Hi localizer, I was in the same exact situation as you describe... so let me tell you exactly what happened. I was offered a DESO interview and after accepting it (I was sure she said DEFO on the phone until I got home and checked the confirmation e-mail) I e-mailed them back and asked if I might be considered for the DEFO during the interview and they said no, that I was short of the competitive reqs for the DEFO and I could continue updating until I have it and they will call me then. And they weren't kidding, they called me again as soon as I had what they asked for, which was 4000TT and 2000JET (I was short almost 800JET) for the DEFO. This is pretty recent, first call for the DESO was MAY 2005 and the second for the DEFO was AUG 2006 with two updates in between. My problem with it was that I have two teenagers 15 & 16 and moving them right now won't be easy while I actually fancy the idea of moving to HK after they're out of HS and in college in a few years. But expect to have to give a good explanation when you finally go to the interview, they sure wanted to know my reasons and thought process on the matter... once they had it, they were happy with it.