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Btw, for those who received an interview letter, what does it say about proof of high school? To bring degree certificate or transcripts or both?

Hi,

You can specify the country of interview on the form, but you need to stop delaying and submit the DS260s as soon as possible. It has been taking KCC around four months to process forms this fiscal year (this includes background checks) ; they oniy schedule interviews once the forms have been processed and there is then roughly a two month delay to the interview...

Hello Susie, how do u know kcc takes that long to process ds-260? Do they send applicants a notification of some sort once processing is finished? Is there a link where we can see the avg process time? My guess is most dv winners including those with very high cn submitted their forms in may-june (which means 80k+ forms), kcc got overwhelmed, but are fine now.

What proof of education do they require for Canada as each province has its education program? What did you present? Will they accept a Bachelor's degree from a Quebec university?

To the question:

Have you ever attended any educational institutions at a secondary level or above?

If you have a BA and a MSc, do you still have to list the secondary schools attended?

I think this is a dicey situation. 9FAM 42.33 N7.2 Education Requirements states:

source:http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87838.pdf

This clearly shows G.E.D is not acceptable. However, because you're processing AOS, an issue may not be made of it because most of the IOs who process DV based AOS cases are not too familiar with the exact requirements of DV. Also, the fact that you've gone ahead and completed both undergrad and grad studies in the US works highly in your favor. If all you had was just the GED qualification, that could possibly have been a major issue they would have easily caught at the time of the interview.

Same source/link as yours:

9 FAM 42.33 N2 REQUIREMENTS FOR DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT PROGRAM

To qualify under INA 203© (8 U.S.C. 1153©) as a diversity immigrant, the following requirements must be met:

(1) The alien must be a native of, or chargeable to, a diversity country

AND

(2)The alien must have at least a high school education or equivalent.

The key words are "AT LEAST". I understand it as: if you have more than high school, then you qualify.

Any person who qualified with a BA, Master or so because he/she lost her high school diploma or simply did not complete high school? If yes, please let us know how your interview went.