DV Lottery 2016

[coolbone 0]

So my OPT is over at the end of June. According to my lawyer is already to late to apply for another F1 visa now and in October when my number <1000 is going to be called, how am I going to justify the fact that I want an immigrant visa when a couple of months earlier I applied for an non-immigrant visa. Now, I want to do it the right way and not have any issue. I trust the lawyer, he has a lot of experience and he had a couple of customers that change their status in September and they were called for an interview in November and the immigration officer asked them why they apply for another F-1 when they already knew about being dv lottery winners.

If I go back in August, I'll have enough time to prepare the file for the interview.

When do I need to file the DS-260? I know I can't pay the fee here, but at the American Embassy in Bucharest.

It freaks me out and I don't know what to do.

Hi Laura,

I was on student F1 visa and selected for 2009 lottery. I've changed my status here and it was really stressful for me. They lost my files, late response and so on. I did go through with my lawyer and she got interview date in last days to end 2009 fiscal year. I highly recommend you to go back your country and process everything via US Embassy in your country. Trust me it's going to be so efficient and easy. Unfortunately you may faced with some issue ( status conflict) since your OPT is ending. You have to have legal status until interview date and meet all requirements. I mean i was on student visa and USCIS officer asked me all F1's, transcripts, letters from school and took his time and reviewed carefully.

I had a same situation. Trust me you are lucky but don't risk anything and have your interview in your country. Also if you leave US on time that means you are reliable person about your visa status. This is my recommendation to you as a person who had a similar situation.

I hope good luck with that.

[LauraNicole 0]

Thank you very much Coolbone. I apreciate your answer. I know that i have 60 days to leave after my OPT is over amd I'll go back to Romania to apply for all of this. I do have to file the online DS-260 and I'm so confused with al the questions that they have on the form.

[Hassan.12 0]

As SusieQQQ said earlier just relax,

you get all required help in this nice forum with excellent and great people,

I was in the same situation same time last year, but every thing went so smooth and easy,

what ever confused you just ask here, and you will get help.

I learned every thing from here.

submit your form as early as possible, because your case number is small and you will be current on October

good luck

[miga 0]

Hi all! I just check out and I'm on a same boat with you! My number goes 2016EU00...4000 - little over it.

What do you think about the interview date? When it might be current ,approximately ? God I'm so exited!

I'm also under F4 category with PD 10 jul 2003, so my AOS will come soon from there also. Is this coincidence?