DV lottery guide
This presentation above should answer most questions for DV2016 applicants. You will find links to some important articles and a guide on completing your DS260.
I will update the presentation with additional detail as needed – so feel free to ask questions and give me feedback.
If you cannot see the version above please use this link to access the article directly.
July 27, 2019 at 10:31 am
I’m lawfully in the US with an F1 visa, I got selected for the DV 2019. My case number got current in November but due to some problems, I couldn’t file immediately. I was thinking for an adjustment but I just recently found that they can take really long so I’m considering changing that to CP instead. But the problem is, I’m taking classes this semester, one is online so I can handle that but the other one is in class. And I’m not sure about the interview dates and the amount of time that I’ll have to spend in my home country. Can you please suggest me something, or give me any ideas on how I might be able to work through this?
July 27, 2019 at 2:10 pm
Case number (with year and region)?
August 17, 2019 at 9:58 pm
Hi,
Is it really required for the spouse ( derivative) to show the consular officer the work and educational certificates? and to be attested those documents at foreign ministry? will the co ask those from the spouse for certain?.
Pl guide us….we kind of lost….
Thanking you.
August 17, 2019 at 10:31 pm
No. They are not required.
August 18, 2019 at 4:55 am
Dear Simon,
Is it a requirement to attest documents (work expérience and education) at foreign ministry?
August 18, 2019 at 5:11 am
That varies by country – so read the instructions.
August 19, 2019 at 3:04 pm
Hi, there,
In order to get i 134 does it has to be u.s citizen or What if the sponsor / petitioner from u.k ( Relative ) would that be acceptable at the u.s embassy?
Thanking you.
August 19, 2019 at 3:57 pm
It has to be a current US taxpayer (citizen or resident).
August 20, 2019 at 10:21 am
Hello Simon I received a mail that my visa can’t be processed because I flled the online D260 form late and that’s because I was in the bush trying to seek refuge because Cameroon is in a state of civil war and our houses are being burn. Pls who do I write to for a reconsideration of this decision because it’s like they keep on sending me automatic response everytime I write them. Pls is there a superior authority who can help? . I won the 2019 lottery and I’m from Cameroon. Waiting to hear from you
August 20, 2019 at 1:04 pm
There is no higher authority, and there is no way to change the decision. I’m sorry to hear your circumstances, but this opportunity was for a set period of time, and now it is too late.
August 23, 2019 at 8:30 am
Hi there good day to you….
Thanks a lot for your tremendous support when its come to solving DV retated question.
May the good lord bless you and your family, o.k
My question for you is …I had been to u.k long time ago….over stayed and applied for PR , didnt work out ,, came back to sri lanka. I have got the Police Clearance from U.K
August 23, 2019 at 8:35 am
SORRY…CONTINUE……ABOVE….
GOT THE POLICE CERTIFICATE ,,,,NO TRACE OF RECORDS….YET THE HOME COUNTRY POLICE LK. SAID THAT THEY WOULD MENTION IN MY POLICE RECORD IN HOME CONTRY REPORT……WILL THAT BE PROBLEM OR WOULD THE US EMBASSY REFUSE MY VISA BECAUSE OF THAT ? AND I AM NOT A PRINCIPLE APPLICANT.
PLEASE GUIDE ME…
August 23, 2019 at 10:11 am
You are not being clear. You have a clear UK police cert, so what is the problem?
August 23, 2019 at 8:49 pm
Please is my case number current in order to receive the 2NL 2020AF000066xx
Thanks
August 24, 2019 at 1:02 am
Not yet.
August 27, 2019 at 1:37 pm
Hola mi numero es 2020sa3471 podre ir a cita?
August 27, 2019 at 4:44 pm
Yes.
Ask questions in English please.
August 29, 2019 at 7:24 pm
good evening.. thanks to all of you for being more or less helpful. i amwriting regarding the following questions:
1.Are you a health care worker seeking to perform such work in the United States but have not yet received certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools or from an equivalent approved independent credentialing organization?
2.Are you a graduate of a foreign medical school seeking to perform medical services in the United States but have not yet passed the National Board of Medical Examiners examination or its equivalent?
3.Do you seek to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor but have not yet been certified by the Secretary of Labor?
It seems I have to answer yes to them, but in that case the field of “explanaition” is activating. what shoud I write there?
thank you in advance..
August 29, 2019 at 8:37 pm
Anything. No need to overthink it.
August 27, 2019 at 2:22 pm
Dear Brit,
I follow your amazing blog religiously, thanks for what you do for us.
I reside in the US and work under H1B and got selected for DV2020 with EU35XXX. My number historically becomes current around jun/jul, and my immigration attorney (he is not an expert on DV at all, I was working with him for EB-2) is confident that there is no way to do an adjustment of status in just 3-4 months as they are extremely backlogged. He seriously thinks I won’t make it, and that I’d have more chances (still no certainty) if I go back to Italy and do it from there. What’s your perspective? what are my actual chances? I can try and take unpaid leave from my work and be in Italy
August 27, 2019 at 4:51 pm
The lawyer you spoke with doesn’t know anything about DV – almost no lawyers do because DV related AOS is extremely rare.
There is enough time for you to do AOS. You don’t need a lawyer at all. You will be able to take advantage of an early filing policy for DV cases, and DV cases are given a priority for AOS.
Instead of paying money to educate that lawyer, save yourself some money, AND get a better result by checking out the thread linked below. There is a spreadsheet linked from the first post in that thread. Read it thoroughly and “Mom” will answer specifics as you go through your process. You have some months to wait anyway because of your case number.
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2020-aos-only.340762/
August 28, 2019 at 12:30 pm
Hi Marco, i am italian and i am in the us applying for AOS. DI not take seriously what your lawyer says because as Britisimon says, they do not know anything about DV Lottery. You don t need a lawyer for that. I did all about myself thanks to this forum. If you want to chat let me know.
P.s puoi cerca mi su fb con il nome di Giovanna Lombardo.
August 30, 2019 at 8:39 am
Hello Mr Brit .
thank you for your work. I am 2020 dv winner with CN around AS79xx . I have two Qs :
1: I did a mistake in edv form that is I have entered a different city of birth instead of submitting my village/town because of misconception . we have four types geographical units starts from village to district to the province and finally the country . and our province has a center . I was born in a village far from the center(city) of the province . and I submitted the name of the center of the province because there was a sentence in edv form which was( please do not enter your district/province/country just enter the city of birth).in ds 260 I have entered (city of birth=my district, province=my province name , and my country). is this a problem and will cause my visa deniel ?.
2: I want to just change my passport number by the end of october 2019 and will unlock my form again .will it delay my case ?. thanks
August 30, 2019 at 1:46 pm
1. No
2. Maybe.
September 1, 2019 at 5:22 am
hi brit.
I am already in the U.S BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE WEBSITE TO APPLY FOR MY GREEN CARD, BECAUSE THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS GIVEN ME BY THE EMBASSY WAS TAKEN FROM ME AT THE AIRPORT. SO CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE WEBSITE
September 1, 2019 at 1:05 pm
You don’t apply for the GC – that happens automatically (as long as you have paid the $220 fee
September 1, 2019 at 2:04 pm
how and where do i pay
September 1, 2019 at 2:37 pm
Google uscis elis system
September 4, 2019 at 2:39 am
am having issues,please tell me how to place in my case number 2020
September 4, 2019 at 4:26 am
Make yourself clear.
September 4, 2019 at 3:25 am
Hi Brit,
My husband played the DV as single; we were not marry by than. we got marry before the DV result came out and he won. Can he add me and my two years old son on the DS 260 form, even though the child is not his biological son? and what explanation do we give for that on the DS 260 form?
September 4, 2019 at 4:25 am
Yes he can add you both. The child is his step child through marriage.
September 4, 2019 at 2:14 pm
hi, i applied for dv lottery 2019 and i am receiving this error “Warning: The information entered is not valid” in the intrant statuts check.
Please help me
September 5, 2019 at 1:37 am
Please check here:
http://britsimonsays.com/dv2020-basic-questions/
September 5, 2019 at 7:22 am
Hi Simon. I have a question. If my passport expires July2020 and I already received email for documents submission. Should I renew passport and submit new one or I can submit my old one and bring new for interview. Thank you
September 5, 2019 at 12:59 pm
Either way works.
September 7, 2019 at 5:26 am
Did I understand correctly in one of your videos that if you weren’t selected in May there is a chance more applicants will become winners in October if the quota hasn’t been filled for your region? Thanking you
September 7, 2019 at 2:06 pm
Maybe
September 7, 2019 at 2:09 pm
Wonderful! Thank you!
September 7, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Hello Brit good morning. Am in the US and I have a 9 year old with a guy in my home country. He was one refused a DV Visa and permanently banned from entering USA .because at that time he was married and the documents they presented to the embassy were kind of fraudulent.
He is now divorced to the girl and we are working out this together for the sake of our daughter. My question is is there any chance that if I file for him he could be given a Visa when he was permanently banned? Can marriage and the daughter we have change his status am a permanent resident
September 7, 2019 at 4:50 pm
I only answer DV questions, but clearly this person doesn’t respect the US laws, so why would they give him another chance to disrespect them.
September 8, 2019 at 3:25 pm
Hello Simon good morning I would like to ask a question I left selected in the DV 2020 at the time of filling out the form DS260 an agent did it and in the part where they ask for the data of the husbands I put the date of marriage for the church that was January of 2019 and I think the right thing is to put the marriage by the civilian that was January 2018 cres k should unlock the ds260 and correct the error will not bring this any problem at the time of my interview? Thanks for your time.
September 8, 2019 at 8:27 pm
Correct it.
September 12, 2019 at 2:26 pm
Hi Brit
I have just learned that the DV 2021 lottery registration will be mandatory with a valid passport. Is this true?
September 12, 2019 at 4:11 pm
That is the new rule. We won’t see the new instructions for another week or two.
September 13, 2019 at 6:29 pm
Hey Brit! I want to let you know that my brother just got his Visa. Thank for all your advices. I have one question or two. As We are moving next month, my question is :
1- for the immagration fee, I will fill with my current address, but like I said at the end of the next month I will get a new one. What should I do in that case?
2- is that possible for my brother to land at New York instead of Texas? Because on his documents Dallas is where he should be.
Best regards
September 13, 2019 at 7:44 pm
1. The address where the GC is sent is the address in the DS260 – so they can change that when they enter.
2. Yes
September 13, 2019 at 8:04 pm
Got it. But probably he will be here next week. Should I wait to pay the immagration fee until I move into my new apartment or I should pay Right now.
He is supposed to live and get his GC at the same address as mentioned in the DS-260. But The thing is my lease expires at the middle of the next month, and I will move in a new apartment with a new address. So,…I don’t know what to do.
September 13, 2019 at 8:12 pm
Maybe use another address.
September 13, 2019 at 11:55 pm
Thank you
September 16, 2019 at 8:02 am
Hi BritSimon
Thank you for taking your time to provide such invaluable information.
I’m considering entering the DV Lottery 2021
My question relates to chargeability and citizenship
I was born in South Africa but have since migrated and become a citizen of Australia.
I’m a citizen of both South Africa and Australia
1.Do you foresee it being problematic that I’m a citizen of more than one country?
2.If I apply Country of Birth: South Africa should I use my Australian passport details or South African?
September 16, 2019 at 5:15 pm
1. No
2. You MUST apply under SA as your place of birth but you can use either passport.