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The U.S. Green Card Lottery (4)
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How to enter the
U.S. Green Card Lottery
Entering the Green Card Lottery is a reasonably
simple procedure that most people who meet the minimum educational
requirements, and who have a reasonably good grasp of the English
language, should be able to complete on their own. Having said
that, it is estimated that every year approximately 25% of all
the applications received for the Green Card Lottery are rejected
for not being complete, or for being completed incorrectly. Such
applications are not returned to the applicants to be fixed up
and re-submitted, they are simply discarded. Therefore it pays
to ensure that you fill out the application carefully, and get
help to do so if required. Applications can only be made through
electronic submission, as paper submissions will not be accepted. |
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One word of caution however: there have been many
instances of websites and other organisations masquerading as official
U.S. Immigration representatives requiring that you pay money up
front to enter the U.S Green Card Lottery. The Green Card Lottery
is free to enter, and has always been that way. Be wary of any website
or consultant who suggests that you need to pay money to enter the
lottery. Of course, you may wish to pay a consultant to assist you
to fill out the forms correctly if you feel that you need help in
that area, but all the information that you require to enter the
Green Card Lottery can be found through the links on this website,
and entry to the Lottery itself is completely free.
Only one application can be made for each person, regardless of
who actually submits the application. Don’t be fooled into
thinking that the more applications that you submit the greater
the chance of winning. It is quite the opposite. Any person found
to be submitting more than one application will have all of their
applications rejected immediately. To submit an application you
need to simply fill out the form on the U.S.
Green Card Official Site (which is only online from about September
through to December). Once you have filled out the form and submitted
it, you will be issued an electronic notification upon receipt of
the application and your application will be issued a unique identification
number. It is this number that you hope will be selected by the
computer when the draw is made. Husbands and wives can submit an
application separately if they both meet the eligibility criteria.
If one is selected then the other one receives a permit by default,
so in this situation couples can effectively double their chances
of success. |
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