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Hi, I have my interview at the embassy at the end of this month. I will apply for PhD programs in December and I wonder whether I can use my permanent residency for it.

1. When will I become a "permanent resident"? Is it only after I enter the US or immediately after the interview(given that it is approved)?
2. Some schools want me to upload my permanent resident card when applying. Does the immigrant visa that we get after the interview contain all the information on the physical GC?
3. Do we have an average estimate of how long it takes for the physical GC to arrive after entering the US?

Thanks in advance.
 
cfsd13 said:
Hi, I have my interview at the embassy at the end of this month. I will apply for PhD programs in December and I wonder whether I can use my permanent residency for it.

1. When will I become a "permanent resident"? Is it only after I enter the US or immediately after the interview(given that it is approved)?
2. Some schools want me to upload my permanent resident card when applying. Does the immigrant visa that we get after the interview contain all the information on the physical GC?
3. Do we have an average estimate of how long it takes for the physical GC to arrive after entering the US?

Thanks in advance.
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1. You become a LPR upon being admitted into the US on your immigrant visa. Prior to entering the US, all you'll have is basically an immigrant visa.
2. The immigrant visa, upon endorsement (after admission into the US) becomes a temporary GC valid for one year.
3. It varies for people.
 
cfsd13 said:
Hi, I have my interview at the embassy at the end of this month. I will apply for PhD programs in December and I wonder whether I can use my permanent residency for it.

1. When will I become a "permanent resident"? Is it only after I enter the US or immediately after the interview(given that it is approved)?
2. Some schools want me to upload my permanent resident card when applying. Does the immigrant visa that we get after the interview contain all the information on the physical GC?
3. Do we have an average estimate of how long it takes for the physical GC to arrive after entering the US?

Thanks in advance.
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1. You only become a permanent resident after you have entered the US on your immigrant visa (and then you are immediately an LPR).
2. At the point that it is only a visa you cannot use it to prove being an LPR.
3. That said, your endorsed immigrant visa after entry becomes a temporary green card so you can use that for proof of being an LPR - it needs the CBP entry stamp for that. Plastic GCs typically take 1-2 months to arrive. Be sure to pay the immigrant fee before entering to avoid delays.
 
puda said:
Which country? I am 25xxx, only a couple people in our case range got an interview scheduled so... I mean, you could definitely try... I am not sure if I would spend money on your medicals before knowing if you would be denied because of the passport... You technically should be denied... so yeah, you may end up spending $1K for nothing. Up to you IF you ever get an interview, of course.
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Im from Bulgaria, you? How do you know that only couple people will be interviewed? And yes , i realise the risks and this is the reason for still asking and investigating for such cases. Unfortunately there is no other way to try before the medicals. I apply for visa 10 years with proper documentation and this was a really bad luck to be a winner and have this tech issue at the end. So for now im holding on for next steps , so if any news i will get my desicion furhter.
 
Congratulations! :)
If I read it correctly - they will just distribute reserved visas randomly to 2020 winners, and not specifically all to plaintiffs?
On the other side, if embassies will be busy issuing visas for 2020, there is no hope they will invite anyone from 2021
 
Erika_erika said:
Congratulations! :)
If I read it correctly - they will just distribute reserved visas randomly to 2020 winners, and not specifically all to plaintiffs?
On the other side, if embassies will be busy issuing visas for 2020, there is no hope they will invite anyone from 2021
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they discuss how to issue dv-2020 visa in Aug 25 (should be the correct date)
it is unlikely to happen in the fiscal year of 2021, only 1 month is left
 
wowongng said:
I guess the Goh decision will come within 1 week, or even tomorrow
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Your statement makes sense because I think the Judge will want the government to be well aware of his position on DV2021 as well when discussing the timeline of processing the 9095 DV2020 visas on August 25th.
 
Hi All!
We had our interview with my wife in July 2021 as DV 21 selectees and we received our visas. We are planning to travel on the 20th of September, however there is so much confusion on the travel restrictions, all the official pages are a mess pointing to outdated proclamations etc... The information on Lufthansa's page is also saying something else and the US consular service here in Hungary is saying something else as well.

My latest info was that immigrant visa holders including DV don't even need to ask for a NIE and are also exempt from all the previous travel bans automatically, even the ones with geographical specifications.

Does anyone know for sure if we are currently allowed to travel and enter the US coming from the Schengen area with a DV visa issued in July 2021? Can somebody point me to the latest official source on this?

Thank you.
 
TSU said:
Hi All!
We had our interview with my wife in July 2021 as DV 21 selectees and we received our visas. We are planning to travel on the 20th of September, however there is so much confusion on the travel restrictions, all the official pages are a mess pointing to outdated proclamations etc... The information on Lufthansa's page is also saying something else and the US consular service here in Hungary is saying something else as well.

My latest info was that immigrant visa holders including DV don't even need to ask for a NIE and are also exempt from all the previous travel bans automatically, even the ones with geographical specifications.

Does anyone know for sure if we are currently allowed to travel and enter the US coming from the Schengen area with a DV visa issued in July 2021? Can somebody point me to the latest official source on this?

Thank you.
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Yes

COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Exceptions

travel.state.gov travel.state.gov

Scroll down to relevant section. Suggest you take a copy of this with when you fly.

Don’t forget you need a COVID test within 3 days to fly.
 
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Thank you for the very quick reply.
I found this page after a lot of digging, but because they all cross refer to different proclamations I wasn't sure if I can trust it. Good to have some reassurance. I will definitely print it.
 
Hello there!

My wife got selected for DV 2021 - she is from Argentina, and her Case Number is SA34XX -: we sent DS-260 around a couple of weeks after she got the letter of selection, and KCC got back to us on August the 17th, 2020, requesting for the submission of the civil documents, and we sent everything 3 weeks later; so, on September the 4th, 2020, we got the following email:

- "The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) has received your email and is currently processing your documents. This email address, KCCDVDocuments@state.gov, is only used for applicants to provide the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) with documents required to continue processing Diversity Visa applications. KCCDVDocuments@state.gov does not respond to inquiries. If you have any Diversity Visa related questions, please email KCCDV@state.gov with your case number, complete name, and date of birth, as entered on your original entry.

You should expect an email from KCC in the next 3-6 weeks. If you do not hear from KCC after 6 weeks, please contact KCCDV@state.gov to confirm all of your documents have been received, and you are ready to be scheduled for an interview.'.

After several emails that we sent to KCC between January and July of the current year - since we hadn't heard anything from KCC since that September's email -, we got this email:

- "Date: 7/28/2021

Case Number: 2021SA000034XX

Dear VXXXXXXXX AXXXX CXXXXXX:

Congratulations! Our records indicate that your case is ready to be scheduled for an interview when your case number becomes current and appointments are available. Interviews are scheduled numerically based on region and which case numbers have already been processed. [...]".

So, what does this mean? Is it a good sign? Is the last one the famous email of Documentary Qualified (DQ), or what? Since the South America Region is Current, but the deadline of September the 30th, 2021 is tremendously close, do we have a chance to get an interview?

Thanks a lot in advance to whoever takes the time to read and to answer.

Have a blessing rest of your day!
 
DV2020EU44 said:

AAD1992​

Yes the last email means that you are documentarily qualified. Now you just need to wait if you get an interview date or not.
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Thanks a lot for your kind and prompt response! I really appreciate it!

Basically, the next step should be the Letter of Interview - also know as 2NL -, right? Do you think we can be scheduled an interview by September the 30th, 2021?

I don't expect you to give me any certain answer, but an idea of what it can be, according to your experience.

Thanks again for your courtesy! Your help is extremely precious!
 
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AAD1992​

yes 2NL is the next. You may want to check Entrant status check- page from time to time, just in case not to miss any update.
As you are DQ you have a better chance to get an interview, than someone who is not DQ.
At this moment no one is able to tell if you will be scheduled or not.

You are welcome and wishing you good luck!
 
AAD1992 said:
Thanks a lot for your kind and prompt response! I really appreciate it!

Basically, the next step should be the Letter of Interview - also know as 2NL -, right? Do you think we can be scheduled an interview by September the 30th, 2021?

I don't expect you to give me any certain answer, but an idea of what it can be, according to your experience.

Thanks again for your courtesy! Your help is extremely precious!
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No one can say for sure but someone here got scheduled with like 11 days notice recently! I don’t recall the embassy. So there is hope, but a lot of it will depend on your embassy too.
 
DV2020EU44 said:

AAD1992​

yes 2NL is the next. You may want to check Entrant status check- page from time to time, just in case not to miss any update.
As you are DQ you have a better chance to get an interview, than someone who is not DQ.
At this moment no one is able to tell if you will be scheduled or not.

You are welcome and wishing you good luck
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Thanks a lot for the time you have taken to answer me, and I really hope your wishes can come true: unfortunately, while my wife is more positive, I'm the one who is losing hopes day after day. Anyway, we'll see.

Thanks again, and have a wonderful rest of your day!
 
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