Person1234

Well, thought Taiwan was going to a for sure go for this fall but the recent outbreak is not looking pretty. Have the people that were planning for the summer been told they cant go?

So it seems alternatives are starting to get bumped up?

Ah I see, did they say anything about how they might choose people to bump up in July? I know they have tended to match the profile of who dropped, but I wonder if they are going to bump up alternatives whose country gets approved for fall travel rather than someone whose country hasn't been approved. Im guessing most who will drop in July will be the countries not approved, so would it really make sense to bump up a similar profile if it means they know they cant go in the fall?

Barely anybody was able to go, even the few countries that were green-lit you still had to manage to get a visa. We got to defer to this fall, but have to be back by 12/31/2021. Only way to do an actual full Boren year was by reapplying, and as this thread shows there were people like me who didn't get it after reapplying.

same same

any one have any ideas what chances for alternatives are like? how many are selected?

Anyone else get Taiwan?

I would check your application portal, I didn't get an email but my application portal (after I clicked to open my application, it said status was submitted at the first screen after login still) was updated to say I got it.