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DV 2021 ALL SELECTEES

Well AFAIK, the official name as always been "Diversity Immigrant Visa Program" - several past official documents supports this (some random samples below):

DV 2015 Roll Out - published 9/2013
DS 260 Roll Out for DV 2015 - published 5/2014
DV 2017 Roll Out - published 9/2015
DV 2017 Instructions published 2015
DV 2018 Roll Out published 9/2016

9 FAM has always referred to it as the Diversity Visa Program, not lottery.

My 2013 Selectee Notification Letter also refers to it as the Diversity Visa Program, not lottery.
 
Quick question.

I got selected in the DV lottery 2021. But my number is pretty high (EU00029XXX) and my valid visa status will expire in June 2021 and I have no chance to get this process by consular office.
Is it possible for me to participate in the DV lottery again (for 2022)? Just in case I wouldn't be able to send in/get my green card processed in time? Would it make any sense for me to do so? Can they disqualify me for the year of 2021 if I apply again?
 
SELisa said:
Quick question.

I got selected in the DV lottery 2021. But my number is pretty high (EU00029XXX) and my valid visa status will expire in June 2021 and I have no chance to get this process by consular office.
Is it possible for me to participate in the DV lottery again (for 2022)? Just in case I wouldn't be able to send in/get my green card processed in time? Would it make any sense for me to do so? Can they disqualify me for the year of 2021 if I apply again?
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No problem applying again, it has no effect on your current selection.
But your post is confusing, if your status expires in June and you can’t do consular processing (why?), where would you be and how would you proceed if you were selected again?
 
SusieQQQ said:
No problem applying again, it has no effect on your current selection.
But your post is confusing, if your status expires in June and you can’t do consular processing (why?), where would you be and how would you proceed if you were selected again?
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Thank you for your answer. I will most likely submit another DV lottery entry then.

I'm from Sweden but I have lived in Spain for a couple years. If applying through consular processing I have to provide police record from all countries I lived in and to get a police record from Spain is very difficult. You basically have to go to Madrid, with papers (I no longer have) and request it. The time frame would not allow me to do that.

I will also give birth to a baby just a few weeks before my status expires. In worse case scenario I would have to leave the U.S but that is not the plan. If my number does not show up in time I will submit another application to stay in status. I've been living in the U.S for 8 years lawfully on different visas. I have a husband and a child (soon two) that are American citizens. I have a house and a job here.
It just have to work out in somehow.
 
SELisa said:
Thank you for your answer. I will most likely submit another DV lottery entry then.

I'm from Sweden but I have lived in Spain for a couple years. If applying through consular processing I have to provide police record from all countries I lived in and to get a police record from Spain is very difficult. You basically have to go to Madrid, with papers (I no longer have) and request it. The time frame would not allow me to do that.

I will also give birth to a baby just a few weeks before my status expires. In worse case scenario I would have to leave the U.S but that is not the plan. If my number does not show up in time I will submit another application to stay in status. I've been living in the U.S for 8 years lawfully on different visas. I have a husband and a child (soon two) that are American citizens. I have a house and a job here.
It just have to work out in somehow.
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Do I understand correctly your husband is a USC? Why does he not just sponsor you then?
 
SusieQQQ said:
Do I understand correctly your husband is a USC? Why does he not just sponsor you then?
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Yes my husband is a U.S citizen. We actually have a pending marriage based AOS that was filed right before I found out I had been selected in the lottery. But because of my husband's background he doesn't qualify to be a GC sponsor. We filed this anyways with the plan of filing a waiver and hope for the best but according to law firms the odds are very low on getting the marriage based AOS approved. So the lottery was a blessing. I just hope to see my number in time.
 
SELisa said:
Yes my husband is a U.S citizen. We actually have a pending marriage based AOS that was filed right before I found out I had been selected in the lottery. But because of my husband's background he doesn't qualify to be a GC sponsor. We filed this anyways with the plan of filing a waiver and hope for the best but according to law firms the odds are very low on getting the marriage based AOS approved. So the lottery was a blessing. I just hope to see my number in time.
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ok, well hopefully you can stay in status long enough. Good luck.
 
SELisa said:
Thank you for your answer. I will most likely submit another DV lottery entry then.
I'm from Sweden but I have lived in Spain for a couple years. If applying through consular processing I have to provide police record from all countries I lived in and to get a police record from Spain is very difficult. You basically have to go to Madrid, with papers (I no longer have) and request it. The time frame would not allow me to do that.

I will also give birth to a baby just a few weeks before my status expires. In worse case scenario I would have to leave the U.S but that is not the plan. If my number does not show up in time I will submit another application to stay in status. I've been living in the U.S for 8 years lawfully on different visas. I have a husband and a child (soon two) that are American citizens. I have a house and a job here.
It just have to work out in somehow.
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Spaniard here, getting your police certificate takes less than an hour for any European citizen and you can do it in any city in Spain. You also don't have to go in person, you can mail it. It is literally one of the easiest countries to get a police certificate from.

  • If you are in Spain, you can request a National Police Check by going to the Central Register of Convicted Offenders and Fugitives (in Madrid) or in any of the Judicial Administrative Management Offices throughout Spain. This option is valid for Spanish Nationals or Foreigners.
 
Asrock said:
Best thing is to wait, you will receive an email when your CN is processed. I submitted my documents on 19th August but did not receive a reply after 6 weeks. I have emailed KCC and this is the response I got:
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Could you please share me format of an email to inquire KCC about documents received. Feel free to write me on gskarki049@gmail.com
 
i was writing earlier about a problem when i try to login to ds form 260 i get case number unavailable i wrote an email and they said they will send it to appropriate department did anybody have similar problem
 
Hi Folks. DV 2021 winner here. EU90XX Can I expect getting my visa like in normal year without being a plaintiff after Biden ?
 
Masda said:
Hi Folks. DV 2021 winner here. EU90XX Can I expect getting my visa like in normal year without being a plaintiff after Biden ?
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Probably, but bear in mind (1) he only becomes president on 20 January (2) Covid may still be an issue for interviews at some embassies.
 
DV21M said:
Spaniard here, getting your police certificate takes less than an hour for any European citizen and you can do it in any city in Spain. You also don't have to go in person, you can mail it. It is literally one of the easiest countries to get a police certificate from.

  • If you are in Spain, you can request a National Police Check by going to the Central Register of Convicted Offenders and Fugitives (in Madrid) or in any of the Judicial Administrative Management Offices throughout Spain. This option is valid for Spanish Nationals or Foreigners.
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I won't be able to go to Spain in person to get the police certificate. To request for them online I need a Spanish Digital Certificate, which I don't have. If I can mail a request and get it sent to me by mail would be the only possible way. I will try to look for information about that process, thank you.
 
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