What is the Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Program?
Each year, 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through a lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. None of these visas are available for people who come from countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the past five years.
The State Department holds the lottery every year, and randomly selects approximately 110,000 applicants from all qualified entries. The State Department selects the approximately 110,000 applications since many will not complete the visa process. However once 50,000 are issued or the fiscal year ends, the lottery is closed.
If you receive a visa through the Diversity Visa Lottery Program you will be authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. You will also be allowed to bring your spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 to the United States.
The next Green Card Lottery will be for fiscal year 2008. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Persons who are selected are entitled to claim immigrant visa (Green Card) that will be issued between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009.
How Do I Apply? Follow all directions exactly. Millions of applications are rejected each year for failure to follow the directions.
You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you. Failure to complete the form in its entirety will disqualify your entry.
Note: In the event more than one application was filed for one applicant, the applicant will be disqualified, regardless of who submitted the entry.
You will be asked to submit the following information for the Green Card Lottery:
Full Name
Date of Birth
Gender
City/Town of Birth
Country of Birth
Mailing Address
Phone Number
Email Address
Country of Eligibility
Your Recent Photos
Marriage Status
Number of Children that are unmarried and under 21 years of age
