Simon in his blog said this. That's what
@Maggie.n was talking about.
1. Notice the use of the phrase “Technically speaking” in my quoted post?
2. “If a DV selectee dies, what happens to the case?
If a
DV selectee dies at any point before he or she has traveled to the United States or adjusted status, the DV case is automatically closed. Any
derivative spouse and/or children of the deceased selectee will no longer be entitled to apply for a DV visa. Any visas issued to them will be revoked.”
DV2020 Instructions (page 14)
3. If I’m not mistaken, DV selectee notification letter starts out as:
“Dear FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME,
You are among those randomly selected for further processing ...”
And not Dear First Name Middle Name Last Name,
You and your family members are among those randomly selected ...
4. “Applicants who are selected in the program (“
selectees”) must meet simple but strict eligibility requirements to qualify for a diversity visa.” A derivative is not required to meet any of the eligibility requirements, so technically there’s only one selectee, family members are derivatives
DV2020 Instructions (page 1)