Hi,

I have a few queries, hopefully someone will help..

I am applying for the DV 2009 lottery. I am an Irish born Irish citizen living in London. On the US visa website, it says that there were 51 DV visas issued last year to Irish people, whereas places like Angola got 3000+ !

Does anyone know if this is this just because so few Irish people applied for a DV visa and every(!) Irish person who applied was selected?

Secondly, if I did win the lottery, what's the time frame between being picked and getting a visa?

Background info about me:
26yrs old
Irish born Irish citizen.
Raised & Schooled in Ireland
University in UK -> Bachelors degree followed by Masters
Currently working and doing the requisite professional experience
& will be be a fully qualified Architect around October 2008 with all RIBA / ARB accreditation.

Ideally I'd like to move to the US at the end of 2008 or start of 2009, if I get a visa will it restrict me to a certain timeframe?

Failing all this I hope to get a H1B though..

Thanks for reading, I hope someone can help!