DVL - timing of move to US

[SimonR 0]

Hello,

I’m a DV2012 winner and have a consulate interview scheduled for mid-February 2012. However, for reasons of planning my move to the US I would like the visa to be issued as “late” in the year as possible – ideally Aug or Sep 2012, so that I could actually move to the US at the end of 2012 or early 2013 (i.e. within the 6 month post-visa period...).

Would it be possible to request the consulate to issue my visa as per this later Aug/Sep date, instead of as per immediately after the interview? (Or alternatively, perhaps I could request to postpone the interview?) Any thoughts will be much appreciated...

[AmericanAussie 1]

My thoughts would be unfortunately no... as the visas are issued in numerical sequence based on first come first served, it would be in my opinion unlikely as the whole process is very precisely administered - you can never really "win" against bureaucracy either...

Basically I'd also suggest once the visa is approved, other items are put into motion such as the PR card itself, aswell as the SS card awaiting your arrival in the US. Perhaps also best not to confuse the issue at the interview as they may take the question like "do you want the visa or not?" sort of attitude as there's plenty of people ready to go asap... Things go pretty quick after the interview, in terms of preparing yourself to leave.

[swisstourist 0]

Same for me. Interview 6 feb.

Will ask to issue visa from june.

People have job with contract for p sake.. So yes its possible to delay entrance. Interview is not a visa.

When you ask for tourist visa, they ask you what date you want go. Same thing for immigrant.

Don't delay interview.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

When you ask for tourist visa, they ask you what date you want go. Same thing for immigrant.

Not usually for immigrant visas, no. They expect you to not apply for an immigrant visa until ready to move.

OP: you can ask to postpone the interview, which they most likely will grant, or for late issuance of the visa, which they may or may not. If you do the latter, they may want to keep your passport, meaning you are stuck in your country until the visa is issued. In either case, there is a danger (albeit small) that the visa numbers for the DV lottery are used up by the time you want your visa issued, and so you end up being denied.

[kzielu 1,149]

Same for me. Interview 6 feb.

Will ask to issue visa from june.

People have job with contract for p sake.. So yes its possible to delay entrance. Interview is not a visa.

When you ask for tourist visa, they ask you what date you want go. Same thing for immigrant.

Don't delay interview.

Just keep in mind there is lot of people that were selected (remember they pick 100,000 applications ?) and are waiting for occasion like above...

[ndu26 114]

there is a deadline to have completed your process (including interview) and those that do NOT meet that deadline are cut off from the numerical limit. Even if they ask what time you want to travel at the interview, it does not affect your visa date. Your visa is dated within the time frame of the interview( that is how they are able to cut some poeple off so if you cant make it then forget it ...so to speak in their minds.

You could try but I doubt it..pls come back with progress report to help us help others with similar concerns.

[swisstourist 0]

I will ask embassy and report back here.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Go to the interview, get the visa, at the endish of the activation time ( 6 months) travel to the US and travel back home ( you can do this on a long weekend if you have an address where someone will accept your green card for you ) Make sure you spend the most of the time after the first entry in the US for the next 12 months,

[swisstourist 0]

Yes I am thinking to do that. Just go there to activate the process, and do some job searching for 1 month. If nothing interesting, come back to Asia and wait and go back when economy is better, but come back no later than 1 year after my USA exit so my green card stay active.

I guess over 1 year we need a reentry permit.

What is no fair, there is no job in the usa and many winner will have to come back to their home country.