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How frequently can a DV recipient travel between his/her home country and USA?

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jhaq

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Hello,

I am a medical student from Bangladesh. I wish to do my postgraduate training in the USA but since visas can be difficult to obtain and be an obstacle, I want to try for the DV lottery. I will not graduate before 4 years but I want to try for the DV2011 as I'm concerned how long my country would remain eligible for the DV lottery. So if I luckily receive the DV, I would have to travel back and forth between my country and USA until I graduate. Perhaps I'd stay 5 months in my country 1 month in the USA, again 5 months here and 1 month there, i.e. staying in the USA during the vacations. That way I wouldn't be breaking the requirement of not staying in home country for more than 6 months. But my questions - Would it raise suspision of the customs? Does it sound impractical or would it work?

Thank you in advance for any advice that you deem to be of my benifit.
 
Isn't it cheaper to get a F1 visa? If you aren't planning on staying here after the 4 years you have gone through so much trouble and costs and you will end up losing your Gc anyway if you aren't staying here in a perminent way....you can leave with a GC for a longer time frame though....but still....what is the point if you are planning on just being here for 4 yrs.
 
Thanks ravesky and bentlebee.

bentlebee, I did mention I want to do my postgraduate training in the USA which means I definitely want to stay there after the 4 years of trouble. I only have to stay in my country till I graduate. I am not aware of which visas are cheaper but I've heard from a few of my acquinatances that sometimes they are unable to receive a visa even after completing all the exams & requirements and so I thought it might be a better option if I could receive GC through the lottery.

I do want to stay in the USA permenantly, but the only problem is I have to stay in my country for another 4 years till I get my medical degree. I'd be more than willing to transfer credits to another university in the USA but unfortunately I learned that medical courses don't allow transfers.

Could you please tell me how risky my plan is and what its consequences can be? Because I intend to travel to the USA for my postgraduate training anyway on an H1-B or J-1 visa if I don't win the lottery.
 
Thanks for that info bentlebee. Some hospitals only sponser J1 visas while others sponser H1B and J1, so these are my options.
 
H1B gives you the chance to apply for a GC so you won't need the lottery...or you can go for both ways... J1 will not make you eligible for the lottery until you have completed all your requirements under the J1 visa which takes a couple of years, at least 3 or longer...
 
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