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Winning Diversity lottery while out of status

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Kathryn41   3,205

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Just found this hidden on the Immigration News forum so have moved it to General Immigration Forum for answers.

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Look at my timeline: After endless years of participating I finally won "the lottery," only to learn afterward from my immigration attorney that I wasn't eligible as an out-of-status applicant.

That should answer your question.

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:whistle: Does anyone know what would happen if you won the diversity lottery while you are out of status or have another case pending or denied

I don't think another case matters, unless it has resulted in some sort of ban. The bottom line is that you need to be eligible to adjust status, and to enter the US if you are not here.

If you are out-of-status, it depends. You need to be eligible to adjust status, so if you have only been out of status for a short period of time, you can return home and apply for the Visa. If you will incur a ban by returning home, then you are out of luck.

(So, if you are out of status now and you are thinking of applying for the current lottery and staying in the US, that won't work, because it will be more than six months before notfiications.)

There are very strict time limits on the lottery program, so should you win, begin your application immediately.

 
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