On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary relief in part challenging the presidential proclamations suspending entry of certain immigrants and nonimmigrants. The court found that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claims related to DOS’s non-processing of 2020 diversity visa (DV) applications and granted an injunction that should allow this year’s eligible DV class to obtain visas immediately. The Court ordered the State Department to immediately undertake good-faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate, issue, or reissue visas for DV-2020 diversity visa applicants and their beneficiaries by the September 30, 2020 deadline. DV-2020 selectees should immediately request an emergency visa appointment at their local consulates and ask to be treated as “mission critical.”

Please contact us if you are a DV2020 selectee and require assistance.