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DV 2021 ALL SELECTEES

Sm1smom said:
Unless you’re able to provide a copy of your eDV registration form which shows you clearly selected your country of birth under the chargeability section, I’m afraid you’re looking at a denial. Chargeability is not based on the passport information, I do not believe KCC would have gone ahead and assign you to the OC region based on your providing an OC passport information, you most likely made that selection error. So yes, you have cause to be concerned with the OC CN you have.
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You beat me as I was editing my answer. I was just watching BritSimon's video from June 7 titled "DV Lottery| DV2021 How to process your case" and this exact scenario came up at 8:38 however the exceptions he mentioned do not apply in my specific case.

I do want to note however that I am absolutely certain (having applied 3 times now to boot) that I completed the application correctly. Under "Country of Eligibility of the DV program" (section 6 of the eDV) I claimed my country of birth, being the AS country, as my country of eligibility. Both the information I entered under under "Passport" (section 7 of the eDV) and under "Country Where You Live Today" (section 10 of the eDV) made reference / related to the OC country where I currently reside.

I understand where you are coming from. The OC prefix on my case number was odd to me also, hence my question. I am wondering if this is due to the DV2021 applications having changed from prior years. I have the entry submission confirmation on file (including the digital signature ID for the entry and the confirmation number) - can I use these to request a copy of the eDV registration?
 
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anthonyaziz said:
You beat me as I was editing my answer. I was just watching BritSimon's video from June 7 titled "DV Lottery| DV2021 How to process your case" and this exact scenario came up at 8:38 however the exceptions he mentioned do not apply in my specific case.

I do want to note however that I am absolutely certain (having applied 3 times now to boot) that I completed the application correctly. Under "Country of Eligibility of the DV program" (section 6 of the eDV) I claimed my country of birth, being the AS country, as my country of eligibility. Both the information I entered under under "Passport" (section 7 of the eDV) and under "Country Where You Live Today" (section 10 of the eDV) made reference / related to the OC country where I currently reside.

I understand where you are coming from. The OC prefix on my case number was odd to me also, hence my question. I am wondering if this is due to the DV2021 applications having changed from prior years. I have the entry submission confirmation on file (including the digital signature ID for the entry and the confirmation number) - can I use these to request a copy of the eDV registration?
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I’m certain there are other dual citizen selectees who used the passport information from their new/second country of citizenship who did not experience the issue you’re describe. I’m yet to read of anyone else who got assigned to the “wrong” chargeability country on the basis of their passport information alone.

If you’re certain you selected the correct chargeability country on your entry form and are willing to commit the time, effort and financial resource to the process and wait for the CO to make the final determination, by all means proceed. The CO will have access to your entry form and the information contained in it.

You can request a copy of the eDV entry form if you like, the request will not be honored AFAIK.
 
Sm1smom said:
I’m certain there are other dual citizen selectees who used the passport information from their new/second country of citizenship who did not experience the issue you’re describe. I’m yet to read of anyone else who got assigned to the “wrong” chargeability country on the basis of their passport information alone.

If you’re certain you selected the correct chargeability country on your entry form and are willing to commit the time, effort and financial resource to the process and wait for the CO to make the final determination, by all means proceed. The CO will have access to your entry form and the information contained in it.

You can request a copy of the eDV entry form if you like, the request will not be honored AFAIK.
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Thank you for the response. You are absolutely correct about the outcome of that request. As for the waiting game, I'm definitely willing to commit to the process and will keep you all posted. Thanks once again.
 
anthonyaziz said:
You beat me as I was editing my answer. I was just watching BritSimon's video from June 7 titled "DV Lottery| DV2021 How to process your case" and this exact scenario came up at 8:38 however the exceptions he mentioned do not apply in my specific case.

I do want to note however that I am absolutely certain (having applied 3 times now to boot) that I completed the application correctly. Under "Country of Eligibility of the DV program" (section 6 of the eDV) I claimed my country of birth, being the AS country, as my country of eligibility. Both the information I entered under under "Passport" (section 7 of the eDV) and under "Country Where You Live Today" (section 10 of the eDV) made reference / related to the OC country where I currently reside.

I understand where you are coming from. The OC prefix on my case number was odd to me also, hence my question. I am wondering if this is due to the DV2021 applications having changed from prior years. I have the entry submission confirmation on file (including the digital signature ID for the entry and the confirmation number) - can I use these to request a copy of the eDV registration?
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“Country where you live today” has always been a question even before passport question (along with country of birth and country you are claiming eligibility of). Sure you can request a copy, but these things are done by computer based on what you’ve inputted so I'm afraid it‘s unlikely they’re wrong. I know I nearly submitted the wrong country one year by accidentally selecting the next one in the drop down menu - and I recall a case where someone did actually let a mistaken selection like that go through - is it possible you did something like that? On the other hand if it was a computer glitch, we should see others start reporting similar issues.
 
SusieQQQ said:
“Country where you live today” has always been a question even before passport question (along with country of birth and country you are claiming eligibility of). Sure you can request a copy, but these things are done by computer based on what you’ve inputted so I'm afraid it‘s unlikely they’re wrong. I know I nearly submitted the wrong country one year by accidentally selecting the next one in the drop down menu - and I recall a case where someone did actually let a mistaken selection like that go through - is it possible you did something like that? On the other hand if it was a computer glitch, we should see others start reporting similar issues.
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While anything is possible, I have always read and re-read my application prior to submitting each year I've applied. Over the years I've also gotten so accustomed to noting my city/country of birth on various other forms or applications that I doubt I made an error as silly as that. The CO will surely have access to the original application submission to confirm - it's now just a question of how to best approach the situation; I guess the answer is 'calmly'. In any case, I did not consider the possibility that it was a glitch but who knows, really? - it's just a waiting game for now.
 
anthonyaziz said:
While anything is possible, I have always read and re-read my application prior to submitting each year I've applied. Over the years I've also gotten so accustomed to noting my city/country of birth on various other forms or applications that I doubt I made an error as silly as that. The CO will surely have access to the original application submission to confirm - it's now just a question of how to best approach the situation; I guess the answer is 'calmly'. In any case, I did not consider the possibility that it was a glitch but who knows, really? - it's just a waiting game for now.
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Well - it’s not human error on their side so the only options are an error on your side or a glitch.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Well - it’s not human error on their side so the only options are an error on your side or a glitch.
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Agreed. I will be looking for screenshots of my application just to be sure - for my own records and confirmation.

Would you guys however rule out any implications from the new passport section (being the first time it has been required)? Was this discussed much on the forums last October '19? I'm curious as to why it was added. FYI the OC passport I used is the only valid and current passport I have in my possession.
 
anthonyaziz said:
Agreed. I will be looking for screenshots of my application just to be sure - for my own records and confirmation.

Would you guys however rule out any implications from the new passport section (being the first time it has been required)? Was this discussed much on the forums last October '19? I'm curious as to why it was added. FYI the OC passport I used is the only valid and current passport I have in my possession.
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It was added primarily as another anti fraud measure /to stop duplicate entries from what I recall.
As I said, it could be a glitch that takes country of passport rather than the country you selected as country of chargeability. Though that would have required them to actively change an existing process? (Why would they choose country of chargeability from any answer other than the one that specifically asks that? But, it’s always possible someone programmed something incorrectly)

We have always had selectees that have never even had nationality/a passport from their country of birth. That’s not unusual.
 
SusieQQQ said:
It was added primarily as another anti fraud measure /to stop duplicate entries from what I recall.
As I said, it could be a glitch that takes country of passport rather than the country you selected as country of chargeability. Though that would have required them to actively change an existing process? (Why would they choose country of chargeability from any answer other than the one that specifically asks that? But, it’s always possible someone programmed something incorrectly)

We have always had selectees that have never even had nationality/a passport from their country of birth. That’s not unusual.
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Thanks for the information, much appreciated. I'm going to have to wait and see although this is interesting nonetheless.

In the meanwhile I'm going to go off and learn more about the DS-260 and the appropriate timing for submission relative to your case number becoming current, the scheduled interview time, and any personal considerations one might have about when to immigrate. There's a lot to unpack. Thank you guys so much for your help and input.
 
anthonyaziz said:
Wow these threads move fast and grow quickly! Checked in on June 7 and am blown away that we are now 17 pages into this thread - credit to the helpful community of contributors on here who selflessly give up their time to assist others, thanks guys!

Case No. 2021OC6XX (3rd consecutive attempt at DV and am over the moon with the selection and case number). My question is this, in case I've missed some crucial piece of information since applications first opened last year.

I understand the DV-2021 application, contrary to prior years, asked applicants to enter a passport number. My passport/citizenship and country of permanent residence is in OC however my country of chargeability (country of birth) is an AS-region country. As such I always expected, should I ever be selected, that my case number be AS rather than OC. Any thoughts or am I tripping over nothing of significance?
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The country of chargeability is shown on your selected letter. It will give a clue whether you entered the information incorrectly (most likely) or whether you span the mouse wheel and randomly entered an OC country. But the fact that this "happened" to coincidentally tie with the place you are living suggests you simply made a mistake.

There is no recovery from this. You actually were drawn in a region that has MUCH higher chance of selection - so you multiplied your chance of selection by about 5 times. In other words, you won BECAUSE you were in the wrong region, and therefore gained an unfair advantage. The rules are very clear, disqualification is certain.
 
anthonyaziz said:
Thanks for the information, much appreciated. I'm going to have to wait and see although this is interesting nonetheless.

In the meanwhile I'm going to go off and learn more about the DS-260 and the appropriate timing for submission relative to your case number becoming current, the scheduled interview time, and any personal considerations one might have about when to immigrate. There's a lot to unpack. Thank you guys so much for your help and input.
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Holy moly. Don't submit your DS260!!!

Why would you do that, declare immigrant intent (a factor in future NIV applications) when you are certain to be disqualified.
 
Is anyone as worried as me that there is a non-zero probability that we have multiple waves of covid and US embassies don’t reopen for DV visa interviews until some time late in 2021/22? What if there is no vaccine discovered soon and embassies stay closed for a very, very long time? I am super stressed about this, it kills me to think about the scenario where I don’t get the visa interview because of the corona virus circumstances. After nine years of applying and finally getting selected...
 
Got selected! CN: 2021AS4XXX. This seems to be relatively a low number. Past data also seems suggest that I might be able to file for AOS as early as Nov/Dec. Does that seem to be about right?
 
I am from Sri Lanka. I am DV 2021 winner. My Case No 2021AS11xxx. Congrats to all.Any body else from Sri Lanka this year?
 
Is there a chance for the dv2021 to be canceled or postponed because of corona,I'm still in university and I have exams in a month ,i dont plan to take them but i'm afraid of the current situation.
 
Jotaro Kujo said:
Is there a chance for the dv2021 to be canceled or postponed because of corona,I'm still in university and I have exams in a month ,i dont plan to take them but i'm afraid of the current situation.
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You’re not planning on taking your scheduled exams because you’re a visa lottery selectee? You do realize being a selectee does not automatically equate to getting a GC?
 
Any data/information on amount of holes this year? Also I have high number (EU30k) and I realized I have made minor mistakes while filling the form. Should I re-open ds260? Would it be too late?
 
gmeteor said:
Any data/information on amount of holes this year? Also I have high number (EU30k) and I realized I have made minor mistakes while filling the form. Should I re-open ds260? Would it be too late?
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We currently don’t know the number of DV 2021 selectees talkless the amount of holes in between.

Without knowing what the minor mistakes are, we can’t say if they need to be corrected or not. If you consider the errors minor, then maybe you don’t need to correct them. Too late? Your FY hasn’t even started.
 
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