Hi all!
I have been living in the US since August 2011 on an F-1 visa and I have traveled back and forth before on a tourist visa. I finished high school here and am currently in my sophomore year of college. I travel a lot internationally and have a flawless immigration background. Never overstayed, been denied a visa or entry.
I've been considering applying for the lottery and I'm worried that it could jeopardize my status. I have an expired F-1 visa that was valid for the first year that I lived in the US and another F-1 that I got after I graduated from high school that is good until July 2017 and a B1/B2 visa good until October 2020.
I have a couple questions:
1. Could applying but not winning the lottery possibly hurt my status in any way?
2. If I do win the lottery, what are my chances of actually getting the GC coming from an F-1 background?
3. Would I have to go back to my home-country for the interview? How long would the process take? or in other words, how long would I have to stay out of the US? This is especially important because of my studies.
4. Would me being 20 years old be a factor in being selected? If so, negatively or positively?
Thank you all
Cheers.
I have been living in the US since August 2011 on an F-1 visa and I have traveled back and forth before on a tourist visa. I finished high school here and am currently in my sophomore year of college. I travel a lot internationally and have a flawless immigration background. Never overstayed, been denied a visa or entry.
I've been considering applying for the lottery and I'm worried that it could jeopardize my status. I have an expired F-1 visa that was valid for the first year that I lived in the US and another F-1 that I got after I graduated from high school that is good until July 2017 and a B1/B2 visa good until October 2020.
I have a couple questions:
1. Could applying but not winning the lottery possibly hurt my status in any way?
2. If I do win the lottery, what are my chances of actually getting the GC coming from an F-1 background?
3. Would I have to go back to my home-country for the interview? How long would the process take? or in other words, how long would I have to stay out of the US? This is especially important because of my studies.
4. Would me being 20 years old be a factor in being selected? If so, negatively or positively?
Thank you all
Cheers.