F1 but DV Selectee

[m17122018 15]

Good morning everyone. 

So I got admitted into a masters in the US and I was supposed to begin in person classes in August, however embassies are still closed so my school is looking for alternative solutions as I will not be able to join them for fall 2020 (meaning I will have to wait and join them in person for spring 2021 in January, there is no in between). 

The problem is that I got selected for the DV 2021; for some time I did consider getting the DV but in the light of recent political events and given it is a very complicated situation right now, I have been thinking about it and I am reconsidering and going for the safest option (and the option I worked really hard for, I do not want to waste that). 

However, I was told that because I got selected in the DV lottery and my case number is really low, I will have a hard time overcoming the assumption that I will have immigrant intent and adjust my status as soon as I am there... Is there anything I can do about this? Is all hope now lost to get an F1 or is there something I can do to overcome that assumption?

 

PS: I will not be looking to adjust status, but honestly I worked long and hard to get admitted into this masters, I have been excited about it for quite some time and I even got an Assistantship to cover the costs... It is not an opportunity I would like to pass on. 

 

 

Thank you all for your help

[VISBIS 18]

I think your best bet is to just attend the interview whenever that is possible. There’s a real good chance that universities will have everything online and won’t convene in person for fall, and in that case, you could attend classes from home.
 

 Else you could talk to the dean of your department and see if they’ll be willing to push back your admittance date by a year. You could take transferable courses over there during that time if you decide to go this route. Good luck

 

Edited June 22, 2020 by VISBIS