DV 2021 ALL SELECTEES

[wowongng]

I got my visa this morning. These 2 weeks are too exciting.
Also I would like to say thank you to @SusieQQQ @Britsimon @Sm1smom to answer my questions.
I hope other Goh plaintiffs can get their visas asap! Goodluck!

 

[Sm1smom]

I got my visa this morning. These 2 weeks are too exciting.
Also I would like to say thank you to @SusieQQQ @Britsimon @Sm1smom to answer my questions.
I hope other Goh plaintiffs can get their visas asap! Goodluck!

Awesome! Congratulations.

 

[SusieQQQ]

Its been a Roller coaster ride.Thank you all for the help, specially @SusieQQQ @Britsimon @Sm1smom for sharing your knowledge. Finally I'm taking a break from DV process. Good luck everyone in the process, I wish you all get GC soon..

I got my visa this morning. These 2 weeks are too exciting.
Also I would like to say thank you to @SusieQQQ @Britsimon @Sm1smom to answer my questions.
I hope other Goh plaintiffs can get their visas asap! Goodluck!

Nothing like a nail biting finish. Great news guys!

 

[Positivity is a key]

Sure I will ask him today.

So there's 112 DQ plaintiff in Goh plus 69 refused or AP.

 

[PhantomHigh]

So there's 112 DQ plaintiff in Goh plus 69 refused or AP.

Yep

 

[Fernbend]

Just got a reply from KCC from an email sent on 09/20

Thank you for your message. Your inquiry is about a diversity visa case number from a prior program year. Information regarding the processing of diversity visas from FY2020 in accordance with the court order in Gomez v. Biden and information regarding the processing of diversity visas from FY2021 in accordance with the court orders in Rai v. Biden, Goodluck v. Biden, and Goh v. Blinken will be published on travel.state.gov as it becomes available.

Information about the lawsuits is included now in the standard response.

And also surprised they are working at this time on a Friday, message was sent 6:36 PM EDT

 

[TSU]

Hi there. How long did it take for your SSN to arrive? I got to the US two weeks ago and haven't received anything. Are you aware of any guidance on expected time for it arrive? Thanks in advance.

I don't know exactly as we went for a short vacation first before going to our place of residence. However it sure must have arrived within 1 week as when we arrived there it was already in the mailbox and we spent 1 week on vacation. I suggest you go to a social security office if it doesn't arrive in the next couple of days. As far as I know it is supposed to arrive within the first two weeks.

Did they take any fingerprints from you at the port of entry?

 

[MarkoGrujić]

This is excellent news.This mean that KCC is aware of our lawsuits even if year has ended.I would expect answer like:"dv is over,dont bother us"but this mean that now officialy we exist through lawsuitd in eyes of KCC.

 

[DV2020EU44]

This is excellent news.This mean that KCC is aware of our lawsuits even if year has ended.I would expect answer like:"dv is over,dont bother us"but this mean that now officialy we exist through lawsuitd in eyes of KCC.

yes yes, I was going to post the same.


Last year when I contacted them after 2020fy, they replied just like you said: "dv is over,dont bother us".

I'm glad that they now acknowledge lawsuits.

 

[tony_blitz]

I don't know exactly as we went for a short vacation first before going to our place of residence. However it sure must have arrived within 1 week as when we arrived there it was already in the mailbox and we spent 1 week on vacation. I suggest you go to a social security office if it doesn't arrive in the next couple of days. As far as I know it is supposed to arrive within the first two weeks.

Did they take any fingerprints from you at the port of entry?

Thanks for the insight. It's been over two weeks now so I will head in next week.

No they didn't take finger prints but they took them when I had my interview at the US embassy in my home country. Hopefully the green card arrives quickly for you and you don't have to go in to see someone about it.

 

[Asrock]

This is normal - as far as I recall there is no further update until the card is produced and put in the mail, and that could take a few weeks/couple of months. There is definitely no update just to indicate you’ve entered - the receipt number is for the green card and any further updates will be in respect to production and mailing of it,

Dear @SusieQQQ Do you know whether the SSN and GC will arrive few weeks after USCIS Immigrant visa fee payment OR after entering the country? Also I made a mistake while filling the USCIS online fee payment form. I realized that I entered my name incorrectly (First and Last names not complete). Would they take the name from this form to print the GC or the name on the actual DS260? My name on the myUSCIS account is correct. I sent them an email through myUSCIS account but no reply yet.

 

[SusieQQQ]

Dear @SusieQQQ Do you know whether the SSN and GC will arrive few weeks after USCIS Immigrant visa fee payment OR after entering the country? Also I made a mistake while filling the USCIS online fee payment form. I realized that I entered my name incorrectly (First and Last names not complete). Would they take the name from this form to print the GC or the name on the actual DS260? My name on the myUSCIS account is correct. I sent them an email through myUSCIS account but no reply yet.

The trigger for card production is the later of fee payment or entering the US - both have to have taken place. SSN should be within a few weeks, GC can take 1-2 months or even a bit longer sometimes.
I don’t know about the fee payment error, afaik they take the same name details as are on the actual visa for the green card.

 

[Asrock]

The trigger for card production is the later of fee payment or entering the US - both have to have taken place. SSN should be within a few weeks, GC can take 1-2 months or even a bit longer sometimes.
I don’t know about the fee payment error, afaik they take the same name details as are on the actual visa for the green card.

Thank you @SusieQQQ

 

[sanjeewalk]

Wow! That's great! My number is AS00029XXX too. I'm filing from Saudi Arabia and you?

did you get the visa

 

[PhantomHigh]

In the Goh final order, Judge Mehta gave us a %31 chance of adjudication, assuming that the total number of plaintiffs including derivatives is 1550. (0.31 x 1550 = 481 reserved visas)

But we know that as of Sept 27th, some 149 Goh plaintiffs (356 incl. derivatives) were already adjudicated.

By subtracting the number of adjudicated plaintiffs and their derivatives from the original total, we get 1194 plaintiffs and their derivatives who are awaiting adjudication. (1550 original total - 356 already adjudicated = 1194)

Now, by applying the same formula on the new total, and ignoring all other factors, like refusals and adjudicated APs or DQs, we see the odds jump from %31 to %40. (481 reserved visas / 1194 new total = %40.2 chance of adjudication)

I think if we have more accurate data, our chances of adjudication could possibly reach %50 if we take into account the number of actual refused interviews and number of adjudicated plaintiffs between Sept 27th and Sept 30th.

I have asked Charles and Aaron for updated information about current status of all Goh plaintiffs. Hopefully they provide us with more accurate data soon.

 

[PhantomHigh]

In the Goh final order, Judge Mehta gave us a %31 chance of adjudication, assuming that the total number of plaintiffs including derivatives is 1550. (0.31 x 1550 = 481 reserved visas)

But we know that as of Sept 27th, some 149 Goh plaintiffs (356 incl. derivatives) were already adjudicated.

By subtracting the number of adjudicated plaintiffs and their derivatives from the original total, we get 1194 plaintiffs and their derivatives who are awaiting adjudication. (1550 original total - 356 already adjudicated = 1194)

Now, by applying the same formula on the new total, and ignoring all other factors, like refusals and adjudicated APs or DQs, we see the odds jump from %31 to %40. (481 reserved visas / 1194 new total = %40.2 chance of adjudication)

I think if we have more accurate data, our chances of adjudication could possibly reach %50 if we take into account the number of actual refused interviews and number of adjudicated plaintiffs between Sept 27th and Sept 30th.

I have asked Charles and Aaron for updated information about current status of all Goh plaintiffs. Hopefully they provide us with more accurate data soon.

That’s only if DoS randomly processed Goh plaintiffs without regard to DQ status.

But if they gave priority to DQ plaintiffs, the situation changes dramatically. The odds of adjudication jump from %40 to %100 for plaintiffs on AP and DQ plaintiffs because we have around 112 DQ Goh plaintiffs and some few on AP. If we estimate the number of DQ plaintiffs and their derivatives +AP, we will get a number around 300 individuals. This leaves only 181 visas available for non-DQ plaintiffs.

All of a sudden, the chances of non-DQ plaintiffs drop from %40 to %20 (1194 total - 300 DQ plaintiffs = 894).
(181/894 = %20 chance)


Please note these numbers are not by any means accurate and are just for the purpose of sharing my theory.

 

[ruby.bubble]

Thanks for the insight. It's been over two weeks now so I will head in next week.

No they didn't take finger prints but they took them when I had my interview at the US embassy in my home country. Hopefully the green card arrives quickly for you and you don't have to go in to see someone about it.

FYI because of covid situation, you can only enter SSA office if you have an appointment. Make sure to call them first.

 

[Dv2021asam]

FYI because of covid situation, you can only enter SSA office if you have an appointment. Make sure to call them first.

I will share my experience regarding the SSN and GC
I was admitted to the US through Abu Dhabi Airport arriving June 13th 2021 fingerprints were taken there
The GC arrived in July 21st and the SSN in July 26th
I had to book appointment and visit the nearest office to get it done it was Done in July 19th , although in the website mentions that there is no need to visit the SSn will be arrived within 2 weeks after admitting the US but I think due the covid situation things missed up

 

[Joyfamily.Fr]

Hello everyone
Do any of you know what vaccines are required for the diversity visa? I looked on the embassy website but I'm not sure if all of these vaccines are mandatory.
Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[bibinpanicker]

Hello everyone
Do any of you know what vaccines are required for the diversity visa? I looked on the embassy website but I'm not sure if all of these vaccines are mandatory.
Thank you in advance for your help.

You will need to navigate to the your consulate's page in https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/list-of-posts.html. Within that consulate page, you will find the medical exam instructions and the list of approved physicians. If you navigate to one of the physicians website(if any), you should find the list of mandatory vaccinations by age group. Or you could also call the approved physician's office and inquire about the same.