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nick21 said:
Obviously, no one can be 100% sure but based on the situation, and previous actions of the Trump administration, it's very likely that the ban will be extended until the elections (at the very least).

Either way, it's all just speculation at this point and it doesn't help the situation much, so I'll just end it here.
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You also forget that a lot of people affected by the ban are family (parents, children over 21 and siblings) of US citizens, who vote. In fact, these are the majority of people affected by the ban. I have no strong personal opinion on whether or not the ban will be extended, but it’s not as simple as you make out.
 
SusieQQQ said:
You also forget that a lot of people affected by the ban are family (parents, children over 21 and siblings) of US citizens, who vote. In fact, these are the majority of people affected by the ban. I have no strong personal opinion on whether or not the ban will be extended, but it’s not as simple as you make out.
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Good point!
 
Hi, guys the visa bulletin is not working as usual? What us going on? Can somone confirm plz
 

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Family,
My interview was supposed to be in first week of April 2020 but was cancelled.
I contacted the Ghana embassy to find out if by the end of the fiscal year and nothing has changed, are our cases going to be terminated? and this was the feedback given.

“Dear Ms. ******

You will have to contact KCC in order to have them provide you with an update and/or instructions regarding a new appointment date.

Consular Section”

Per your experiences, does this sound normal?
I think my case is closed and KCC has no contract with me.
KCC also told me I’ll be rescheduled by Ghana embassy and now Ghana embassy telling me to contact KCC again.
 
Ellen 94 said:
Family,
My interview was supposed to be in first week of April 2020 but was cancelled.
I contacted the Ghana embassy to find out if by the end of the fiscal year and nothing has changed, are our cases going to be terminated? and this was the feedback given.

“Dear Ms. ******

You will have to contact KCC in order to have them provide you with an update and/or instructions regarding a new appointment date.

Consular Section”

Per your experiences, does this sound normal?
I think my case is closed and KCC has no contract with me.
KCC also told me I’ll be rescheduled by Ghana embassy and now Ghana embassy telling me to contact KCC again.
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Hello Ellen, nothing is wrong. KCC will schedule the interview on behalf of your embassy. I called KCC a while ago and have been told the same think
May I ask you your CN range?
 
WBA said:
Hello Ellen, nothing is wrong. KCC will schedule the interview on behalf of your embassy. I called KCC a while ago and have been told the same think
May I ask you your CN range?
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Did they say 2NL will be sent out in May as well
 
Some updates in these uncertain times:

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HEROES ACT (passed on FRI May 15, 2020 by House of Representatives but yet to be debated in the Senate and subsequently signed by the President)

*See page 1729, Sec 191201*
TITLE XII—IMMIGRATION MATTERS .
EXTENSION OF FILING AND OTHER DEAD LINES. ​
(b) IMMIGRANT VISAS.—
(1) EXTENSION OF VISA EXPIRATION.—Not withstanding the limitations under section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(c)), in the case of any immigrant visa issued to an alien that expires or expired during the period described in subsection (d), the period of validity of the visa is extended until the date that is 90 days after the end of such period.
(2) ROLLOVER OF UNUSED VISAS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under subsection (c) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under subsection (d) of such section, and the worldwide level of diversity immigrants under subsection (e) of such section shall each be increased by the number computed under subparagraph (B) with respect to each of such worldwide levels.
(B) COMPUTATION OF INCREASE.—For each of the worldwide levels described in sub paragraph (A), the number computed under this subparagraph is the difference (if any) between the worldwide level established for the previous fiscal year under the applicable subsection of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and the number of visas that were, during the previous fiscal year, issued and used as the basis for an application for admission into the United States as an immigrant described in the applicable subsection.
(C) CLARIFICATIONS.—
(i) ALLOCATION AMONG PREFERENCE CATEGORIES.—The additional visas made available for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 as a result of the computations made under sub-paragraphs (A) and (B) shall be proportionally allocated as set forth in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153).

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It goes to show that in as much as the law states that the process ends Sep 30 of each fiscal year, a goodwill congress (and president) may temporarily modify it to accommodate such extreme and unpredictable circumstances such as we've seen with DV2020 (and maybe even DV2021). Keep your heads up, stay hopeful and trust in the process.
 
SaintNowa said:
Some updates in these uncertain times:

--START--

HEROES ACT (passed on FRI May 15, 2020 by House of Representatives but yet to be debated in the Senate and subsequently signed by the President)

*See page 1729, Sec 191201*
TITLE XII—IMMIGRATION MATTERS .
EXTENSION OF FILING AND OTHER DEAD LINES. ​
(b) IMMIGRANT VISAS.—
(1) EXTENSION OF VISA EXPIRATION.—Not withstanding the limitations under section 221(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(c)), in the case of any immigrant visa issued to an alien that expires or expired during the period described in subsection (d), the period of validity of the visa is extended until the date that is 90 days after the end of such period.
(2) ROLLOVER OF UNUSED VISAS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants under subsection (c) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants under subsection (d) of such section, and the worldwide level of diversity immigrants under subsection (e) of such section shall each be increased by the number computed under subparagraph (B) with respect to each of such worldwide levels.
(B) COMPUTATION OF INCREASE.—For each of the worldwide levels described in sub paragraph (A), the number computed under this subparagraph is the difference (if any) between the worldwide level established for the previous fiscal year under the applicable subsection of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and the number of visas that were, during the previous fiscal year, issued and used as the basis for an application for admission into the United States as an immigrant described in the applicable subsection.
(C) CLARIFICATIONS.—
(i) ALLOCATION AMONG PREFERENCE CATEGORIES.—The additional visas made available for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 as a result of the computations made under sub-paragraphs (A) and (B) shall be proportionally allocated as set forth in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 203 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153).

--END--

It goes to show that in as much as the law states that the process ends Sep 30 of each fiscal year, a goodwill congress (and president) may temporarily modify it to accommodate such extreme and unpredictable circumstances such as we've seen with DV2020 (and maybe even DV2021). Keep your heads up, stay hopeful and trust in the process.
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Thank you for shearing!! But does it state that they are planning to discuss to extend the deadline for Dv 2020 which is September 30?
 
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Addis0112 said:
Thank you for shearing!! But does it state that they are planning to discuss to extend the deadline for Dv 2020 which is September 30?
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Accordingly, the ACT states that for the unused visas in DV2020, these will be rolled over to DV2021. E.g. Say by end of Sep 30 around 25k visas are issued for DV2020, then for DV2021 there will be 55k + 25k = 80k visas available. Now granted all this is subject to be debated in the senate and signed by the president. Everything is still very up in the air.
 
SaintNowa said:
Accordingly, the ACT states that for unused visas in DV2020, these will be rolled over to DV2021. E.g. Say by end of Sep 30 around 25k visas are issued for DV2020, then for DV2021 there will be 55k + 25k = 80k visas available. Now granted all this is subject to be debated in the senate and singed by the president. Everything is still very up in the air.
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I understand but according to that it seems like it doesn’t help dv 2020 winners.
 
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I think that this not help us. And I don’t understand what means “ then for DV2021 there will be 55k + 25k”.
So for 2021 dv lottery selected , there will be more visas available? And for us? Nothing to do? Is this a joke!?
 
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Soophie said:
I think that this not help us. And I don’t understand what means “ then for DV2021 there will be 55k + 25k”.
So for 2021 dv lottery selected , there will be more visas available? And for us? Nothing to do? Is this a joke!?
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Seems like yes. They have nothing to do for us.
 
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