Green Card Lottery Instructions
The Green Card Lotary happens once a year and is sponsored by the Department of State. The Lottery was created in order to provide for a new class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants". In all, 50,000 permanent resident visas are made available to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S.
The diversity program makes permanent residence visas available to people who meet a set of requirements. All people who meet the requirments and correctly fill out an entry form are entered into the Green Card Lotary. The lucky winners are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The visas, however, are distributed among six geographic regions and the largest quantity of visas goes to the regions lower rates of immigration. Please be aware that countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the past 5 years are not eligible. For example a country that sent 5,000 immigrants 2001, 10,000 immigrants in 2002, 10,000 immigrants in 2003, 15,000 immigrants in 2004 and 10,000 immigrants in 2005 would not be eligible for the 2006 Green Card Lotary.
For any given year, no single country and account for more than 7% of the total visas.
The Green Card Lotery Entry Form
There is only one way to enter the Green Card Lotary. Applicants must submit an Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry Form), which is found only at the Official Green Card Lotary site (please be aware that you can no longer submit an entry for the 2006 Diversity Lottery). Please make sure you correctly fill out the entire form as directed. Any errors or incomplete information will result in the applicants disqualification.
The following information is required:
Full Name - Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
Date of Birth - Day, Month, Year
Gender - Male or Female
City / Town of Birth
Country of Birth - The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where the applicant was born.
Applicant Photograph- *See photograph guidelines.
Mailing Address- Address, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, Country
Phone Number - (optional)
E-Mail Address - (optional)
Country of Eligibility if the Applicants Native Country is Different from Country of Birth - If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his/her place of birth, this information must be indicated on the entry.
Marital Status - Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Legally Separated
Number of Children that are Unmarried and Under 21 - Except children that are either U.S. legal permanent residents or American citizens.
Spouse Information - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph
Children Information - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph
Note: Your enty must include (if applicable) the name, date and birth place of your spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are not married and who are under the age of 21 (unless your children are already legal permanent residents or United States citizens). If you are legally divorced and the child no longer lives with you, you are still required to list your childs information. If you are no longer living with your spouse but are still legally married you must also include their information. If you have married children or children over the age of 21 please note that they do not qualify for a diversity visa. Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa.
It's for real. Only certain nationals can apply though.
It's also free and you can apply online during the registration period: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
You can also check there the exact requirments.
Happy days to all of you.
The Green Card Lotary happens once a year and is sponsored by the Department of State. The Lottery was created in order to provide for a new class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants". In all, 50,000 permanent resident visas are made available to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S.
The diversity program makes permanent residence visas available to people who meet a set of requirements. All people who meet the requirments and correctly fill out an entry form are entered into the Green Card Lotary. The lucky winners are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The visas, however, are distributed among six geographic regions and the largest quantity of visas goes to the regions lower rates of immigration. Please be aware that countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the past 5 years are not eligible. For example a country that sent 5,000 immigrants 2001, 10,000 immigrants in 2002, 10,000 immigrants in 2003, 15,000 immigrants in 2004 and 10,000 immigrants in 2005 would not be eligible for the 2006 Green Card Lotary.
For any given year, no single country and account for more than 7% of the total visas.
The Green Card Lotery Entry Form
There is only one way to enter the Green Card Lotary. Applicants must submit an Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry Form), which is found only at the Official Green Card Lotary site (please be aware that you can no longer submit an entry for the 2006 Diversity Lottery). Please make sure you correctly fill out the entire form as directed. Any errors or incomplete information will result in the applicants disqualification.
The following information is required:
Full Name - Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
Date of Birth - Day, Month, Year
Gender - Male or Female
City / Town of Birth
Country of Birth - The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where the applicant was born.
Applicant Photograph- *See photograph guidelines.
Mailing Address- Address, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, Country
Phone Number - (optional)
E-Mail Address - (optional)
Country of Eligibility if the Applicants Native Country is Different from Country of Birth - If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his/her place of birth, this information must be indicated on the entry.
Marital Status - Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Legally Separated
Number of Children that are Unmarried and Under 21 - Except children that are either U.S. legal permanent residents or American citizens.
Spouse Information - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph
Children Information - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph
Note: Your enty must include (if applicable) the name, date and birth place of your spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are not married and who are under the age of 21 (unless your children are already legal permanent residents or United States citizens). If you are legally divorced and the child no longer lives with you, you are still required to list your childs information. If you are no longer living with your spouse but are still legally married you must also include their information. If you have married children or children over the age of 21 please note that they do not qualify for a diversity visa. Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa.
It's for real. Only certain nationals can apply though.
It's also free and you can apply online during the registration period: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
You can also check there the exact requirments.
Happy days to all of you.
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About Green Card lottery
The person who is granted permanent residence and work permit in the USA without being an American is called an 'immigrant'. The 'Permanent Resident Card' or commonly known as a Green Card, is the official document that verifies the "immigrant" status of the person. If you join and win the Green Card lottery, you become entitled to obtain a 'Permanent Resident Card' or in other words, a 'Green Card'.
American Immigration Office (INS) organizes a lottery every year in order to increase the number of people that come from countries with a low rate of immigration to USA. Every year USA receives thousands of immigrants from all around the world. This lottery can only be attended by the citizens of countries with no or low rate of immigration to USA.
This lottery is a lottery organized by the United States of America in order to grant Green Cards to 55,000 people every year with an attempt to diversify the American population. The lottery is organized by American Immigration Office (INS) and the results of the lottery are sent by mail only to the addresses of the winners. The lottery is carried out on a computer-generated system and the chances of applicants attending the lottery from the same countries are equal. In order to attend the lottery, minimum high school graduation or minimum two-year work experience is required. The applications of the previous year's lottery were placed in October-November 2002.
Happy days to all of you.
American Immigration Office (INS) organizes a lottery every year in order to increase the number of people that come from countries with a low rate of immigration to USA. Every year USA receives thousands of immigrants from all around the world. This lottery can only be attended by the citizens of countries with no or low rate of immigration to USA.
This lottery is a lottery organized by the United States of America in order to grant Green Cards to 55,000 people every year with an attempt to diversify the American population. The lottery is organized by American Immigration Office (INS) and the results of the lottery are sent by mail only to the addresses of the winners. The lottery is carried out on a computer-generated system and the chances of applicants attending the lottery from the same countries are equal. In order to attend the lottery, minimum high school graduation or minimum two-year work experience is required. The applications of the previous year's lottery were placed in October-November 2002.
Happy days to all of you.
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