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starkova said:
Hi,
I’m trying to catch up on older posts but I also have a question:
I’m on F-1 visa here and (before COVID) I used to get my “ineligible for an SSN” document from the SSN Office. Due to Covid, they’re only doing phone appointments by providing them your SSN :) Naturally, I can’t obtain that document, but I have an older version that I got last year, can I use it in the case of providing proof for I-944, so that they could see I won’t be able to get a credit score report?
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to avoid confusion please keep AOS related questions to the AOS thread https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2021-aos-only.342993/
...thanks!
 
Hi Everyone,

I was browsing the Brazilian US embassy website for some other information and stumble across this article talking about Biden's new 14 day ban on Brazil and other countries. I got concerned when I read the following part

"...Under these restrictions, a consular officer will not issue a visa to a foreign national who the officer has determined has been, or will have been, present in any of the listed countries within 14 days prior to his or her entry into the United States...."

Looks like the embassy (at least in Brazil) will not issue visas while this ban is in place

What do you think about this?

br.usembassy.gov/presidential-proclamation-restricts-travel-for-foreign-nationals-including-brazilians-to-the-u-s-a/
 
Fernbend said:
Hi Everyone,

I was browsing the Brazilian US embassy website for some other information and stumble across this article talking about Biden's new 14 day ban on Brazil and other countries. I got concerned when I read the following part

"...Under these restrictions, a consular officer will not issue a visa to a foreign national who the officer has determined has been, or will have been, present in any of the listed countries within 14 days prior to his or her entry into the United States...."

Looks like the embassy (at least in Brazil) will not issue visas while this ban is in place

What do you think about this?

br.usembassy.gov/presidential-proclamation-restricts-travel-for-foreign-nationals-including-brazilians-to-the-u-s-a/
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This is not unexpected, it is how many embassies behaved before in September. Judge Mehta instructed them to process and issue visas. It is behavior at the core of the Gomez lawsuit, their procedure to not issues visas that cannot be used. It's wrong, but they do it anyway - which is why I have stressed the need for the Annunciato legal team to get the Judge to order the government to operate DV processing as "mission critical".
 
Fernbend said:
Hi Everyone,

I was browsing the Brazilian US embassy website for some other information and stumble across this article talking about Biden's new 14 day ban on Brazil and other countries. I got concerned when I read the following part

"...Under these restrictions, a consular officer will not issue a visa to a foreign national who the officer has determined has been, or will have been, present in any of the listed countries within 14 days prior to his or her entry into the United States...."

Looks like the embassy (at least in Brazil) will not issue visas while this ban is in place

What do you think about this?

br.usembassy.gov/presidential-proclamation-restricts-travel-for-foreign-nationals-including-brazilians-to-the-u-s-a/
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This is not actually new, the policy has been in place since Trump first instituted the Covid bans on Brazil and other countries last year. It was specifically addressed in the judgement by judge Mehta that they do not have the authority to not issues visas for this reason, however, it is a moot point until they start issuing DV visas anyway. If you look at the actual wording of what you quoted its also easy to get around, just tell the CO you’ll spend two weeks in a non banned country before entering the US...
 
Hello

My wife is not employed at the moment.
When filling her information in the DS260 under the family section i select "not employed" under occupation but then it opens a box asking to "explain".
There is no particular reason to explain why she's unemployed at the moment, it is basically a choice so i am not sure how to answer their "explain" question correctly?
Do you think just writing "SHE IS A HOUSEWIFE AT THE MOMENT" would sound ok?
Thank you!
 
Bobjim said:
Hello

My wife is not employed at the moment.
When filling her information in the DS260 under the family section i select "not employed" under occupation but then it opens a box asking to "explain".
There is no particular reason to explain why she's unemployed at the moment, it is basically a choice so i am not sure how to answer their "explain" question correctly?
Do you think just writing "SHE IS A HOUSEWIFE AT THE MOMENT" would sound ok?
Thank you!
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There is an option "Homemaker" for housewives.

I am not an expert but I believe "Not employed" means you used to have a job but you are not currently employed. Maybe the mods can clarify more on this.
 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...-and-streamlining-the-legal-immigration-syst/

As I can understand only the 3rd point can give us some form of relief. But no indication that he will cancel the ban(s) today. It all sounds very promising but we are not there yet.

Restore Faith in Our Legal Immigration System and Promote Integration of New Americans. President Biden believes that immigrants are essential to who we are as a nation and critical to our aspirations for the future. The prior administration enacted hundreds of policies that run counter to our history and undermine America’s character as a land of opportunity that is open and welcoming to all who come here seeking protection and opportunity. This Executive Order elevates the role of the White House in coordinating the federal government’s strategy to promote immigrant integration and inclusion, including re-establishing a Task Force on New Americans, and ensuring that our legal immigration system operates fairly and efficiently. The order requires agencies to conduct a top-to-bottom review of recent regulations, policies, and guidance that have set up barriers to our legal immigration system. It also rescinds President Trump’s memorandum requiring family sponsors to repay the government if relatives receive public benefits, instructs the agencies to review the public charge rule and related policies, and streamline the naturalization process.
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@Britsimon , Thanks for your help. I have 2 questions

1) can the POTUS order government to issue DV visa from 2018 for example based on his EO for cancelling Muslim Ban ? even it will be issued now in 2021?
2) Assuming he can , would it be possible , he doesn't want to cancel the immigrant ban , but come later and issue a reversal and allow DV2021 visas to be issued after Sep 30 , hoping that Covid would be under control by that time ?
 
wskamel said:
@Britsimon , Thanks for your help. I have 2 questions

1) can the POTUS order government to issue DV visa from 2018 for example based on his EO for cancelling Muslim Ban ? even it will be issued now in 2021?
2) Assuming he can , would it be possible , he doesn't want to cancel the immigrant ban , but come later and issue a reversal and allow DV2021 visas to be issued after Sep 30 , hoping that Covid would be under control by that time ?
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No, he absolutely cannot do that.
 
Hello everyone,

Does anyone know if the scheduling for the DV 2021 program year has not yet begun?

I have noticed that our DV Immigrant Visa appointment number will become current starting in March 2021, according to the Visa Monthly Bulletin. I am in the South America group but scheduled my interview in Europe, where I am currently based.

I wrote to the KCC this week and received the message below.

Do you know when we should expect further instructions on when our visa case will be scheduled and to log into the ESC?. Also I have tried consulting the dvlottery (Electronic Diversity Visa Applicant Entry System: 12) but every time I enter my information I get an error message.


Thank you very much for your time and consideration
 
wskamel said:
@Britsimon , Thanks for your help. I have 2 questions

1) can the POTUS order government to issue DV visa from 2018 for example based on his EO for cancelling Muslim Ban ? even it will be issued now in 2021?
2) Assuming he can , would it be possible , he doesn't want to cancel the immigrant ban , but come later and issue a reversal and allow DV2021 visas to be issued after Sep 30 , hoping that Covid would be under control by that time ?
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Mom is correct. Potus could not just write an EO for this. No Judge could do that either. I had an interesting conversation with one of our lawyers. I stated my understanding that reopening DV2017 to 2019 cases was impossible and he said they were looking at it. However, when pushed, he said it would take congress. In other words, new law, specifically to address that injustice. Realistically, that is not going to happen.

As for DV2021 - again, without a change in the law we have to look at legal solutions. IN DV2020 the Judge reserved 9095 visas for later issuance, believing that it may be possible by doing so to issue those visas after a final decision. Mehta didn't seem entirely convinced that was even possible, but he believed reserving the visas protected their interests to avoid the issue becoming moot.

Now having said that the Gomez and Aker lawyers have not accepted the 9095 as a limit, indicating that they believe they can argue a way to get an order to go beyond the reserved visas. That is being argued in the Gomez appeal under consideration now.
 
Hello, does anybody know or have opinion why we dont have interviews yet, and what is your prediction when will they start with interviews?
 
ggwpwp said:
Hello, does anybody know or have opinion why we dont have interviews yet, and what is your prediction when will they start with interviews?
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The process is blocked until 31 March unless Biden rescinds the EO that trump left us. No green cards can be issued outside of US until then.
 
The visa bulletin numbers are still very low and going up very slowly. I'm in the U.S. where USCIS is issuing green cards for DV-winners but my number is high (EU30000). So even though USCIS is processing green cards here it looks like I might miss out of my chances of getting my green card because of the low visa bulletin numbers. Is there anything I can do? If I send in my AOS before my number is current they will deny me?
 
SELisa said:
The visa bulletin numbers are still very low and going up very slowly. I'm in the U.S. where USCIS is issuing green cards for DV-winners but my number is high (EU30000). So even though USCIS is processing green cards here it looks like I might miss out of my chances of getting my green card because of the low visa bulletin numbers. Is there anything I can do? If I send in my AOS before my number is current they will deny me?
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No. They will deny your application.
 
SELisa said:
The visa bulletin numbers are still very low and going up very slowly. I'm in the U.S. where USCIS is issuing green cards for DV-winners but my number is high (EU30000). So even though USCIS is processing green cards here it looks like I might miss out of my chances of getting my green card because of the low visa bulletin numbers. Is there anything I can do? If I send in my AOS before my number is current they will deny me?
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After March 31 things will start moving a lot faster. Fast enough to reach EU 30k, that no one knows. I feel you pain, as I am sure we all do.
It has been a horrible ride for all of us.
 
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