I will submit my DS-160 form for the L-1 visa. Can I apply for DV-2022? If yes, there is a question on the DS-160 form, saying “Has anyone ever filed an immigrant petition on your behalf with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services?” How should I answer this question?
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Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can disclose that you filed for DV-2022. That fact is not going to adversely impact L-1 visa issuance.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou should answer yes as the lottery will not affect the L visa. L visas are allowed dual intent in any case.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneySure! DV is not an immigrant petition so your answer would be "no."
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou should answer all questions truthfully, but since the DV-2022 lottery does not require the filing of an immigrant petition, you can answer "no" to that question. Also, since an L-1 visa is a "dual intent" nonimmigrant visa, any immigrant case or future immigrant intent on your part should not affect your L-1 visa application.
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