Now that 2NLs are being sent, we need to update the CEAC data. Xarthisius has made more numbers available to scrape, based on the cases that are current. You can help with the scraping effort by reading the instructions at this link.
I also want to explain a bit about the scraping effort and what we will need to do.
First, a repeat of the understanding of what CEAC data means.
Between now and the end of the year the CEAC data will be constantly updated by the embassies. They when cases are waiting to be scheduled, CEAC shows “at NVC”. That status simply means the case is waiting. Once people have submitted their DS260s AND their documents AND are current (ALL THREE!), they can be scheduled. The 2Nls are sent and for a short time (a few days) we see “in Transit” as the status in CEAC. Once the embassy “receives” the file (electronically), they update the status to READY. As cases are then interviewed, the embassy updates cases to issued, refused or AP. There can also be “date updates” (with no status change) which may or may not be important. We cannot know why those date updates occurred, so my advice is always to ignore them. There is no magic number of these updates that means a good thing or a bad thing.
OK – so what can we learn from CEAC. Well obviously we learn how many visas are issued, on AP or refused. That progress is important to know when the visas will run out. We also can see derivative numbers, important for analysis, we can see embassy distribution (to infer where the applicants are charged and so on. Another big thing we can see is the number of cases scheduled for interview. That helps us understand capacity of the embassies and helps us estimate VB progress. That is because KCC will make more or less cases current based on embassy capacity across each region, and their overall processing capacity.
Now – our AMAZING scrapers (please take a look at the hall of fame to see some awesome effort) have been doing the heavy work up to now. We do have a way to pull the data in a completely automated way BUT it would be somewhat expensive to continue that way. I get a little ad revenue from this site which pays toward my hosting costs, but it isn’t enough to cover everything. So – we may need to proceed with a mix of human scraping and automated scraping. Thankfully we do not have to scrape the entire population every time. We only need to scrape the current cases not already marked as holes, issued or refused. So – if we share the workload between lots of people the work can get done quickly. Ideally we would want to refresh the data twice a month. Please feel free to comment whether human some scraping is OK with you all, or whether we instead find a way to fund automatic scraping (by donations for that purpose for example).
Hope that helps people understand what the data is used for and how everyone can help. As ever a BIG thanks to Xarthisius and to all those that have helped with the scraping.
February 28, 2019 at 04:24
32456Africa
Hy brit i was current in january .i was send all the requried documents but still i didn,t reciev my 2nl .i am borring know
February 28, 2019 at 14:29
Your number is NOT current.
February 27, 2019 at 20:21
ok thank you Brit
February 27, 2019 at 05:48
Hi Brit,
I am providing i-134 to my cousin’s nephew. Me and my wife have two kids and we both work. My question is do we have to file i134 jointly or I can just filled i-134 myself. your reply will be highly appreacited. thank you
February 27, 2019 at 13:19
You complete the form as a “head of household”.
February 21, 2019 at 20:14
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please you are required to send Joint Sponsor ( The person who is financially helping your petitioner) and Internal Revenue Service tax transcript from irs.gov.
IRS tax transcripts are obtainable at : www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcripts.
Please send via DHL indicating the applicants name and case number correctly
Sincerely,
Customer Representative 6
Immigrant Visa Unit
US Embassy Nairobi
Kenya.
Hello Sir, I sent all the required documents they asked for via DHL on Monday, 19th of February and I received this email from the embassy today. What exactly do they want from me?
February 21, 2019 at 22:22
It sounds like they want financial income proof from your sponsor. But – check with the embassy.
February 11, 2019 at 03:29
SO what number had reach in AS
February 11, 2019 at 14:35
Make your question clear.
January 31, 2019 at 16:11
Hi brit,
your probably tired of me, and i know trust me. I real all your forms and faq and couldn’t find an answer for this question. We want to email the documents to KCC but we are quite hesitant because there will be missing PCC for two derivatives because it might take as along as three months.
Should i wait for the PCC, or send the email and have the police certificate at the time of the interview
January 31, 2019 at 17:28
The email from KCC says ” Your case will not be scheduled for a visa interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate until KCC has received and processed all required documents. Missing or illegible documents will delay processing of your case. “
February 2, 2019 at 10:11
your right technically, i have a friend who sent email with documents missing and now it got processed without a delay. I would give my pcc anther month if doesn’t come, i have no choice
January 31, 2019 at 10:03
Hey Brit . I check my DS260 and it was saying ”Are you a former exchange visitor (J) who has not yet fulfilled the two-year foreign residence requirement? ”’ And i say NO . but i been USA before as a exchange student i had J1 visa .
So what is that mean is something wrong i filled ?
January 31, 2019 at 14:12
Did you have, and did you fulfill the 2 year home residency requirement? The question is about that.
January 30, 2019 at 07:15
Hi everybody,
We came to the end of this month and to see more date on xarthisius please scrape more captchas because now we have nearly 17k cases to solve and it is been processing so slow 🙂 lets captcha
January 28, 2019 at 14:51
People here should learn to be patient as Brit had said. No panicking, no freaking out,
Guys just relax and make sure you read each article he posts on this page.
Little by little we are gaining experience if we choose to learn and stop asking repeated questions.
Cheers Brit for the good efforts that you are making, assisting a thousand plus people more so in AF region.
January 28, 2019 at 10:37
When it comes visa bulletin for instance in Africa 15300, Egypt 12000 so my case number is 25xxx. Did I am current cause when you add 15300+1200 total will be 27200 cause Egypt is in Africa.
January 28, 2019 at 14:13
You don’t add the numbers. Egypt number is WITHIN the AF number.
January 28, 2019 at 07:41
I am really sorry for that
Born in Saudi and mistakenly put Egypt as country of chargeability and got AF in my case number. I know this will cause disqualify but I’ve known similar cases got the visa issued. Should I proceed to the interview?
January 28, 2019 at 14:11
Unless you were married to someone from Egypt at the time of your entry, denial is certain.
January 27, 2019 at 06:38
Is there any visas have been issued for an AF born in Asia ?
January 27, 2019 at 14:44
That is technically possible.
January 27, 2019 at 20:59
What I meant in case of a single winner with both parents residents in Asia the time I was born, Is it 100% denial?
Cause I have some friends from DV2015 have had same mistake but currently in US
January 27, 2019 at 22:55
When you ask unclear questions, you get unclear answers. Make it clear. Where were you born, did you enter the lottery truthfully, and what is the region you were given in your case number.
January 26, 2019 at 01:58
hello brit
i won the dv2019 my case number is af37xxx
i filled the ds260 since may , what i have to do now? do i have to submit documents before the kcc letter or pay fees?
what is the next action after filling the ds260?
i need your help.
thanks you
January 26, 2019 at 16:53
Your number means you have a long wait (months) before anything happens. They will ask for documents at some point. In the meantime, learn about the process here.
January 29, 2019 at 13:49
hello brit
thanks you for your help .
i have another thing To ask:
why still now my ds260 is not close by the kcc,nevertheless i filled it since may 26 , i have the possibility to open all the time.
what do you think about that?
January 29, 2019 at 19:55
It sounds like you did not submit it. It should say “completed”.
January 25, 2019 at 14:30
Hi Brit, we can see some people say that (it`s for exp.) Uzbekistan cases will end about 13000, Iran cases will end about 11000. How they know this? Because when we watch to the list of all cases by excel of Xarthisius, we can not see embassies of the high cases (till they are in “transit”)
January 25, 2019 at 15:14
There are several ways we know. I have written many times about it. Read the FAQ.
January 25, 2019 at 07:23
hi EU78XX
i check CEAC data for my case it says at NVC but below that its saying ‘please follow the instructions you received from the NVC that is the six steps you must take before NVC can schedule your visa appointnment. This includes submitting to NVC various fees forms and documents.. ‘
What is that mean i already send documents submit ds260 at least 3 months ago . And what is it mean various fee ? Now im confused because last time KCC send me e mail it was saying all documents well received and complete submit DS260 and number is current .
So what is that NVC steps ? Thanks
January 25, 2019 at 15:08
Ignore everything under the NVC status. That is mentioned above and in the FAQ and other articles.
January 25, 2019 at 03:17
Hello Brit, I have a couple of queries,
i. Can we check the edv entry information later after being selected.
ii. How much chance is there to get second letter, if derivatives were missed in entry time and included in ds-260 form.
Thank you.
January 25, 2019 at 03:41
1. No
2. The 2nl will arrive, but the case will be disqualified at interview.
January 24, 2019 at 10:35
Mena is doing great.
January 23, 2019 at 05:42
I send my passport to kcc unfortunately the passport lost and I replaced so when I go for interview did the passport bring a confusion.
January 23, 2019 at 14:29
Not normally.
January 23, 2019 at 01:28
Hi
How can i add with out passport ? We apply passport 10days ago its take 30 to 40 days to come passport .is it possible to add with out passpor ?
January 23, 2019 at 02:02
Yes. Use the passport of one of the parents.
January 23, 2019 at 02:22
My case number is 36** may be come VB in Feb . if I unlock n add baby its cause delay or not to come 2nl ?
Thanks
January 23, 2019 at 03:58
Stop wasting time. Never mind about delay or not – this is what you must do!!
January 23, 2019 at 04:42
its possible to gain a passport in one day or 3 or week in kathmandu . so make passport fast and submit . so you can get all passports in time and passport number of child in ds260.
January 22, 2019 at 15:26
Hello I received letter said to send document to KCC my question is how to send which type of documents and after that how long should I wait 2nl, after sending valid document.
January 22, 2019 at 16:03
The letter from KCC has full instructions.
I cannot tell you how long you will wait after sending the documents.
January 22, 2019 at 13:43
Hi simon
I have a baby in this month January… Can I contact kcc now or wait for 2nl and contact embassy ? We apply baby passport 10days ago and the passport process is one month ( I from Nepal case number 36**)
January 22, 2019 at 15:09
Add the child now.
January 22, 2019 at 13:03
When your case is current and your ds260 processed, You have not yet received the your 2NLs. What is that means? your case still at NVC??
January 22, 2019 at 15:08
It means you are waiting.
January 22, 2019 at 07:06
Is a must somebody you are going to stay with write you 1-134 affidavit? or somebody else can?
January 22, 2019 at 14:52
It can be someone else.
January 21, 2019 at 15:18
all cases just finished fyi.waiting for good news from you thanx again for your effort 🙂
January 21, 2019 at 06:19
Hallo brit. Mine says “Your Case Is Currently At KCC” What does this mean?
January 21, 2019 at 15:51
You are talking about your DS260 status…
January 22, 2019 at 04:01
Yes. Am talking about the ceac iv ds 260 status. I don’t understand the meaning. Please help.
January 22, 2019 at 04:40
KCC is where they process the cases before they go to the embassy. So it doesn’t mean anything.
Read this and understand more.
https://britsimonsays.com/dv2019-basic-questions/
January 22, 2019 at 05:15
Okay. Thank you.
January 28, 2019 at 14:44
Eric Mungai link me up with [email protected] we discuss
January 21, 2019 at 02:23
Hi brit, good news
I would tell you, that the government shutdown has now effect on precessing DS260 cases. i unlocked my form on Jan 1, i added a lot of previous addresses for every applicant more than 6 months of residence for countries about 9 years ago that i forget to mention.
More importantly i sent my case on Jan 10, with ton of changes in the address section. And you know what, they only took 11 days to process my case that was drastically changed from top to bottom. I started beginning to doubt that they even do background checks like wth.
January 21, 2019 at 03:24
my case they only took 2 days to get replied
January 20, 2019 at 12:43
Hi Brit,
I am DV winner and I have a few questions about my travel to the US.
1) How much money can I bring with me to the US ? is that true it should be less than 10000$ ?
2) I am excepting to get a severance pay from my company and I will probably get it after my travel to the US, does that mean I should pay taxes for it in the US ?
Thanks a lot
January 20, 2019 at 15:45
1. That refers to CASH. Read the FAQ
2. Probably not. You will file a tax report for the whole year and declare that income, but also the tax already paid.
January 20, 2019 at 03:39
Hi brit,
I am a DV 2019 winner. I am filling my DS260. I am a student and currently living in USA. There is a question in DS 260 where we have to write about the previous US visits. I visited US 4 times and this is my fourth visit. Since I am in US now I believe I have to put only the previous three visits. Is that correct?
LAK
January 20, 2019 at 05:15
Yes
January 20, 2019 at 01:29
Hi simon
I mean my spouse dv entry form photo background was cropped out using a photo retouching tool, is this creat a problem in the interview or not ?( I am edv 2019 winner)
January 20, 2019 at 05:13
I answered.
January 19, 2019 at 22:43
Hi, brit good news, trump just proposed to end the government shut down.
January 19, 2019 at 22:47
oh shoot don’t get too excited, it was just an offer lol
January 19, 2019 at 18:26
Hi brits what are the essentials sponsor documents for sponsored dv winners?
January 20, 2019 at 05:10
check my I-134 article. Use the search or FAQ.
January 19, 2019 at 15:08
What about photo background crop in dv entry form ? I fill that photo is this creat a problem?
Thank you
January 19, 2019 at 15:45
You should know whether your photo met the requirements or not.
January 19, 2019 at 23:51
I know but some people say photo background crop picture are disqualified. So I ask you is this really disqualified?
(I am not main applicant)
Thank you
January 20, 2019 at 05:13
I have not seen your photo, but you are worrying about nothing.
January 19, 2019 at 12:43
Thank you for your effort on this Blog Simon! 🙂
I’m not sure, but every 50 captures, it is hanging. I would say Homeland Security is blocking us ^^
It shows no reaction, when you press enter or the submit button.
–> Work’s again, when you reload the page..
And you should disable Adblock Plus, or you will see naked text only.
For everybody:
On the (very) bottom of every page, you can “Subscribe to Blog via Email”.
–> Everytime Simon adds a new page, you will get an Email.
January 19, 2019 at 15:27
Yep, we are aware of the need to reload sometimes – as you say – it’s their end, nothing we can do.
January 19, 2019 at 09:02
Hi Brit
Started to add our touch in this efforts . Good luck
Case No :Af19xxx
January 19, 2019 at 07:56
Honestly, I just need a reminder to help when needed. Most of the time, I can put an in hour or two here and there. I call it constructive procrastination :p
January 19, 2019 at 12:44
On the (very) bottom of every page, you can “Subscribe to Blog via Email” 🙂
January 19, 2019 at 15:34
I’m aware…
January 19, 2019 at 16:12
Gr8 😉
January 18, 2019 at 23:53
Hey brit,my case number is 2019EU132**
I have received the email 3 days ago,how much time I have left to send the documents?
Also,I want to help with the data,how can I do that?
January 19, 2019 at 01:10
There is not a finite timeline to respond.
The article above has a link about the scraping instructions.
January 19, 2019 at 14:30
hi ,you recived 2NL ?
January 18, 2019 at 20:56
Hi brit,
I submitted the same photo for DV 2018, my dad just told me!! and got selected AF19XXX Will this cause us any trouble?
January 18, 2019 at 21:09
Possibly. They did not disqualify similar cases last year, but they could easily start doing so this year.
January 18, 2019 at 21:13
I understand, but we are already selected, why didn’t the disqualify us in the first place. I’m in Egypt btw, what do you mean possibly, we didn’t hear anyone getting disqualified this year because of this issue.
January 18, 2019 at 22:05
“Possibly” meaning they could decide to enforce the rule if they want – without any notice – because the instructions are very clear.
January 18, 2019 at 22:11
I understand, but did they ever enforce the law on any applicant, we worked so hard for our interview documents 10 police certificates! including saudi arabia which took us a lot money. Another thing, US consulate in Egypt, have low denial rates could it be our luck day. I’m really worried right now! 🙁
January 18, 2019 at 22:17
I think I made it clear.
January 19, 2019 at 00:12
Yes you made it clear but if the photo recognition software is so advanced why didn’t they disqualify us before getting selected
January 19, 2019 at 01:45
would you mind making a blog about this story just like last year
January 19, 2019 at 02:45
There is nothing more that needs to be said.
January 19, 2019 at 04:09
Hi,
I’m only saying that just to know if they truly implement it this year. You have nothing to lose, if you can ask our fellow selectees about this issue.
Thank you
January 23, 2019 at 07:05
I know some winners have same your case from Egypt and they passed the interview.
You have noting to do now . Be a positive and focus on the important things.
We have a group on the telegram includes 300 person if you need to join us please send me you details on
[email protected]
January 18, 2019 at 20:37
I’m scraping right now common guys lets help each other