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DV2021winnercouple said:
He resented his documents and after speaking with the senator's office he got scheduled for the same-day interview without an interview letter. His interview was short and got approved yesterday.
Never been asked about his overstay.
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That’s good. Not sure what you mean about his overstay though considering you said he already had an approved NIW I-140 prior to sending in his DV based AOS application.
 
askalexny said:
7/1/21
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You entered the US on 7/1, your AOS package was delivered to the Chicago Lockbox on 8/11. I would be pretty much skeptical about your claim of not having a preconceived intent of filing AOS before you entered the US if I was the IO. As the IO, I will find it rather unusual for a genuine visitor to travel to the US with their birth certificate and educational documents - documents you would have included with your AOS package right? You were also able to make the DV administrative fee payment within that short period of time. In addition, this visitor has been able to secure a job offer between when their AOS package was filed (on 8/11 and 9/23 interview date) and present that offer of employment letter in support of an AOS application that was not pre-planned prior to coming to the US.

So yep, seems like the IO had second thoughts about your case after initially approving it, hence the request for you to return to the FO. It is possible the IO believed your explanation. Anyway, you’ll just have to wait and see if the approval stays, in that case the GC will show up soon.
 
Sm1smom said:
So yep, seems like the IO had second thoughts about your case after initially approving it,
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Or possibly a supervisor picked up on this on review?


askalexny said:
At the ens some "witness" was called to the room to sign the transcription of my statements
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What do you mean a witness signed? something like signed as a witness that the transcription was a true reflection of what you said?

Can you remember if the CBP officer asked you any questions about your intent on entry with your B visa and what you answered at the time?
 
Sm1smom said:
You entered the US on 7/1, your AOS package was delivered to the Chicago Lockbox on 8/11. I would be pretty much skeptical about your claim of not having a preconceived intent of filing AOS before you entered the US if I was the IO. As the IO, I will find it rather unusual for a genuine visitor to travel to the US with their birth certificate and educational documents - documents you would have included with your AOS package right? You were also able to make the DV administrative fee payment within that short period of time. In addition, this visitor has been able to secure a job offer between when their AOS package was filed (on 8/11 and 9/23 interview date) and present that offer of employment letter in support of an AOS application that was not pre-planned prior to coming to the US.

So yep, seems like the IO had second thoughts about your case after initially approving it, hence the request for you to return to the FO. It is possible the IO believed your explanation. Anyway, you’ll just have to wait and see if the approval stays, in that case the GC will show up soon.
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I had to ask my sister to send the documents from my country via DHL. Sure I did not travel with them. As for the job offer, surprisingly the officer never asked about it. It was not included in my application initially. I understand that it looks suspicious. And it is more sad that it is really true in my case. It is my 12th entry to the US. 4th since I learned about my DV win. I almost gave up the thought that I would be able to get my GC as I never thought that it is legal to adjust the status from visitor visa to GC. Embassy in my country is closed.

Yes. The only thing I have to do is to wait. So nervous...
 
SusieQQQ said:
What do you mean a witness signed? something like signed as a witness that the transcription was a true reflection of what you said?

Can you remember if the CBP officer asked you any questions about your intent on entry with your B visa and what you answered at the time?
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The officer called in some man who she called a witness who was not present at the time of my answers. And he signed something in my case papers.
As for CBP - sure I remember. And I told him that I came for a vacation to visit my friends.
 
askalexny said:
I had to ask my sister to send the documents from my country via DHL. Sure I did not travel with them. As for the job offer, surprisingly the officer never asked about it. It was not included in my application initially. I understand that it looks suspicious. And it is more sad that it is really true in my case. It is my 12th entry to the US. 4th since I learned about my DV win. I almost gave up the thought that I would be able to get my GC as I never thought that it is legal to adjust the status from visitor visa to GC. Embassy in my country is closed.

Yes. The only thing I have to do is to wait. So nervous...
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Well, for your sake I hope the IO believe your explanation/statements.
 
askalexny said:
Thought about that too. But why do all that after changing my case status to New card is being produced... Sure I can only guess how the process works. But looks a bit weird, isn't it?
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Not necessarily weird. An approved case can always be reviewed for one reason or the other. We’ve had the situation of a case that received the approval notice in the mail, only to receive another notice a couple of days after (in place of the GC) stating the case needed to undergo some additional review. The case was eventually approved after a couple of weeks though, that person was fortunate of course to not have had their interview towards the end of the FY.
 
Sm1smom said:
Not necessarily weird. An approved case can always be reviewed for one reason or the other.
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I see… How soon do you think they will update my case status if they choose to deny me?
And how common is that the IO asked me to sign the document with all my answers?
 
askalexny said:
I see… How soon do you think they will update my case status if they choose to deny me?
And how common is that the IO asked me to sign the document with all my answers?
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1. There’s no telling “how soon” - you’ll just have to wait and see.
2. Standard practice attesting to the statements you provided in response to the additional questions you were asked.
 
VValod said:
I am not sure what constitutes the "entry". Is it just to check whether the person won, or access their ds260?
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The actual DV entry form. It is not just checking that the person won, it is ensuring that the eligibility criteria were met and nothing disqualifying was present (no incorrect country of chargeability, ensuring derivatives were correctly added etc), that the person in the photo on the entry is the applicant in front of them, etc.
 
SusieQQQ said:
The actual DV entry form. It is not just checking that the person won, it is ensuring that the eligibility criteria were met and nothing disqualifying was present (no incorrect country of chargeability, ensuring derivatives were correctly added etc), that the person in the photo on the entry is the applicant in front of them, etc.
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yeah, cool, that makes sense.
 
We got them yesterday. Wow, that’s an amazing feeling. My dream since school became true. I would like to say tons of thanks to all active and honest people here, you made the journey from taking a decision to apply for AOS to physical cards in hands as easy as possible. I made mistakes, asked silly questions, have been nervous time to time and always got calmer on this forum! Thank you @Sm1smom, thank you for all the help and support you gave and keep giving us! In the beginning, many of us were like real kids, so… thank you mom!!
 
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