DV lottery guide
This presentation above should answer most questions for DV2016 applicants. You will find links to some important articles and a guide on completing your DS260.
I will update the presentation with additional detail as needed – so feel free to ask questions and give me feedback.
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January 17, 2019 at 12:48 am
Hi there,
I am a DV lottery winner for 2019 in the OCEANIA with a number just above 950. My question is, I just renewed my 01 visa so Im am lawfully in the USA with a non immigrant visa valid till late 2021. I am yet to do a DS_160 yet but I am unsure about whether to do consulate processing of AOS as the numbers seem to be going very slowly and im worried as AOS takes longer that it will expire before i have the greencard. Is it safer and quicker to do consulate processing over AOS, I just want to do which ever one is more likely to get me the GC , whatever cost is and considering using a lawyer so i dont mess this up.
January 17, 2019 at 3:53 am
1. Using a lawyer will typically make things worse. There is no need, and no advantage because they do not know the DV process.
2. AOS can be a bit “scary” because you must not go past September 30th. However, most AOS cases can be processed before the end of the year, especially when someone takes advantage of early filing.
3. CP is more straightforward, but you must do the whole process in your home country (medicals, interview then wait for the passport) so being out of the USA for some weeks can be problematic.
All you need to know about CP is in the official instructions/this site. If you want to go via AOS read the link below, especially the spreadsheet linked from the first post on that thread.
https://forums.immigration.com/threads/dv-2019-aos-only.337772/