Thursday, July 20, 2006
DV2006 and DV2007
Just a little update regarding the DV lottery. I just checked the Visa Bulletin for July and noticed that they have posted some info regarding the DV 2007.
For the DV2007 KCC has received 5.5 million qualified applicantions. Meaning that the actual number of applications received is even higher. Applications can be disqualified if for example the required photo is not up to standards or the application form was not filled in correctly.
Out of these 5.5 million qualified applicants 'only' 82.000 people world wide received the First Notification letter. There are 50.000 visas available and as always it is expected that a large number of the first 50.000 applicants notified will not pursue the Green Card application after all. Why is beyond me but at this point, the fewer people actually continue with the application the better it is for me and all the others that really do want that Green Card. Anyway, for this reason alone some 32.000 additional applicants received the 1st Notification Letter. From August 15 on the cut off numbers for the DV2007 will be published every month. If I look at the historic data up until DV2005 my number would be up in October already. If I look at last year (DV2006) my number will not be up until December. Let's just hope that DV2006 was the exception to the rule and that DV2007 will follow the same trend as all other DVs before 2006. Personally I just can't wait to move to the USA permanently, so let's hope my American Dream will come true...
For DV2007 some 88 fellow Dutch received a Notification Letter and 57 people from Belgium. The next couple of months are going to be quite exciting for all of us :-)
For the DV2007 KCC has received 5.5 million qualified applicantions. Meaning that the actual number of applications received is even higher. Applications can be disqualified if for example the required photo is not up to standards or the application form was not filled in correctly.
Out of these 5.5 million qualified applicants 'only' 82.000 people world wide received the First Notification letter. There are 50.000 visas available and as always it is expected that a large number of the first 50.000 applicants notified will not pursue the Green Card application after all. Why is beyond me but at this point, the fewer people actually continue with the application the better it is for me and all the others that really do want that Green Card. Anyway, for this reason alone some 32.000 additional applicants received the 1st Notification Letter. From August 15 on the cut off numbers for the DV2007 will be published every month. If I look at the historic data up until DV2005 my number would be up in October already. If I look at last year (DV2006) my number will not be up until December. Let's just hope that DV2006 was the exception to the rule and that DV2007 will follow the same trend as all other DVs before 2006. Personally I just can't wait to move to the USA permanently, so let's hope my American Dream will come true...
For DV2007 some 88 fellow Dutch received a Notification Letter and 57 people from Belgium. The next couple of months are going to be quite exciting for all of us :-)
# posted by USA2007 @ 7:47 AM 
