> Friend of mine stayed in the U.S. for 2 years. He arrived with a
> visitor visa. His I-94 expired 6 months later. He never applied for an
> extension, i.e. he was here illegally for the last 18 months. He
> entered the DV lottery program in the meantime, and was selected. He
> had to go back to his home country for an interview since being
> illegal. Even though he was fully qualified, and a visa number was
> available, they refused to grant her the permanent resident status
> because of the 18 months spent here illegally. Instead, he received a
> stamp banning him to enter the U.S. for the next 10 years under any
> circumstances.
>
> Does he have any chance to appeal the decision? If not, does he have a
> chance to apply for some exceptional short term visa to enter for a
> few weeks only in order to be able to pack and ship all his
> belongings, sell his car currently in the U.S., close his accounts,
> etc..?
>
> As far as I know, the original purpose of the DV program was to
> legalize some of the workers currently illegal in the U.S. If they
> don't give a chance for adjustment of status in the U.S., and refuse
> to approve these cases outside of the country as well, this whole
> program is just a trap, isn't it?
>
> If some one knows the answers to the above questions, please help.
> Thank you,
> Chuck
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