Thanks for asking! You're right, I guess in some way our stories look alike
I did resubmit my package, then had to call to Chicago a couple of times, and after several weeks got a NOA that my package was accepted. After that I got the Biometrics done and received the Interview letter just fine, but the Interview itself was not as pleasant as yours - the officer was a complete novice in DV applications - several times she said that it is something she'd never done before. Then she said that I need a job offer for this type of application, and when I said no, I didn't have to have it, it took her an hour to find out that I was right (I was waiting in the waiting room while she was trying to figure it out). Then she said that there are some missing docs in my file and she had to talk to her supervisor about it. So I just went home and had to wait for three weeks more until the CPO status appeared online, and eight days more before I got my green card! It was about ten days ago .
So, now I am thinking about how I am going to develop my business further, when this big thing is finally done!
I did resubmit my package, then had to call to Chicago a couple of times, and after several weeks got a NOA that my package was accepted. After that I got the Biometrics done and received the Interview letter just fine, but the Interview itself was not as pleasant as yours - the officer was a complete novice in DV applications - several times she said that it is something she'd never done before. Then she said that I need a job offer for this type of application, and when I said no, I didn't have to have it, it took her an hour to find out that I was right (I was waiting in the waiting room while she was trying to figure it out). Then she said that there are some missing docs in my file and she had to talk to her supervisor about it. So I just went home and had to wait for three weeks more until the CPO status appeared online, and eight days more before I got my green card! It was about ten days ago .
So, now I am thinking about how I am going to develop my business further, when this big thing is finally done!