DV 2017 AOS Only
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Sm1smom
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Yes a copy of the original B/C in the foreign language is required to be included.
Hi forum, I'm confused too much. My case no EUXX17000. I'm under the F-1 student visa and I submitted the ds-260 forms month ago. All the situations are happening right now in Turkey, I m considering to do AOS process. Firstly, I need to unlock my forms and switch from CP to AOS.
As I understood if I do AOS, I will expect an e-mail from KCC. Please help me, does it delay my interview and process? Am I late to switch from CP to AOS? Should I switch it? Thanks in advance.
As I understood if I do AOS, I will expect an e-mail from KCC. Please help me, does it delay my interview and process? Am I late to switch from CP to AOS? Should I switch it? Thanks in advance.
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Email KCC and asked them to make the change. As far as I know even if they unlock DS 260 you cant make that change. Only way to change that is ask KCC to do it
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
We can't tell you if you should switch or not, it's your decision. However, if you want to switch to AOS you'll need to email KCC and inform them of your decision. Your CN is mid-range, so a switch either way at this time will not impact your case.
Meanwhile go through the first post on page one of this Thread to locate the link to the AOS process spreadsheet. Spread some time going over it in order to get a good understanding of the steps involved with AOS process.
justsomeguy
Member
Received 2nl today - ironically a day after I unlocked my DS-260 form to change an address. Does this matter [the unlocking bit]?
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
Doesn't matter.
Finding an unpaid internship is quite hard due to federal rules for employers. If its the case please do CP instead of AOS. Dont risk it with a GC in question
SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
There's a difference between unpaid internships and volunteering. (I don't know if it's relevant for this issue, but they are not the same thing.)
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
You are aware the OPT is meant for you to be in a paid job relevant to your field of study? You should consider going home and processing CP if the issue you're facing is an inability to secure a paid job relevant to your field of study and your OPT grace period is about to expire.
During OPT you just can't volunteer for anything. It has to be related to field of study. Also it has to be more than 20 hrs a week. So evidently this becomes an unpaid internship rather than volunteer position.
Thanks @Sm1smom . I've got one more question.
In my original birth certificate (the one not in english), under "name" it has only my two middle names which are the given names. It doesn't include my first name and last name which are family names that I get from my father. And there is no a separate space for "full name". But in my passport and in all the other documents I have my full name. I guess the translated birth certificate should be exactly same as the original birth certificate. So would it be a problem when the translated birth certificate includes only the two middle names under "name"?
ManyQuestionsArise
New Member
Thank you very much for this thread; it takes away a lot of uncertainty and clarifies many points! I wish governments offered similar resources.
I am a F1 undergraduate student who came back home for summer, and I will re-enter the US this August. Thankfully, I won the DV-2017 lottery, but I have several questions:
1) I thought that I would go through CP in my home country, so I’ve taken the medical exam at an approved medical center there. However, I realized that AoS will be more convenient for me, and I am wondering if I can use the sealed package obtained in my home country for I-485 submission ? On one hand, that doctor is authorized, if I were to go through CP; on the other hand, AoS is different from CP and the testing center doesn’t appear on the list of "authorized civil surgeons by USCIS".
I think I will go through an US civil surgeon- to be assured- but I would like to hear your opinion as well.
2) I have submitted the DS-260, and then wrote a request to KCCDV to “cancel my DS-260 submission” (accidentally, I did as advised in this thread: apply for DS-260 before applying for AoS too).
2 weeks have passed, but they haven’t responded yet. In the spreadsheet, it’s written that it can take even more than 2 months before they do so; I am wondering- in the worst case scenario- what would happen if I were to apply for AoS without getting the “2nd NL”? Will it impact my AoS application?
3) I also want to make sure: My number is EU00..03XXX. From what I’ve looked, the EU numbers for October tend to be ~ 8000-9000. So, I will probably have to send my documents in October (since my number is in the 3000s), is this correct?
I am a F1 undergraduate student who came back home for summer, and I will re-enter the US this August. Thankfully, I won the DV-2017 lottery, but I have several questions:
1) I thought that I would go through CP in my home country, so I’ve taken the medical exam at an approved medical center there. However, I realized that AoS will be more convenient for me, and I am wondering if I can use the sealed package obtained in my home country for I-485 submission ? On one hand, that doctor is authorized, if I were to go through CP; on the other hand, AoS is different from CP and the testing center doesn’t appear on the list of "authorized civil surgeons by USCIS".
I think I will go through an US civil surgeon- to be assured- but I would like to hear your opinion as well.
2) I have submitted the DS-260, and then wrote a request to KCCDV to “cancel my DS-260 submission” (accidentally, I did as advised in this thread: apply for DS-260 before applying for AoS too).
2 weeks have passed, but they haven’t responded yet. In the spreadsheet, it’s written that it can take even more than 2 months before they do so; I am wondering- in the worst case scenario- what would happen if I were to apply for AoS without getting the “2nd NL”? Will it impact my AoS application?
3) I also want to make sure: My number is EU00..03XXX. From what I’ve looked, the EU numbers for October tend to be ~ 8000-9000. So, I will probably have to send my documents in October (since my number is in the 3000s), is this correct?
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
The translated B/C must be an exact version of the original B/C.
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
1. The medical exam must be conducted by an authorized US based civil surgeon.
2. KCC cannot "cancel (your) DS-260 submission". I don't know where you got that information from.
None inclusion of the 2NL hasn't been know to impact AOS (to the best of my knowledge) - you'll have the opportunity of presenting it at the time of your interview (if you end up sending your AOS package without the 2NL).
3. May be.
ManyQuestionsArise
New Member
Thank you for your prompt response. Can I, please, further clarify:
2. Is it possible for KCCDV to not observe/know that you have also applied for AoS, and to give you an interview through CP? In that case, would I contact the consulate from my home country and tell them "never mind, I applied to AoS"? I have no idea how the 2 options interact, and I didn't quite comprehend the logic behind applying for DS-260 even though you will, most likely, be undergoing AoS (even after reading the spreadsheet).
3. Ok, let's take a concrete example- just to make sure again: if the number is 4000 for EU October and I have EU00...03333, then I send my documents in October?
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
1. If you submitted the DS-260 form and indicated you wanted to process CP, KCC will go ahead and process you for a CP interview - your KCC gets sent to the applicable embassy. If after submitting the form you, you change your mind and decide to process AOS without informing KCC, your case file still gets sent to the applicable embassy even if you initiate AOS on your own - that's a complication/delay you do not wish to introduce. The FO processing your AOS case will need your KCC file, without which your AOS cannot be adjudicated.
If you change your mind and wish to process AOS, you need to make sure you inform KCC of this change before your CN gets scheduled for an interview. Filling out the DS form lets KCC know ahead of time of your decision to process AOS, it makes planning easier for them - without your DS260, they'll be under the impression you have no plan of processing your selection.
2. Yes that's how the process work - you may also file one or two months prior to October, utilizing the early filing memo as long as you're aware and prepared for the possibility of a rejection or denial due to early filing.
So since the original B/C contains only my two middle names and not the full name, would that be a problem?
Sm1smom
Super Moderator
It shouldn't be (hopefully). However only the IO has the final say.