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Filed: Other Country: Australia
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Hey everyone :)

I thought I'd start a thread for all those selected in the DV 2017 draw.

I'm still sitting here in total shock that I have won.... Case Number OC7** - have also included a screen shot below for those curious as to what it looks like

Would love to hear from other winners! :)

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Turkey
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Yeah it's quite strange... not that it really matters given last year when they had the number on the letter it was wrong anyway. Will be interesting to see what the next bulletin says

Congrats on your selection! The race is just beginning for you. Hope you will be approved for GC as well.

They release lottery statistics later on. Even DV 2016 statistics are not out yet. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/diversity-visa/diversity-visa-program-statistics.html You can check the number of selected applicants between 2015 and 2011. For Australia, the number was on the rise, in 2011 it ~680 people were selected, in 2015 it was ~1800. However, I am not sure what percentage of these people are eventually granted a GC.

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Hi,

Does the submission date of the DS-260 matter at all as long as it is by the end of the summer ?

Thank you

Depends on the case number. Rule of thumb is that it should be submitted by 4 months before your likely interview date, unless you don't mind getting your interview delayed. So if you have a low case number that would normally interview in in the first few months of the fiscal year, that might be delayed a bit by submitting then.

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Depends on the case number. Rule of thumb is that it should be submitted by 4 months before your likely interview date, unless you don't mind getting your interview delayed. So if you have a low case number that would normally interview in in the first few months of the fiscal year, that might be delayed a bit by submitting then.

Thank you very much.

Given that my family situation will change in the next 2 months, is it better to hold on the DS-260 submission until then (as long as I stick to the 4-month rule you mentioned), or submit now and amend later ?

Many thanks.

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Thank you very much.

Given that my family situation will change in the next 2 months, is it better to hold on the DS-260 submission until then (as long as I stick to the 4-month rule you mentioned), or submit now and amend later ?

Many thanks.

Probably better to wait, I'd think.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Iran
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Congrats to M88, Lcgracia, and everyone else! Just learned today that my brother in law's wife won the 2017 lottery. The fact that we didn't even bother to check until today gives one some idea how much of a long shot we assumed this one would be! She's Iranian, lottery number is mid-5000's (in the Asia queue). Trying to be realistic about the fact that not everyone gets a green card in the end just to keep any hearts from from getting broken. My brother in law seems like he may be a candidate for AP solely on demographic grounds, but hopeful that with that number they'll still be able to slide in before the cap is hit next spring...

Now I guess it's time to get to work on their DS-260's. At first glance this one looks like a piece of cake compared to the CR-1 petition. Would be incredibly awesome if we could do this instead of pursuing one of the less desirable options that we had on the table before today, such as moving to Canada, waiting 12+ years on family reunification, pouring 500k into an EB-5 project, or taking a shot at tiptoeing around OFAC to get them in on an E-2...

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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Congratulations!

My dad was selected too! I am very excited, but at the same time don't get my hopes too high haha :dancing:

Our K-1 Journey: Vermont
03/05/2013 - sent our I-129F to Dallas lockbox
03/11/2013 - NOA-1 date
07/02/2013 - RFE email notification received
07/19/2013 - RFE reply sent to Vermont
07/30/2013 - NOA-2 date
08/26/2013 - case received by NVC, case number assigned
08/28/2013 - case left the NVC
08/30/2013 - case received by the consulate (but not in the system yet)
09/05/2013 - received a letter with instructions from the consulate
09/20/2013 - interview!
09/25/2013 - visa in hand
09/29/2013 - POE
Our AOS Journey:
10/04/2013 - sent our AOS package to Chicago lockbox
10/09/2013 - NOA1 for I-485, I-131, I-765
11/19/2013 - biometrics
11/27/2013 - status for I-485 changed to "Testing and Interview"
12/05/2013 - I-765 approved!
12/14/2013 - combo card received
12/28/2013 - received an interview invitation letter
01/28/2014 - interview (approved on the spot)

02/06/2014 - Green card received

Our I-751 Journey:Vermont

11/16/2015 - sent I-751 package to Vermont

11/20/2015 - NOA-1 date

12/21/2015 - Biometrics

10/07/2016 - NOA-2 date

10/24/2016 - GC received

Our N-400 Journey (New York City):

11/01/2016 - sent N-400 package to Lewisville

11/07/2016 - NOA-1 date

11/29/2016 - Biometrics

12/28/2016 - "In Line for an interview"

05/02/2017 - "Interview scheduled" notification

05/08/2017 - Interview letter received

06/06/2017 - Interview

06/09/2017 - "Oath ceremony notice was mailed" notification

06/12/2017 - Oath letter received

06/21/2017 - Oath ceremony

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