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US Embassy in Cuba warns hype winners that it does not guarantee a visa or interview

“Being selected does not guarantee a visa or an interview,” they report from the United States Embassy in Cuba.

Embajada de Estados Unidos en Cuba © murillomora/Instagram
United States Embassy in Cuba Photo © murillomora/Instagram

After last week the results of the DV-2025 Immigrant Diversity Visa Program, popularly known as "bombo", which allows thousands of people from various countries to aspire to permanent residence in the United States, The embassy of that country in Cuba once again warns that the granting of a place is not a guarantee of entry to the northern country.

The United States Embassy in Cuba He reported through his social channels that “Being selected does not guarantee a visa or an interview”. A question that they repeat over and over again, every time the dates arrive to meet the selected ones.

However, he added that Those who already have an interview date at the US consular demarcation in Havana must present the requirements met and shared several photos with the necessary documents.

The Office of Consular Affairs of the Department of State reported that the Applicants to the 2025 Visa Lottery could review the status of their application since last Saturday, May 4.

Through the program, 55,000 visas were enabled, benefiting countries with low levels of migration to the US, including Cuba, one of the nations with the highest quotas last year.

This lottery is an expeditious path to permanent legal residence in the country and makes it easier to obtain citizenship.

But not all stories are rosy. In 2022, a Cuban family that won the visa lottery, had to return to Cuba after the North American authorities rejected them due to a low level of education.

They applied at the US embassy in Guyana and They were unaware that their ninth grade educational level would be insufficient to be admitted.. Furthermore, that information was the same as what they provided when filling out the application form.

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