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DV 2016 KENYAN SELECTEES FORUM

if a Dv selectee adds a spouse on his DS 260 forms after being selected as single, what are the chances of getting a visa?
 
enoo said:
if a Dv selectee adds a spouse on his DS 260 forms after being selected as single, what are the chances of getting a visa?
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As long as he can show that the relationship is genuine (and he will be asked for proof of this) it does not change his chances at all.
If however the relationship is fraudulent then not only will he be denied but could be banned from entering the U.S. at all.
In sum: Real wife = no problem, fake wife = big problem.
 
There was a system hitch at the beginning of dv2016 results and we hope more winners will come on board as time goes.Kenya usually gets about 4-5k winners every year and about 2300 visas.Nothing to suggest that our slice of the pie vanished mid air!
 
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I hope this thread will veer towards the right course soon whereby selected guys joining others from all over the world in the tedious and nerve wrecking journey of converting the selection to a green card.

Failing to be selected is the norm while being selected is the exception so do not take it to your heart that you missed out. It's a lottery and the chance is about 1%
keep trying and your chance will come someday.

Congratulations to those who made it, welcome on board and pleeease go through the DV 2015 thread with a tooth comb. You need that.
 
SusieQQQ said:
As long as he can show that the relationship is genuine (and he will be asked for proof of this) it does not change his chances at all.
If however the relationship is fraudulent then not only will he be denied but could be banned from entering the U.S. at all.
In sum: Real wife = no problem, fake wife = big problem.
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how will they know it is fraudent yet they are not gods? What if the couple answers all question right even if they are fraudent?
 
enoo said:
how will they know it is fraudent yet they are not gods? What if the couple answers all question right even if they are fraudent?
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It's not just 'answering questions'. Photos, letters, whatever, to show they have been a couple for a while. Proof.
 
Hi..
my bro was selected for Dv-2016.whats the next step? Does he need to complete ds-260 immediately? His case no is 79** is that too far away for interview? Also, he did not include his partner and kids on initial application stage..will that be a problem? Sorry for asking so many questions .

Happy girl
 
Happy girl said:
Hi..
my bro was selected for Dv-2016.whats the next step? Does he need to complete ds-260 immediately? His case no is 79** is that too far away for interview? Also, he did not include his partner and kids on initial application stage..will that be a problem? Sorry for asking so many questions .

Happy girl
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Number looks very good (79**). But having left out his spouse and kids in the initial entry may just play against him. Let the experts give a more detailed answer but that part may just knock him out.
 
Happy girl said:
Hi..
my bro was selected for Dv-2016.whats the next step? Does he need to complete ds-260 immediately? His case no is 79** is that too far away for interview? Also, he did not include his partner and kids on initial application stage..will that be a problem? Sorry for asking so many questions .

Happy girl
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Two. answers:

Yes, someone with such a low case number should fill the Ds 260 the soonest- note I have said someone, not necessarily referring to your brother...

Now the second answer, YES it will be BIG problem. Failure to include ALL your children during application is a disqualifying factor and that is stated in Bold in the rules. There was a visa denial in DV 2015 in Nairobi,go through the 2015 thread.

If they are legally married, again omiting your spouse when applying is disqualifying .If by chance he conceals this and gets the green card only for the US govt to findout later,the green card will be repossessed and he will be deported and maybe banned from us for good, so obviously he cannot petition for his children though he can marry the partner.

Remember it is more expensive and painful to go all the way to the interview only for you to be refused the visa.
The choice is his.
 
Thanks for response..
I thought so as well, however his partner is not willing to travel and that's why he did not add her at initial stage.
Would he be disqualified if he doesn't mention he has kids on DS- 260 form?
 
Happy girl said:
Thanks for response..
I thought so as well, however his partner is not willing to travel and that's why he did not add her at initial stage.
Would he be disqualified if he doesn't mention he has kids on DS- 260 form?
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Ok, he already got himself disqualified when he omitted his children from the initial entry. If he pretends he has no kids he may be caught and he will never be able to take them to the USA. So, does he want to be in his kids lives or not?
 
He definitely wants to, but his partner want to be in Kenya with kids....she doesn't mind him travelling on his own. It's a difficult one I guess.
 
Happy girl said:
He definitely wants to, but his partner want to be in Kenya with kids....she doesn't mind him travelling on his own. It's a difficult one I guess.
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I'm sorry to say your brother will be denied based on the fact that he did not follow the simple instruction of including his wife and kids on his eDV registration. That means he claimed he was single when he's clearly not, he claimed to have no kids when he does! That's a fraudulent misrepresentation.

Including the wife and kids on his form does not necessarily mean they have to travel with him, there's always the option of indicating which family member will be traveling with the selectee on the DS-form, this is where he would have had the opportunity of listing his wife as not going with him.
 
Happy girl said:
He definitely wants to, but his partner want to be in Kenya with kids....she doesn't mind him travelling on his own. It's a difficult one I guess.
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From my understanding, he should have added his wife and children when initially entering.
Not only was this a requirement, but it would have given the wife the chance to reconsider joining him to the USA, if and when his interview would have been successful. Furthermore, he could still have attended the interview by himself and explaining to the CO that his wife and children will not be joining him.
This way, he would have been truthful right from start in the eyes of the CO.
That's rule number one...always answer all questions TRUTHFUL.

Still...if I was him, I would plea my case with KCC, explaining that he misunderstood the rules. Slim chance to succeed, very slim chance I imagine indeed.
 
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