The United States government issues 55,000 Green Cards every year through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, commonly known as the Green Card Lottery. Applicants are selected randomly by a computer generated drawing. If selected, the main applicant, spouse and all unmarried children under 21 years of age will have a chance to apply for permanent resident status in the United States.
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Participate in the Official US Government D.V. Lottery program now.
Official U.S. government program, Congress approved. A chance for you to legally live and work in the U.S.A. with a legal green card. 50,000 winners and their families will win a US green card every year! Easy online registration Double chances for married people to win the green card lottery. Winners will receive a FREE airline ticket from USAGCLS*
USAGCLS organization invites you to participate in the USA Green Card Lottery program where you may win Diversity Visa (Green Card) and legally live and work in the United States. If you are not an American resident or citizen, you may submit your lottery application to join the program and take advantage of the opportunity that has been offered to you by a program of the American government, through a law that has been passed by Congress - the "Diversity Visa" program.
Applications for the green card lottery are accepted only online. In the past, paper applications with signatures were accepted. In 2003, this process was changed by the U.S. Government and green card applicants may only apply for the lottery online.
Please see the description of the USAGCLS process:
Check if you qualify Pay an administrative fee Receive registration number and password to your account Log into to your account any time to complete/change your information Provide photos of yourself and any co-applicant Have Diversity Visa application submitted Winners are notified by mail Winners will receive a FREE airline ticket from USAGCLS *
Permanent Resident is the status received after you complete all of your processing of your applications and obtain your residence visa - Green Card.
You are permitted to remain in the United States indefinitely with a green card. You are permitted to work in any job that you can obtain, and you may start a business You must pay taxes on you “world-wide” income on an annual basis You are permitted to leave the United States and return in the same status with a green card You must continue to “reside” in the United States. This means you must live most of the time in the United States most of the time and have significant ties to the United States. With special permission you may leave for up to two years. (Reentry Permission) You can file for citizenship after five years if you have completed requisite residence periods in the United States. Citizenship allows you to vote and obtain a U.S. Passport, while your status as permanent residence with a green card does not.
"Alien petitioners for the Diversity Visa Program will no longer be permitted to submit a petition by mail. Instead, the Department will require that all petitions be submitted to it in an electronic format, using an Internet website dedicated specifically to the submission and receipt of Diversity Visa."
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* Winners of DV 2009 who processed their winning Green Card Lottery application through USAGCLS and received their green card as a result will receive a refund (up to $500 value) for their airline ticket to the USA. Used airline ticket and a green card copy have to be mailed to USAGCLS to claim a refund.
Official U.S. government program, Congress 
