Interview question

[Eduh 28]

Good morning my people.

 

1. Is a laminated highschool diploma acceptable?

2. Can a dv winner mention an immediate family (father, Sister etc) member already in the USA?

3. Also what kinda questions/answer should dv winners expect?

Thank you all for now

 

[Verrou 1,899]

 

1. u send copy only, not the original.

2. yes u can 

 

[P0907 127]

Just a note that laminating originals can make them really difficult to photocopy due to glare 

[Verrou 1,899]

18 minutes ago, P0907 said:

Just a note that laminating originals can make them really difficult to photocopy due to glare 

my trick is i scan it and then print out the scan

[Eduh 28]

57 minutes ago, Misscloud said:

 

1. u send copy only, not the original.

2. yes u can 

 

Yes but don't they need originals during the interview? 

[Verrou 1,899]

2 minutes ago, Eduh said:

Yes but don't they need originals during the interview? 

yes you can bring it in the interview. nothing u can do since the laminating already happened in the past. same with all my important document when i was young ( i dont have a voice, i was a baby and my parents did it) . IO understand its custom in certain country to laminate everything

Edited July 1, 2022 by Misscloud

[Eduh 28]

One more follow up question,

Them trying to see if you will become a "burden to the government financially" can you say you have a sibling to care for you until you're stable? 

Edited July 1, 2022 by Eduh

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

9 hours ago, Eduh said:

One more follow up question,

Them trying to see if you will become a "burden to the government financially" can you say you have a sibling to care for you until you're stable? 

Yes, if they will sign a i134 for you 

 

DV interviews are really easy as long as you are eligible, no criminal record and prepared to work to support yourself (i134 always very useful if you can get one)

[arken 4,197]

For my cousin who immigrated last month on a DV visa, I simply provided a so called "Welcome Letter" for his visa interview mentioning "I am happy to welcome Xxxxx. He will stay in my place and I'll provide him food and lodging till he finds his job and moves out." No i134, no financials nothing.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

18 minutes ago, arken said:

For my cousin who immigrated last month on a DV visa, I simply provided a so called "Welcome Letter" for his visa interview mentioning "I am happy to welcome Xxxxx. He will stay in my place and I'll provide him food and lodging till he finds his job and moves out." No i134, no financials nothing.

Then, he’d almost certainly have got the DV without that too.  Definitely cases of officers putting some people on AP without i134.

[randy32 165]

Putting someone on AP without financials makes no sense. Does that mean that those without family in the US should not apply for the DV lottery?

Some COs are just dumb.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

41 minutes ago, randy32 said:

Putting someone on AP without financials makes no sense. Does that mean that those without family in the US should not apply for the DV lottery?

Some COs are just dumb.

No, it means the CO needs to be satisfied that you won’t be a public charge, as clearly stated in the DV entry rules. It’s not dumb at all. Most people satisfy this through demonstrated ability to work. Some are unable to and then they ask for an i134. 
 

 

[arken 4,197]

3 hours ago, randy32 said:

Putting someone on AP without financials makes no sense. Does that mean that those without family in the US should not apply for the DV lottery?

Some COs are just dumb.

Never heard of AOS for DV immigrants. The only thing i had heard about and actually provided a letter to one DV interviewee is that COs want to see some sort of letter (termed Welcome Letter by DV immigrants) saying they have a place to stay once they immigrate even if temporarily. May be just to be sure they don't just fill the sidewalks with nowhere to go on the very first day.

 

Even the state department doesn't list anything about AOS for DVs for at least USEM nepal. Not sure if it'll be different for other countries.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/KDU-Kathmandu.html#pre_interview_checklist

 

Apart from typical civil documents, this is what is listed.

• Appointment information printed from the “Entrant Status Check” on the E-DV website
• Documents showing that you have either a qualifying high school education OR have two (2) years of qualifying work experience in the last five (5) years immediately prior to application (for the principal applicant only; more information is available online).
• Payment in cash of the $330 Diversity Visa Application Fee for each applicant.

 

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by arken

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

4 hours ago, arken said:

Never heard of AOS for DV immigrants. The only thing i had heard about and actually provided a letter to one DV interviewee is that COs want to see some sort of letter (termed Welcome Letter by DV immigrants) saying they have a place to stay once they immigrate even if temporarily. May be just to be sure they don't just fill the sidewalks with nowhere to go on the very first day.

 

Even the state department doesn't list anything about AOS for DVs for at least USEM nepal. Not sure if it'll be different for other countries.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/KDU-Kathmandu.html#pre_interview_checklist

 

Apart from typical civil documents, this is what is listed.

• Appointment information printed from the “Entrant Status Check” on the E-DV website
• Documents showing that you have either a qualifying high school education OR have two (2) years of qualifying work experience in the last five (5) years immediately prior to application (for the principal applicant only; more information is available online).
• Payment in cash of the $330 Diversity Visa Application Fee for each applicant.

 

 

Spend some time on the real DV forum and you’ll see plenty. Because public charge is so individual circumstance based, mostly there are never any explicit instructions on what to bring on embassy webpages, but everyone is expected to show something that they overcome public charge. (Of course you know that because they don’t ask for a welcome letter either but you gave one anyway, right?.) The exception is Sri Lanka, where a i134 is mandatory for all DV applicants (even before the current economic turmoil.)  see item B5 https://lk.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/149/DV-Check-list-for-web-page-1.pdf 

Turkey lists a number of things you can use to overcome public charge for Dv, including i134 https://tr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/DV-Instructions-EN.pdf

China mentions i34 for DV even though it only does a small amount each year https://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/IV Instructions-English Aug 2021.pdf

 

etc 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 2, 2022 by SusieQQQ

[arken 4,197]

2 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

Spend some time on the real DV forum and you’ll see plenty. Because public charge is so individual circumstance based, mostly there are never any explicit instructions on what to bring on embassy webpages, but everyone is expected to show something that they overcome public charge. (Of course you know that because they don’t ask for a welcome letter either but you gave one anyway, right?.) The exception is Sri Lanka, where a i134 is mandatory for all DV applicants (even before the current economic turmoil.)  see item B5 https://lk.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/149/DV-Check-list-for-web-page-1.pdf 

Turkey lists a number of things you can use to overcome public charge for Dv, including i134 https://tr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/DV-Instructions-EN.pdf

China mentions i34 for DV even though it only does a small amount each year https://www.ustraveldocs.com/cn/IV Instructions-English Aug 2021.pdf

 

etc 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow, it seems it's more country dependent for i134.