to try and improve and centralize the collection of data so that everyone can get a better idea of 2NL progress by embassy and so on. It’s pretty simple to use, it will ask… Continue Reading →

The VB has been released that affects May interviews and it is a REPEAT of last months VB. No changes! This is frustrating, not the first time they have done this, but it is somewhat surprising and concerning. Europe in… Continue Reading →

If you’ve been refreshing dvlottery.state.gov every day since October waiting for DV-2027 registration to open, you’re not alone — and you’re not missing something obvious. As of March 2026, registration has still not opened, and the situation might have become… Continue Reading →

Some months ago, the government made it more difficult to access your case status on the CEAC status site – which is here – https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx DV cases are immigrant visa cases, so make sure the selection is correct as shown… Continue Reading →

Curtis and I will be discussing the lawsuit during my regular live Q&A. Join us at 9am PST

The new visa bulletin has been released – better late than never! Most people will be happy with the movement in the VB. As I had hoped, EU got a good increase which is NOT what the government would have… Continue Reading →

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