I am a dual Citizen, I am confused as to which of my passports the visa......

[macon]

My CN is AF00039xxx, my medical is next week and my interview date is in August.
Please can someone help me answer this question? I live in London and I have 2 kids. Before I played the DV lottery, I had a UK permanent residence. I became a British Citizen after I sent my Form DS 230 to KCC. My kids are also British Citizens becos they were born in London. My kids and I are DUAL CITIZENS becos we still retained the Citizenship of my original country. Now, when I go for the Medical and Interview, which passport should I show them and in which passport will they stamp our immigrant visas? Do I have a choice or does the Consular Officer decide?


CN AF00039XXX
Received NL: May 2007
Sent back to KCC: June 2007
Received 2nd letter: July 2008
Medical : next week - July 2008
Interview : August 2008

 

[raevsky]

You have a choice. Ecxept specific cases (when your other country does not have diplomatic relations with US)

 

[abeku66]

My CN is AF00039xxx, my medical is next week and my interview date is in August.
Please can someone help me answer this question? I live in London and I have 2 kids. Before I played the DV lottery, I had a UK permanent residence. I became a British Citizen after I sent my Form DS 230 to KCC. My kids are also British Citizens becos they were born in London. My kids and I are DUAL CITIZENS becos we still retained the Citizenship of my original country. Now, when I go for the Medical and Interview, which passport should I show them and in which passport will they stamp our immigrant visas? Do I have a choice or does the Consular Officer decide?


CN AF00039XXX
Received NL: May 2007
Sent back to KCC: June 2007
Received 2nd letter: July 2008
Medical : next week - July 2008
Interview : August 2008

Hey... i'm in a similar situation as you.Still not sure which passport to obtain the immigrant visa in.I have 2 kids as well.Since your interview is earlier than ours, it will be a good idea to go along with the 2 passports on the day of the interview and ask them(the consulate reception).Better still , i think you can call the London Consulate enquiry line to find out. Please let me know the outcome so that i will know what to do . My personal email address is abeku66@yahoo.com.
Thanks!!!

 

[macon]

You have a choice. Ecxept specific cases (when your other country does not have diplomatic relations with US)

Thank you so much for answering my question Raevsky. My other country has diplomatic relations with the US so I dont think that will be a problem. Thanks

 

[macon]

Hey... i'm in a similar situation as you.Still not sure which passport to obtain the immigrant visa in.I have 2 kids as well.Since your interview is earlier than ours, it will be a good idea to go along with the 2 passports on the day of the interview and ask them(the consulate reception).Better still , i think you can call the London Consulate enquiry line to find out. Please let me know the outcome so that i will know what to do . My personal email address is abeku66@yahoo.com.
Thanks!!!

I'll do as you say Abeku. Your answer is much appreciated. I'll make sure I update you of the outcome Good Luck!

 

[Jelly213]

I can confirm the answers given above.

I was born in country D and later got citizenship from it (the citizenship rules that applied at the time of my birth were weird but that's another story). I always had citizenship of country U by virtue of my father. For many years I have only had and used country U's passport and indeed I lived my entire adult life in either U or the USA. Country D is DV-eligible, country U is not. Hence I entered the DV lottery on the basis of birth in country D. When I "won" the DV, I used my U passport with no problems whatsoever, although some years later when I returned to the US after a brief trip overseas, the immigration officer said "I did not think Ueys were eligible for DV". He said it more out of curiosity than skepticism but in any event a brief explanation put him at rest.

Further, I have an acquaintance who is British - blond hair, blue eyes, about as English Rose as you can get - but who was born in Libya due to her parents work. She applied for the DV lottery in the early 1990s on the basis of her Libyan birthplace despite holding only a UK passport (Libya was DV-eligible, the UK not). She got her GC (with appropriate stamps in her British passport) with no problems.

 

[raevsky]

Eligibility for DVis not based on citizenship in most cases, but rather on country of birth.

 

[macon]

Thank you very much guys for answering my question and the explicit explanation given! This has helped put my fears at rest. You have been very helpful on this forum. I'll also be posting my experiences as I go through the DV process.

 

[abeku66]

I can confirm the answers given above.

I was born in country D and later got citizenship from it (the citizenship rules that applied at the time of my birth were weird but that's another story). I always had citizenship of country U by virtue of my father. For many years I have only had and used country U's passport and indeed I lived my entire adult life in either U or the USA. Country D is DV-eligible, country U is not. Hence I entered the DV lottery on the basis of birth in country D. When I "won" the DV, I used my U passport with no problems whatsoever, although some years later when I returned to the US after a brief trip overseas, the immigration officer said "I did not think Ueys were eligible for DV". He said it more out of curiosity than skepticism but in any event a brief explanation put him at rest.

Further, I have an acquaintance who is British - blond hair, blue eyes, about as English Rose as you can get - but who was born in Libya due to her parents work. She applied for the DV lottery in the early 1990s on the basis of her Libyan birthplace despite holding only a UK passport (Libya was DV-eligible, the UK not). She got her GC (with appropriate stamps in her British passport) with no problems.

Thanks.. highly informative.