US Greencard Through Diversity Lotto

sashafierce · 04-05-2017 03:27PM

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SHOVELLER · 05-05-2017 03:10AM

No luck for about the 20th time!

In lieu of savings a job offer from the U.S. should suffice:

"If you are selected to apply for a DV, you will need to demonstrate that you will not become a public charge in the United States before being issued a visa. This evidence may be in the form of a combination of your personal assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) submitted by a relative or friend residing in the United States, an offer of employment from an employer in the United States, or other evidence."

oB1 · 05-05-2017 12:47PM

SHOVELLER wrote: »

No luck for about the 20th time!

In lieu of savings a job offer from the U.S. should suffice:

"If you are selected to apply for a DV, you will need to demonstrate that you will not become a public charge in the United States before being issued a visa. This evidence may be in the form of a combination of your personal assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) submitted by a relative or friend residing in the United States, an offer of employment from an employer in the United States, or other evidence."

20th time = 20 years

- this sucks. I thought i was feeling it after 4 years, jeesus. Sorry to hear that. It really is the luck of the draw i guess, have heard people say they applied once and got it on the first try.

Here's hoping for us all long-timers

There has to be an easier way!

jme2010 · 05-05-2017 06:38PM

I have double the chance for all future entries as my missus wants to move so she applies every year separately.

Even though my chances are doubled no luck now 2 years running (4 entries).

Here's to next here and I mean it nicely but **** that guy who got it first time...bastard isn't even an active boardsie

ceallaighbrian · 05-05-2017 11:13PM

Hey so managed to get selected this year! Just have a question about the timeline. My number is 2018EU000028** so as I understand I should be able to apply in October? Just wondering how long I would have to wait until my interview?

Duckworth_Luas · 06-05-2017 01:43AM

ceallaighbrian wrote: »

Hey so managed to get selected this year! Just have a question about the timeline. My number is 2018EU000028** so as I understand I should be able to apply in October? Just wondering how long I would have to wait until my interview?

Your number will become current in October 2017. In the first week of that month, you will receive an email telling you to check the www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC website. Provided you returned the DS260 form, your interview will be in November.

Start filling out this form now. It requires an awful lot of personal information such as every address you have lived at since 16, as well as dates, address and contact detail for every job.

You will only be called for the interview if they have completed the processing of this form. Some people with low numbers delay returning the form to put back their interview date. Not sure if that's recommended, but it is a common practice.

jme2010 · 06-05-2017 07:00PM

ceallaighbrian wrote: »

Hey so managed to get selected this year!

Well done and feck ya anyway. Good luck with it all.

Love to see an active member win it

scdublin · 09-05-2017 11:10AM

Not selected of course....boo!

cena · 09-05-2017 12:11PM

Not chosen for the sixth time.

I wonder does having just a high school degree lessen your chance to get picked

jme2010 · 09-05-2017 09:32PM

cena wrote: »

Not chosen for the sixth time.

I wonder does having just a high school degree lessen your chance to get picked

Nope. I've got a college degree and my partner has a post grad. We've not been selected 2 years running.

Trump_Wall · 17-07-2017 01:02PM

Does anyone know when registration for the next program is open?

Palmy · 17-07-2017 03:35PM

I won the very first time I applied. Applied 2008 for 2009 got the Visa Feb 2010. Been living here 6 years this August.

myate · 21-07-2017 09:28AM

Palmy wrote: »

I won the very first time I applied. Applied 2008 for 2009 got the Visa Feb 2010. Been living here 6 years this August.

Fantastic well done!! And kudos for moving too.

Like others, applied a bunch of times & nada! Really annoys me when you hear of people applying for the laugh, getting selected & doing nothing, when so many here & around apply with the hopes of moving & never get selected.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 21-07-2017 09:30AM

Trump_Wall wrote: »

Does anyone know when registration for the next program is open?

1st October. I have a reminder on my phone :cool:

fleet · 04-09-2017 04:07PM

I was selected for DV2018.

I completed the "DS-260 Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application".

Do I now need to "Step 1: Register your appointment online"
as per:
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/DBL%20-%20Dublin.pdf

or do I wait for an interview date?

fleet · 05-09-2017 01:59PM

fleet wrote: »

I was selected for DV2018.

I completed the "DS-260 Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application".

Do I now need to "Step 1: Register your appointment online"
as per:
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/iv-dv-supplemental/DBL%20-%20Dublin.pdf

or do I wait for an interview date?

To answer my own question, I got a reply from the Embassy.

We wait until we're given an interview date, then we register the appointment online.

CyberGhost · 27-09-2017 07:15AM

So October is approaching... When does the registration open exactly? Anybody know please?

ceallaighbrian · 05-10-2017 09:56AM

Hey has anyone else done their interview or got an email for this month? My email said that 'We require your passport for at least 10 working days for visa processing'. Wondering has anyone else had a wait over 10 days? From my J1 experience I'd usually got my passport back within 5 days.

Palmy · 05-10-2017 12:09PM

Is it a problem that you need your passport within those 10 days? If not don’t worry about it.

ceallaighbrian · 05-10-2017 12:27PM

Yeah I was looking to travel to the states pretty soon after my interview for a wedding, was going to book flights the week after the interview but not sure if its worth the risk. Wanted to find out anyones past experiences with the wait time...

Palmy · 05-10-2017 03:08PM

Think it took me about 7 days to get it back. I’d hold off booking just Incase.

Palmy · 05-10-2017 03:08PM

Think it took me about 7 days to get it back. I’d hold off booking just Incase.

masculinist · 15-10-2017 01:17AM

any cliff notes for this thread ? Is this visa still available ?

fleet · 17-10-2017 04:24PM

masculinist wrote: »

any cliff notes for this thread ? Is this visa still available ?

Yes. You must enter the lottery this month/early next.
You have about 1/100 chance (each year) to get selected for interview.

At the moment dvlottery.state.gov is having technical issues, and any entry this month is voided until the issue is fixed (later this week).

yosser hughes · 17-10-2017 05:33PM

fleet wrote: »

Yes. You must enter the lottery this month/early next.
You have about 1/100 chance (each year) to get selected for interview.

At the moment dvlottery.state.gov is having technical issues, and any entry this month is voided until the issue is fixed (later this week).

1/100 chance? I didn't think the chances were even that high.

4068ac1elhodqr · 17-10-2017 06:29PM

yosser hughes wrote: »

1/100 chance? I didn't think the chances were even that high.

It's probably closer to about 0.5%.

This will likely increase up to around 2%, if Trump's new proposals ever get passed. In recent years Afg, Iran, Ukr and other old Easter Block states typically got the most Visas (thousands each) whereas Ire got just circa 140.

circular flexing · 17-10-2017 06:49PM

yosser hughes wrote: »

1/100 chance? I didn't think the chances were even that high.

For Ireland in 2015 (for example) there were 157 people picked from 7,298 entrants, so 0.02% chance that year.

Berserker · 18-10-2017 07:18PM

Just had someone ask me about the entry process. There only appears to be one page on the online form this year, with name, age, dob, education level and a photo upload. Have they done away with the questions about the number of years you submitted entries prior to this etc?

fleet · 18-10-2017 07:29PM

circular flexing wrote: »

For Ireland in 2015 (for example) there were 157 people picked from 7,298 entrants, so 0.02% chance that year.

157/7298 = 0.02151
x 100 == 2.2%

The "percent" bit means per hundred :-)

4068ac1elhodqr · 18-10-2017 07:37PM

fleet wrote: »

157/7298 = 0.02151
x 100 == 2.2%

The "percent" bit means per hundred :-)

That sounds about right, 2.15127432173198% chance approx.

So you could almost nearly guarantee a solid good chance, after roughly 46.48407643312105 attempts.

e.g. Start at 18 and assume success a few months after your 64th birthday, just in time for retirement, brilliant.

US Greencard Through Diversity Lotto

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