Re: Green Card Winner 2003

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Posted by Tatiana B. Durbak on June 04, 2002 at 01:49:27:

In Reply to: Re: Green Card Winner 2003 posted by Tatiana Durbak on May 27, 2002 at 17:18:58:

It's clear that I was not clear in my reply.
I meant to say that it's not possible to apply as the "native" of one country and then to try to get the visa as a "native" of another country. When one changes citizenship as a result of marriage, the situation can become unclear, because persons can be "charged to" (i.e. counted as) a native of another country, based on the citizenship of a husband or wife.
I know that one's country of birth does not change when one becomes a citizen of another country. However, changing one's citizenship can create unnecessary confusion. There have been cases where people have said that they have been denied a DV visa because they have been a citizen of one country, while correctly claiming their "native" country as the one in which they were born.
When there is a disagreement with the decision of a consular official in the case of a DV visa, there is often not enough time to get everything straightened out before the time for receiving the visa ends.
Good luck.

: : Hi!

: : My sister won a DV 2003 lottery.
: : The problem is that by now she
: : got married for the Russian guy.
: : In order to get Russian citizenship
: : she needed first to loose Ukrainian.
: : So now she is in the between.(She is not Ukrainian already but not Russian yet)
: : What's bothering me is the fact that
: : each country has it's own quote.
: : So if she moves on and get Russian citizenship for the purpose of the DV 2003 she might be disqulified because she won as Ukrainian cizen.
: : I am thinking that maybe it will be better just to stop and reverse the process of citizenship transfer and
: : apply as Ukrainian citizen.

: : Does anybody heard about similar case.

: : Any help would be appriciated.

: : Regards,
: : Ivan.

: If an applicant has "won" the DV lottery under one national category, that person will not be granted an immigrant visa if s/he applies for the visa (on the basis of the DV lottery) under another national category. This means that if someone "wins" as a Ukrainian and then becomes a Russian citizen and tries to apply for an immigrant visa (on the basis of the DV lottery) as a Russian, that person cannot be granted the visa.

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: It's clear that I was not clear in my reply. : I meant to say that it's not possible to apply as the "native" of one country and then to try to get the visa as a "native" of another country. When one changes citizenship as a result of marriage, the situation can become unclear, because persons can be "charged to" (i.e. counted as) a native of another country, based on the citizenship of a husband or wife. : I know that one's country of birth does not change when one becomes a citizen of another country. However, changing one's citizenship can create unnecessary confusion. There have been cases where people have said that they have been denied a DV visa because they have been a citizen of one country, while correctly claiming their "native" country as the one in which they were born. : When there is a disagreement with the decision of a consular official in the case of a DV visa, there is often not enough time to get everything straightened out before the time for receiving the visa ends. : Good luck. : : : Hi! : : : My sister won a DV 2003 lottery. : : : The problem is that by now she : : : got married for the Russian guy. : : : In order to get Russian citizenship : : : she needed first to loose Ukrainian. : : : So now she is in the between.(She is not Ukrainian already but not Russian yet) : : : What's bothering me is the fact that : : : each country has it's own quote. : : : So if she moves on and get Russian citizenship for the purpose of the DV 2003 she might be disqulified because she won as Ukrainian cizen. : : : I am thinking that maybe it will be better just to stop and reverse the process of citizenship transfer and : : : apply as Ukrainian citizen. : : : Does anybody heard about similar case. : : : Any help would be appriciated. : : : Regards, : : : Ivan. : : If an applicant has "won" the DV lottery under one national category, that person will not be granted an immigrant visa if s/he applies for the visa (on the basis of the DV lottery) under another national category. This means that if someone "wins" as a Ukrainian and then becomes a Russian citizen and tries to apply for an immigrant visa (on the basis of the DV lottery) as a Russian, that person cannot be granted the visa.

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