The State Department has changed the date of announcement of the results of the green card lottery DV-2021

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of State announced the postponement of the announcement of the results of the DV-2021 green card lottery. This is stated on the department’s page in Twitter.

“We are postponing the opening of the DV-2021 lottery status check until June 6, 2020 (previously the results were expected to be announced on May 5. - Ed.). The delayed opening will not negatively impact our ability to preprocess and schedule interviews following DV-2021, which are scheduled to begin on October 1, 2020, ”the report said.

One of the subscribers of the department was surprised that the new date for the announcement of the results falls on a non-working day - Saturday. However, the State Department replied that, due to the changing situation, they did not yet have updates and could not provide any explanation on this matter.

“Currently we have no updates as the situation is still evolving. Please continue to monitor the embassy / consulate website on link for the latest information ”, - written in the statement.

Directly on green card lottery site, as of 14:30 p.m. (New York) on April 24th, no date changes have been announced yet, May 5th is still indicated there.

The announcement of the results of the DV-2021 lottery was postponed, but the interviews of the winners of the DV-2020 lottery must take place on time - by September 30, 2020. Although they may have difficulties due to the fact that against the background of the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump announced a temporary cessation of immigration to the United Statesincluding the issuance of green cards.

So far, a temporary ban has been set only for 60 days, that is, until June 22, 2020. But if the decree is extended until the fall or longer, then the winners who do not have time to draw up documents will lose their green cards.

Everyone can check the status on the site www.dvlottery.state.govfor which it is necessary to enter the confirmation number of the lottery participant, as well as indicate the name, surname and year of birth of the applicant.

If on the opened page you find a letter with a barcode and your data, you won. However, before receiving the coveted green card, you need to go through several more stages as soon as possible, about which we wrote earlier.

This is the only way to learn about the results of the lottery. The State Department will not send any electronic or regular letters.

The only email you can receive from the US Department of State is a reminder to check your status after the lottery has taken place. It will not be superfluous to remind you that an official institution never asks for money transfers. Be especially careful in this if you applied through an intermediary.

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It is worth remembering that winning the lottery does not guarantee receiving a green card. To immigrate to the USA, you must meet all the requirements that present applicants for immigration visas.

If you are already in the United States at the time you receive notification of a green card win, you have the opportunity change your status in the US to immigration. Read more about this at the official website of the program.

The green card is a certificate of a permanent resident of the United States who does not have the citizenship of this state. It, among other things, gives the right to work, benefits to education and the opportunity to apply for citizenship.

Until September 30, 2019, you can also check the results of the drawing of green cards in the lottery for 2019 (DV-2019). After this date, persons who won the lottery will no longer be able to submit a corresponding application for a green card.

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Registration for participation in the DV-2020 draw took place from October 3 to November 6, 2018; to participate in the DV-2019 drawing - from October 18 to November 22, 2017.

If you won the Green Card

ForumDaily previously published step-by-step instructions for those who won the Green Card. Here are the key points you'll need to make.

The site Consular Electronic Application Center you need to fill out an immigration visa application form - form DS-260. You need to do this in English. The questionnaire should indicate personal data, marital status, provide information about the place of work, study, criminal record.

A complete list of documents required for the interview is indicated. here. Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation. No notarization or apostille is required.

You can get a medical examination only in special certified centers, the addresses of which you are looking for Online. The price of this procedure averages $ 215 per family member planning to immigrate (in other countries the price may vary by $ 10-15), and vaccination is paid separately. More on this Read in our material.

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Interview. You will be required to receive originals and translations into English of all documents, the results of the medical examination and the very invitation to an interview. On the spot, at the embassy, ​​you need to pay a visa fee for each family member. But this is not a guarantee that the coveted visa to the United States is in your hands. An interview is no less important stage than preparing documents or a medical board. The main purpose of the interview is to make sure that it was precisely those people who came for the interview who submitted the applications: you have to take fingerprints and check them with the database, see the results of the medical examination and check the availability of all documents.

In addition to all this, you should remember: winning a green card is only half the battle, the main thing is how you can realize yourself in America. For example, read a story Hollywood producer Valerie Philwhich won the green card in the lottery and did not want to move for a long time.

However, remember that without a lottery Green Card there is at least nine other ways stay in the USA for permanent residence.

In addition, everyone who comes to the United States should make several basic documents: arrange bank cards, social security number and US ID.