Immigration Law

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DV-2024 News
Posted on 10 Oct 2022 by Daniel M. Kowalski

State Department "The online registration period for the DV-2024 Program begins on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and concludes on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time ... Read More

State Department Continues To Fight Diversity Visa Immigrants In Court
Posted on 1 Feb 2022 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Stuart Anderson, Forbes, Jan. 31, 2022 "Donald Trump blocked the entry of immigrants on Diversity Visas, and the Biden administration has continued to fight in court against issuing and reserving the visas. Even though Joe Biden denounced and ended... Read More

Diversity Visa Reassignment Procedures for Kabul and Baghdad
Posted on 5 Jan 2022 by Daniel M. Kowalski

DOS, Jan. 5, 2022 "If you are a Diversity Visa (DV) selectee for the 2022 DV program year with a case assigned to U.S. Embassy Kabul or Baghdad, you should request reassignment of your DV case to another embassy or consulate that processes immigrant... Read More

DOS DV 2022 Update (Dec. 9, 2021)
Posted on 10 Dec 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

State Department, Dec. 9, 2021 " Document Submission to KCC for DV-2022 Effective immediately, individuals who were randomly selected to participate in the diversity visa (DV) program for fiscal year (FY) 2022 (DV-2022 selectees) only need to... Read More

DOS DV2020 and DV2021 Update (Oct. 25, 2021)
Posted on 26 Oct 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

DOS, Oct. 25, 2021 "The Department of State is aware of the various court orders regarding the reservation and adjudication of DV-2020 and DV-2021 diversity visas, which are summarized below. We will publish additional public guidance on this website... Read More

DV2020 Litigation News (Oct. 13, 2021)
Posted on 13 Oct 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

On Twitter, Charles Kuck reports : " Judge Mehta orders @Travelgov to begin issuing DV2020 visas, to provide interim reports and conclude visa issuance of 9,095 visas by 9/30/22. Congrats to those who will FINALLY be receiving their DV2020 visas... Read More

DV-2023 ("Visa Lottery") Program Opens Oct. 6, 2021
Posted on 5 Oct 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

State Department "The online registration period for the DV-2023 Program begins on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST... Read More

Another (Partial) DV21 Victory: Rai v. Biden
Posted on 29 Sep 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Rai v. Biden "[T]he court will order Defendants to undertake good faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate 2021 diversity visa applications and derivative beneficiary applications by September 30, 2021, and to reserve 966 diversity... Read More

DOS DV 2021 Update (Sept. 12, 2021)
Posted on 15 Sep 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

DOS, Sept. 12, 2021 "On September 9, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia preliminarily enjoined the Department of State from applying the November 2020 prioritization policy guidance to diversity visa (“DV”) 2021... Read More

Court: State Department's Diversity Visa Procedures Illegal
Posted on 10 Sep 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Filazapovich et al. v. Dept. of State "For the foregoing reasons, the court (1) grants the Goh Plaintiffs summary judgment on their claims that the No-Visa Policy is contrary to law and Defendants unreasonably delayed their visa applications; ... Read More

Court Orders DOS to Adjudicate More DV-2020 Applications
Posted on 19 Aug 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Arreguin Gomez v. Biden "Defendants shall process DV-2020 applications in a random order until all 9,905 diversity visas have been granted. The parties shall notify the court by August 25, 2021, whether they have agreed to a time within which to... Read More

DV-2020 Winners Net All Writs Act Victory (Law360)
Posted on 21 Feb 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Alyssa Aquino, Law360, Feb. 20, 2021 "A D.C. federal judge extended the shelf life of visas awarded through the 2020 Diversity Visa lottery, saying Friday the move allows visa winners to maintain standing in a lawsuit challenging a Trump-era travel... Read More

Diversity Visa Lottery Winners Launch Campaign Urging Biden To Rescind Trump Rules That Could Dash Dreams Of Living In U.S.
Posted on 11 Feb 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Chantal Da Silva, Forbes, Feb. 11, 2021 "A group of U.S. diversity visa lottery winners have launched a new campaign calling on the Biden administration to take action to reverse restrictions introduced under President Donald Trump that could see... Read More

DOS Posts DV-2022 Instructions, FAQ
Posted on 30 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

State Department, Sept. 30, 2020 - INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2022 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2022) Read More

DOS Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Update (Sept. 15, 2020)
Posted on 15 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

State Department, Sept. 15, 2020 "On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled in Gomez v. Trump that the Department must make good-faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visa... Read More