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Congrats! Please help yourself by checking the DV 2009 AOS and DV 2008 AOS threads for a wealth of information. URLs are below. http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=277338 http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=251543

Both the winner and spouse will have to file separate applications - but you can mail both applications in one envelope to USCIS. You can write separate cover letters for both the applications and mention the winner/spouse in each and enclose the documents like marriage certificates/lottery...

It was different for me as well. What's on NOA is the correct one.

Thanks. I understand the first part that is also there in the Diversity instructions. But didn't quite get what you meant by "only if you were born in US"? I was asking in the context of applying for DV lottery. If you were born in US why would you apply for DV lottery?

Do you if someone is born in a country that is not eligible, but got naturalized in a country that is eligible, then can such person apply for DV? Or in orther words does it only go by your country of birth or can naturalized citizens of an eligible country apply for DV even if they were born in...

As far as I know there is no strict rule. It all depends on the officer that interviews you. For us and a lot of others from the DV2008 thread, nothing other than the passport was asked. We had taken employment letters and I filled in my own I-134 (although my AOS was still pending). If you can...

Congrats JAZB! I guess your gamble paid off in the end! Great! We were also in the same boat as you ... employment based AOS stuck with no visa numbers... and decided to spend all the money again to do another AOS through DV lottery...and it was well worth it...you probably had the least...

Just like you posted a message on this thread, you should be able to post a message to the DV 2008 AOS thread found here http://boards.immigration.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38 Click on Post Reply at the bottom of the page.

Quick answer is yes. There is a memo out there that mentions about using I134 for DV based cases. But a lot of misinformed officers have asked for I864 affidavits and in a lot of cases especially if you are employed, they don't even ask for any forms. We had sent in a letter from employer with...

Congrats to all those who recently got their approval. So other than badluck2 (who I hope will hear some good news soon - I hope you are talking to your representatives/senators) are there anybody else from DV2008 and who did their AOS... who are yet to receive their approvals? At least from...

Am not an attorney, but this sounds to me like a rip off... If I were you I would probably get a second opinion from another attorney and see what they say...if all other requirements/documents are ok... then I would like you might still be ok....personally for me what helped the most was...

Single check should be fine. But if more than one applicant in your package, it is generally good to send separate checks for each applicant (each 485 application).

Although we received our cards, the online status for me says card production ordered and for my spouse says welcome notice sent. So can't really rely (and don't worry too much) on the online status. I think one thing that we should probably add to the FAQ of AOS processing is to get the...

I tend to agree with the last two posts. It is all dependent on the individual and how much time you have for the DV based case and for the most part, from people who have done their AOS on this thread, only a few have had issues with name check. For the others it was all pretty seamless as long...

We had taken marriage certificate, birth certificate, diplomas, prior EADs, recent pay stubs, etc. - but none of this was asked. Good Luck!

congrats to you too on your successfull completion of the interview! Hopefully your name check will clear in the coming weeks ... If it is of any consolation, my name check from my employment based AOS had been pending since July 07 as of May 08 when I went for an Infopass. As far as I know it...

Searching for USCIS field office found me this link http://www.immigrationportal.com/archive/index.php/t-201370.html Not sure how current the numbers are or whether this would help. But my field office's number from the above page was current and they were extremely helpful! Good Luck...

Tell me about it..our employment based cases are still pending and would probably have taken a few years to clear if we had waited for that.. I would put it in the cover letter on the first page - something they would see as soon as they open the document. Again, you are really up against...

Hi Not sure what your DV case # is and why you had to wait this long. But if money for fees is not an issue, you could probably send it for AOS ASAP and hope for the best. If you are lucky and if your name check is cleared as per your previous pending AOS, you might be ok. But it all depends...

In our case there was no change in online status till today - it was something like finger print fee accepted...If you are in doubt, I would try and call the office that you went for interview. If you don't have their ph #, try searching this forum for Field office phone numbers and see if you...