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The U.S. Green Card Lottery (5)
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Applications to the Green
Card Lottery can only be made electronically using the web-based
form on the U.S.
Green Card Official Site. You cannot download the application
form and save it in another format (such as Microsoft Word) for
completion at a later date. The form, being web-based in nature,
is in two parts and can only be filled out online. One method
around this, if you are unsure about filling out the form ‘live’,
is to take screenshots (or print the form) to fill out manually
at home as something of a practice run. You can then come back
and copy the information into the web form when you are comfortable
with your answers. This is particularly handy if you don’t
have continuous and ready access to the Internet. |
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Full instructions for filling out the form will be available on the
Green Card Lottery website closer to the time that applications
will be accepted. If you send the form in error, or submit photographs
that do not conform to the correct specifications, then the system
will automatically reject your application. You can however resubmit
the form once you sort out the problem. The system is intelligent
enough to be able to tell the difference between a multiple send
of an application due to technical problems as opposed to fraudulent
multiple submissions in an effort to have a better chance of winning.
If you receive a submission receipt after submitting your form
then the information on that form is considered complete and there
is nothing you can do from that point to change your application.
If, for any reason, subsequent checking of your application reveals
incorrect or missing information, then your application will be
rejected and you may not reapply. If you do not receive an automatic
submission receipt then you can assume that the application has
not been received and you can re-submit. Bear in mind that any
error messages or submission receipts can take a while to return
to the computer from where you send your application so, if possible,
it is wise to send the application from a computer where you can
have full access for a couple of hours.
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When can you apply
to the U.S. Green Card Lottery?
Normally applications for submission to the Green
Card Lottery are only accepted during the two months stated on the official Green Card website, and you should be able to see information
about that particular year from the official website from September
onwards. It pays to keep a close eye on that website as the time
draws near so that you can have time to submit your application
and to understand any particular regulations that are required
for that particular year. Note also that it makes no difference
if you submit your entry early within the allotted time or at
the last minute on the last day. As long as your submission is
correct and is submitted within the approved dates then you have
as much chance of success as any other applicant. It would be
unwise to rush your application thinking that it is first-come,
first-served just in case you make a mistake with your application
and you are disqualified.
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