subject: Green Card Lottery: Now You Can! [print this page] All of us have heard right from childhood about our friends and relatives applying for a green card to boost their career or marriage prospects. So, it is quite obvious that the term Green Card Lottery will be quite familiar to you. In simple terms, it is a process which allows a foreigner to live and work legally in the United States and it is one of the most prized documents that citizens can aspire for.
Whats it exactly?
Offered and administered by the Department of State, Green Card Lottery system is also known as the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program which aims to broaden the cultural diversity within United States so that it can retain its status as the preeminent economic and cultural power in the world. Those selected in this program are however not eligible to vote, though they can move in and out of the US freely and may later apply for US Citizenship.
Restrictions
Well yes they areas in all lawsthis one is no exception the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program restricts applications from countries such as Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Great Britain, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia South Korea, and Vietnam as they are already a large number of citizens from these countries living, studying and working in the United States. There are certain exemptions to this rule which are elucidated below.
Exemptions
Applicants who were born in these countries or whose spouses/parents were born in these countries can apply for a green card lottery. At present there are a few thousand applicants who are allowed to get US resident status by means of a lottery.
What it takes
Successful application for a green card depends on certain factors which include:
1)Your application not having any errors or omissions
2)Your application should reach on time
Get professional help
Empirical evidence shows that most people who apply for a green card lottery obtain professional help from those who know the visa system in and out. These people know what it takes and they will provide you with a URL as well as a username and password through which you can track your application. It saves a lot of time, money and energy in the process and you need to do is to just relax and see how effortless the entire process is.
You can verify the information given here by doing a few web searches and tell us about your experience on this forum.
