STATUS OF DV2021 and DV2022: Will Embassies Interview and issue all 55,000 visas on time? HD

#dvinterview #greencardlottery #greencard #dv2021 #dv2022 #dvwinners Immigrant Visa Prioritization The Department values the diversity visa program and is making every effort to process as many diversity visa cases as possible, consistent with other priorities, despite the severe operational constraints and backlog resulting from the COVID pandemic. However, as a result of COVID the number of visas issued in lower-priority preference categories or in such programs as the diversity visa program likely will not approach the statutory ceiling in Fiscal Year 2021. As noted in our recent visa services operating status update, the Department of State is committed to sharing the current status of our worldwide visa operations. As part of that effort, we would like to provide more details regarding how our embassies and consulates are prioritizing immigrant visa applications as the Department works to reduce the backlog of such applications resulting from travel restrictions and operational constraints caused by the global COVID pandemic Consistent with those objectives, U.S. embassies and consulates are using a tiered approach to triage immigrant visa applications based on the category of immigrant visa as they resume and expand processing. While our consular sections, where possible, are scheduling some appointments within all four priority tiers every month, the following lists the main categories of immigrant visas in priority order: Tier One: Immediate relative intercountry adoption visas, age-out cases (cases where the applicant will soon no longer qualify due to their age), and certain Special Immigrant Visas (SQ and SI for Afghan and Iraqi nationals working with the U.S. government) Tier Two: Immediate relative visas; fiancé(e) visas; and returning resident visas Tier Three: Family preference immigrant visas and SE Special Immigrant Visas for certain employees of the U.S. government abroad Tier Four: All other immigrant visas, including employment preference and diversity visas For a donation to EBM SCHOLARS, please use the link below or the Paypal Button on the right-hand corner of the banner https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=ernest_makulilo%40yahoo.com&item_name=EBM+SCHOLARS¤cy_code=USD&source=url