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Alexey said:
Let me put my two cents here as well with the question that I have.

Mom, with all due respect, isn’t it better to recommend F-1 students to apply for for I-765 in that case then? Wouldn’t it allow any enrolled F-1 students to seek any legal employment (without restrictions as per F-1 regulations) while their case is pending?

Even though it was entirely my decision to not include I-765 in my package, because I was expecting to have my application completed long time ago and thought it would only delay the process. Now this is my number one regret. Have I done so I could’ve at least got some low-tier job in the grocery store (I think) since it’s better than nothing. But again, none of us could’ve predicted anything like this to happen.

Just wanted to share everyone of my timeline as of today. My case number is EU25xx became current back in November 2019.
Chicago lockbox: Nov 4th, 2019
Payment cashed: Nov 14th, 2019
Acceptance text: Nov 15th, 2019
NOA received: Nov 18th, 2019
Bio letter received: Nov 22nd, 2019
Bio scheduled: Dec 9th, 2019
Bio Walk in: Dec 3rd, 2019
Acceptance Bio received: Dec 10th, 2019
Interview notice received: March 13th, 2020
Interview cancelation notice: April 4th, 2020
Online status as of today: On March 26th interview is ready to be scheduled.

So now, I’m pretty much as everyone else hoping to al least have an interview by the end of FY...
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Nope, I can’t recommend what is better. Each decision has its pros and cons, so each person must weigh those carefully and decide on what works best for them.
 
I have another question. AOS route gives an option to appeal the decision in case of denial. Does appeal option goes away after FY ends?
 
Alexey said:
So if I use EAD in that case, then I automatically loose my F-1 and can’t fall back into it in case of denial? Even if I’m still enrolled in school as F-1 afterwards? Accepting AOS EAD means giving up your existing status?
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Slight clarification here - applying for or receiving an AOS based EAD Card does not make you loose your current status. Using the AOS based EAD card for authorized employment is what kicks you out of your current status.
 
Dear @Sm1smom , @Britsimon and @SusieQQQ
I hope you’re staying safe, thanks for your continuous help.

I am an observer at a US medical school since 10/01/2019 on a B2 visitor visa, I left US after my lab went on lockdown 60 days ago (went in/out US 7 times in the past 12 months).
After covid19 outbreak, I became part of a team working on developing a ventilator for COVID19 patients (I am an inventor/consultant/engineer). My lab/university sent me a letter today asking me to go back urgently as they need me to be physically present there as soon as possible in order for the project to succeed, explaining in details the essential travel.

Please find below my DV timeline and related questions:
2020AS2XXXX
DS260 submitted as AOS on 05/2019
Changed from AOS to CP on 11/2019
Documents congratulations email received on 03/2020

1)should I contact the embassy and ask for an interview exception: waiving the latest executive order: section 2 (b) (ii) and contact KCC to send my 2NL to the embassy upon approval?

2)A) Should I enter US on my B2 visa ? then change to AOS without delays, as I may not be able to come back to be interviewed at the embassy upon resuming interviews/relieving the EO ban.
doing this may raise the 90-day rule, but i can genuinely prove my intention by showing the letter.

B) are the letter/designs/contribution/special access to the lab during lockdown considered enough proof?

3)A) Should I enter US on my B2 visa and wait 90 days before paying DV fees/submitting i485 ?
I will be left with a 45-60 days until FY ends, and as per your amazing google sheet, it’s so risky.(somehow, impossible from a timeline perspective and during today’s world circumstances)

B) does the 60 day rule still apply after sep 2017 ?

C) In case of No interview or online interview, should I be given the right to rebut the “preconceived intent” assumption?
 
Hello there. I am currently on an F1 student visa and I reside in the USA, I also got selected for the dv lottery 2020, mu number just got current couple days ago.
I went through the excel sheet document I found online, but I got a bit confused.
Are there any F1 students who went through this process here? I would like to contact one of you to get some information if it is possible.
I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you!
 
junior mak said:
Dear @Sm1smom , @Britsimon and @SusieQQQ
I hope you’re staying safe, thanks for your continuous help.

I am an observer at a US medical school since 10/01/2019 on a B2 visitor visa, I left US after my lab went on lockdown 60 days ago (went in/out US 7 times in the past 12 months).
After covid19 outbreak, I became part of a team working on developing a ventilator for COVID19 patients (I am an inventor/consultant/engineer). My lab/university sent me a letter today asking me to go back urgently as they need me to be physically present there as soon as possible in order for the project to succeed, explaining in details the essential travel.

Please find below my DV timeline and related questions:
2020AS2XXXX
DS260 submitted as AOS on 05/2019
Changed from AOS to CP on 11/2019
Documents congratulations email received on 03/2020

1)should I contact the embassy and ask for an interview exception: waiving the latest executive order: section 2 (b) (ii) and contact KCC to send my 2NL to the embassy upon approval?

2)A) Should I enter US on my B2 visa ? then change to AOS without delays, as I may not be able to come back to be interviewed at the embassy upon resuming interviews/relieving the EO ban.
doing this may raise the 90-day rule, but i can genuinely prove my intention by showing the letter.

B) are the letter/designs/contribution/special access to the lab during lockdown considered enough proof?

3)A) Should I enter US on my B2 visa and wait 90 days before paying DV fees/submitting i485 ?
I will be left with a 45-60 days until FY ends, and as per your amazing google sheet, it’s so risky.(somehow, impossible from a timeline perspective and during today’s world circumstances)

B) does the 60 day rule still apply after sep 2017 ?

C) In case of No interview or online interview, should I be given the right to rebut the “preconceived intent” assumption?
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Direct answer to the AOS question portion of your post is that you cannot enter the US on a NIV, a visitor’s visa with a preconceived intent of processing AOS. It is a no, no, regardless of your previous AOS process selection. The fact that you already departed from the US and changed to CP makes the previous claim of wanting to process AOS initial an invalid reason.
 
Sm1smom said:
Slight clarification here - applying for or receiving an AOS based EAD Card does not make you loose your current status. Using the AOS based EAD card for authorized employment is what kicks you out of your current status.
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@Sm1smom is G4 visa considered dual-intent then?
 
MNA2020 said:
@Sm1smom is G4 visa considered dual-intent then?
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G4 is a non-immigrant visa.
There is not so much additional work to apply for EAD through DV AOS. It's the use of this EAD that you should weight seriously. When we were submitting our documents, I put I-508 and I-566 (you will need a "non-endorsement letter" from your organization to attach to this form) after all ID, eligibility and financial documents.
 
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Mirmar said:
G4 is a non-immigrant visa.
There is not so much additional work to apply for EAD through DV AOS. It's the use of this EAD that you should weight seriously. When we were submitting our documents, I put I-508 and I-566 (you will need a "non-endorsement letter" from your organization to attach to this form) after all ID, eligibility and financial documents.
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Thank you, @Mirmar While I am definitely intending to have forms 508 and 566 filed, I wonder what is the "non-endorsement" letter?
 
I know no one can say this for sure now, but I was wondering whether people think that USCIS will in fact reopen on June 4 or if the suspension of in-person services will be further extended. Like many others, I am really worried that DV winners will not have enough time to adjust their status until September 30 given the unpredictability of the developments around covid-19. Any thoughts on that?
P.S. I understand that any opinions expressed are mere speculations, but I was just curious about what other people think.
 
darvlasap said:
I know no one can say this for sure now, but I was wondering whether people think that USCIS will in fact reopen on June 4 or if the suspension of in-person services will be further extended. Like many others, I am really worried that DV winners will not have enough time to adjust their status until September 30 given the unpredictability of the developments around covid-19. Any thoughts on that?
P.S. I understand that any opinions expressed are mere speculations, but I was just curious about what other people think.
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This is the only thread in the forum set aside for DV based AOSers to discuss the process and needed guidance. We can’t afford for it to get littered or derailed with speculative posts which adds nothing to the process. We need to think of future selectees who may need to refer to this thread as they go through the AOS process, they shouldn’t have to wade through gazillion speculative and non-informative posts to find the useful information they need.

So feel free to create a different thread for speculating on what may or may not happen since we can’t have such posts on the AOS thread. Any speculative post on this particular thread will therefore be deleted as they do nothing but distract and cause further anxiety. The AOS thread is being closely monitored.
 
darvlasap said:
I know no one can say this for sure now, but I was wondering whether people think that USCIS will in fact reopen on June 4 or if the suspension of in-person services will be further extended. Like many others, I am really worried that DV winners will not have enough time to adjust their status until September 30 given the unpredictability of the developments around covid-19. Any thoughts on that?
P.S. I understand that any opinions expressed are mere speculations, but I was just curious about what other people think.
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it’s certainly an incentive to send in a totally complete package in the hopes that you’ll be one of the lucky ones to be approved without interview.
 
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Sm1smom said:
This is the only thread in the forum set aside for DV based AOSers to discuss the process and needed guidance. We can’t afford for it to get littered or derailed with speculative posts which adds nothing to the process. We need to think of future selectees who may need to refer to this thread as they go through the AOS process, they shouldn’t have to wade through gazillion speculative and non-informative posts to find the useful information they need.

So feel free to create a different thread for speculating on what may or may not happen since we can’t have such posts on the AOS thread. Any speculative post on this particular thread will therefore be deleted as they do nothing but distract and cause further anxiety. The AOS thread is being closely monitored.
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Got it! Sorry for bringing this up here
 
SusieQQQ said:
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it’s certainly an incentive to send in a totally complete package in the hopes that you’ll be one of the lucky ones to be approved without interview.
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I thought that an interview was required when adjusting status through the DV process. Could you please direct me to specific cases (post, stories, or accounts) when people were approved without an interview? Or, more generally, where can I find more information about this possibility?

Thanks!
 
darvlasap said:
I thought that an interview was required when adjusting status through the DV process. Could you please direct me to specific cases (post, stories, or accounts) when people were approved without an interview? Or, more generally, where can I find more information about this possibility?

Thanks!
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It’s been posted about in the past on these threads. Not common.
 
darvlasap said:
I thought that an interview was required when adjusting status through the DV process. Could you please direct me to specific cases (post, stories, or accounts) when people were approved without an interview? Or, more generally, where can I find more information about this possibility?

Thanks!
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Check the timeline spreadsheets (both current and past) you’ll see cases that got approved without interview.
 
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