Question:
* What Is The "Green Card" Lottery?
* What Does A "Green Card" Offer You?
* Am I Qualified To Enter the Lottery?
* What Countries Qualify Under the DV Program?
Answer:
Welcome to America! --- USA Green Card
Immigration Lottery
It's SOON TOO LATE to Enter the American "Green Card" Lottery for the
year
2001!
FAQ and Entry Form follow:
Questions and Answers about the U.S. Diversity
Immigrant Visa Program:
The deadline (=final date to receive application) for processing the
so-called USA Green Card Lottery (= lucky draw) for the year 2001 is the
3rd of October 2000 at 12.oo noon EST already, five months earlier than
it
used to be.
(1) You must act now, so you will not miss the official deadline! Send
your application to us NOW, because some countries' postal services take
3-8 weeks for regular airmail to USA. (Note: the US government will not
accept anything but regular airmail letters of a certain specified size,
addressed properly and legibly. We make sure they will get it exactly
the
way they prescribe it and exactly ON TIME, not too late, and not too
early.
(2) Your chances to win are better than ever. Better than 1 in 40 were
the
odds in previous years, when the deadline was much later (in February).
That was not bad for a lottery.
The following information is intended to answer the major questions many
have asked about this "Green Card" Lottery.
* What Is The "Green Card" Lottery?
The US Immigration Act of 1990 provides for an annual diversity
immigration program, making available each year by a lucky draw, a
random
computer selection 55,000 permanent residence visas ("Green Cards") and
all associated benefits, for the United States. Spouse and children of
the
applicant will automatically be included. So enter one application for
each of a married couple: 1 for the man, another 1 for the wife. This
way
you double yout chances! Visas are apportioned among six geographic
regions based on immigration rates over the last five years, with a
greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of
immigration.
The purpose is to enhance the "diversity" (= mix, variety) of the US
population. In other words: Welcome to Everubody!
* What Does A "Green Card" Offer You?
A "Green Card" (actually it is no longer green, but pink!) is the
admission ticket to your legal residency in the USA and allows you the
right to work, study & live permanently in the United States, or enter
and
leave as you wish. Just like a native born US citizen. You could even
work
for the U.S. Government in many well paying jobs that are available
(post
office, police, school, military, welfare services, ect). Green Card
recipients also receive health services, education and all other U.S.
rights. You can sponsor relatives for their own green cards. A Green
Card
does not affect your present citizenship and if you desire, you may
apply
for U.S. citizenship later (after five years you'll be eligible for full
citizenship).
* Am I Qualified To Enter the Lottery?
You qualify to enter if you were born in a Lottery country OR your
spouse
(husband/wife) was born in a Lottery country; OR you were born in a
non-Lottery country of which neither of your parents were born or
residing
at the time of your birth, AND your mother OR father was born in a
Lottery
country. You also must have minimal secondary education (10-12 years to
what in USA is called "High School Diploma" but in most overseas
countries
is called Middle School or Secondary School, i e to about age 16-18
years
old) or good work experience. No college or university education is
needed. No English speaking is neeeded.
* What Countries Qualify Under the DV Program?
The Lottery countries for 2001 include ALL countries around the world
EXCEPT the following:
Not Canada
Not China (Mainland and Taiwan, but Hong Kong is allowed)
Not Colombia
Not India
Not Jamaica
Not Mexico
Not Philippines
Not Poland
Not South Korea
Not El Salvador
Not The Dominican Republic
Not United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland)
Not Vietnam
(But citizens of Hong Kong S.A.R., Northern Ireland, and the Republic of
Ireland are eligible to enter)
* How Is The Term "Native" Defined ? Are There Any Other Ways A Person
Who
Was Not Born In A Qualifying Country May Be Eligible To Enter The
Lottery?
"Native" ordinarily means someone born within a particular country,
regardless of the individual's current country of residence or
nationality.
However, for the Green Card Lottery "native" means someone entitled to
be
"charged" to a particular country under the provisions of Section 202(b)
of the Immigration & Nationality Act. This means an applicant may claim
"chargeability" to the country of birth of a spouse OR if you were born
in
a country in which neither parent was born or a resident of at the time
of
your birth you may be "charged" to the country of birth of either
parent.
* If I Win, Can I Bring My Family?
If you are selected for a Green Card, your spouse and unmarried children
under the age of 21 will also receive "Green Cards".
* Any Other Requirements?
You must have at least a "high school" (i e secondary = 12 grades)
education (or its equivalent) OR within the last five years, two years
work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years of
training
or experience. You are not required to speak English. You do not have to
have American relatives. You do not have to give up your present
citizenship. You do not need to be rich, or have a certain amount of
money, just be capable of supporting yourself. You do not need a job
waiting. You can be living anywhere, even be now living in the U.S.
illegally. (in that case please contact us for special instructions for
your security). You do not need a passport (yet).
* Any Limitations On The Number Of Entries I Can Send In For The
Lottery?
Yes, you are allowed only one entry per year. If more than one
application
is filed, you will be disqualified. But do not forget to also enter your
spouse and other relatives and friends.
* May A Husband And Wife Each Submit Separate Applications?
Yes. If otherwise qualified, a husband and wife may each submit separate
applications but only pay one processing fee which includes the husband,
wife and children, if any. If either spouse is selected in the lottery,
the other spouse (plus children, unmarried, under 21) would be entitled
to
derivative status. Children need not send in an application or photo.
* What Does A "High School Education Or Its Equivalent" Mean?
The successful completion of a 12 year course of elementary and
secondary
education comparable to that of a "High School" diploma in the United
States. Passage of a high school equivalency examination is not
sufficient. If your entry is selected, documentary proof of education
(including a diploma or school transcript) must be presented later to
the
consular office. Please do not send it with your lottery application.
* How Does The Selection Process Work?
We prepare your application and send it in the proper form and the
specified time frame to The National Visa Center in New Hampshire, USA.
If
there are any errors or omissions, we'll correct them, telephone or
e-mail
you with questins. We also confirm the receipt and timely filing of your
appliction by e-mail. (Only we as a private consultancy can do that. The
government discards any and all entries with errors in it automatically
and mercilessly, without notification. More than half, 1.3 million, of
the
2.5 million entries for the last lottery were filed incorrectly and
discarded! More than half of them! Upon receipt in the correct form and
time frame, the National Visa Center will place your application into
one
of six geographic regions and assign your application an individual
computer number. Within each region, the first application randomly
selected by computer will be the first person registered, the second
application selected will be the second person registered, etc. Once
55,000 visas are issued, the program ends for that year. You must be
prepared to act very fast if and when your name is selected in order to
fully complete your application process. We will be glad to provide that
service for a modest fee, and will give you full credit for your lottery
filing fees.
* How Will I Know If I Was Selected?
If your entry is selected, you will be immediately notified by a
registered notification letter by next August, in which you will be
given
final visa application instructions and information at no charge. Only
winners will be notified. -- Let us then handle the paperwork with the
US
Government, you still might lose your chance if you make mistakes! -- If
you are not selected, you WILL NOT be notified and may contact us to be
re-entered into the next lottery. Contact us again in August next year
or
enter for several years rightt now. So you will not miss any future
chances to win. Any excess payments will be credited to you, in case you
win before then.
* How Much Does It Cost?
We require an irrefundable fee of US$20.-, either in cash (US$ or DM at
1:2 rate) or as BLANK Traveler's Cheques (safest way). All other forms
of
payment by bank or postal services are too slow for international
transactions or require exorbitant fees for you and us to convert to
cash,
not worth for this small amount.
Because we have had many problems with overseas credit card
transactions,
we can no longer accept payment by credit card, sorry.
You can save up to 50% by pre-registering for several years in advance
or
co-registering friends and relatives. See the schedule below:
1 Person for 1 year: US$20.- or DM40.-
2 Persons for 1 year: US$30.- or DM60.-
1 Person for 2 years: US$30.- or DM60.-
2 Persons for 2 years: US$50.- or DM100.-
1 Person for 3 years: US$40.- or DM80.-
2 Persons for 3 years: US$70.- or DM140.-
ect ect
If you send more than one application (i e for spouses and relatives or
un-related friends or associates) all additional applicatins are only
US$10.- extra. So get busy and find a few more applicants for love or
profit. Make as many copies of this text and the attached application
form
as you need.
The deadline is November 1..
The Official site is http://travel.state.gov/dv2002.html
Full info here: http://travel.state.gov/dv2002vb.html
By the way, does anyone know which country takes 8 weeks for an airmail
letter to get to the US?
I did a check on the address a couple of years ago when the identical
message was spammed over many ng's.
The address then, checked out to a Mail Boxes Etc address in
Encinitas, California.
The first numbers were their box # at the address.
Note they do NOT list a city in their address.
Don't know if it is still the same address as then.
Send above as it is untraceable.
There is NOTHING to stop the person or persons behind this to receive
the money then trash the rest.
Real site for DV2002 is http://travel.state.gov and no fee for
applications, the following 're just some of what I spent a few
minutes to find on the Web are charging 35-45 US$ for what they might
call "SERVICES", make sure you guys visit http://travel.state.gov
http://www2.huskynet.com/lottery/
http://us-immigration.org/
http://www.green-card-lottery.org
http://www.dv2002-online.com
http://www.agclc.com/
http://ameriservice.com/main.php3
http://lottery2usa.com/
http://www.collectors.co.nz/kiribati/bbs/messages/1199.html
http://www.visapeople.com/
http://www.green-cardlottery.com/French.htm
http://www.americandream.de/fsintro.html
