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DV
Immigration Lottery |
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Diversity
Visa Lottery
Almost anyone who has completed high
school is eligible to enter in this
annual program. In some cases, persons
without high school diploma’s
can qualify. Once selected in the
"drawing," winners must
act quickly to be among the first
to qualify for their visas. Every
year the U.S. Department of State
issues a list of countries whose nationals
are not eligible to apply because
the countries sent a total of more
than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S.
in the previous five years. For certain
nationalities, the DV immigrant visa
program is a viable green card option.
Annually about 50,000 persons immigrate
via this program, whereas only 40,000
are eligible to immigrate as “extraordinary”
or as “outstanding researcher/professors”.
For persons chargeable to the European
or African quotas, the chances are
much better than those chargeable
to the Asian or South American quotas.
This year natives of the following
countries are not eligible to apply
for the DV-2013 Program: BANGLADESH,
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born),
COLUMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR,
EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA,
JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES,
SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except
Northern Ireland) and its dependent
territories, and VIETNAM. Persons
born in South Sudan, Hong Kong SAR,
Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
If you had participated in last year’s
DV-2012 Lottery Program, click here
to see if you have been selected.
If selected, please contact us immediately
so we can commence assist with the
processing of your immigrant visa
case. Only about half of the winners
notified actually receive green cards,
and it is helpful to have knowledgeable
attorneys advise on whether to adjust
status or immigrant visa process and
to review eligibility, inadmissibility
and cross-chargeability issues.
If you have not been selected, you
may reapply for the DV-2013 Lottery
Program which will take place from
October 4, 2011 until November
5, 2011. You do not have
to have an attorney to apply for the
DV program as you can submit your
application directly with the State
Department via their website http://www.dvlottery.state.gov.
If you apply without professional
assistance, please read the instructions
carefully as the program is technical
and the slightest error will result
in automatic disqualification. Merely
misspelling a name, or leaving out
a child, can disqualify you. In the
past the government reported approximately
40% of applications were disqualified
for failing to correctly follow instructions.
For an in-depth analysis of some of
the complex issues in the DV lottery
program, read our article at "The
Diversity Lottery - A Deceptively
Simple Program (An Update)"
by Bernard P. Wolfsdorf and Naveen
Rahman Bhora.
A knowledgeable attorney
demystifies complex issues in the
DV lottery program. Click here
to read why an attorney can help.
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With offices in Los Angeles (LA), California and New York (NY), New York, Wolfsdorf Immigration Law Group provides global immigration services to our clients around the world. We also provide in-person consultations throughout Southern California in communities such as Pasadena, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Van Nuys, Glendale, Encino, Northridge, Panorama City, Burbank, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka, Canoga Park, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, North Hollywood, North Hills, Valley Village, Universal City, Westwood, Pomona, Pacoima, Oak Park, Mission Hills, Arcadia, Alhambra, Malibu, Granada Hills, Gardena, Glendora, Culver City, Claremont, Diamond Bar, Arleta, Artesia, Baldwin Hills, Camarillo, Century City, Cerritos, Irvine, La Crescenta, Long Beach, San Diego, Santa Barbara. Our Manhattan office is convenient to all boroughs including Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, and Long Island, as well as Westchester, White Plains, Nassau, Suffolk, and throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.
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