Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program?

Posted by anAsker on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @07:35AM
from the ask-hn dept.

The application opened yesterday in my country and I was wondering if I can apply.<p>I also plan on applying to jobs right after December. Anyone knows if not winning this lottery can damage prospects of H1B visas?

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by spleeder on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @08:04AM (#4631034)

I have won the 2013 DV; still waiting on the letter from KCC.

I am sure applying and not winning will make you no harm.

Here are the official instructions for anyone interested: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DV_2014_Instructions.pdf

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by schoash on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @10:25AM (#4631639)

Did you apply directly or through an agency?

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by seebeyond2012 on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @10:45AM (#4631769)

Always apply directly. Agency does nothing for you. Especially now it's online.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by spleeder on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @02:48PM (#4665894)

I did not apply through an agency. Just follow the instructions I linked to above and you should be fine.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by codegeek on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @03:13PM (#4633444)

"if not winning this lottery can damage prospects of H1B visas"

No it willl not damage any prospects of H1b visa. They are 2 different things and no corrlation b/w them unless you did a fraud on DV which now is in your record. So go ahead and apply for both as needed.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by seebeyond2012 on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @10:43AM (#4631758)

H1B is a dual content visa. So, no it will not affect your prospect.

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by codegeek on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @03:12PM (#4633432)

I second this

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Re:Ask HN: Any hackers who won the DV lottery program? by marketconsensus on Sunday October 14, 2012 @10:49PM (#4653505)

I won the DV lottery 15 years ago. Got my citizenship five years later

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