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The U.S. Green Card Lottery (3)
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Who can apply submit
an application to the U.S. Green Card Lottery?
The countries whose residents are generally accepted
into the Green Card Lottery are those countries where the number
of immigrants into the U.S., on a yearly basis, is relatively
low (and certainly no more than 50,000 people in the last 5 years).
If you are a citizen of one of these countries, and you meet all
the other requirements, then you are eligible to enter the Green
Card Lottery. The very name, Diversity Visa, gives an indication
as to the purpose of such a scheme. Citizens of countries where
there is already a high incidence of general migration to the
U.S. are excluded from entry under the Green Card Lottery system
whereas citizens from countries where there are deemed insufficient
numbers in the general U.S. population are eligible.
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What are the requirements
to enter the U.S. Green Card Lottery?
Applicants who are eligible through appropriate citizenship who
wish to apply for entry to the U.S. Green Card Lottery need to have
at least the equivalent of a high school diploma (or the equivalent
of at least 12 years in a recognized schooling system with a successful
completion) or at least two years experience in a job that is deemed
to require at least two years on-the-job training. You won’t
need to provide proof of this experience when submitting your application,
but you will be required to demonstrate your claims when attending
any subsequent interviews. The two years work experience can be
drawn from any time period over the five years preceding the application
to the Lottery. While there is no definitive age limit for applications
to the Green Card Lottery the requirements for education or work
experience mean that it is extremely unlikely that anyone under
the age of 18 will be eligible to enter and be approved.
Residency in a country that is eligible for participation in the
Lottery is not enough to qualify a person for entry to the Green
Card Lottery. Generally speaking you need to be a citizen of a country
that qualifies, or married to a citizen of such a country. If you
claim the country of your spouse and are successful in your application,
then it is assumed that both you and your spouse will be issued
Green Cards, and you both will be required to enter the U.S. simultaneously.
If you claim the country of your spouse you are not permitted to
enter the U.S. without them. There are also provisions for acceptance
into the Lottery based on the citizenship or place of birth of your
parents. You can claim the country of birth of your parents if neither
of them was born in your native country and they had not set up
a permanent home in your country of birth at the time of your birth.
The onus is on the applicant to ensure they meet the requirements
before entering their application and you will be required to demonstrate
and prove any citizenship or marriage claims to an interviewing
officer if you are successful in the lottery draw. |
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