Question:
Any detectives here?
I received an application form from the US Immigration Service in California.
It contains the Commonly Asked Questions leaflet for DV-96 and the application
form which I've filled in and returned with a fee. But according to DV-97's
rules(which I now found out), you need to have a photograph and your
signature. This leaflet I've received didnt mention about signatures+
photographs. Have I been conned by the US Immigration service?
Answer:
If I have been conned, can I write a brief note to cancel my previous
application(if this Immigration Service has *really* guaranteed my entry) and
apply again? They have sent me a card acknowledging the receipt of my
application and processing fee and am guaranteed entry into the lottery
program. Their phone is always on answer mode and won't return calls.
looks like you got conned.
Persons who think they have been cheated by a U.S. company or consultant
in connection with the Diversity Visa Lottery may wish to contact their
local consumer affairs office or the National Fraud Information Center at
1-800-676-7060. The U.S. Department of State has no authority to
investigate complaints against businesses in the United States.
Also, try the California Attorney General's office to report your problem.
I think Cynthia Ryan's correct. You did get conned. :-(
The correct name for 'Immigration' is the U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service. They don't administer the visa lotteries; the
Department of State does. And the Dept. of State doesn't send out
acknowledgments for lottery entries.
