{"id":1968,"date":"2018-07-13T14:41:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2018-07-13T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T17:57:19","slug":"vb-for-september-2018-interviews-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/vb-for-september-2018-interviews-released\/","title":{"rendered":"VB for September 2018 interviews released"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AFRICA<\/td>\n
39,500<\/td>\n
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ASIA<\/td>\n
CURRENT<\/td>\n
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EUROPE<\/td>\n
25,775<\/td>\n
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NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)<\/td>\n
CURRENT<\/td>\n
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OCEANIA<\/td>\n
1,450<\/td>\n
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SOUTH AMERICA, \nand the CARIBBEAN<\/td>\n
1,715<\/td>\n
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The above numbers are for the final VB that relates to DV2018. And oh my – they have really continued the roller coaster.<\/p>\n
Those that are current, and have forms processed early enough, they can expect their 2NL in about 1 to 2\u00a0 weeks from now.<\/p>\n
There is much to talk about. The most unusual thing is the retrogression of AF region from CURRENT, back to 39500. I knew it was technically possible, but in the years I have known I have never seen this happen. I had pointed out my concerns about scheduling interviews in AF region – and it was clear that they focused on scheduling for lower number ranges. There was not enough time to schedule all remaining cases, but it was NOT clear to me how they were pick and choose which cases got scheduled, and which didn’t. Well – this is their answer to that problem. By moving the number lower, they don’t have to Pick and choose.<\/p>\n