Diversity Lottery (Green Card) Program? Have you won?
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If you win you'll be notified by postal mail between May and July 2006. See the following information:\n\n"How Can I Find Out If I Won?\nOnly the winners will be notified by mail at the addresses listed on their applications. Winners will be sent instructions and information on fees. Being selected as a winner in the diversity visa lottery does not automatically guarantee that you will be issued a visa, even if you are qualified. The number of entries selected is greater than the number of immigrant visas available, because not everyone selected will be qualified for the visa or will choose to complete the processing. Once all 50,000 visas have been issued, the diversity visa program for the year will end."\n\n"Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified entries. Those selected will be notified by mail between May and July 2006 and will be provided further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the U.S. Persons not selected will NOT receive any notification. U.S. embassies and consulates will not be able to provide a list of successful applicants. Spouses and unmarried children under age 21 of successful applicants may also apply for visas to accompany or follow to join the principal applicant. DV-2007 visas will be issued between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007."
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The State Dept holds a lottery once a year. You may or may not be eligible based on the country you're from, and other factors.\n\nInstructions are here:  http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html
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Hi Sujan.  Any application for a green card will only be approved when a immigrant visa number becomes available for you.  Since both consular processing and adjustment of status draw from the same pool of visa numbers, they'll take the same amount of time.
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The purpose of the Green Card lottery, as stated by the literature, is to "expand the nationalities" that make up the USA.  Hence, citizens of countries that are already well represented in the US population, such as England and Mexico, do not qualify for the lottery.
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First try the Green Card Lottery. My wife got her Green Card that way. \n\nBasically you fill out a form online and the gov. chooses 50,000 entries who are given an opportunity to get a Green Card. It has been around for many years.\n\nWhen my wife did it she won it after 3 years of trying. \n\nIf you are married then you can both enter on your own. If one of you wins then both of you (because you are married) are given the chance to get the Green Card.\n\nIt is free to enter the lottery but if you win it costs about $600 to get all the paperwork and stuff together but it sure beats the thousands you might pay a lawyer to do it for you.\n\nIn all I know 7 people who have gotten their Green Cards that way.\n\nIf you choose to try it then DO NOT go through an agency to do it. It if 100% FREE to enter the green Card Lottery so why would you pay someone else to do it for you. It takes abour 10 minutes to fill out the form online.\n\nHere is the link to the details on the US Govt. site. \n\nhttp://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/divlott.htm\n\nOnce again - DO NOT pay someone or some company to do it for you.
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I think you are probably refering to the Diveristy Visa lottery. In that case it is:\nhttp://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
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Yes, it is.\n\nIt's called Diversity Lottery (DV) Program makes 55,000 immigrant visas available through a lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. \n\nThe State Department (DOS) holds the lottery every year, and randomly selects approximately 110,000 applicants from all qualified entries.\n\n However once 55,000 are issued or the fiscal year ends, the DV program is closed. If someone receives a visa through the Diversity Visa Lottery Program he will be authorized to live and work permanently in the United States and will also be allowed to bring his spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 to the United States.
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You can't find out who has been given a green card through the lottery. If you have been picked, they will notify you my email, regular mail and telephone , I think. Good luck, Im entered into it aswell.
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it wont work because if its a big conspiracy against you - like you think - the courts are not going to support you are they? think about that one.\n\nimagine you own a business and are looking to employ someone. Its not just a paper exercise. Im sorry you did not get that job, but you need to just keep trying. I think you mistaken to think everyone is against you. get feebacks and you might be very surprised why you did not win and also it will help for your next attempt.\n\nforget the race card. race card is for folks losing the game. stand tall and keep your haed up. be a gentleman these qualities will get you progress.
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According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Serivce website, selection has begun for the Diversity Lottery. Notifications will be given between May and July 2006.
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there is no lottery !!\n\nA United States Permanent Resident Card, also known popularly as Green Card, is an identification card for a permanent resident of the United States of America who does not have U.S. citizenship. It is proof that the holder has permission to permanently reside and take employment in the U.S. Its "former" official title was Alien Registration Receipt Card, and it is now officially called a Permanent Resident Card, also referred to as form I-551.\n\nThe name "green card" comes from the fact that the cards were originally green. Their color has changed over the years, but the term "green card" has remained in use. As of 2005, the card is mostly white and the only prominent green feature is the lettering on the back of the card. A card includes the holder's name and photograph, and other information, and has been updated over the years with numerous anti-counterfeiting devices. The latest hologram on the back of the card contains representations of all American presidents, flags of each state, image of the card holder and other personal information found on the front of the card.\n\nThe card must be in the possession of the U.S. permanent resident at all times. This means the U.S. permanent resident must have a currently valid card on their person at all times, to show to an USCIS officer, if requested. One interesting aspect of American law is that permanent residents are required to carry identification cards, but citizens are not.\n\nGreen cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). That agency's functions have been shifted to the new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) formerly the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security.
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Your status (as stated above) will not change and will remain the same as the day he walked out that door! Additionally, If you have reached the age of majority (18 yoa) your status will rely 100% on your actions!! not your fathers!\n\nBy the way...where are you now and what is your immigration classification? From your statement, you should of also receive your Green Card as a Family Preference Alien...are you just trying to get a free ticket to citizenship??
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yep, but if yuo get sponsored by a company, i believe you still need 4 years experience in the field OR a degree to be considered....  you can apply for the lottery, they randomly draw people out to get greencards, UK recently got introduced to this, it was the ONLY country not allowed to! talk about holding a grudge from the tea party ;-)\ndont come to the USA, i did it, i'm coming back to europe, it rocks
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http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=04f86138f898d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD\n\nUm, this is the one you want.  It is the official government website.  Government websites always end ".gov" NOT ".org".  You will see on this link a warning about fraudulent diversity lottery web pages.
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You need to go to www.USCIS.gov and type in the search term Diversity Lottery. You can also watch the State Department Website for more information on the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. You may also call the State Department's Visa Lottery Information Center at 1-900-884-8840 for more information\n\nYou need to have a High School Education to apply, and the countries that they allow applications from differs every year.\n\nIt is free to apply..but if you win you must pay for your Immigrant Visa and a separate Visa Lottery Surcharge.  Please note that not all people that win actually get a Visa..there are some that don't qualify for one.\n\nIf you are living illegally in the U.S the smart thing to do would be to enter the Lottery through an attorney, after all..what kind of idiot willingly gives up their photo, name, address and phone number to the INS in the hope that they will get a free greencard?
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It can be done as follow:\n\nMarrying an American\nImmigrate on Work visa and then apply\nParticipating in Green Card Lotteries
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Generally, because you have a child who has the US citizenship due to the birth in the US, does not grant you the US citizenship at all.  I have not heard any cases due to a sole reason that a parent was granted the permanent residency status, because the child was the US citizen.  (I caution you that I do not practice immigration law full time, however)\n\nHaving said that, your status as being a student (assuming legally student for 5 years) should not affect your green card application status, barring some unknown facts.   I suggest you apply for the permanent residency through the work permit (H-1) or apply for the lottery program (50,000 slots every year for qualified applicants).