DV2020 when I be interviewed

Hello sir,
I have a doubt regarding the police clearance certificate. As I was born in UAE and lived and studied there for 17 years and then I have lived the rest of my life in India. So is it required to get the pcc from uae?

Hello Simon,

First of all, I would like to thank you very much on your efforts to help other people out there who really does not understand the DV visa process.

My wife selected for DV2020 and we are in the process of preparing all the documents and the visa forms. We live in UAE and the consulate that will interview us will be Abu Dhabi.
However, our case number is not very high in AS region and we will be current probably around April 2020 (from what I understood from your explanations and videos); the problem comes that my company in UAE (American Company) offered me to be transferred to the US branch under L-1 visa by the end of the year (December 2019).

So, I have a couple of concerns regarding my situation:
– Would applying for the L-1 (or getting it) affect my DV application?
– I will apply my forms as I am living in UAE; but if I move to the US before I get my interview scheduled, do you think changing the location will be easy and will not delay my process? I understood from different posts that once I get my interview scheduled, the best option is not to change as it might delay the process.
– Let’s assume the most probable scenario, that I moved to the US on L-1 visa, and then I got interviewed in Abu Dhabi (UAE), then I passed; do I have to cancel my L-1 visa before I get my DV stamped? OR the officer will do whatever is required to cancel the L-1? I am concerned because I will be sponsored by my company, so I need to be prepared if anything will be required from my company because of the L-1 visa.

Regards

Dear Brit,

I would like to confirm that on the DS 260 form fo dv visa 2020 regarding “Travelling History” the only questions are about “ if you have ever been to USA and if yes, when the last five time…”.
There is no question regarding which place you been around the world.
It may be was different on the past.
Can you please confirm the above ?
Thank you for your help☺️

Dear Brit,

Thank you for this amazing resource! I have a quick question, if I may. In the DS-260, there’s a question that goes like this: “Do you have a mental or a physical disorder that poses or is likely to pose a threat to the safety or welfare of yours self or others?” I have a five year old non-verbal autistic son. While he doesn’t pose a threat to others, he doesn’t understand spoken language, and thus can’t yet comprehend what might pose a danger to him. For instance, he doesn’t know that it’s not safe to cross a busy street with cars zooming by. My question is, in the DS-260 for him, should I answer yes to the question above? Would you have any suggestions on what I should and should not say while explaining why I answered yes? Many thanks in advance!

I am asking this question for friend,
He has Secondary Certificate (High School) and University Bachelor Degree (Electrical Engineering) as well, currently he is working and he has more than 10 years of Experience in the Electrical Engineering Works, He did select “NO” to question “Does this job require at least 2 years of training or experience?” Knowing that his job meets the Criteria of 2 years of training or experience and that located in job zone 4 on the range of 7.0 or higher in the rating range of ”O* DATA BASE”,
His questions are as follows
1-Is that mistake still requiring him to unlock the submitted DS260 in order to be fixed?
2- By selecting “NO” to that question My understanding that he will be evaluated on the Education route only.
3- Is he still required to prepare the Experience paperwork or just FOCUS on the Educational Certificates in order to be presented during the interview.
THANK YOU

Saludos Brit mi numero de caso es SA 39XX al principio me sentia desanimado por comentarios de procesos anteriores por ser un numero alto pero gracias a tu buen analisis acerca de la densidad y los agujeros en la region recupere la esperanza y la fe dea ser llamado.
excelente trabajo sigue asi !!

I know people whose number is higher than 70k can not be interviewed for these numbers

All DV Selectees are so grateful for your tremendous effort and patience , Sir Simon

Hello, I’m a selectee for DV2020 and also a F1 student residing in the US. My case number is EU44***. Which is the best option adjustment of status or going back to my country? How long is the processing time for adjustment of status?

Hey Simon, I’m assisting a relative on a 2020 SA (30XX) case and just wanted to chime in to add some info to your intel. As you know for SA the bulk of cases are from Cuba and Venezuela, and it happens that on both countries the US embassies have stoped processing immigrant visas there and nationals of both countries (that still reside in them) have to go to another country (Guyana for Cubans from Jun 2018 and Colombia for Venezuelans from Feb 2019) to be able to process them, which might cause a larger “No response” numbers than would normally happen as there would be extra costs and logistics associated with traveling for medicals and interviews. Maybe the numbers in the region could go faster than expected (just an additional variable for your global guesstimations 😉

And thanks for compiling all this wealth of knowledge on DV processes on your site, it has been very helpful in understanding this particular process and follow a clear path 🙂