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Trump’s New Executive Proclamation - Travel Suspension 2.0

Noble Osei Owusu said:
Please can I change the venue for my interview to a country in Africa that is opened. If yes How?
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Unless you can claim that you have the right to live in that country, I don’t so.

If you plan on entering as a tourist, then that’s very unlikely. Most borders remain closed for non-essential travel in any case.
 
Hi there ,
So is it confirmed that the DoS will be rescheduling the DV 2020 IV interviews which had been cancelled previously ? Trying to look for articles on this but nothing . Anyone can share a link ?
 
Jaykayel1986 said:
Hi there ,
So is it confirmed that the DoS will be rescheduling the DV 2020 IV interviews which had been cancelled previously ? Trying to look for articles on this but nothing . Anyone can share a link ?
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No embassy/consulate (as of yet) has received any instruction to continue DV processing. When it happens, I’m sure people will share that information in this forum.
 
TheKey said:
No embassy/consulate (as of yet) has received any instruction to continue DV processing. When it happens, I’m sure people will share that information in this forum.
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A couple at least have however told people they are waiting for Dept of State instructions and to watch their social media - so “something” does seem to be happening to prepare anyway.
 
Email response from the Embassy of the United States in Suva, Fiji.
SusieQQQ you are right . Each and every embassies around the globe are on different pace
 

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What if President Trump is re-elected and extends the ban for more than 3 months? If that happens, getting a visa issued now (DV2020) will turn out to be completely useless since the court judge did not overturn the Presidential Proclamation.
 
Marcovic22 said:
What if President Trump is re-elected and extends the ban for more than 3 months? If that happens, getting a visa issued now (DV2020) will turn out to be completely useless since the court judge did not overturn the Presidential Proclamation.
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That’s correct, but it’s the only chance people have. Even if he’s not re-elected he will still be in office till 19 January - something to bear in mind.
 
Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Update
Last Updated: September 9, 2020

On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled in Gomez v. Trump that the Department must make good-faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visa applications by September 30, 2020 notwithstanding Presidential Proclamation 10014. Therefore, DV-2020 applicants may be processed in embassies and consulates where local health conditions and post resources allow. In accordance with the requirements in the Immigration and Nationality Act and applicable regulations, applicants must be documentarily qualified, have paid all requisite application fees, be able to obtain the required medical exam by a panel physician, and demonstrate that they are eligible for a visa before visa issuance. DV-2020 applicants may be issued a visa through the end of the fiscal year, on or before September 30, 2020. Applicants are reminded that immigrant visas generally expire on the same date as the medical exam expiration, typically three or six months from the date of the exam. DV applicants whose medical exam has already been conducted but will expire prior to December 31, 2020, may opt to submit a new medical exam prior to visa issuance.
The Department of State will use the following prioritization plan for these applicants, consistent with the court order and applicable law:
  1. Individuals who were named plaintiffs in Gomez v. Trump and its companion cases;

  2. Applicants who had already been interviewed who seek reissuance or to overcome a prior refusal;

  3. Applicants who were scheduled for appointments in March, April, or May and whose appointments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and worldwide suspension of routine visa processing;

  4. For posts that have additional capacity to process applications and are not exhausted by the three categories above, applicants whose cases are pending with the Department’s Kentucky Consular Center.
Although DV-2020 applicants may be issued an immigrant visa under this court order, Presidential Proclamation 10014, which suspends entry into the United States of certain immigrants (including Diversity Visa applicants), remains in effect until December 31, 2020, and can be extended by the President. Therefore, unless a DV visa recipient also meets an exception to the Proclamation, that DV visa holder will be unable to travel to the United States on the issued visa while the Proclamation is in effect. The five Regional COVID Proclamations that suspend entry of immigrants who were physically present in China, Iran, the Schengen Area, the UK, Ireland, or Brazil within 14 days of entry into the United States are still in effect and not the subject of the Court’s order. Thus, while DV applicants subject to a regional COVID Proclamation (China, Iran, the Schengen Area, the UK, Ireland, or Brazil) may be interviewed and processed, applicants who have been physically present in the affected region during the preceding 14-day period will not be issued an immigrant visa, unless excepted under the relevant proclamation or until they have been outside the affected region for 14 days.
DV-2020 applicants whose visas will expire before December 31, 2020 when Proclamation 10014 is currently due to expire, will be unable to immigrate on that visa, unless they are exempt from the Proclamation, and cannot be issued a new visa after September 30, 2020. DV applicants are reminded that if they were either in the United States, or held a valid immigrant visa on April 23, when Presidential Proclamation 10014 went into effect, they are exempt from the Proclamation. DV applicants who held valid DV visas on April 23 but were unable to travel and whose visas have since expired, may be reissued a DV visa before September 30, 2020.
DV-2020 applicants whose cases were previously scheduled for an interview appointment (even if cancelled) at a U.S. embassy or consulate overseas should reach out directly to that embassy or consulate for further information on their specific case. If a post is unable to process cases due to local health conditions and resource constraints, an applicant may request a transfer to another post. DV applicants can request a transfer by contacting the desired post directly; not all transfer requests will be able to be accommodated. DV applicants who have responded to requests for documents from the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) and have been notified that their cases are documentarily qualified, but awaiting a visa interview date, will be scheduled in accordance with their rank order and post’s scheduling capacity. The Department expects that, due to resource constraints, limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and country conditions, it will be unable to accommodate all DV applicants before September 30, 2020.

travel.state.gov /content/travel/en/News/visas-news/diversity-visa-DV-2020-update.html
 
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