DV lottery while asylum pending

[LandOfTheFree]

Prior to 2018, a DV based AOS application from asylum pending was most likely guaranteed a successful outcome (assuming the applicant hasn’t violated any other immigration law). That hasn’t been the same since then. Some IOs are no longer approving those with just asylum pending without any other underlying status, some will no longer approve those who file for asylum after going out of their authorized stay. Several factors now come into play. .

thanks for your help! Gonna check both threads out.

 

[Daveid]

Prior to 2018, a DV based AOS application from asylum pending was most likely guaranteed a successful outcome (assuming the applicant hasn’t violated any other immigration law). That hasn’t been the same since then. Some IOs are no longer approving those with just asylum pending without any other underlying status, some will no longer approve those who file for asylum after going out of their authorized stay. Several factors now come into play. Here’s the link to DV 2020 AOS Thread - there are a couple of selectees with asylum pending status, some got approved, some were denied.

Also, there’s a DV based AOS thread for 2021 DV AOS selectees. I suggest you become familiar with it and post about your DV case there if you plan on processing AOS.

I have a question in this regard, people who had a successful outcome, is there any problem for them to visit their home country after they did their status changed and obtain their green card through DV lottery? Just curious and ty in advance.

 

[Sm1smom]

I have a question in this regard, people who had a successful outcome, is there any problem for them to visit their home country after they did their status changed and obtain their green card through DV lottery? Just curious and ty in advance.

They shouldn’t. However note my response is with a caveat as that is not a situation I have monitored.

 

[SusieQQQ]

They shouldn’t. However note my response is with a caveat as that is not a situation I have monitored.

Could it not raise questions about the validity of the initial asylum claim and therefore, the circumstances under which the DV green card was issued? This administration has already started to try revoking green cards for misrepresenting information when their green cards were issued.

 

[Sm1smom]

Could it not raise questions about the validity of the initial asylum claim and therefore, the circumstances under which the DV green card was issued? This administration has already started to try revoking green cards for misrepresenting information when their green cards were issued.

It possibly could.