{"id":1972,"date":"2018-07-13T19:52:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T19:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2019-01-09T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:14:49","slug":"dv2019-basic-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/dv2019-basic-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"DV2019 Basic questions"},"content":{"rendered":"
We have many DV2019 selectees with very basic questions. Let me try and address the most frequent ones here in the hope that people will read this. If you ask a question and I give you a link to this page, it is to indicate that your question can be answered by reading this page and using some common sense. Please use the links in the title at the top of this page for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a> and the DV lottery guide<\/a>. There is LOTS of information available on my site \u2013 so a look through the FAQ and guide will take care of most questions.<\/p>\n First, some ground rules. I don\u2019t work for the government, I don\u2019t get paid for this. I work for a living and I sleep sometimes. So \u2013 I expect people to respect my time. That means the following \u201crules\u201d exist on my site.<\/p>\n First \u2013 two links to help those still not able to check their entry: https:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/dv2019-result-checking-tips\/<\/a><\/p>\n And for those that cannot submit their DS260 And those that cannot access their DS260 because of invalid immigrant case number message click this link<\/a><\/p>\n Now \u2013 some questions.<\/p>\n Is there a deadline to submit my DS260?<\/strong><\/p>\n There is no official deadline to submit your DS260. People will continue to submit DS260s for DV2019 cases well into 2019. Submissions as late as April, May or perhaps even June of next year will still get processed in time.<\/p>\n How long does it take to process the DS260?<\/strong><\/p>\n The way DS260\u2019s are processed was changed for DV2018. It may change again, but this is my best guess as to how DV2019 processing will go.<\/p>\n The actual processing time of the DS260 is quite short \u2013 probably 3 to 4 weeks. From last year, KCC managed to prioritize the way they process DS260s to ensure lower case numbers are processed before higher case numbers that will wait for their case numbers to become current. This was a good change \u2013 because in previous years DS260 caused scheduling delays for many cases.<\/p>\n Does every DS260 take the same time to process?<\/strong><\/p>\n No. There is some background checks required on each case that vary according to the situation of the selectees. The precise details of the checks are not published, but we can guess they are mainly about ensuring security of the USA. That means they communicate with agencies and foreign governments about the details you provide on the DS260. Some countries co-operate with the USA, some don\u2019t. In countries that don\u2019t co-operate you can expect DS260 will take longer. \u00a0So, some cases are very simple, and some not so simple. If a selectee was raised in Western Europe, works in an office and has never travelled to certain high risk countries we can expect the DS260 processing (once the case is ACTUALLY processed, not queued) to be quick. \u00a0If on the other hand someone has travel history around certain countries in the middle East or lists their work as \u201cNuclear weapons specialist\u201d, well they can expect the US government to take longer over those checks.<\/p>\n So \u2013 never assume that all DS260s submitted on the same day will complete processing on the same day. There will be variations.<\/p>\n When will I be interviewed? Is my number safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n Interview timing is mainly based on your case number, and where that number is ranked within each region. If you submitted your DS260 early, but have a high case number within your region, you will wait until that case number is ready to be interviewed. So \u2013 if you are case number 10000 in AS region for example you can expect a long wait before being interviewed. However regions have their own numbering, SO \u00a0that same number in AF region (where the highest case number could be a lot higher) that 10000 number would be very low. So \u201clow or high\u201d number is relative within the region.<\/p>\n Just today, the DV2019 selectee numbers have been released.<\/p>\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/faq\/checking-esc-page-check-without-mistakes\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/britsimonsays.com\/faq\/ds260-case-number-doesnt-match-case-number\/<\/a><\/p>\n