Dan

the following was posted on a russian DV-board by a lady who inquired
about the status of her DV-2003 CP application in Moscow. Can anybody
corroborate this information? (original is at
http://www.poexali.com/ubb/ubbhtml/F...ML/001057.html)

The Diversity Visa Program (DV), a Congressionally-mandated annual
program established under the Immigration Act of 1990, began in fiscal
year 1995 (October l, 1994). It is designed to diversify immigration
to the United States by nationality by giving applicants a chance to
immigrate who cannot qualify through the traditional means using a
work or family-based petition.

The program makes 55,000 visa numbers available annually to natives of
countries whose immigration levels over the most recent five years
meet a complex statistical formula, which classifies them as "low
admission states." Once a person is selected in the Diversity Visa
"lottery," he or she must then meet all the normal eligibility
requirements under the law in order to be issued an immigrant visa.
Since some will be unable to meet those eligibility requirements, more
than 55,000 individuals are computer selected to be given the
opportunity to apply. All individuals who are selected are advised
that they should apply early in the fiscal year when visa numbers are
available.

Some years the 55,000 available DV numbers are not used until the last
days of the fiscal year; this year the numbers were used earlier and
at a faster rate than in recent years. This means that applicants who
delayed responding to their letters of invitation for interviews,
postponed their interview date, waited to supply needed documents, or
whose cases mandated additional administrative processing,
unfortunately lost their opportunity to receive a DV because the
numbers have been depleted.

Sincerely, Customer Service Unit Consular Section U.S. Embassy Moscow
www.usembassy.ru

John Smith

DV-2003 winners will have to be in the US on September 30th 2003 ; therefore
I would say that DV 2003 will be ove on September 30th 2003.


"Dan" <> a écrit dans le message de
news:...
    > the following was posted on a russian DV-board by a lady who inquired
    > about the status of her DV-2003 CP application in Moscow. Can anybody
    > corroborate this information? (original is at
    > http://www.poexali.com/ubb/ubbhtml/F...ML/001057.html)
    > The Diversity Visa Program (DV), a Congressionally-mandated annual
    > program established under the Immigration Act of 1990, began in fiscal
    > year 1995 (October l, 1994). It is designed to diversify immigration
    > to the United States by nationality by giving applicants a chance to
    > immigrate who cannot qualify through the traditional means using a
    > work or family-based petition.
    > The program makes 55,000 visa numbers available annually to natives of
    > countries whose immigration levels over the most recent five years
    > meet a complex statistical formula, which classifies them as "low
    > admission states." Once a person is selected in the Diversity Visa
    > "lottery," he or she must then meet all the normal eligibility
    > requirements under the law in order to be issued an immigrant visa.
    > Since some will be unable to meet those eligibility requirements, more
    > than 55,000 individuals are computer selected to be given the
    > opportunity to apply. All individuals who are selected are advised
    > that they should apply early in the fiscal year when visa numbers are
    > available.
    > Some years the 55,000 available DV numbers are not used until the last
    > days of the fiscal year; this year the numbers were used earlier and
    > at a faster rate than in recent years. This means that applicants who
    > delayed responding to their letters of invitation for interviews,
    > postponed their interview date, waited to supply needed documents, or
    > whose cases mandated additional administrative processing,
    > unfortunately lost their opportunity to receive a DV because the
    > numbers have been depleted.
    > Sincerely, Customer Service Unit Consular Section U.S. Embassy Moscow
    > www.usembassy.ru

Joachim Feise

John Smith wrote:
    > DV-2003 winners will have to be in the US on September 30th 2003

Not quite. DV2003 winners have to have an immigrant visa or approved
I-485 by the end of fiscal year 2003, which is September 30, 2003.
Immigrant visas have a validity period of 6 months.


    > ; therefore
    > I would say that DV 2003 will be ove on September 30th 2003.

The DV program for a specific year ends with the end of the fiscal year,
or when all visa numbers allocated are exhausted, whichever is earlier.

-Joe