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DOS Postpones the Opening of Entry Status Check for Diversity Visa-2021 Applications

author by Alexander J. Segal on May. 25, 2020

Immigration Immigration  Deportation Immigration  Visa 

Summary: On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that it is postponing the opening of Entrant Status Check for the Diversity Visa-2021 applications from May 5, 2020, through June 6, 2020.

immigration attorney nyc On April 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that it is postponing the opening of Entrant Status Check for the Diversity Visa-2021 applications from May 5, 2020, through June 6, 2020 [PDF version]. The DOS explained that its “resources are currently being used in our role responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and are prioritized for the assistance of U.S. citizens overseas.” The DOS added that its postponement of Entrant Status Check for Diversity Visa-2021 applications “will not negatively impact our ability to pre-process and schedule [Diversity Visa]-2021 interviews, which are scheduled to begin on October 1, 2020.”

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