Play the Green Card Lottery
By: Joanne | October 07, 2008 | Category: Home and Family
Each year lots of people interested in immigrating to the U.S. send us email about the Diversity Visa, also known as the Green Card Lottery. There are many types of Visas, but what makes the Diversity Visa different is that it awards permanent resident visas to people who meet the basic eligibility requirements, and the recipients are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing.
The U.S. Department of State is now accepting applications for the 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery and you can apply until Noon EST on December 1, 2008.
When people write to us about the Diversity Visa Lottery, they often ask about third parties that offer to “assist” with the application process for a fee. We know that there are scammers that operate fraudulent and impostor websites so I want to point out that the U.S. government is the exclusive operator of the Diversity Visa Lottery. Any third parties, like agents or brokers who offer assistance, are not affiliated with the U.S. government, and if you decide to use an agent or a broker, chose carefully and remember that you probably can complete the process on your own at no charge.
For the lucky winners, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has a great guide for new immigrants, and prospective immigrants can learn a lot about various parts of the U.S. by contacting state travel and tourism offices.
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I fully understand that its everybody's dream to have a green card but what's next? how can someone survive and make himself worthy of that once in a lifetime opportunity.
as for this lottery, I guess everybody deserves that luck than going to the US illegally
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Comment PermalinkI checked the application and it says there is no fee for submitting an electronic Diversity Visa lottery entry. So you can apply for free. If you are selected, then you'll have to pay a fee for your visa. Check with the U.S. Embassy or Consulate closest to you to find out the fee. Here's where you can find contact information for U.S. Embassies around the world: http://www.usembassy.gov/
Instructions for applying for the Diversity Visa are available in a number of languages at: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html
The application for the Diversity Visa is at: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
good luck!
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