The green lottery did. Instructions and requirements for participants
Requirements for applicants are minimal. First of all, you must be a native of the country, listed lottery green card on the official Program website. There are two exceptions.: you can participate from the country of birth of your spouse / or parents, not resident or born in your country of birth. Secondly, must have complete school education or at least two years of work experience in the profession. Such factors, like the floor, age, knowledge of English does not affect participation in the green card lottery. You just need to meet the requirements regarding the country of birth, education / work experience and fill out an applicant form.
The participant's questionnaire is filled out on the official website only during the green card lottery - as a rule, in October, and the results become known next spring. For instance, for green card lottery 2021 applications are accepted in October 2020 of the year, and next May, green card winners will be announced 2019, registered in the fall 2018 of the year. The questionnaire contains a small number of questions: FULL NAME, Date and place of birth, the address, education, marital status, having children. It is also necessary to upload a photo according to special requirements: photo must be in JPEG format, colored, on a white background, size no more 240 KB.
The status of the application is tracked online on the official website. After summing up the results of the green card lottery for the winners, the registration process begins. First of all, an immigration visa is issued, by which to enter the USA, and already on the territory of the country the same "green card" will be received. According to the conditions of the lottery, a spouse can join the winning person, as well as unmarried children younger 21 of the year. This is how the story of immigration begins, possibly, whole family. Numerous examples prove, that winning the green card lottery is quite real, the main thing is to believe in your success and never stop dreaming. We wish you good luck!
Filling out the questionnaire
Reasons for refusal
Visa interview
Registration at the Embassy
Leave an application for a visa
Services for the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to America
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Visa to the USA and immigration to 2020
Green Card Lottery
Participation in the Green Card Lottery is an affordable way to immigrate to the U.S. Every year, millions of people apply for participation.
But here are some interesting statistics. The number of those who received a Green Card is always a percentage of 20-25 less, than the number of winners.
Helping get DV immigrant visas, from 2000 of the year, noticed this pattern a few years ago.
let's get a look, how many natives of Belarus received a Green Card based on winning DV Lottery. 9 years old:
2010FY - 734 human2011 - 684 чел2012 - 285 čel2013 - 848 чел2014 - 844 чел2015 - 868 people2016 - 568 чел2017 - 801 чел2018 - 828 people2019 - 929 people
FY - fiscal year. Begins 1 October. Ends at the end of September.
DV Visas or AOS are now passing DV-2020 winners. Issuance of visas, should end 30 september 2020.
Sadly due to Covid-19 and Trump's April Freeze Proclamation 60 days of immigration, many DV-2020 winners will not be able to get their US visas in time.
Recalling, that verification of the results of the Green Card Lottery DV-2021 has been moved from 5 may on 6 june 2020.
In June starting from 4 USCIS will begin in-person reception of applicants and other immigration authorities will start working in full in June.
However, the opening of offices will be phased., taking into account the situation with coronavirus in a particular State.
Probably, US Embassies, will also begin to gradually open from the end of June. Again, they will be opened taking into account the epidemiological situation in the country of deployment.
Obtaining nonimmigrant visas
- Trump decree banning immigration for 60 days - does not apply to all types of nonimmigrant visas.
- According to our forecasts, US embassies will begin to receive visitors in July 2020. However, the US embassies will open taking into account the epidemiological situation in the country..
- Topics, who will be among the first to be at the Embassy, getting a visa will be very easy. Since after the recent events the most favorable treatment for tourism will work.
- Nevertheless, you need to be prepared for a number of innovations, like in the US Embassy itself, and when entering the USA. Justification for obtaining a visa, taking into account all events and the economic situation in the world, will be specific. We are already working on it.
- Topics, who plans to come to the USA for training, we recommend not to wait for the opening of embassies, and now start entering US educational institutions. We are able to help already at this stage.
- Buying air tickets in the USA and planning a flight to the USA, will be carried out in new conditions. For our clients - we will provide the most relevant information and help you purchase tickets on the most favorable terms.
Immigration to the USA
- Trump decree banning immigration for 60 days - does not apply to immigrants, located in the USA.
- They, who on 23 April 2020, already has an immigrant visa will be able to enter the United States at the first opportunity to purchase air tickets
- They, who had an immigrant visa, and expired it - will be able to update it at the Embassy, as soon as it resumes working. The visa was expired due to force majeure circumstances.
The Immigration Service works online
If you are in the immigration category, which is subject to 60-day immigration restrictions, but you are at the beginning of the journey - submit a petition!
It is not prohibited! And the most important thing, do not waste time - do it immediately!
Tightening immigration to the United States will continue. but, in the United States, laws are not retroactive. If you start the immigration process now, under the current immigration law, all innovations will not apply to you. You will be able to complete your process.
Green Card Lottery Results
On the website of the US Department of State, 27 April, there was an official press release about the postponement of the publication of the results of the DV-2021 Green Card Lottery from 5 may on 6 june 2020.
We recommend you wait a week, since in the early days, the system is overloaded and you may receive incorrect results or simply cannot learn anything.
There were cases, what people, learned about the win a year later and managed to get a visa.
The smaller the winning number, the faster your interview.
note, what with 24 february 2020 more stringent requirements will apply. Assess your chances adequately, so as not to waste time and money
Green Card Lottery website has changed https://dvprogram.state.gov/
