KAK1955

Thank you for all your helpful answers. God bless you😊

Thanks Susie for your great help.

I have two more questions:

1. For distance learning degree in different country. Should I state distance learning and where do I need to mention the same? As if I insert the university address which is located in different country for a course of study of two years, I will be required to obtain a Police certificate from a country where I visited it for graduation Ceremony of 5 days only.

2. I don’t remember the secondary school starting date, it is almost 25 years back. shall I insert in the date attended from the usual starting date of secondary school and date attended to the date shown on the awarding diploma?

Hi Susie,

 I called the embassy but they referred me to their website. However as per Ministry of Education website in my country, it is mentioned that TVET is broken down into technical education and vocational education. The former is more theory, math and science, while the latter is more applied and practical in nature. As advised before, the technical high school allows me to study at the university without any issue, my issue is whether the CO will consider it as equivalent to US high school? And the second and more important question whether I include academic rather than vocational?

Hi,

In Ds-260 form - Education Section, for high school course of study, it is required to indicate whether my education is “Academic” or “Vocational Study". I have Technical Baccalaureate that is equivalent to a high school diploma and which is considered satisfactory for continuing onto higher education in my country as it contain some specific subjects similar to General High School curriculum such as math, second language, social science and information technology.
The DV lottery requirement states that "Vocational degrees that are not considered a basis for further academic study will not be considered equivalent to U.S. High school education". My Questions:
1. Based on my study, what do i need to include in Ds-260, Vocational Study or Academic Study
2. If i include Vocational, will the CO disqualify me? 
3. Technical High school is given by Vocational Institutes, so if i include Academic will this be considered as misrepresentation.
4. How the CO will consider my degree acceptable as a basis for further academic study in the US
5. The rule says " At Least a High School Education" what do they mean by "at least" - I have a Bachelor Degree, will this make a difference?

Appreciate your reply on my above questions.

Thanks Susie for your quick reply. Appreciated!

If his technical baccalaureate will be assessed by WES and the equivalency section of WES report states that his diploma is equivalent to US high school Diploma (3 years), would this work? to my understanding the law spells that "At least a High School Education or its Equivalent" Means successful completion of at least (b) Formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to completion of 12 years of elementary and secondary education in the United states.

Also it is clearly mentioned that Vocational degrees that are not considered a basis for further academic study will not be considered equivalent to United States high school education.

As mentioned before he has Vocational degree (12 years of study) which is acceptable in my country to enter to University. 

Rgds

K

Hello everybody,

A friend of mine got DV2022. he doesn't have high school degree rather he has technical baccalaureate i.e. sort of vocational degree (12 years of study) which is acceptable in my country to enter university - would this be acceptable to the CO noting that my friend has also Bachelor & Master degrees. 

Another question - DS-260 question related to what occupation intend to work in the US? is it possible for him to answer "opening my own business"? will this increase his chance to get the visa noting that he can present some sort of Bank documents to CO for verification?