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DV 2020 All Selectees

Feynman said:
Let's assume 52k visas are available (50k + 2k from NACRA), 40% (similar to DV18 and DV19) or 20.8k of these will go to Europe.
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Assume 55k, in addition to what @Britsimon said above. (If you’re not sure why, check the August VB thread.)

(Btw, Nacara was taking 5k away from the 55k total...not adding anything to a 50k base....)
 
Britsimon said:
So you are underestimating the no responses, ignoring refusals and endless AP, and with these flawed assumptions coming up with a low number to scare yourself. Feel free to do that if you wish, but you are wrong. In time you will see that.

As for your F1 idea, that will be pointless as you will have interviewed by then. But yes it is "possible" (but harder) to get a NIV approval after a DS260 submission.
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Yes, you are right, it was a pessimistic calculation. Indeed, I ignored refusals (semi intentionally) and perhaps underestimated the no response rate by quite a bit. Numbers will probably look a bit better.

As for your F1 idea, that will be pointless as you will have interviewed by then.
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This would obviously be the best option and would make things so much easier.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Why would they ban them from entry based on eligibility from birth country, when the entrants can get a visa if they have a second passport? It’s up to the entrant to figure out eligibility, just like in any other case. We always get selectees who later discover they aren’t eligible, for various reasons.
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And another point is that there are many Iranian students in the US who are exempted from the ban if they are selected and can file their adjustment of status.
 
Visa bulletin for the first month of fiscal year will be published in a few days. Let's guess cut-off numbers.
I guess it is 1300 for Asia region.
 
I have submitted DS260 but I haven't added one of my temporary addresses that stayed in less than 2 months. But that address I used for my marriage certificate because that time I was staying in that address. is that any problem? 1 time I have unlocked my DS260.
 
Hello everyone!

My dad was selected for dv2017 and got his visa but the visas for that year were used up before mine was issued.

I'm a dv2020 selectee with a CN 2020AS15xxx. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. I'm now over 21, left Saudi Arabia near the end of 2017 and no longer have legal resident status in Saudi Arabia. I know I've got a long wait till I get my 2NL, so I haven't submitted my ds260 yet but regardless I've started preparing my documents. So here's my question...

If I'm called for an interview, I'll have to provide PCCs for Saudi Arabia and the country I'm currently living in but PCCs in Saudi Arabia are given to current legal residents only (I've become a former resident now). We provided one in 2017 during our dv2017 interview since we were living there at that time but what do I do now?
What do you guys suggest I do?
 
Ray Penber said:
Hello everyone!

My dad was selected for dv2017 and got his visa but the visas for that year were used up before mine was issued.

I'm a dv2020 selectee with a CN 2020AS15xxx. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. I'm now over 21, left Saudi Arabia near the end of 2017 and no longer have legal resident status in Saudi Arabia. I know I've got a long wait till I get my 2NL, so I haven't submitted my ds260 yet but regardless I've started preparing my documents. So here's my question...

If I'm called for an interview, I'll have to provide PCCs for Saudi Arabia and the country I'm currently living in but PCCs in Saudi Arabia are given to current legal residents only (I've become a former resident now). We provided one in 2017 during our dv2017 interview since we were living there at that time but what do I do now?
What do you guys suggest I do?
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It's not what we "suggest". The instructions are clear.

"Registration Criteria: Police clearances are available for Saudi citizens and resident third country nationals. Saudi citizens currently residing overseas must return in person to process the police clearance. "

https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...d-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SaudiArabia.html
 
Britsimon said:
It's not what we "suggest". The instructions are clear.

"Registration Criteria: Police clearances are available for Saudi citizens and resident third country nationals. Saudi citizens currently residing overseas must return in person to process the police clearance. "
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Thank you for your reply Britsimon. But I'm neither a Saudi citizen nor am I a third country resident anymore.

And on the website you referenced, I read this
"Exceptions: Police clearances are unavailable for third country nationals who no longer reside in the Kingdom. "

I think this means that I can't get my PCC from Saudi Arabia and will have to explain this at the time of interview, right???
 
Ray Penber said:
I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia.
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Ray Penber said:
Thank you for your reply Britsimon. But I'm neither a Saudi citizen nor am I a third country resident anymore.

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By your own admission you were born in Saudi Arabia, did you renounce your birthright country?

If you truly believe that you are no longer a citizen and fall into the exceptions category then you can state this when submitting your documents to KCC, send a copy of the page you are referencing... That said, if it were me and my chances of getting a green card were over something as trivial as this ... I'd go out of my way to obtain whatever I needed[/QUOTE]
 
Aidyn said:
By your own admission you were born in Saudi Arabia, did you renounce your birthright country?
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Anyone born in Saudi Arabia to foreign parents cannot acquire Saudi citizenship hence I can only have temporary residency permit that has to be renewed every 1-2 years.

Aidyn said:
If you truly believe that you are no longer a citizen and fall into the exceptions category then you can state this when submitting your documents to KCC, send a copy of the page you are referencing... That said, if it were me and my chances of getting a green card were over something as trivial as this ... I'd go out of my way to obtain whatever I needed
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I was a dependent under my dad while I was in Saudi Arabia so I can't go back to Saudi Arabia to ask for my PCC since my dad no longer lives there. I guess I'll have to explain why I can't provide my PCC when submitting my documents to KCC.
 
Aidyn said:
By your own admission you were born in Saudi Arabia, did you renounce your birthright country?

If you truly believe that you are no longer a citizen and fall into the exceptions category then you can state this when submitting your documents to KCC, send a copy of the page you are referencing... That said, if it were me and my chances of getting a green card were over something as trivial as this ... I'd go out of my way to obtain whatever I needed
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Birthright citizenship is not that common anymore, especially in countries with a lot of migrant workers.
 
Ray Penber said:
Hello everyone!

My dad was selected for dv2017 and got his visa but the visas for that year were used up before mine was issued.

I'm a dv2020 selectee with a CN 2020AS15xxx. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. I'm now over 21, left Saudi Arabia near the end of 2017 and no longer have legal resident status in Saudi Arabia. I know I've got a long wait till I get my 2NL, so I haven't submitted my ds260 yet but regardless I've started preparing my documents. So here's my question...

If I'm called for an interview, I'll have to provide PCCs for Saudi Arabia and the country I'm currently living in but PCCs in Saudi Arabia are given to current legal residents only (I've become a former resident now). We provided one in 2017 during our dv2017 interview since we were living there at that time but what do I do now?
What do you guys suggest I do?
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I don't know if you submitted the original certificate, but if you still have it, this piece of info from the official website might be the answer to your question.

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued.
 
YTM said:
I don't know if you submitted the original certificate, but if you still have it, this piece of info from the official website might be the answer to your question.

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued.
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I think the US embassy asked for the original PCCs during the interview and didn't return them with the rest of the documents after the interview.
 
Ray Penber said:
Thank you for your reply Britsimon. But I'm neither a Saudi citizen nor am I a third country resident anymore.

And on the website you referenced, I read this
"Exceptions: Police clearances are unavailable for third country nationals who no longer reside in the Kingdom. "

I think this means that I can't get my PCC from Saudi Arabia and will have to explain this at the time of interview, right???
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From which country is the passport are you using in the process?
 
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