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Posted by hanya on October 20, 2000 at 11:43:22:
In Reply to: green card posted by roxolana on October 19, 2000 at 16:46:34:
: When does the notification process of those who were fortunate to be chosen in the DV lottery begin?
From the State Department press release:
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How will winners be notified?
Only successful applicants will be notified by mail by the Kentucky Consular Center at the address listed on their entry. The notifications will be sent between April and July 2001, along with instructions on how to apply for an immigrant visa. Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements under U.S. law to be issued a visa.
Being selected in the DV Lottery does not automatically guarantee being issued a visa because the number of applicants selected is greater than the number of immigrant visas available. Those selected will therefore need to act quickly on their immigrant visa applications. Applicants who are physically present in the United States may be eligible to apply to the INS for adjustment of status to permanent resident. However, such applicants must ensure that INS can complete action on their cases before September 30, 2002. Once all available visas have been issued, the DV Program for fiscal year 2002 will end. In any event, all DV-2002 visas must, by law, be issued by September 30, 2002.
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