dvlottery 2015

[smyle]

hi... please help your help will me much appreciated!
i completed my bachelors in united states and i am currently on opt -my opt expires on Jan 2015... i have won the dv lottery for 2015 but have lots of questions in mind...
as according to what i Google online there are two ways of going further either the AOS or Consular Processing...
as my number is africadv28xxx i thought it would be best to go for the consular processing...
according to the visa bulletin last year my number will most probably be active in april next year
so should i apply for masters to stay in status till next year april or should i just go back to my home country in jan and get the consular processing done and come back after my interview?
please help!!!!

[2015 DV Winners]

reentry permit 2015

My husband, daughter and I will travel to collect our Green Cards (DV Lottery winners 2015) in July 2015. However, we want to collect them and return to our home country to prepare. We have businesses to wind down, jobs to sort, schooling to sort....etc and realistically it could be 1 year or even a bit longer before we are in a comfortable and ready state to return full time. For us to up and move within 3 or 4 months from receipt of the notification of success is hugely unrealisitic.

My first question is regarding the reentry permit. If we apply for it as soon as we arrive in July, how long does it take until we will be asked to go for the biometric fingerprinting etc? What is the timescale please. 1 week? 2weeks?....We'd like to return as soon as possible as we see no point simply hanging around for no good reason.

My second question is regarding the flights in July. Are our flights paid for? Just the one way?.... or return? or how does it work because we need return flights.

We are serious but we need time to prepare.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can advise on the above 2 points.