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Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
93 published works
Immigration Blog
Diversity Visa Program Opens Next Week Despite Administration’s Efforts
The entry period for the 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program will open on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and will close at noon EDT…
Buchanan Immigration Law
Diversity Visa Winners Temporarily Shielded from Visa Ban
On September 4, 2020, a judge from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction in Gomez, et. al. v. Trump, et. al. that…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
State Department Guidance on DV Issuance Priorities Falls Short
Judge Amit Mehta in Gomez v. Trump ordered the Department of State (DOS) to make good faith efforts to “expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visa and derivative beneficiary applications” and issue…
Immigration Blog
State Department Guidance on DV Issuance Priorities Falls Short
Judge Amit Mehta in Gomez v. Trump ordered the Department of State (DOS) to make good faith efforts to “expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visa and derivative beneficiary applications” and issue…
Immigration Blog
Update on Gomez v. Trump
By Amy L. Peck, Michael H. Neifach
Acting quickly, as he promised, Judge Ahmit P. Mehta in Gomez v. Trump, recognized the particular urgency of the Diversity Visa plaintiffs’ situation and granted them injunctive relief. Judge Mehta…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Court Orders Government to Allow Diversity Visa Lottery Winners In
On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the District Columbia issued a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from denying visas to 2020 diversity visa lottery winners. The court…
Business Immigration Insights
COVID-19: Impact of Closures, Delays, and Executive Order on Diversity Visa Program
Since 1990, the United States has granted up to 50,000 green cards each year to immigrants selected through the “Diversity Visa Lottery.” Recently, the US Department of State announced delays…
Immigration Blog
Nepalese Citizens Rush to Obtain Passports to Enter Diversity Lottery
The Trump Administration would like to institute a “points-based” or “merit-based” immigration system, cut down on family-based immigration and eliminate the Diversity Lottery. To date, Congress has not passed any…
Immigration Blog
Diversity Lottery Registration Begins
Online FY 2021 Diversity Lottery registration began on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at noon (EDT) and ends on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at noon (EDT). This year, 55,000 Diversity Visas…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles by Charles Piot with Kodjo Nicolas Batema
The Fixer: Visa Lottery Chronicles by Charles Piot with Kodjo Nicolas BatemaIn the West African nation of Togo, applying for the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery is a national obsession, with…