Re: Green Card Winner 2003

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Posted by Tatiana Durbak on June 04, 2002 at 00:17:54:

In Reply to: Re: Green Card Winner 2003 posted by Julia on May 31, 2002 at 09:32:52:

Julia --
Your logic is right -- in theory.
The regulations state that the country to which one is charged is the country of birth or the "native country." In certain instances, it is possible to claim a parent's country of birth as a native country or a spouse's country of birth. Technically, it should not matter what someone's citizenship is. However, in practice, people have been refused visas when the issue of "native country" was at issue.
Even if the consular official is wrong it may not help, because by the time that the matter is cleared up, it may be too late to apply for the diversity visa.
For that reason, it seems to make sense not to change one's citizenship between the time that one has "won" the lottery and the time that one has actually applied for and received a visa.
I don't remember right now exactly what I wrote. I just think that, in general, it is better not to confuse or complicate matters, if one does not need to do so.

Dear Tatiana,
:
: Thank you very much for all your posts on this board.

: I just wanted to clarify one issue about DV lotteries: isn't it true that the country that you win an immigrant visa for is your "native country", i.e. the country of your birth? So, it seems to me that even if a person changes his/her citizenship, his/her native country does not change, and a person born in Ukraine, who have won the lottery as Ukrainian, should be eligible to apply for visa as Ukrainian, even if he/she has Russian passport at the time the visa is processed... Is this logic wrong?

: Thanks,

: Julia.

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: Julia -- : Your logic is right -- in theory. : The regulations state that the country to which one is charged is the country of birth or the "native country." In certain instances, it is possible to claim a parent's country of birth as a native country or a spouse's country of birth. Technically, it should not matter what someone's citizenship is. However, in practice, people have been refused visas when the issue of "native country" was at issue. : Even if the consular official is wrong it may not help, because by the time that the matter is cleared up, it may be too late to apply for the diversity visa. : For that reason, it seems to make sense not to change one's citizenship between the time that one has "won" the lottery and the time that one has actually applied for and received a visa. : I don't remember right now exactly what I wrote. I just think that, in general, it is better not to confuse or complicate matters, if one does not need to do so. : Dear Tatiana, : : : : Thank you very much for all your posts on this board. : : I just wanted to clarify one issue about DV lotteries: isn't it true that the country that you win an immigrant visa for is your "native country", i.e. the country of your birth? So, it seems to me that even if a person changes his/her citizenship, his/her native country does not change, and a person born in Ukraine, who have won the lottery as Ukrainian, should be eligible to apply for visa as Ukrainian, even if he/she has Russian passport at the time the visa is processed... Is this logic wrong? : : Thanks, : : Julia.

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