Britsimon
Super Moderator
Someone on AP from Cairo embassy got this today from the embassy_
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We regret to inform you that the 2019 Diversity Visa (DV) Program has reached its mandated numerical limit for DV applicants.
The Embassy cannot issue any more DV 2019 visas even for those who were initially selected and who previously interviewed for the visa and were waiting for administrative processing.
As noted in the diversity visa instruction packet which lottery selectees receive, more individuals are selected each year for diversity visas than can receive visas because many people who initially win the lottery do not eventually qualify. The DV program runs until September 30 or until all available DV numbers have been exhausted, whichever comes first. In this case, we reached our mandated numerical limit before the September 30, 2019 deadline.
Therefore, please do not send your passport to us even if you previously received notification that your administrative processing was complete. There currently are NO more available visas for DV applicants in Fiscal Year 2019, which ends in September 30, 2019
Please be assured that your Diversity Visa application was given every consideration under U.S. law. You may still apply for future DV programs. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this may cause
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I think this would be due to the 7% limit, and relate to AP cases from previous months.
I checked the data. There were almost 2500 visas issued in Cairo up to the beginning of the month. Another 500 people were scheduled for July and August interviews. Those cases would have been allocated a visa in advance, so they should be OK. The limit is probably only being imposed on those cases that are on AP from a previous month, since those would have lost their allocated visas. That represented about 45 people at the beginning of the month. It is not clear to me whether they will schedule any September interviews.
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We regret to inform you that the 2019 Diversity Visa (DV) Program has reached its mandated numerical limit for DV applicants.
The Embassy cannot issue any more DV 2019 visas even for those who were initially selected and who previously interviewed for the visa and were waiting for administrative processing.
As noted in the diversity visa instruction packet which lottery selectees receive, more individuals are selected each year for diversity visas than can receive visas because many people who initially win the lottery do not eventually qualify. The DV program runs until September 30 or until all available DV numbers have been exhausted, whichever comes first. In this case, we reached our mandated numerical limit before the September 30, 2019 deadline.
Therefore, please do not send your passport to us even if you previously received notification that your administrative processing was complete. There currently are NO more available visas for DV applicants in Fiscal Year 2019, which ends in September 30, 2019
Please be assured that your Diversity Visa application was given every consideration under U.S. law. You may still apply for future DV programs. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this may cause
"
I think this would be due to the 7% limit, and relate to AP cases from previous months.
I checked the data. There were almost 2500 visas issued in Cairo up to the beginning of the month. Another 500 people were scheduled for July and August interviews. Those cases would have been allocated a visa in advance, so they should be OK. The limit is probably only being imposed on those cases that are on AP from a previous month, since those would have lost their allocated visas. That represented about 45 people at the beginning of the month. It is not clear to me whether they will schedule any September interviews.
