What is Green Card?

A Green Card is an American visa for permanent residence. You have the legal right to reside and work in the US forever if you have a Green Card. Health, education, and a number of other advantages are provided to Green Card holders while they reside in the USA. Five years after receiving a Green Card, applicants may submit an application for U.S. citizenship. To be eligible for citizenship as a holder of a Green Card, you must have physically resided in the country for at least 30 months during the preceding five years. Your present citizenship is unaffected by the Green Card. If you apply for the Diversity Visa Program, often known as the Green Card Lottery, you and your family can be the lucky winners.

What is the Diversity Visa Lottery (DV) Program?

It is one of the several options for non-citizens to obtain a visa and settle permanently in the United States. People from all around the world can participate in the program, which is a free lottery, for a chance to apply for green cards and live and work lawfully in the United States.
The United States government runs a lottery program for obtaining a green card called the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, popularly known as the “green card lottery.”
By choosing candidates from nations with low immigrant populations over the previous five years, it offers 55,000 immigrant visas yearly and seeks to diversify the immigrant population in the United States.

What age must a person be to enter the DV Lottery?

Although there is no minimum age requirement, the educational requirement means that most applicants under the age of 18 would not be eligible for the DV 2024 immigration lottery.

What does Eligibility, Native and Chargeability mean?

Your eligibility is based on where you were born. No matter where you currently live, a person is considered “native” if they were born there. In terms of immigration, the term “native” can also refer to a person who has the legal right to be “charged” to a different country than the one in which they were born. If your country of birth disqualifies you from the DV lottery scheme, you might assert chargeability to the nation where your spouse was born. However, keep in mind that if chosen, you both must travel to the US. You may also “charge” the nation of birth of a parent for your minor dependant child. Furthermore, if neither of your parents was a citizen of an ineligible nation at the time of your birth, you may also be “charged” to that nation.

Which countries are excluded from the program?

The fundamental goal of the green card lottery program is to give people from nations other than those that send substantial numbers of immigrants to the US opportunities to immigrate. The current year’s DV lottery program is not open to nations that sent 50,000 people to the US through the Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa classes in the previous five years.

What is the DV’s maximum number?

Each year, a maximum of 55,000 visas for permanent residence are issued in the DV Program.

What are the requirements for education and work experience?

You need at least have a high school diploma or its equivalent, or two years of recent work experience in a profession that requires at least two years of training or experience.

If I am in the US, Can I apply?

Yes, you can submit the application from within the US or from abroad, regardless of where you are physically located.

Can a husband and wife file different applications separately?

Yes, provided that both the husband and the wife meet the eligibility requirements, they may each submit one entry. The spouse is entitled to derivative status if one of them is chosen.

Do I have to include every member of my family on the application?

Include details about your partner and all of your minor children who are not married. If your kids are already US citizens or LPRs, you do not need to mention them. You do not need to provide information about your ex-spouse if you are officially divorced. Although you have included your family members on your application, they do not have to immigrate with you. They are free to remain.

Can another person file on my behalf?

Yes. You can ask for help in entering the DV Lottery. However, it is crucial to do your own application if you can.

What is the method of selection?

At the Kentucky Consular Center, each entry will be given a unique number. The entries for each geographical location will thereafter be chosen at random by a computer. The chances of each application getting selected are equal.

How will the outcomes be announced?

The E-DV website is the only place where the results can be verified. After you submit your entry, you will receive a confirmation number. Keep the confirmation number secure until you can verify the results. Check if you were chosen by going to https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/.

What are the actions to take to get ready for the interview?

The following procedures should be taken before preparing for the visa interview once you receive the information that you have been selected for the Green Card Lottery interview.
1. Go over every single instruction by your embassy or consulate.
2. Before going to the visa interview, you must complete a medical examination for yourself and your family.
3. Prepare all the necessary paperwork (Documents needed) when you go in for the interview.
4. Finally, prepare the visa fee ($330/head) prior to or at the time of the interview.

Does everyone in the application/family need to attend the green card interview?

The applicant’s family members must also appear for the visa interview. You should go to the interview alone if your family members intend to immigrate at a later time and date.
You should be required to reschedule the interview if you are unable to appear on the specified date. You must get in touch with the US embassy or consulate to reschedule the interview.

What happens after the green card lottery interview?

You will be informed whether your visa application was accepted or denied after the interview. If they accept it, you’ll get:
They affix their immigrant visa stamp to your passport. a sealed immigration packet that must be shown to customs and border protection.
Your immigrant visa must be used to enter the United States before it expires because they are often only good for six months.
Pay the Immigrant Visa fee before entering the United States.