DV-2009 Application Question
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In the C/O field put only your name
I have 2 questions:
1. If the wife already has a green card, and the husband doesn't, does he include his wife's information on the application? Or, he checks the "Unmarried" box in order not to provide his wife's info?
2. My understanding is that the child should be under 21, unmarried the day the family gets the winning notice in order to be included in the family case. Does that mean if the child is 21 at the end of this year, he/she needs to file separately?
Thank you for your time!
1. If the wife already has a green card, and the husband doesn't, does he include his wife's information on the application? Or, he checks the "Unmarried" box in order not to provide his wife's info?
2. My understanding is that the child should be under 21, unmarried the day the family gets the winning notice in order to be included in the family case. Does that mean if the child is 21 at the end of this year, he/she needs to file separately?
Thank you for your time!
1) even if a spouse is an LPR or a USC (as it was in my case), you still have to check "Married" and fill out information for your spouse
2) if a child is under 21 and unmarried at the time of MAKING the lottery entry, the child must be included in the parents' application. If a child of any age has a high school education, he can participate separately as well - but must be listed in the parents' application if he is under 21 and unmarried, unless he is a USC/LPR.
All of the above also concerns stepchildren, even if they have not been adopted legally.
2) if a child is under 21 and unmarried at the time of MAKING the lottery entry, the child must be included in the parents' application. If a child of any age has a high school education, he can participate separately as well - but must be listed in the parents' application if he is under 21 and unmarried, unless he is a USC/LPR.
All of the above also concerns stepchildren, even if they have not been adopted legally.
If you have 1 child, and he/she is a green card holder or US citizen, in answer to question "How many children you have?", you enter 0, not 1. And, that doesn't disqualify you. That's how it should be done. The same way, I thought you probably would put "Unmarried" in order not to enter your gc holder/US citizen spouce's info. However, I wasn't sure. That's why I asked.
Thanks, Lucy.
So, based on what I read once in your posts, even if the child is included in the application, if he/she turns 21 before the date on the notification letter, the child would be excluded, right?
no, the child does NOT age out every time. There is a formula in CSPA (Child Status Protection Act) which calculates the "age" of the child at the time of visa issuance, which may not be the same as the biological age of the child. The "age" will depend on the winning number (date when it becomes current), the day lottery started, birth date of the child, and something else (notification letter, I think, but I don't remember).
OK. What's important to know at this point is that I CAN file a separate application for her, as well as include her in the family application. We'll deal with age issue when it comes to it.
Thanks again.
Thanks.
You MUST include her in your DV entry if she is under 21 and unmarried, and she CAN apply on her own as well, if she has the education or employment requirement. Good luck!
Got it. Before this thread I thought it would be a duplicate entry for the child, but I guess, not.
Makes perfect sense!in the first case, she would be a derivative, which doesn't make it a duplicate entry. Same for the spouses. You can apply and list your spouse as a derivative. The spouse may apply as well, and list you as a derivative. No duplicate entries here.