country to get a Green Card

[bijou83]

Hello,
I came to the USA 2 years ago with J-1 visa. In a year I changed my status on F-1, now I'm a college student. Now I want to play green card lottery. But I've heard that if I win it, I'll have to go back to my country of origin (Ukraine) to obtain it. Is it true? If yes, how high is the chance that I will not get it? And the last question - in case of failure of the green card interview, will I be able to go back to the USA as a student? I don't have F-1 visa,only status.

Thanks everybody in advance!

 

[evcalyptos]

Hello,
I came to the USA 2 years ago with J-1 visa. In a year I changed my status on F-1, now I'm a college student. Now I want to play green card lottery. But I've heard that if I win it, I'll have to go back to my country of origin (Ukraine) to obtain it. Is it true? If yes, how high is the chance that I will not get it? And the last question - in case of failure of the green card interview, will I be able to go back to the USA as a student? I don't have F-1 visa,only status.

Thanks everybody in advance!

It sounds like you need to do some more research on the Diversity Visa Lottery; go to travel.state.gov to learn more.
First, you enter. THEN if your name is drawn, you wait to see if your number makes it to 'current'. THEN you begin the visa application and eventually go to your home country for the interview. If you are admissible (you should know by that point) you shouldn't have a fear of being denied the visa.

If you leave the US and want to return in F-1 status, you need to go get an F-1 visa while you are away.
If you win the DV Lottery and are legally present in the US at the time, you may also adjust status from within the US instead of going out for the visa. Don't fall out of status if you want to do this.

 

[bijou83]

Thank you!!!