lovelynk:

Hello all,
my parents,51 and 56 years old just won the 2011 visa lottery to the US,Alone.They did not include any of us their 7 kids.
actaully my big sister ,i and kid brother are over 21 so we arent eligible,but my 4 younger sibblings are teenagers and eligible
Now both parents are not educated,my mum only finished secondary school while my dad did not finish.I very much doubt their capacity to go bak to school in the states.
again,our family has faced some financial hard ship in the past years wt business going downhill,but recently things just started looking up a lil bit for us.
Now considering all these,their age,education ,business and in particular the fact they might neva go bak to school,is it advisable they make the move?

lovelynk:

Now both parents are not educated,my mum only finished secondary school  while my dad did not finish.I very much doubt their capacity to go bak to school in the states.

oyewolejos:

Since age is not on their side anymore

johnkent:

They could actually be disqualified at the embassy for not adding their kids under the age of 18 to the initial DV application.

lovelynk:

@oyewolejos,
thanks for your advice.
Truth is dat things are not good enof to the point of coming wt enof money to invest.
actually if they shld come here it will be to hustle.it is because i know they will only be here to hustle dat i am sort concerned.

@coolier,
they sure will be disqualified if the consular finds out they have eligible kids wc they did not include.
the instruction is to include all eligible famil members even if they are not migrating wt u.
Failure to include dem means u lied in your initial application and will result in disqualifaction.
i know because i have gone thru the process.

lovelynk:

Denzel dats exactly my fear.
i know how hard it is for young people to survive and i am afraid they arent really up to dat.
Worse is dat no one of the kids was included.
at least if they had included dem they will do the hustling but its not so.
again the possiblity of their kids coming in the future is zero cos if they ever succeed it is assumed dat they dont have kids!!!!!!!! except of course they will consider the kids that were over 21 cos they were not eligible in the 1st instance to be included.
But apart from dat it looks to me like the thing is just a dead end.
i am only trying to get the opinion of others before telling dem wat i think.[/tt]

lovelynk:

Hello all,
my parents,51 and 56 years old just won the 2011 visa lottery to the US,Alone.They did not include any of us their kids.
actaully my big sister ,i and kid brother are over 21 so we arent eligible,but my younger sibblings are teenagers and eligible
Now both parents are not educated,my mum only finished secondary school while my dad did not finish.I very much doubt their capacity to go bak to school in the states.
again,our family has faced some financial hard ship in the past years wt business going downhill,but recently things just started looking up a lil bit for us.
Now considering all these,their age,education ,business and in particular the fact they might neva go bak to school,is it advisable they make the move?

denzel2009:

My sister just collected her DV lottery and narrated her experience that she was scared when they refused a couple with their kids after paying around 600k visa fee. Just advise your parents to keep enjoying their lives in naija,its not even easy for young people to survive overseas these days not to talk of old people.

Assuming your younger ones were added,they could have risked going ahead with the processing for their benefit.

Vicjustice:

   
What visa fee would cost 600k, is that a visa for Mars planet or for the moon?

Vicjustice:

   Well, i don't think the main concern is about the fact that the parents omitted the children information in their application because, that issue might not come up before the parents are disqualified.
   Now, winning a visa lottery is not an automatic qualification for the visa, one has to meet every eligibility which includes: Education (and if you are not educated, you must have a certified) Profession, Prime age and Transparent honesty.
   Bear in mind that we are not talking about visiting or tourist visa neither are we talking about asylum application, but we're talking about immigrant visas. Therefore, the US embassy will likely disqualify anyone of such calibre for fear that such immigrant might not be useful to their country rather, they will more likely become a liability to the US government and resort to public funds.
   The programme is intended for young useful and contributing class of people, not aged ones with questionable information
What visa fee would cost 600k, is that a visa for Mars planet or for the moon?

johnkent:

the minimum qualification is a high school diploma which his mom does have.

browncocos:


and not just that
when i won in 2002 they were seeking that you have at least 5 or 6 passes in your WAEC for that matter


also I dont want to be a pessimist but they have to go through rigorous medicals which I doubt they might pass considering their age

my 2 cents if they have small money to burn she can risk the interview

and if she is lucky she can go and be a care giver in the states i know a lot of caregivers personally in their mid 50s and they make quite a sum ranging from 2k a month to as much as 3k a month taking care of the elderly

she can go for a CNA certification in less than 2 months assuming she can read,write and communicate well ,she could start work if she passes the exams

lovelynk:

Na wao.
Browncocos this one you dey talk like this.
i said the woman finished secondary school,how can she not be able to read and write?


and talking about [b][b]CNA u know very well thats not the dream they probably have in mind coming over here.
Again, for how long will she continue doing dat job?[/b][/b]
I am not just concerned about the present but about the future and it sort of seems if their kids cant come over they have nothing to gain in the long run.

lovelynk:

Hello all,
my parents,51 and 56 years old just won the 2011 visa lottery to the US,Alone.They did not include any of us their  kids.
actaully my big sister ,i and kid brother are over 21 so we arent eligible,but my  younger sibblings are teenagers and eligible
Now both parents are not educated,my mum only finished secondary school  while my dad did not finish.I very much doubt their capacity to go bak to school in the states.
again,our family has faced some financial hard ship in the past years wt business going downhill,but recently things just started looking up a lil bit for us.
Now considering all these,their age,education  ,business and in particular the fact they might neva go bak to school,is it advisable  they make the move?

_________:

To piggyback on what Vicjustice said, DV is intended to bring your and fresh folks who could contribute to the growth of the US and not be a liability that’s why you have the minimum education requirement and profession cert. Although when the DV originally started it wasn’t so. They have since up the ante. Now, regarding the children being a disqualification thing, forget it. They could explain it away that since the children aren’t migrating or look for another excuse. On the other hand, they could always file for the children later. They should do this when they become citizens though. The max USCIS would do is requiring a proof which they could overcome by doing DNA tests. Meanwhile, the interview could go either way. If they’re enjoying their lives in Naija, they should stay put. I know many older folks who also won the DV but refused to take up the offer.

lovelynk:

u definitely can not explain away the failure to include your qualified kids while playing the lottery.the instruction is very clear and if at any time u raise the issue of having kids that u never included u will be DISQUALIFIED.
There is provision on the visa forms where u are to list all your kids/family members irrespective of whether they are migrating with u and another space where u list ONLY the kids/family members dat are n migrating wt u.

In  any case,failure to list the kids means u are sort saying u have no kids and that goes into the records.
it will den be difficukt to come back in the future to say u have got kids and all dat.
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