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DV 2021 ALL SELECTEES

AshleyMarleyNZ said:
There is a new update about visa prioritisation, with DVs in the last category. Embassies are instructed to only adjudicate a few visas from tier 3 and 4 every month. Direct quote from the text:

“However, as a result of COVID the number of visas issued in lower-priority preference categories or in such programs as the diversity visa program likely will not approach the statutory ceiling in Fiscal Year 2021.”

Full text available here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html
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posted same time! Thanks
 
Well, yes, of course, we already knew that NOT everybody will get their case processed.

They also added this :"The Department values the diversity visa program and is making every effort to process as many diversity visa cases as possible, consistent with other priorities, despite the severe operational constraints and backlog resulting from the COVID pandemic."

Also let's not forget this: "However, the prioritization plan also instructs posts to schedule and adjudicate some cases in Tier Three and Tier Four each month." I think that's VERY important considering that some embassies are still NOT processing DVs and unless I am wrong here are instructed to! It will be beneficial to people whose embassy/consulate have a VERY low number of cases to work on. (London, Montreal, Paris etc.)
 
SusieQQQ said:
posted same time! Thanks
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Haha twins :p

While this is a huge blow, this new information does give us an insight I think. I think it’s reasonable to assume now that this was always the plan to address the IV backlog and the DV team has been hamstrung with how many cases they can process. I honestly feel very sad. I had my interview already and my visa is coming, but I feel very guilty about that. Why did I get lucky and get an interview while so many other will miss out now? :( I hope the lawsuits are successful for the plaintiffs at least. I’m feeling so sad for DV2021 :(
 
AshleyMarleyNZ said:
Haha twins :p

While this is a huge blow, this new information does give us an insight I think. I think it’s reasonable to assume now that this was always the plan to address the IV backlog and the DV team has been hamstrung with how many cases they can process. I honestly feel very sad. I had my interview already and my visa is coming, but I feel very guilty about that. Why did I get lucky and get an interview while so many other will miss out now? :( I hope the lawsuits are successful for the plaintiffs at least. I’m feeling so sad for DV2021 :(
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well - it is always a lottery within a lottery, and there are many years that not everyone who wants an interview gets one. It is just really horrible how it’s played out this year, for different reasons than usual.

And yes the silver lining is that this came out before the lawsuit deadline has closed - though I think it’s a long shot, it’s still a shot.
 
puda said:
Well, yes, of course, we already knew that NOT everybody will get their case processed.

They also added this :"The Department values the diversity visa program and is making every effort to process as many diversity visa cases as possible, consistent with other priorities, despite the severe operational constraints and backlog resulting from the COVID pandemic."

Also let's not forget this: "However, the prioritization plan also instructs posts to schedule and adjudicate some cases in Tier Three and Tier Four each month." I think that's VERY important considering that some embassies are still NOT processing DVs and unless I am wrong here are instructed to! It will be beneficial to people whose embassy/consulate have a VERY low number of cases to work on. (London, Montreal, Paris etc.)
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Yeah they can’t be all things to all people. It’s probably going to be mainly beneficial to those like people from my home country (I’m not even sure tbh if the consulate is open, but if it is) where they just have a low amount of both immigrant visas in general and DV in particular, and they can probably get through most of them despite all of this. For countries with a lot of either, or a lot of both, it’s going to be disappointing. (As I type this ..l think ok, here I can see a justification for going current on the numbers.)
 
SusieQQQ said:
well - it is always a lottery within a lottery, and there are many years that not everyone who wants an interview gets one. It is just really horrible how it’s played out this year, for different reasons than usual.

And yes the silver lining is that this came out before the lawsuit deadline has closed - though I think it’s a long shot, it’s still a shot.
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I think the saving grace might just be that the High Impact lawsuit, Goh v Blinken, is assigned to Judge Mehta. He delivered a Hail Mary for DV2020, maybe (hopefully) he’ll do the same for DV2021. People are going to miss out regardless, but hopefully they manage to get more visas issued than if there wasn’t any litigation. That would still be a win. I’ve had my little mope now, back to positivity & hoping for the best <3
 
SusieQQQ said:
Yeah they can’t be all things to all people. It’s probably going to be mainly beneficial to those like people from my home country (I’m not even sure tbh if the consulate is open, but if it is) where they just have a low amount of both immigrant visas in general and DV in particular, and they can probably get through most of them despite all of this. For countries with a lot of either, or a lot of both, it’s going to be disappointing. (As I type this ..l think ok, here I can see a justification for going current on the numbers.)
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According to what the note is saying, even with a high number of immigrant visa, they would STILL have to schedule some. We always knew that they were prioritizing fiance visas etc. Now at least they are also saying that yes, DV + immigrant are within tier 4 BUT they still have to work on them! Tier 4 still equals working on cases. Unfortunately, as being noted, it will only be beneficial to very low number of winners per country. I am thinking about Canada for example or the UK. If you are in a country with even over 500 winners, I dount that they would ever be able to process all of them! So I can't even think of countries with over 4,000. Not going to happen unless the lawyers are able to do something. It's a long shot.
 
puda said:
According to what the note is saying, even with a high number of immigrant visa, they would STILL have to schedule some. We always knew that they were prioritizing fiance visas etc. Now at least they are also saying that yes, DV + immigrant are within tier 4 BUT they still have to work on them! Tier 4 still equals working on cases.
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yes, they will still schedule some, but its only going to be some.They did say they won’t reach the ceiling. And remember tier 4 includes employment visas too.

Right...waiting for the next round where everyone calls their embassy to find out how many DV slots they’re allocating ...
 
SusieQQQ said:
yes, they will still schedule some, but its only going to be some.They did say they won’t reach the ceiling. And remember tier 4 includes employment visas too.

Right...waiting for the next round where everyone calls their embassy to find out how many DV slots they’re allocating ...
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Oh yep... It will happen lol... Most embassies don't take any phone call though nor email! People can still try ;) I personally feel very hopeful for Montreal for example but we shall see... They are literally not scheduling any immigrant visa atm and well, looks like they need to starting next week. I would indeed be tempted to remind them if only my Ds-260 had been processed ;p

That's what they currently say "The United States Consulate General in Montreal has resumed certain immigrant visa services, including spouses and children of U.S. citizens, K-1 fiancé(e) visa applicants, and other categories such as medical professionals.  All other immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services remain restricted to emergency appointments."
 
Nooooooooo..
>>schedule and adjudicate some cases in Tier Three and Tier Four each month
The word of "some" sounds like a couple of dozen to me and it's hopeless considering that we have 532 winners from Japan.
I am ready to file a class action.
 
yummmmyy said:
Nooooooooo..
>>schedule and adjudicate some cases in Tier Three and Tier Four each month
The word of "some" sounds like a couple of dozen to me and it's hopeless considering that we have 532 winners from Japan.
I am ready to file a class action.
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532 winners DON'T mean 532 cases AT ALL. So you might have a chance. It's hard to say, obviously but there are certainly NOT 532 cases.

Tokyo only issued less than 100 visas back in 2019 https://dvcharts.xarthisius.xyz/ceacFY19.html (And Naha issued 1!)
 
puda said:
532 winners DON'T mean 532 cases AT ALL. So you might have a chance. It's hard to say, obviously but there are certainly NOT 532 cases.

Tokyo only issued less than 100 visas back in 2019 https://dvcharts.xarthisius.xyz/ceacFY19.html (And Naha issued 1!)
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Exactly. It’s less cases, plus you always get a chunk of winners who just don’t proceed.

its the 4500-6000 selectee countries who also have large numbers of other immigrant visas being processed that are going to get hit worst. Japan had a total of less than 1500 all immigrant visas issued in FY19, including 189 DVs, before the pandemic (this is official data https://travel.state.gov/content/da...019AnnualReport/FY19AnnualReport-TableIII.pdf )It is probably one of the countries that is going to do pretty well through this, as a result.
 
>>Puda
>>SusieQQQ
OK,I understood there are many people who applied DV program and got selected but decided not to proceed in the first place.
I wish such kind of people accounts for large percentage of it like 2019.
Anyway I still be ready to file class action if it's needed but I want say conglatulations to whoever won it in Okinawa.

I cant reply you for some reason..
 
SusieQQQ said:
Exactly. It’s less cases, plus you always get a chunk of winners who just don’t proceed.

its the 4500-6000 selectee countries who also have large numbers of other immigrant visas being processed that are going to get hit worst. Japan had a total of less than 1500 all immigrant visas issued in FY19, including 189 DVs, before the pandemic (this is official data https://travel.state.gov/content/da...019AnnualReport/FY19AnnualReport-TableIII.pdf )It is probably one of the countries that is going to do pretty well through this, as a result.
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Is there a report that includes ANY immigrant visa being issued and not just by foreign state of chargeability/place of birth? Sorry, I am thinking about Canada or the UK here for example where the total amount of visas being issued is probably higher than that. DVs are not indicated for example. (Which makes sense since those 2 countries can't play) Unless those 2 embassies mostly have to process non immigrant visas. Could also be the case!
 
puda said:
Is there a report that includes ANY immigrant visa being issued and not just by foreign state of chargeability/place of birth? Sorry, I am thinking about Canada or the UK here for example where the total amount of visas being issued is probably higher than that. DVs are not indicated for example. (Which makes sense since those 2 countries can't play) Unless those 2 embassies mostly have to process non immigrant visas. Could also be the case!
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There is issuance by post and detailed IV category, I only know the page that has monthly numbers ....feel free to download and collate (or find the publication with the annual data :) ) https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...tistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html
 
Thanks a bunch :) Looks like Montreal has been scheduling a crazy ton of fiancé visas in March. I am going to patiently wait and see if my turn ever comes :D
 

AshleyMarleyNZ said:
“However, as a result of COVID the number of visas issued in lower-priority preference categories or in such programs as the diversity visa program likely will not approach the statutory ceiling in Fiscal Year 2021.”

Full text available here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/immigrant-visa-prioritization.html
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Just moved my interview location from Moscow which is currently operating at %25 capacity, to Cairo which has 6002 selectees (O.O)

Goh v. Blinken is my last hope.
 
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