I am with two alphabets and have not seen anyone got invited with two alphabets! I have also been waiting for many years... UGH!
Parents & Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023
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I wonder how they do the draw. Is it completely random or do they draw separately from combinations like A-N, N-N, N-A, A-A etc!!
I was waiting for so many years to write this message. My parents has received the invite at 10:15 today. I really really wish everyone to see the invite email soon. Thanks.
But I remember last year , they started on a Friday or a Saturday cause a friend got hers on a Sat morning so I don't think they will wrap up tomorrow but definitely not 23rd either!
They do not stop processing the applications even after they reach 15k. This is their estimate from previous years. A lot of the invites didn't apply or met the requirement to sponsor. So they ended up getting much less application than invitations.
Good morning folks,
I received an invite this morning for my parents ~8am PST. My number starts with 946.
I've been trying my luck every year since 2017 and feel extremely lucky to win the lottery finally. So I fully empathize with the feelings of anxiety, excitement, frustration, despair and hopelessness one may feel with the process. My parents are quite elderly, so I even used to wonder if their age had anything to do with not getting invited all these years. But I can now attest to the fact that it truly is a random lottery and a game of luck. I also used to wonder if my number was still in the draw from 2020 or may have been removed accidentally (your mind goes to wrong places when things are not favorable to you). I still don't think its a fair process but this is what we have for now.
So good luck to all those that are still waiting, do not lose hope, this is only day 3 and we have until Oct 23.
Best
Shankar
I received an invite this morning for my parents ~8am PST. My number starts with 946.
I've been trying my luck every year since 2017 and feel extremely lucky to win the lottery finally. So I fully empathize with the feelings of anxiety, excitement, frustration, despair and hopelessness one may feel with the process. My parents are quite elderly, so I even used to wonder if their age had anything to do with not getting invited all these years. But I can now attest to the fact that it truly is a random lottery and a game of luck. I also used to wonder if my number was still in the draw from 2020 or may have been removed accidentally (your mind goes to wrong places when things are not favorable to you). I still don't think its a fair process but this is what we have for now.
So good luck to all those that are still waiting, do not lose hope, this is only day 3 and we have until Oct 23.
Best
Shankar
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