In regards to number #1 , I did and was accepted, I'm sure because my explanation to the counselor was clearly understood. I didn't enter the lottery with my daughter but included her name in the documents after I won. And during my interview, as stated above, I got ot my visa.
thanks for the create videos....my questions is ....the year of my birthday on my secondary education cert is different from other documents like my passport...can that lead to denial of the visa after winning the lottery?
Thank you for the share. I'm here thinking I should have started applying for this a long time ago. Hoping I can apply for it this year. Your content is very helpful. About the educational requirement, in your experience is one preferred over another? I've heard that they're likely to accept someone with high school qualifications over someone who is educated at university level.
Hello Simon, Thank you for your helpful RUclips content and your blog! I hope you could help me with a dilemma: a friend of mine wants to apply to the Visa lottery, and her passport expires in less than 6 months (5 months and 24 days to be exact). The question is: should she renew her passport before applying or it's okay to use the current one? Best regards, Mihaela
Hi! My interview is tomorrow (may 11) but my medical appointment is not until June 2. I called the consulate and they said that they couldn’t confirm nor deny the fact that I couldn’t attend my interview if I didn’t do my medical visit first. So my question is, what’s safest? Should I go without it or reschedule? Considering I won in 2021 so I need my visa before September 2022… I’m so stressed and can’t find an answer!
Hello BritSimon, I would like to ask, when it's better to reopen the ds260 to change some data, before or after I get the date of the interview. Thank you
Hello Simon thank you for the information I would like to asking one question about number 3 I am from Turkey but I am officially leaving in the Indonesia with my family in case of I win the lottery i must chose to interview in Turkey or Indonesia is okay to interview
What of a situation where I add a child who wasn't on my original entry and not living with me. And I didn't mention going with her. Can that still cause refusal of Visa?
Hi Simon While I have submitted my first entry I put three names and actually my passport shows four names and I put the ds260 as per the passport is that make any problem to my case Thank you
Hi brit, i have 2 names on my passport and birth certificate but i have a middle name that i have used for my education, so i listed my middle name on my personal info but I ddnt list it on my passport info. Will that disqualify me?
People who entered the United States with a tourist visa and their tourist visa expired and they stayed in the United States, can they apply for the visa lottery?
Hello. If someone is in a traditional marriage(Zimbabwe) for 20yrs and have children can they apply as married? Is traditional marriage recognized? Or should they both apply separately as single?
Hello BritSimon, Thank you for your great video, My mother 60-year-old mother won dv lottery 2020, He has a high school degree and can find a sponser in US but not dependent relative, what are your suggestions for her to get a green card and what else she needs? please help me in this matter tans in advance
Hi Brit, this might be a silly question bus as they are very strict I wanted to know if I do not have any children, whether I should leave the space blank or just put "0" before submitting? Thank you
Hello Mr Simon, I have made a mistake,i added 2 diplomas of a vocational school to my ds-260 and that is OK but i translated the course of study wrong should i unlock my ds-260 for this error and thank you for your answer in advance.
If the system on entry for lottery disqualify us for any reason ,for example if we try to do multiply entries,should it be shown immediately?Does the word SUCCESS means that we did all right and that we are not dusqulified? My friend made mistake ,she wrote wrong name when she pressed Submit she saw the mistake.But it said success.But she applied again with the correct name and again it showed successfull.Should it be a problem?I mean the same last name is on two applications but different names
What about i was legally change my last name after getting hight school diploma and i have my diploma with old last name and i get an administrative certificate from the academy proofs that is mine ?? Is that will cause me any denied becouse all thing are legal
Hey all i need someone's help.. I won THE DV LOTTERY But if i have a bachelor's degree in interior architect since 2019. And ive been self employed as an interior architect since 2016. Does this count as an experience? Or i will be refused for dv lottery green card
Thanks very much for educative videos. My questions are; 1. If you and your spouse have played in October and December you have a child, would they accept the child? 2. If you have 2 kids and included in the entry. but after winning, you decided not to go with them. Is there a problem? Thanks for your help
Hi Please help me !!! My name in my high school degree is different than my passport name Is it ok if I write my name in first column different than passport column???
Hello ! Please guide me on affidavit of support. How do I fill to show that I have enough money from my ugandan bank account to sustain my self in the usa . Without getting a us citizen/ resident to sign me an affidavit of support! Thank you .
hey brit my case no is AF 55002 and it is below 60000 and you said in one of your articles if it is higher than these number then your case number is high does that mean it is low case no i know you said not to ask about case numbers but i am sorry i cant help my self and i finished the ds260 in 15 may 2019 and i haven't heard nothing since then and i heard people say they were asked for documents from the kcc but in my case i was asked for anything is that odd should i contact the kcc thank you brit sorry about the case number question
Your number is still fairly high, so even if I consider it "safe" (as I do), it will still take a long time to get an interview. Expect an interview around mid 2020, and you may not hear from KCC for some weeks or months.
Hi Brit! How should I write the name of my child in the DV application if it has some specific letters of Latvian language. Like in the passport with specific letters or in an English manner? Thank you.
Hello Brit. Question regarding 1 reason. My daughter is US born. She has US citizenship and passport. Should I still include her in orginal entry? According to DV instructions it is not mandatory. Just wanted to double check. Thank you.
Hey brit I’ve been in the US for three years and I have worked as a nurse assistant for 2 years and now I’ve just graduated as a licensed nurse, I have legal status here because I have a pending asylum I plan to apply next month do I have a chance?
When we apply for criminal records from swiss and france online ,there is not a possibility to get also apostile like embassy admits it must have... will I get punished if i dont have apostile with our extracts?? Pls help
Hi, We are the winners of DV Lottery 2023 We have a small question, we have a mistake in our daughter's name, I accidentally wrote my wife's name “Taisia" instead of our daughter's name “Uliana” In DV Lottery form. Is it critical for us? And maybe somebody know hows we can resolve this issue and avoid further misunderstandings ? May be we should create a new “child" form for our daughter in ds-260 form, and send this new one with the correct name ? Or should we proceed with auto generated form with DV lottery data ?
Hi Brit. I entered a wrong Town for my Marriage certificate on ds260. My interview is booked, in 3 weeks. Can i update the location? What is the risk involved?
Hi, my friend got refused because she entered her name is Julia on the initial application and passport had Juliia. Can this typo be appealed? And if yes what is the appeal process?
hello sir, i am dv 2020 winner and wating for my 2nd letter . i did pre medical examination and found old dot spot on my chest , i thought it was the symptom of TB i went for test but found negative i have never suffered from pneumonia, TB in my life. so my question is those spots will be barrier for further processing . Waiting for your support and help.
Hi BritSimon. Nr3 is interesting as I was born in Spain but live now in Germany and I have a German passport. What should I enter? Thanks for an answer
Please Brit can I forgot to indicate one of my supervisors name upon filling ds260, and also I had a typing error in my personal phone contact. Please can dis mistakes cost me my Visa
@@sunnnysun1828 Yes, they checked my phone because I booked a one way flight. I wasn't sure when I was going to fly home and which flights would be cheapest because I figured they would be expensive around Thanksgiving and again around Christmas. I had a valid ESTA, which is now cancelled because of this.
Mr BritSimon for those videos, My question is! I have a 9 and 2 yrs old daughter´s with my girlfriend...though not legally married to her. Can I include them in my application for dv2021?
Hello, I lived and graduated in Lithuania but changed my living place location to Norway where my parents live. I am Visiting for some few more months and want to apply for dv2021 should I post Norwegian address to which I switched or my parents house in Lithuania address where I grew up ? And should I post Norwegian country as place I am living now even I don't have job here ?
You are the only person that makes me relax against this stifling process! 👌
great, so only really 3 of substance to worry about - public charge, follow process and prep for interview
Thanks for very informative video series Simon, do any of you videos explain the travel ban denial? Thank you
In regards to number #1 , I did and was accepted, I'm sure because my explanation to the counselor was clearly understood. I didn't enter the lottery with my daughter but included her name in the documents after I won. And during my interview, as stated above, I got ot my visa.
Hey what were your explanations? My sister also did not include simply because the child is a US citizen already
Thanks alot for your advice
thanks for the create videos....my questions is ....the year of my birthday on my secondary education cert is different from other documents like my passport...can that lead to denial of the visa after winning the lottery?
Thanks brit
Thank you for the share. I'm here thinking I should have started applying for this a long time ago. Hoping I can apply for it this year. Your content is very helpful. About the educational requirement, in your experience is one preferred over another? I've heard that they're likely to accept someone with high school qualifications over someone who is educated at university level.
Thank you for all your good work by the way.
What medical conditions will stop you from entry?
Thank u Simon
Hi Simon thanks for your videos. Please do I need to indicate on the 260 form that I have a child above 21 and hence did not include her in the entry?
That was very helpful
thanks a lot
I have made few mistakes in DS260 form but requested KCC to unlock and edited and resubmitted and so any chances for denial of visa.
Thank you Simon!
Hello Simon,
Thank you for your helpful RUclips content and your blog! I hope you could help me with a dilemma: a friend of mine wants to apply to the Visa lottery, and her passport expires in less than 6 months (5 months and 24 days to be exact).
The question is: should she renew her passport before applying or it's okay to use the current one?
Best regards,
Mihaela
Hello Brit, will there be any problem if I was denied twice on student VISA ?
What is the meaning of the travel ban
The home adress of my parrent on Ds 260 are different from the one on my birth certificate is it going to be a problem?
Hello Mr Briton l love your videos
Howdy. When I wear glasses, must I take them off for the photo?
Hi Brit, my son applied dv lottery in 2019 October and he has not gotten anything, is there a second draw?/ can he apply again in October 2020?
Hello, if my spouse has medical issues in medical test for green card, does it cause to reject the visa for our all family members. Thanks
Hi! My interview is tomorrow (may 11) but my medical appointment is not until June 2. I called the consulate and they said that they couldn’t confirm nor deny the fact that I couldn’t attend my interview if I didn’t do my medical visit first. So my question is, what’s safest? Should I go without it or reschedule? Considering I won in 2021 so I need my visa before September 2022… I’m so stressed and can’t find an answer!
Hello BritSimon,
I would like to ask, when it's better to reopen the ds260 to change some data, before or after I get the date of the interview. Thank you
It is a good question but
-why why would you change a data?
-were you told by the consulate or USCIS to add more data?
Hello Simon thank you for the information
I would like to asking one question about number 3 I am from Turkey but I am officially leaving in the Indonesia with my family in case of I win the lottery i must chose to interview in Turkey or Indonesia is okay to interview
What of a situation where I add a child who wasn't on my original entry and not living with me. And I didn't mention going with her. Can that still cause refusal of Visa?
if the photo is wrong dimensions but uploaded at 900 pixels by 900 pixels is this likely ok?
Hi Simon
While I have submitted my first entry I put three names and actually my passport shows four names and I put the ds260 as per the passport is that make any problem to my case
Thank you
Hi brit, i have 2 names on my passport and birth certificate but i have a middle name that i have used for my education, so i listed my middle name on my personal info but I ddnt list it on my passport info. Will that disqualify me?
Hello sir
I apply DV 2021 and my application is with sponsorship I have a friend in us and he is my sponsor what do you think about it ?
Good day sir so u mean for medical if some one who has won the DV lottery and he is HIV positive or hepatitis will be refused a Visa at the embassy
People who entered the United States with a tourist visa and their tourist visa expired and they stayed in the United States, can they apply for the visa lottery?
Question:On the first reason,what if you got married after winning the lottery?
Hello sir, thank you for quite informative video. I go reason no one. Saposed you don't have spouse does it affects your chances
No
No
Hello sir.Iwas convicted ten years ago and spend 6month in prison.Can it cause my cases denial?
Hello. If someone is in a traditional marriage(Zimbabwe) for 20yrs and have children can they apply as married? Is traditional marriage recognized? Or should they both apply separately as single?
Hello BritSimon,
Thank you for your great video,
My mother 60-year-old mother won dv lottery 2020, He has a high school degree and can find a sponser in US but not dependent relative, what are your suggestions for her to get a green card and what else she needs?
please help me in this matter
tans in advance
I just saw this vdo and your comment. I would like to know did your mom get green card?
Hello bro, i have made mistake in city of birth in edv lottery application is this big problem?
Hi Brit thanks for all your video, I just want to know my father is 78 won the lottery, so what he has to say in the interview about public charge?
Did your dad get green card?
Hi Simon. I made a mistake on my dv lottery form (added an extra letter to my middle name). If I win dv lottery can this lead to a refusal?
Hi Brit, this might be a silly question bus as they are very strict I wanted to know if I do not have any children, whether I should leave the space blank or just put "0" before submitting? Thank you
0
in the spouse section when I select spouse gender I made wrong selection female to male Is it fatal
Hello Brit,.honestly,I didn't understand no.6 public charge.. Would you kindly,elaborate for me pls?
Is it ok, apply dv lottery through smart phone?
Hello Mr Simon,
I have made a mistake,i
added 2 diplomas of a vocational school to my ds-260 and that is OK but i
translated the course of study wrong should i
unlock my ds-260 for this error and thank you for your answer in advance.
I doubt that is a serious mistake, but if you are DV2020 and are waiting anyway, then go ahead and correct it.
Hello Simon... So do you mean that we should have medical records before interview? Thank you for video
Yes
If the system on entry for lottery disqualify us for any reason ,for example if we try to do multiply entries,should it be shown immediately?Does the word SUCCESS means that we did all right and that we are not dusqulified?
My friend made mistake ,she wrote wrong name when she pressed Submit she saw the mistake.But it said success.But she applied again with the correct name and again it showed successfull.Should it be a problem?I mean the same last name is on two applications but different names
two entries? you will be denied at interview if you survive the initial process.
What is travel Ban?
If they asked only for +2 certificate is there is chance of again asking for sponser change and many more other ?
Possibly.
What about i was legally change my last name after getting hight school diploma and i have my diploma with old last name and i get an administrative certificate from the academy proofs that is mine ?? Is that will cause me any denied becouse all thing are legal
Hey all i need someone's help..
I won THE DV LOTTERY
But if i have a bachelor's degree in interior architect since 2019.
And ive been self employed as an interior architect since 2016.
Does this count as an experience? Or i will be refused for dv lottery green card
Thanks very much for educative videos.
My questions are;
1. If you and your spouse have played in October and December you have a child, would they accept the child?
2. If you have 2 kids and included in the entry. but after winning, you decided not to go with them. Is there a problem? Thanks for your help
1. Yes
2. No problem. for the CO.
Hi
Please help me !!!
My name in my high school degree is different than my passport name
Is it ok if I write my name in first column different than passport column???
If there is minor mistake with my surname done by ward committee, will it be the cause of denial?
Embassy has asked only for +2 document if I submit that in how many days I will get mail of visa approved?
It varies - I can't predict the timeline.
How about if you don't have a SPOUSE and CHILD/CHILDREN? ??
How apoutyou this year
Hello !
Please guide me on affidavit of support. How do I fill to show that I have enough money from my ugandan bank account to sustain my self in the usa . Without getting a us citizen/ resident to sign me an affidavit of support!
Thank you .
hi s please tale me what about dv 2020
I just subscribed and liked..
How to control if there is a mixing up photos in our first entry? Thank you for your suport!
Control? Just don't do it. If you did already do that, then denial is possible.
@@BritSimon I'm 98% sure that I haven't done but I wont to be 100% sure for this. I'm a 2020 winer. Thanks a lot for your help!
Thanks you Simon,. I have a question,. Do age matter... On the DV program
Frederick Fallah any age
dear simon only sudan tanzana dv lotory bananed or all 6 country bananed
hey brit my case no is AF 55002 and it is below 60000 and you said in one of your articles if it is higher than these number then your case number is high does that mean it is low case no i know you said not to ask about case numbers but i am sorry i cant help my self and i finished the ds260 in 15 may 2019 and i haven't heard nothing since then and i heard people say they were asked for documents from the kcc but in my case i was asked for anything is that odd should i contact the kcc thank you brit sorry about the case number question
Your number is still fairly high, so even if I consider it "safe" (as I do), it will still take a long time to get an interview. Expect an interview around mid 2020, and you may not hear from KCC for some weeks or months.
Hi Brit,i got refused for tourism visa under 214b section ... it would be effect on dv interview and officer will refused my immigrant visa ?
No
Hi Simon,
Actually i didnt fill the postal code during application for DV. Is there any risk for DV Lottery visa???
No
Hi BritSimon I’m from one of those travel ban countries and my dv is 2020 so can you please tell me a way to escape for the travel ban
The main reason to "escape the travel ban is those people who have a second citizenship/passport for a non banned country.
BritSimon thanks a lot mr britsimon
Hi Brit! How should I write the name of my child in the DV application if it has some specific letters of Latvian language. Like in the passport with specific letters or in an English manner? Thank you.
English. There is a section for native language spelling.
Hi, Marina! Did you get your green card?
Hello Brit. Question regarding 1 reason. My daughter is US born. She has US citizenship and passport. Should I still include her in orginal entry? According to DV instructions it is not mandatory. Just wanted to double check. Thank you.
"According to DV instructions it is not mandatory." - well that is your answer....
Hey brit I’ve been in the US for three years and I have worked as a nurse assistant for 2 years and now I’ve just graduated as a licensed nurse, I have legal status here because I have a pending asylum I plan to apply next month do I have a chance?
Yes.
I have passport currently and at same time I want to apply it e how is it possible
The entry period will start in October - apply at that time.
When we apply for criminal records from swiss and france online ,there is not a possibility to get also apostile like embassy admits it must have... will I get punished if i dont have apostile with our extracts?? Pls help
You follow instructions for each country.
Usa
Hi, We are the winners of DV Lottery 2023
We have a small question, we have a mistake in our daughter's name, I accidentally wrote my wife's name “Taisia" instead of our daughter's name “Uliana” In DV Lottery form. Is it critical for us? And maybe somebody know hows we can resolve this issue and avoid further misunderstandings ?
May be we should create a new “child" form for our daughter in ds-260 form, and send this new one with the correct name ? Or should we proceed with auto generated form with DV lottery data ?
Is an adult diploma acceptable for the embassy ?? I have 12 night diplomas from Afghanistan Do you think there is no problem ??
and what about people who used to do all this without any mistake???
I guess it's lucky.....
Please sir tell me ..I see with one eye 10/10 and the other eye 1/10 would it be a problem
No
Hi Brit. I entered a wrong Town for my Marriage certificate on ds260. My interview is booked, in 3 weeks. Can i update the location? What is the risk involved?
Very little risk - just explain the mistake if asked.
I live in USA and I Won the dv 2020, but my country is on the ban list, does this affect my chance to get green card?
dd you get it
What do you mean by travel ban, please?
Google it.
Mr Simon, how many candidates are selected from each country. Thanks
Not more than 7% of the total visas available
In application to green card lottery I used 4 names like this mubiru frank and miiro patrick how is ir
i have been denied for 11years now,i guees i correspond to all the 9reasons
The 9 reasons are why SELECTED people get denied. You have never been selected - right? Selection is totally random - so you just need to keep trying.
Hi simon how does one know when to do medical
Hi, my friend got refused because she entered her name is Julia on the initial application and passport had Juliia. Can this typo be appealed? And if yes what is the appeal process?
To clarify it’s the DV application.
Can i and my husband fill dv separately filling spouse name of each other.
Yes
What of if the child is us citizen do I still have to list him? And if not what should I write at the kids section. Thank you.
No
I am finished only the 10th grade of high school I can attend visa lottery!? Please help me
Stoleru Andrei no you cant
Hi dear, can you tell me when the next visa lottery coming, and which site is the official ?
Thanks
October.
dvlottery.state.gov
hello sir, i am dv 2020 winner and wating for my 2nd letter . i did pre medical examination and found old dot spot on my chest , i thought it was the symptom of TB i went for test but found negative i have never suffered from pneumonia, TB in my life. so my question is those spots will be barrier for further processing . Waiting for your support and help.
I am not a doctor. It will be up to the panel physician.
Hi BritSimon. Nr3 is interesting as I was born in Spain but live now in Germany and I have a German passport. What should I enter? Thanks for an answer
"Born in Spain" - that's it. Spain.
Warum möchtest du Deutschland verlassen Helmut ?
Please Brit can I forgot to indicate one of my supervisors name upon filling ds260, and also I had a typing error in my personal phone contact. Please can dis mistakes cost me my Visa
No, these problems should not cause a problem.
Thank You So Much
Hi Brit, I was denied entry to the US at the Port of Entry in Chicago recently. Will this have any consequenes for my DV Lottery application?
Why did they denie your entry?
@@sunnnysun1828 they found a resume downloaded on my phone so they thought i was coming to the US to work
@@boudinevanderwal5580 O gosh.They checked your phone omg.Did they give you the ban?You had valid tourist visa right?
@@sunnnysun1828 Yes, they checked my phone because I booked a one way flight. I wasn't sure when I was going to fly home and which flights would be cheapest because I figured they would be expensive around Thanksgiving and again around Christmas. I had a valid ESTA, which is now cancelled because of this.
Mr BritSimon for those videos, My question is! I have a 9 and 2 yrs old daughter´s with my girlfriend...though not legally married to her. Can I include them in my application for dv2021?
You MUST.
@@BritSimon I have the same case, a daughter with my girlfriend out of wedlock...
Hello, I lived and graduated in Lithuania but changed my living place location to Norway where my parents live. I am Visiting for some few more months and want to apply for dv2021 should I post Norwegian address to which I switched or my parents house in Lithuania address where I grew up ? And should I post Norwegian country as place I am living now even I don't have job here ?
Your address is where you live today. Just that.
Thank you.
Hi BritSimon, I put my patronymic name in the Middle name space by mistake. Would it be a problem at the interview?
If they look into this than lottery is not random.I was denied twice and i Have university degree and even 8 years of experience.So thats ridiculous.
I have a disabled child, would that cause a problem entering USA.??
Nope. Welcome to the states. It's a land for everyone.