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DV 2021 ALL SELECTEES

Hi, my parents were finally selected for the DV 2021. They are yet to fill in the DS-260 form. so on the form they ask 'is this child immigrating at a later date to join you?' if they select yes, will it dismiss or lower their chances for an interview? We are all 21 and above i.e my siblings and i
 
Grace kariuki said:
Hi, my parents were finally selected for the DV 2021. They are yet to fill in the DS-260 form. so on the form they ask 'is this child immigrating at a later date to join you?' if they select yes, will it dismiss or lower their chances for an interview? We are all 21 and above i.e my siblings and i
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It is far too late to do anything about DV2021. Are you sure you don’t mean DV2022?
 
Grace kariuki said:
sorry i meant 2022
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Seeing as you and your siblings are all over 21, none of you are able to immigrate with your parents as derivatives on the DV entry. They can sponsor you later after they get their own green cards (or once they become citizens, if you are married) but that is not a the question of whether you will be immigrating with them refers to the current case, not a future one.
 
You guys probably know this website, but I just found it and I think it provides amazing data and statistics on DV2021.

savediversityvisa.org/daily-visa-statistics/
 
SusieQQQ said:
congrats!
please number questions if more than one
1. Not sure if actually printed yet but when it is the dates should all be the same.
2. Yes. Not sure if CBP will actually care but the airlines will before agreeing to board you, so best to be safe. It is only once you actually have a green card that passport expiry no longer matters for boarding (I still had an argument with an airline who wanted to refuse my daughter boarding on this basis despite her having a green card so…I know they watch for it). (Obviously if you are returning back home for a while you will get another passport for her while you are there anyway?)
3. I would not phrase it as you have the “right” to be out the US because that’s not how it works, but one year is the period before which you are not assumed to have abandoned the green card. Remember you will need to file taxes with the irs as a resident regardless where you are physically or earn income once you have activated the green card. And bear in mind longer than 6 months out will affect the time in which you can naturalize, if that is important to you.
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Susie, just in case QueenS is the member who selected France instead of Tunisia. The consulate put them on AP for 3 months and ended up approving the case.

Probably something to keep in mind in case we get other similar questions. It could be a case by case thing as well. Unsure.
 
puda said:
Susie, just in case QueenS is the member who selected France instead of Tunisia. The consulate put them on AP for 3 months and ended up approving the case.

Probably something to keep in mind in case we get other similar questions. It could be a case by case thing as well. Unsure.
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Did they try to fix it by cross charging? I don’t remember details. If so they are lucky they had an accommodative embassy. If not it was an outright error.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Did they try to fix it by cross charging? I don’t remember details. If so they are lucky they had an accommodative embassy. If not it was an outright error.
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I talked to QueenS about it (we are both from France) but she had no idea. She never heard back from them and after 97 days, they decided to issue all the visas. Could be anything really. A lawyer once told me that Paris was pretty accommodating vs Montreal (Montréal is one of the least accommodating consulate, apparently.).
 
puda said:
I talked to QueenS about it (we are both from France) but she had no idea. She never heard back from them and after 97 days, they decided to issue all the visas. Could be anything really. A lawyer once told me that Paris was pretty accommodating vs Montreal (Montréal is one of the least accommodating consulate, apparently.).
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It was elective cross charging - husband born in Tunisia and charging to wife's country (France). Not a problem, but a reminder that adding complexity can add AP time.
 
puda said:
I talked to QueenS about it (we are both from France) but she had no idea. She never heard back from them and after 97 days, they decided to issue all the visas. Could be anything really. A lawyer once told me that Paris was pretty accommodating vs Montreal (Montréal is one of the least accommodating consulate, apparently.).
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They can’t “accommodate“ an unequivocal disqualifying factor. Britsimon has confirmed they cross-charged.
 
I am DV 2021 and got my visa and I am currently at the US since two weeks.
I received my social security card and wanted to get I94 to get driving licence but when I put information on the site it responds no record found for traveler.
Kindly advise what to do ?
Thank you
 
walidk1952 said:
I am DV 2021 and got my visa and I am currently at the US since two weeks.
I received my social security card and wanted to get I94 to get driving licence but when I put information on the site it responds no record found for traveler.
Kindly advise what to do ?
Thank you
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You don’t have an i94 as a LPR. An i94 shows when your authorized stay ends. Yours does not end as you have permanent residence. Did you show the DMV your endorsed visa which now acts as a temporary green card?
 
walidk1952 said:
Thanks for your prompt reply.
I showed them my endorsed visa but they said either I94 or the physical greencard they want.
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if I were you I would have asked to speak to a supervisor. The temporary green card is as good as a physical one. The fact that they asked you for an i94 shows they do not understand you are a LPR. You may want to try a supervisor or if there is another dmv office within easy reach a different office.

what state are you in btw?
 
walidk1952 said:
Thanks for your prompt reply.
I showed them my endorsed visa but they said either I94 or the physical greencard they want.
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This is for employers but you might want to try showing them this, it is off an official uscis page

Temporary I-551 Stamps and MRIVs | USCIS

A machine-readable immigrant visa (MRIV) usually has the following text on it: “UPON ENDORSEMENT SERVES AS TEMPORARY I-551 EVIDENCING PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 1 YEAR.” When a new immigrant first
www.uscis.gov
 
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