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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