If you are a DV07 winner,
you cannot get a visa
before Oct 1st 2006. And
you couldn't get one after
Sept 30th 07.
There will be 50,000
visas granted : winner
( principal applicant ) and
family members are taken
into account in the
number of visas.
GC = Green card ( ! )
NL = Notification letter
( aka 1st package ) : the
big enveloppe you
received with your case
number.
There are 50,000 visas,
but more people receive a
NL, as there are some
requirements that may
not be met by the
applicant ( education,
evidence of support,
health, ), and other
reasons ( moved to a
different address and
never receives the NL,
death, changed his mind
and does not want to
immigrate to the US
anymore , )
So, receiving a letter does
not necessarily mean
being granted a visa.
KCC = Kentucky Consular
Center ( where the NL
came from ! )
contact : kccdv@
state.gov , and (606)
526-7500 ( US phone
number )
You need to know your
case number when you
call.
CP = Consular Processing
( do the interview at a US
consulate/embassy )
AOS = Adjustment of
Status ( adjust your visa in
the US ) if you are legally
present in the US
If you have a valid visa
and live in the US, you can
choose between CP and
AOS ( the "choice"
depends on your case
number: if high, AOS is
risky; the costs for you to
fly back if CP , ) . If you
don't, then there is only
CP.
Case number : that's a
very important thing ! ( it
starts with 2letters
standing for your region :
AF, EU, OC SA, AS )
It will determine your
interview date if your
number is called
( current ).
The bulletin gives you the
information :
http://travel.state.gov/
visa/frvi/b, letin_
1360.html
In some way, the case
number represents your
chance to get an
interview, thus to get a
GC. If it's rather high for
your region, you might
not be called ( your
number is never current,
not even at the end ), or
being called late ( August
or Sept ). But remember
that for some countries,
name and background
checks take a couple of
weeks. So, Sept 30th can
come before you get
cleared,
Evidence of Support : It
can be any combination
of the following three :
_ Affidavit of Support :
form I134 filled by a US
Citizen ( USC ) or a Legal
Permanent Resident ( LPR
= GC holder ) http://
www.uscis.gov/graphics/
howdoi/affsupp.htm
_ Job offer in the US : it is
better to obtain a job
offer on the company's
letterhead and have it
notarized.
_ Own funds ( bank
accounts, assets, ): see
poverty guidelines for an
idea of the amount.
( bank statement)
http://travel.state.gov/
visa/immigr, /info_
1327.html
http://travel.state.gov/
visa/immigr, /info_
1328.html
For the Evidence of
Support, you can provide
any combiantion of the 3,
which means you can
provide one ( any one ) of
the mentioned
documents, two ( any
two ), or the three of
them.
Remember that you
better be safe than sorry.
Bring as much as you can.
So, the I134 alone is good.
Still, it would be better if
you could show your own
funds.
Also, education and
english skills play a role as
it will help in finding a
job.
The immigration officer
determines your potential
to become public charge.
So the more proofs you
provide that you won't
become one, the better
for you.
POE = Port of Entry : if
you were doing CP and
were successful, you will
enter the US with a brown
enveloppe that has to
remain sealed ( don't
open it, it's for
immigration officers ).
Usually, it's an airport.
There, the process to get
the plastic GC will be
activated.

Documents
The documents listed in
the 2nd package are the
same that the ones in the
1st.
They are:
_ the appointment letter
( the 2nd package ) is
required to enter an
embassy
_ birth certificate
_ marriage certificate
( and divorce if
applicable )
_ death certificate ( if
applicable, for spouse or
children )
_ deportation papers if
applicable
_ police certificate
_ court and prison records
_ proof of High School
diploma ( and higher
education if any )
_ Evidence of support :
* affidavit of support
( I134 ) ( by a USC or LPR )
* job offer in the US
* money or assets on
your name
_ your passport
_ US-size photos
_ medical exam : the 2nd
package will indicate the
list of accredited
physicians.
Not required, but might
be requested : US tax
returns if you lived in the
US
but you do not need a US
police certificate .
Evidence of Support : It
can be any combination
of the following three