This is important information on how to process your DV lottery win.
DV2023 winners CONGRATULATIONS on being selected for the green card lottery DV2023.
I am BritSimon and I run a blog BritSimonSays.com. The only subject that my blog deals with is helping DV lottery winners get their green cards. I don’t charge any fees, this is not my job. My wife and I received our greencards in the DV lottery in 2014, so I have been learning and studying the DV lottery since 2013. I now use all of that experience to help people like you, and since DV2013 I have helped MANY thousands of people get their dream opportunity.
Please watch the video above which will help you understand the process. Below are some important links that you should look at.
How to complete your DS260 https://britsimonsays.com/completing-the-ds260-for-dv-lottery-entrants/
Some tips on submitting your DS260 are here: https://youtu.be/aWeJqaSXEEM
Tips if you can’t check your entry: https://youtu.be/pw9TalmV-d8
Top 9 reasons people get denied https://youtu.be/IZtkn-sif4w
DV2023
May 11, 2022 at 6:54 am
Being on F1 my room number change every semester (from application time also it changed) will it impact my application ?
My case number is AS7XXX and for DV22 it became current in Feb, can we expect it faster this year ?
May 11, 2022 at 2:00 pm
1. No
2. We have to wait and see. Patience.
May 12, 2022 at 3:46 am
Thanks for the info.
Is it beneficial to start DS260 filling asap or could I wait till October ? as I was confused between CP and AOS how will the delay in my filling impact response from KCS
May 12, 2022 at 9:26 pm
You need to decide how you will process. If choosing AOS, then completing the DS260 is not urgent. If you decide on CP, then you should submit the DS260 soon.
May 13, 2022 at 2:37 pm
Thanks, One more doubt I do not know any one close in US, who will give me Affidavit of Support for NVC ?
May 13, 2022 at 2:51 pm
Well that is something you need to consider.
May 11, 2022 at 7:34 am
Hi I’ve been trying to enter all my information like a thousand times but still nothing happened it’s saying not valid and the information am providing is correct what can i do please to know my results. If i was selected or not .Thank you
May 11, 2022 at 2:06 pm
You are most likely mistyping some information. Use the forgot confirmation number link, and COPY your confirmation number so you don’t make a mistake.
May 11, 2022 at 10:51 am
Dear Simon!
Now I am selected for 2023 DV Lottery, so what shall I do or what kind process I start?
May 11, 2022 at 2:11 pm
Did you watch the video, or read the instructions?
May 11, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Hullo Brit
Eu13xxx
I divorced my husband in 2020 & since then I have been applying the lottery on a divorce status & b4 we were married that is 2019 & we didn’t make it on our Dv interview.
1. Can I proceed with ds260 as a single person
2. Which marital status should I put in ds260
May 11, 2022 at 2:13 pm
1. Yes, as long as you selected divorced on the entry.
2. Divorced of course.
May 11, 2022 at 12:30 pm
I try to check my results but it kept telling me to check my confrontation numbers well. What’s going on?
May 11, 2022 at 2:14 pm
Click the links above.
May 12, 2022 at 5:54 am
Hi Brit,
I was a selectee for DV2023 and my case ID is 2023AS17XXX
1) I am married and have a kid but migrating alone and my wife and kid will not be joining. Is it sufficient to fill DS260 only for my self? Do I need to notify KCC to proceed my case without the wife and kid?
2)Do I need the passport details of my wife and kid at any point of the process I am traveling alone?
May 12, 2022 at 9:47 pm
1. Completing only your DS260 will be enough.
2. No
May 12, 2022 at 5:18 pm
Hello! I’m a winner of Dv2023 and I just completed dhe Ds260 application and after i closed it , I noticed a question on my spouse application “other name used” and i click NO but in fact before she had her maiden surname , but now she has my last name. I thought that was a question about changing name. Now i start regretting about it. What do you think , should I reopen the Ds form to cerrect it? Thank you!
May 13, 2022 at 5:59 am
Yes you should correct it.
May 13, 2022 at 7:09 am
Hi Sir ,thanks for all what you do am the winner of dv 2023 with case number AF46×× ,my question is, my number too high? Because am afraid the may not reach up to my case number like other previous yrs help me sir.
May 13, 2022 at 1:40 pm
2023AF46XX isn’t high. Do you mean 2023AF46XXX (46 THOUSAND)?
May 13, 2022 at 10:12 pm
202346×××(thousands)
May 16, 2022 at 4:26 am
Hi Sir my case number is AF202346XXX, my question is the case number too high ?
May 13, 2022 at 9:12 pm
Dear Simon, thanks for the great job that you are doing. Much appreciated. My husband just got selected for the DV2023 lottery AF16XXX. We have a few questions before completing the DS260 form:
1. Our 16 year old daughter is already in the US on an F1 Visa expiring in May 2025. Considering that the visa interview might be when she is in school and cannot come back to Africa for medicals and interview, should we leave her out of the DS260 form? If we are lucky to get an interview date, pass and get the greencard, we can apply to include her once we are in the US? Will that pose problems for her and for us? She was included in the DV lottery application form
2. Given that my husband’s number is AF 16XXX. Is this a high number for Africa? We are estimating that if we are lucky, the interview date might be late spring/early summer. Would this be correct?
3. We are Kenyans but currently live in Cote D’Ivoire. In the DS260 form, shall we indicate our Kenyan or Cote D’Ivoire address? Is there a chance that we could be interviewed in Cote D’Ivoire? If yes, what do we need to do? Would this disadvantage us? Our country of chargeability is Kenya.
4. What documents should we submit alongside the DS260 form? Does the police certificate have to be from our country of chargeability or country of current residence. When are the rest of the documents submitted?
5. When is the most appropriate time to do the medicals. After we get a visa appointment date?
6. Do we have to put in a formal visa application after the case number is current on the visa bulletin and which form is used?
Thanks very much
May 15, 2022 at 7:30 pm
1. You should list her on your DS260s but not create a DS260 for her. You will then adjust her status once you become LPRs (although that could take 2+ years.
2. Not a high number. No predictions since we have no idea of the number of selectees, highest case number selected and so on.
3. You list you actual address and interview where you live.
4. You do not submit any documents with the DS260. But go and read the instructions.
5. Yes after the 2NL. Again, read the instructions.
6. Did you even watch the video above?
May 13, 2022 at 11:28 pm
Hello, BritSimon,
While awaiting the slow passage of time, I’ve been going back and watching some of your less-current videos. Many are still super informative, even as many things have changed.
I was watching your video this afternoon entitled “How Are Cases Processed, By Date or Case Number” https://youtu.be/DsiUALp6nOA – and I wondered how that content might be different now that KCC is no longer (at least for now) not requesting documents – and passing that responsibility on to the consulates.
I think I have that right – if not, please correct me – so I’m wondering if any of this video’s content would be substantively different if KCC isn’t dealing with documents, but only working their way through applications. Thanks for any time you have to explain things as you understand them.
May 15, 2022 at 7:59 pm
I just posted a detailed explanation of this here: https://britsimonsays.com/processing-update-as-of-may-2022/
That is really mostly for DV2022, for DV2023 we have to wait to see what they do about the pilot program.
May 14, 2022 at 5:56 am
Hello Brit, thanks for always helping out. I’ve just completed my Ds-260 form. How long should i be expecting to get the confirmation notice that it has been received?
May 15, 2022 at 8:16 pm
Patience.
May 15, 2022 at 7:44 pm
Simon, thank you. Let me re watch the video.
May 16, 2022 at 12:04 am
Hello Brit,
Any info where we can see processing times for I-485 (AOS) for DV cases ? googling it is showing generic info of 8 to 13 months not specific to DV category