Hi guys! I'm very glad to have found this forum. I'm one of the lucky ones to have been selected for DV-2020 in Kenya. My CN is 2020AF00022XXX (I guess I'm that "Unknown" somewhere in the list haha!) and I submitted my DS-260 in May. I have read the whole thread and I have a lot of questions.
Short history about myself: I have lived in the U.S. under A1(Diplomatic) visa since I was 16 years old in 2010 up until 2016 when I was 22 years old. In 2016, I flew back here to switch my status before expiry of my A1 visa and applied for and received an F1 (Student) visa. Due to some financial issues paired with my misunderstanding of how this visa works, I flew to the U.S. at a later date than when my I-20 start date was. The CBP officer dealing with me at the airport in the U.S. tried to get into contact with my university but it was at night and past business hours. He then gave me an option to withdraw my application for entry and I took it. I have been in Kenya since and have not applied for any other visa.
Now, some of my questions are:
1. Should withdrawing my application for entry to the U.S. in the past cause any major problems during my interview or lower my chances of being approved for the Green Card? I haven't seen anyone with this kind of situation.
2. Since I graduated high school in the U.S. and got accepted in one of their public universities which require high school diploma, do I still need transcripts/certificates from my high school if I currently have my sealed university transcripts?
3. I'm still allowed to apply for DV-2021 in the meantime, right?
I can't remember my other questions at this time but I'll surely ask when I remember.