New Drawing of DV-2012

There were noticeable delays in the DV-2012 GreenCard lottery draw within the past weeks. In the history of the GreenCard lottery, we never had to face such far-reaching effects.

Now it is official: The DV-2012 lottery will be rerun. ALL recent results are invalid. Whether “has not been selected”, or “has been selected” - both information is INVALID.

How could this have happened? The following video message shows Mr. David T. Donahue (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services), who tries to clarify the problem. He also apologizes for this incident.

Even The American Dream was quite surprised about the announcement of the lottery results at the beginning, as we have detected some irregularities in the lottery. Due to our long-standing experience, as far as the GreenCard lottery is concerned, The American Dream Team noticed the lottery error already on Mai 1st, 2011. According to CEO H. Zimmermann: “The current results at that time must have been faulty. Such results would have been more than unfair.”

When the official website of the Department of State indicated the error message „We are experiencing technical difficulties at this time" the suspicions deepened and were confirmed on May 13th, 2011.

Friday 13th, 2011 – What one person sees as a lucky day, can be one of the blackest days for other people. This is because the results were revised. This includes the notification of winning and not winning the DV-2012 GreenCard lottery.

So far, no winners had been announced by the The American Dream, as the results contained obscurities. With hindsight, the decision made by the American Dream has proven right.

 

The official notification regarding this faux pas was published as follows:

 

**IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE 2012 DIVERSITY LOTTERY PROGRAM**

We regret to inform you that, due to a computer programming problem, the results of the 2012 Diversity Lottery that were previously posted on this website have been voided. They were not valid and were posted in error. The results were not valid because they did not represent a fair, random selection of entrants, as required by U.S. law.

If you checked this website during the first week in May and found a note that you had been selected for further processing or a note that you had not been selected, that note has been rescinded and is no longer valid.

A new selection process will be conducted based on the original entries for the 2012 program.

If you submitted a qualified entry from October 5, 2010 to November 3, 2010, your entry remains with us. It will be included in the new selection lottery. Your confirmation number to check results on this website is still valid.

We expect the results of the new selection process to be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011.

We regret any inconvenience this might have caused.

Click here to view a message from David T. Donahue, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services:

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why was it necessary to invalidate the names that were selected?

U.S. law requires that Diversity Immigrant visas be made available through a strictly random process. A computer programming error resulted in a selection that was not truly random.

Since the computer programming error caused an outcome that was not random, the outcome did not meet the requirements of the law, and would have been unfair to many DV entrants.

Q: Is the 2012 Diversity Visa Program cancelled?

No. The 2012 program will continue. The computer programming error has been identified and corrected. The Department of State will run a new selection using all the qualified entries (ones received between October 5, 2010 and November 3, 2010) it received for the 2012 program.

 

Q: Do I have to submit a new application?

No. You may not submit a new application. We will use all qualified entries received during the October 5 to November 3, 2010 registration period.

 

Q: Will you open a new entry period?

New entries will not be accepted.

 

Q: I checked the Entry Status Check website after May 1 and it said I had been selected. Can I apply for a DV visa?

Unfortunately results previously posted on this website were not valid because the selection process was not fair or random. We will take the entries of all individuals who sent in their registration during the original October 5 to November 3, 2010 time period and run a new lottery. We regret any inconvenience or disappointment this has caused. We expect new results to be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011.

 

Q: How can I check the results of the new selection?

The new results should be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011. The confirmation code you received when you registered is still valid for use on the website.

 

Q: Was the Department of State hacked? Was my personal information at risk?

We have no evidence that this problem was caused by any intentional act. No unauthorized party accessed data related to the DV program.This appears to be solely the result of a computer programming error.

We are asking our customers to be patient for two more months. The US government expects to publish the new results around July 15th. We will keep you informed. If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact us (info@americandream.de).

 

Source: Department of State