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Frequently asked questions regarding green card lottery?

1. What is the Green Card Lottery or Diveristy Immigrant Visa Lottery?
2. How many people are allow permament residency through the green card lottery program?
3. Who is eligible to apply for the green card lottery?
4. How many lottery entries are allowed per person?
5. Would I be eligible to enter the green card lottery if I am already in the US on other non immigrant visa eg. F1, H1?
6. How often can I send my green card lottery application?
7. How can I increase my chances of winning the lottery?
8. How much does it cost to enter the green card lottery?

1. What is the Green Card Lottery or Diveristy Immigrant Visa Lottery?

The Diverisity Immigrant Visa Lottery a.k.a. green card lottery was introduced in 1990 to give immigration opportunity to natives from qualifying countries. Each year 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through US green card lottery to people who comes from countries with low rates of immigration to the US. The green card lottery visas are ONLY AVAILABLE for people who come from countries that have sent less than 50,000 immigrants to the US in the past five years. Winners of the green card lottery are given the permanenet residence status allowing them to live and work legally in the US.

2. How many people are allow permament residency through the green card lottery program?

Maximum of 50,000 winners will be randomly selected from the list of qualified applications worldwide.

3. Who is eligible to apply for the green card lottery?

Applicant with the following qualifications are eligible to apply:

  • Applicant must be a native of a qualified country as determined by the current DV-2005 eligibilty rules. Applicant can also claim the spouse 's or parents' country of birth if either parties were born in an eligible country. AND
  • Applicant must have at least 12 years of education (equivalent to US high school education). OR
  • Applicant must posses at least two years of work experience in the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform..

4.How many lottery entries are allowed per person?

One entry per person, per year is allowed. Applicant who sends more than one entries in one year will be automatically disqualified. A husband and wife can also increase their chances of winning by submitting a separate application as the primary applicant. Make sure that each primary application include your spouse and eligible family members.If either one wins the lottery, the other one is automatically entitled to the winning.

5. Would I be eligible to enter the green card lottery if I am already in the US on other non immigrant visa eg. F1, H1?

Yes, as long as you meet the eligibility requirements.

6. How often can I send my green card lottery application?

One application per year.

7. How can I increase my chances of winning the lottery?

There is no special treatment for green card lottery applications. Winners of each qualified regions are randomly selected through computer-generated drawings.

8. How much does it cost to enter the green card lottery?

Should you decide to send the entry yourself, there is no cost. We strongly recommend you employ the professionals at VisaMax to prepare your submission at a nominal and affordable fee. The Department of State has strict application guidelines. You applications will be rejected of any of the guidelines are not followed. More than 20% (over 2 millions) of applications are rejected each year because of non-compliance.

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