Only 9 weeks left to enter the U.S. Green Card Lottery

Oct. 1, 2010 - PRLog -- This is your chance to obtain a US Green Card
Most people worldwide can obtain a USA Green Card without any form of sponsorship by participating in the USA Green Card Lottery which is held each year. This is a green card lottery where applicants from all over the world can submit an application for this years 2010 green card lottery, called the DV2012 Green Card Lottery, and be considered for an American Green Card.

Note: DV2012 means diversity visa 2012, the year where the 2010 green card lottery winners can enter the USA legally with their new green card.

Not everyone in the world is eligible
Those from traditionally low visa requesting countries may apply. Not every one who applies is selected, since this is a lottery where 55,000 green card’s are in each years lottery. The Green Card Lottery has strict exclusions for some countries and specific DV2012 requirements that must be fulfilled by the green card lottery applicant in order to be successful in the lottery.

What is a USA Green Card ?
A Green Card is an immigrant visa to the United States. It allows you to legally live, work and study in the United States and to enter and leave the country freely. Green card holders also receive healthcare, education, social security and other rights and benefits. In addition, green card holders can also sponsor their relatives for Green Cards.

Eligible Green Card Lottery Countries
Countries with traditionally high volumes of visa applicants are NOT eligible to apply. Thus, high volume visa applicants from the countries listed in the DV2012 requirements are NOT permitted to apply. Everyone else in the world not mentioned can apply for a green card in the DV2012 Lottery. Also, if you are from one of the excluded countries mentioned in the DV2012 requirements, but you are the lawful spouse of someone who is eligible to apply, you can claim the nationality of the eligible spouse.

How to apply for the DV2012 green card lottery
So, if you happen to be from a country that is permitted to apply for the Green Card Lottery, what should you do?
You apply on line at http://www.USADiversityLottery.com. The application requires a small fee that covers administrative expenses for processing your green card lottery application. In addition, the DV2012 green card lottery applicant must complete all the biographical information such as name, dates of birth, country of origin/birth (or nationality), address, etc. The applicant must also provide or upload an electronic/digital photograph to be included with the green card lottery application. The DV2012 digital photograph requirements are very strict. The photograph must have been taken within the last six (6) months and must be similar to a passport photograph, customarily 2 inches high by 2 inches wide of the head and shoulders, no jewelry, and straight faced, for details see DV2012 Green Card Lottery Photo Requirements at http://www.usadiversitylottery.com/photo.php.

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The USA Diversity Lottery service was set up to provide information about the US Diversity Visa Lottery Program and assist individuals with preparation of their Green Card Lottery application forms.