Diversity Visa and ELIS fee

[mias 1]

I entered the US early October to activate the Diversity Visa. As I have not received the package at the

US address that I gave, I phoned the USCIS to enquire about the delay. I was told that I need to pay the

ELIS fee. I was not aware of this , is this so ?

Any info would be appreciated thanks.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

This is the $165 per applicant that needs to be paid before they will process your physical green card. You should have been informed about this at your interview?

http://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis

http://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-immigrant-fee

Edited December 25, 2013 by SusieQQQ

[cottonb13 0]

This is the $165 per applicant that needs to be paid before they will process your physical green card. You should have been informed about this at your interview?

http://www.uscis.gov/uscis-elis

http://www.uscis.gov/forms/uscis-immigrant-fee

SusieQQQ

Do you think if the DV applicant is adjusting status (AOS) this fee has to be paid? Instead of consular processing I'm going to adjust status. I have already paid a visa fee for F1 student visa to come to US but not sure if I have to do it for DV as well.