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curtisatlaw said:
I have a strong hunch on what might have happened here. That scenario looks like the one we see with travel ban countries esp. Iran, where DV lottery winner and derivative children are issued, but derivative spouse is not. There are many Iranian women DV lottery winners -from 2017 especially - where the women and children were issued visas, but husbands never escaped security vetting in time for 9/30, so wives had to petition them from scratch with I-130 and many are just now being re-united or they're not there yet.

Since children were involved, I suspect the winner and/or their attorney were able to convince the consulate it was emergency and so they used their emergency mechanisms. Ankara did that for one of our Najafi v Pompeo plaintiffs a couple weeks ago who was a 19-year-old daughter on a I-130 petition.
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Note: My hunch was wrong. The lucky May DV issuance was for a family from Mozambique. If you look at the issuance stats by FSC or place of birth and visa class, that's where they show up. Sorry for the distraction. Carry on.
 
curtisatlaw said:
Hmm. I think this shows they didn't play by the rules actually. As Joel Nantais emailed me directly on March 19:
Thems the rules. Yet, they only found ONE DV lottery winner family that met the criteria of an emergency, when it's obvious from the rest of the statistics they found so many emergencies in other categories. Ciudad Juarez issued 74 IR1s!
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I'm not sure how that proves emergency. AP happens. All of those IR1s could have had their interview well before the embassies' closures. AP cleared and they got approved.
 
Xarthisius said:
I'm not sure how that proves emergency. AP happens. All of those IR1s could have had their interview well before the embassies' closures. AP cleared and they got approved.
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But also IRs are not banned and specifically allowed under emergency issuance. This is stated on the DoS website talking about mission critical services remaining open : “Mission-critical immigrant visa categories may include applicants who may be eligible for an exception under this presidential proclamation, such as: IR/CR1, IR/CR2, IR/IH-3, IR/IH-4, SQ, SI, and certain employment-based medical professionals, as well as cases involving an applicant who may age out”
So they DID play by the rules.
I see no positive implications for DV from this, who are banned and not listed as one of the eligible for exception categories above.
 
curtisatlaw said:
Hmm. I think this shows they didn't play by the rules actually. As Joel Nantais emailed me directly on March 19:

"Please note that as always, we do have mechanisms in place to handle emergency appointments and services. Individuals with such circumstances should consult the U.S. Embassy or Consulate's website for detailed instructions, especially as local country conditions and health agencies may deem additional protections or criteria for our operations."

Thems the rules. Yet, they only found ONE DV lottery winner family that met the criteria of an emergency, when it's obvious from the rest of the statistics they found so many emergencies in other categories. Ciudad Juarez issued 74 IR1s!
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Well IR1 would make a lot more sense. But I'm not sure I agree that there is evidence of wrongdoing from these stats, at least in the DV category. But I understand your perspective and motivation.
 
curtisatlaw said:
Note: My hunch was wrong. The lucky May DV issuance was for a family from Mozambique. If you look at the issuance stats by FSC or place of birth and visa class, that's where they show up. Sorry for the distraction. Carry on.
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Sorry, I didn't see this post before my reply. I think the data we have from. Xarthisius already makes it clear. But again, you have to approach things with a certain mindset.
 
Hi ! Thankyou for useful information. I wanted to ask . I am in AP and my status check is. 1 - refused (which is ap)
2-ready
3-ready
1-Is there any way how to understand if my case is ready for issue. Because i am afraid of having missed any email from embasssy or any sms or phone call .when i contact them for my case they send me an automatic reply of covid closure.
2-does the status change when AP process is cleared?
3- how to understand when AP is finished?

4-My case is in AP since early March before the covid closure and before the Trumps ban. If the ban is extended am i affected ?

Hope this nightmare ends guys . Lets pray the embassy open fast and Trump forgets about us .
I think god is with us. After the heavy rains the sun rises and shines again.
 
Hi guys,
This night Trump will do a meeting, maybe he will say something about our EO.
Sources inside the WH said that he will talk very soon..
 
Hi hope these informations are wrong. And it will be a new one EO and our will expire
 

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And nothing happened yet!! I hope for the best!! But on the tweet he said that‘may have been reached today’ it’s a probability. He also not sure about that. So let’s wait and see
 
Trump advisor Stephen Miller, who has repeatedly pushed for crackdowns on immigration, and Department of Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli led the plan.
**While Trump supports the effort, it has received mixed reception from other top advisors.
 
Sm1smom said:
Congratulations DV2020 selectees!

This Thread has been created specifically for you all to use in sharing the good news about your selection and to potentially ask questions about what your selection means, next steps, processing, etc.

Just so you know from the get go, this is going to be a bit of a long, (possibly bump for a few) ride. Don’t rush into submitting your DS260 form until you understand or have an idea of what you’re getting into.

Seat back, fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride. Best of luck!
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Hi, I have been Selected for the 2020 DV Green card in the EU and have not yet been called for the interview. based on the bulletins i was due to be called this month. in the mean time I am to be married in 3 weeks time. The question is can my wife be added to the application providing I do not get called in the mean time or should i notify them that im to be married in 3 weeks.
 
Noble Osei Owusu said:
There will be no EO...have faith
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There will be a new order coming this Sunday or Monday, not sure if it’s a complete new order or an add to the existing order. So far as I know nothing has been mentioned about the current order. The following is mentioned on Twitter.

“On Visas, Trump said that tomorrow or Monday he will be putting in place new restrictions on H-1b, H-2b, L-1 and J-1 visas. He did say that there will be exclusions.“
 
Garrywadreen15 said:
Hi, I have been Selected for the 2020 DV Green card in the EU and have not yet been called for the interview. based on the bulletins i was due to be called this month. in the mean time I am to be married in 3 weeks time. The question is can my wife be added to the application providing I do not get called in the mean time or should i notify them that im to be married in 3 weeks.
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Right now the embassies are closed, and there is not enough time to interview all remaining cases. We are waiting to hear about embassies reopening.

You have left it very late to marry, and doing that prior to the interview so late just adds more risk to an already risky situation. So, you can try, but it might cause delay and there is no time left for delay. Your choice.
 
Britsimon said:
So there were only two visas issued in May according to the stats (both in AF). So now there could only be two explanations that I can imagine.
1. Those were issued in April but recorded late.
2. That they were reissued/extended visas and that that scenario does not require a new visa number from KCC.

I suspect there would be some logical explanation for them, because clearly visa issuance was otherwise blocked.
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Please Brit, what if the people who got their visa issued in May were medical personnel fighting to avert Covid-19
 
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