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@tesla_lion #dvlottery #dvlottery2021 https://t.co/Tn0Ntq0OAh

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 A: That did not happen, visas in DV-2020 are already being issued by old 9 FAM rule, 9 FAM did not change. Odds of it not being changed next year have increased. Probably, they just changed plans.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 Southern Sahkalin issue is still a contradiction. Instructions for dv-2021 say Southern Sahalin is chargeable to Russia, but 9 FAM still mentions it is chargeable to Japan.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 Q: Are the chances you actually need to follow instructions on Southern Sakhalin (participate from as Russia native) higher than to follow 9 FAM (participate as Japan native)?

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 A: Instructions have no say in visa issuing procedures, only 9 FAM. My impression is DOS intended to amend 9 FAM for 2020 year when they changed instructions for DV-2020, to include the same changes they had in instructions.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 A: You enter C only. Marriage to B is not a marriage because you were married to A. To D is not a marriage because you were married to C. Only marriage to C is a marriage, because you were not married to B (that is not a marriage) when you married C.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 Q: In my contry multiple marriages are allowed. I am married here to 3 wives. First I married to A, then to B, then divorced A, then married to C and then married to D. So I am married to B, C and D. Do I enter all of them on the form?

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@paparazzididi #DVLottery #DVLottery2021 0 or nothing. If you do not have middle name, use a checkmark. Only 3 names, first, middle and last

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@bostonian1981 https://t.co/r698gV6Ehi https://t.co/fhfy98x4wP try another time from another browser from another box

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 A: Enter the date of expiration of your passport as if it expires exactly in 10 years from the date of entry. That is the closest to the real expiration date so that the form still allows it.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 Q: My passport expires in 2030. While working on my entry I see an error message: Passport expiration cannot be more than 10 years into the future. What do I do?

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 While the litigation is pending, the passport requirement remains in place and applications should be completed with the passport information when applying at https://t.co/mPxE2vBJyx

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 https://t.co/vJDcevVUe1 A lawsuit has been initiated in federal court challenging the new passport rule included in the FY2021 Diversity Visa rules

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 Another example - https://t.co/5BnCxOgwaZ This passport works between all African countries, but is not valid for entering into US. Beware - you cannot use this passport for a DV-2021 entry.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 The term “passport” means any travel document issued by competent authority showing the bearer’s origin, identity, and nationality if any, which is valid for the admission of the bearer into a foreign country.

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@officebelike #dvlottery #dvlottery2021 The load on the server is always high during the first several hours of entry period

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#dvlottery2021 #dvlottery In DV-2021 most entrants (principal entrant only) require a valid unexpired passport. Passport number and exp date will be included into the electronic entry. There will be only one field for passport number, even if both spouses are principal applicants

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 If your native country is a limited country in previous lotteries and you have a way to increase the odds by using alternative chargeability through spouse or parents, still consider using alternative chargeability as in previous lotteries.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 Countries limited in previous DV programs could still be limited in DV-2021. Or could be not, because of the new passport requirement.

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#dvlottery #dvlottery2021 For instance, a national of a country A who is a refugee in country B and has a valid refugee travel document issued by country B, could use his national passport of country A or refugee travel document of country B in her DV-2021 entry.