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DV Lottery, I have not finished my education in Europe

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sedeki

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Hello all,

This is my first post. I have read a lot of threads here but I have not found anyone that addresses this particular question.

I am currently studying for two BSc degrees. I have about 2 years left until I finish both. Also, I am participating in the 2011 DV Lottery. My question is whether or not my interviewer will decline my application immediately when I tell him/her this?

I really want to finish my degrees before I move to the US. Is there any way for me to take my degrees, and visit the US each year to prolong my possible green card?


What are your thoughts?


Thank you in advance,
sedeki
 
sedeki said:
Since I am not moving to the States immediately, but will postpone the move 2 years, how will that work out for me?
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you could always get a Re-Entry permit after getting your GC it lets you to be away for the max of 24 months without even making a single trip.
 
In the end you are relying on what the custom employee decides....Every port of entry has different employeees and they can make decisions based on what they think is the right thing, although there are of course certain rules and regulations.

If you haven't been in the USA at all after you got your GC it shows no intend to be a perminent resident and the GC has certain requirements although you can get the re entry permit for which you have to pay for, but if you haven't been here at all you can be denied to enter on teh GC since you haven't used it at all and to be honest I haven't heard of any one trying to do what you are doing.

Some have come here a few weeks and left and paid for their re entry permit and came back a year later, but not goignto the USA and wanting to stay away for 2 years.....that is weird to me....aren't you happy to win and go to the US at all...

It clearly shows no intend of wanting to be a preminent resident and winning the GC and going forward with it is not like....I love my own counrty so much and let's stay here another couple of years and then wheever it is convenient for me I go and can do whatever I want...

Thousands want to be in your shoes and wished the got the NL letter and can't wait to get over here...you might hve good reasons for not going within the next 2 years but you have to look at it from the other side and it can be trouble or not, but it is you who is take a risk...
 
sedeki said:
Would I even get a GC to begin with? Isn't this a given disqualifying factor?
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well i meant for u go to usa, have things processed, stay a couple of weeks for that, get a Re-Entry permit, and then you can return to ur native place to finish off college.
 
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sedeki said:
Would I even get a GC to begin with? Isn't this a given disqualifying factor?
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Don't mention it in the interview. Other than that, it's none of their business what you do or don't do with your card after you pass. Including bentlebee's.
 
Jeez Bentlebee you got it all wrong, this person is talking about his/her wish to finish a Bachelor Degree before moving to the US not that s/he qualify under the Education requirement for the DV program.

Then, it is not a matter of the officer at the POE if this person can or cannot maintain his/her resident status.

Nobody here is an Immigration Attorney nor is getting paid for the answers but please, you can't go and say these things without knowing what you are talking about (or for that matter not even comprehend what the poster is asking).

Now back to the original post. Sedeki if you are selected in the DV2011 and you decide to pursue the GC, then you will have to pass your interview at the US Consulate (I assume that you are not living in the USA so you are going to choose Consular Processing). After the interview you have 6 months to enter the US to get your Resident Status. Then you need to maintain your Resident Status. You can read how to maintain your permanent resident in this website here

I agree with E59th, don't mention it during the interview and whether you want to maintain your permanent resident status or not is own your business.
 
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Nothing is wrong about what I mentioned. If the person just want to visit the US and for the rest stay away to finish their study they can be at risk....Of course a re entry permit can be applied for and be given, but if a person just stays a week and leaves another year it can be a reason for a GC entry to be declined since the GC is so you show perminent resident status (paying taxes over here and basically living here more than abroad), if you don't do that you can jeapardize your status which is clearly stated when you receive the GC and look at the website that they mention in the letter.

Of course you shouldn't mention it at the time of interview but if you know what your intentions are you better make up your mind before paying all the fees and then later loose the GC which has happened to more then one person....
 
Quit yapping out of your *** you fake Oprah. Do you honestly believe that an immigration officer is going to bar you from the USA for bringing a PhD into the country if you have a re-entry permit to sustain your story? Right. Technically, anyone without a US passport/citizenship can be barred from entering the country even if they have all the right papers, so we might as well warn all those tourists not to come. I mean, they could be sent straight back!

Truth is, anyone wanting to enter another country is subject to deportation, but we all accept that risk if we know our travel documents are in good order. So if you are a green card holder (even if it's just a week), you're doing the right thing to get a re-entry permit if you want to finish your degree in your home country. Keep your absence under two years, and the law is every bit in your favor and immigration knows that very well.
 
E59th said:
Quit yapping out of your *** you fake Oprah. Do you honestly believe that an immigration officer is going to bar you from the USA for bringing a PhD into the country if you have a re-entry permit to sustain your story? Right. Technically, anyone without a US passport/citizenship can be barred from entering the country even if they have all the right papers, so we might as well warn all those tourists not to come. I mean, they could be sent straight back!

Truth is, anyone wanting to enter another country is subject to deportation, but we all accept that risk if we know our travel documents are in good order. So if you are a green card holder (even if it's just a week), you're doing the right thing to get a re-entry permit if you want to finish your degree in your home country. Keep your absence under two years, and the law is every bit in your favor and immigration knows that very well.
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I have been reading on other forums where people have stated they had huge issues for showing no intent of being a perminent resident...meaning filing taxes although living outside the US for longer then a year...

But I don't want to get in any argument and don't care about it too much....each person has to face consequenses when they enter and have trouble...I can only write things from what I have read and I don't think people were joking about it, but you can have your own opinon and hopefully the people believing you won't have trouble later on....
 
bentlebee said:
I have been reading on other forums where people have stated they had huge issues for showing no intent of being a perminent resident...meaning filing taxes although living outside the US for longer then a year...

But I don't want to get in any argument and don't care about it too much....each person has to face consequenses when they enter and have trouble...I can only write things from what I have read and I don't think people were joking about it, but you can have your own opinon and hopefully the people believing you won't have trouble later on....
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Yeah, that's exactly your problem. You read something online and you immediately think that makes you an immigration oracle. Blah, blah, blah. It's also true I could die from heart failure while standing in line at immigration. Probably has happened to people before. That doesn't make it an inescapable fate, nor does it make me a medical expert.
 
Interestingly, you always seem to be causing havoc and when another person proves you are wrong you immediately back out of the discussion.
 
So where is your proof, please show me....waiting....

Jeeh get a life, people are asking for advise and can better be cautious before doing something that can harm them than getting all this fake "oh sure you are fine, just do it" and then later they have issues....

BTW your the only one making havoc here...
 
Actually, it is a constant. A person asks a specific question and you answer something totally off or that you say that a friend of a friend of a friend has a friend who is a lawyer so that "you know blah blah blah". You say that you read something somewhere but you don't say where you read it and I honestly doubt about your capacity to comprehend what you read. I am sorry but you have been off so many times that I can't take your comments seriously.

E59th, it is worthless to try to make this person understand. I suggest that you do what most of the other people in this forum is doing "ignore his/her posts". Unfortunately new people get a false sense that this is a knowledgeable person.
 
I'm waiting for your proof.....if you claim something please back it up...at least I tell you that it is what others have stated as being their experience and never ever did I claim to be a lawyer....but experience can bring you far in life!

And so far I have lived in the US for over a decade and met a lot of foreigners on visa's. At least 3 who won the lottery and started their life over here and now I helped my friend through the process and she got her GC!

Good Luck to you and let the readers decide for them self....:)
 
Oh, this thread is alive! The forum stopped mailing me for some reason (I subscribe to this thread...).

Interesting posts bentlebee, i2009, E59th. Thank you very much.
If I receive a NL, I will go ahead and pursue a green card and then fill in the re-entry form, as it is a legal option that fits my needs very, very well.

Also, I am really planning/wishing to move to the States but I would like to finish my degrees to get a competitive edge in the labor market (obviously).
I am not trying to postpone the decision whether or not to move -- I have already made up my mind.


Thank you for your replies once again!
 
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