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Posted by Taufiq Choudhury on August 03, 2002 at 18:45:38:
In Reply to: Re: DV2003 adjustment of status posted by Ira on July 12, 2002 at 16:48:16:
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: I had the same situation- I'm on H1B. This is not a simple question.As I've heard AOS 'll take you much longer than CP. I decided to have interview in Us Embassy. Probably that would be easier. But don't waist your time, because your interview date depends on your case number and date they recieve your applications.
: Good luck,
: Ira
Hi. I am an immigration atty in NYC. Your AOS will be handled locally, not at the Service Center. But, if you go for AOS, you can't file the application before 10/1/02 as that's when the fiscal year 2003 begins. Most local offices handle DV cases expeditiously. You might want to check with your local INS office what is their policy on this. If you decide to go for Consular processing, then you should act ASAP, as NVC will do the preliminary processing even before 10/1/02.
Good Luck.
: : I am currently on an H1B and I won the DV03 lottery. The letter from the KY consulate mentioned the possibility of status adjustment vs going thru the process of interviewing at the US Embassy in Ukraine. However, my friend ran this idea by a couple of lawyers and they said that since the Texas processing center is backed up with adjustment of status applications from 03/2000, it's best to go thru the regular lottery winner process. Does anyone else have a similar situation and what seems to be the best option?