Late again, but the numbers are out. Good numbers, although as I have explained before December is normally a slow month. The numbers will go faster from January.
The VB was late again, but I think this was more to do with other categories than DV. And interestingly, the official published date shown of this VB is the ninth (as was the case last month also).
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | 12,000 | Except: Egypt 6,000 |
| ASIA | 6,000 | Except: Iran 3,000 Nepal 5,000 |
| EUROPE | 8,600 | |
| NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) | 7 | |
| OCEANIA | 800 | |
| SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN | 850 |
This is only the THIRD VB so there are NINE more to go, so no one should be worried about the numbers…
Those that are current, and have forms processed early enough, they can expect their 2NL in about 1 to 2 weeks from now. This is the same every month. VB from the 8th to the 15th of each month, and 2NLs in the second half of the month. For the last few months there have been 2NLs sent in two main batches, some early (around the 15th to 20th) and then some in the later part of the month. I would expect the 2NLs to have all been sent by the end of this month. The end of the month really means THE END OF THE MONTH. Please don’t waste my time later this month asking about 2NLs. Please. They can be sent right up until the last day of the month.
To those new to looking at VBs, let me explain what the “except” XXX country means – and you can also read this post on how to read the visa bulletin.
Processing is spread out over the full year. You can see the progress of the two previous years in this post about basic questions. However, some countries have a high number of selectees and those selectees are concentrated in the lower case numbers. For various reasons, mainly to do with embassy capacity, KCC slow down certain countries as compared to the region. So – in Africa, any case with a case number shown as under the new number can be interviewed but for cases from Egypt, that number is lower. That isn’t a big problem, it just “slows down” those countries a little more than the rest of the region. Since selectees from those countries all have lower case numbers, this slowing down does not present any risk. It does not (at this point) mean they won’t allow all selectees an interview from those countries.
To understand why some countries get lower case numbers, read this article about the lottery draw process.
December 10, 2019 at 13:23
hey Brit,
I have a little concern, you see, i have submitted the DS-260 and KCC approved and processed it. then KCC sent me an email to send the supporting documents. I sent them and they replied to me that they have accepted the supporting documents and they would send me an email to notify me about the interview date. my case number is 2020AS48** and i should be interviewed in this month (December) according to the VB but the problem is KCC haven’t sent me the email notification about the interview. what would be the problem? what should i do? appreciate your help.
p.s: i submitted the DS-260 in June and then they sent me the email to submit the supporting documents at the end of August. i Sent the supporting documents in beginning of November because one of the documents got released to me very late by the government.
best regards,
Hesham
December 10, 2019 at 23:33
You sent the documents too late to be scheduled in November. You could be scheduled (receive a 2NL) in December, which means a February interview. Just be patient.
November 17, 2019 at 07:19
Hey Sir Brit, today is 17th but still haven’t received any information on the VB for January interview