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The Green Card Lottery for 2010 is known as the American Green Card Lottery DV-2012. Applicants who wish to enter can complete the form any time online from October 2, 2010 through November 30 US Eastern time. The actual dates will be specified by the Department of State
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Qualifications to Apply
There are several requirements that must be met in order to qualify for the Green Card Visa Lottery. The person who is applying must be a resident born in any one of the qualifying countries. If you are from a country that is not eligible but you are married to an individual who is from an eligible country you may qualify using his or her birth country if you both hold visas and come the United States together.
Some of the countries located in Europe such as Belgium, Albania, Denmark and Northern Ireland qualify. Parts of UK do not qualify. In North America only natives of the Bahamas qualify. Canada and Mexico do not. Natives of Oceana, such as Australia also qualify. In South America, countries such as Argentina, Antigua, Honduras and Panama also qualify. Many other countries also qualify to apply for the USA legal residency lottery.
An applicant must also have a specified education level or employment experience. The guidelines are set by the administration of the DV plan. Related to education, an applicant must be a high school graduate or at least two years of experience. The experience must be obtained within a period of five years preceding the date of lottery application. Information on educational background and employment history can be obtained from the US Department of Labor.
How to Apply for the Immigration Lottery
An Electronic Diversity Visa must be submitted to the US Department of State. Only one application can be submitted. Additional applicants will void eligibility. The form may be completed yourself or through another person who can complete the form on your behalf. When the application is completed correctly and successfully, the applicant will view a confirmation page with the applicants name as well as a confirmation number. Applications sent on paper and completed by hand are rejected.
Photos That Must Accompany the Application
Photographs are required to properly identify an individual. Any application without a photo or an improper photo will automatically be rejected. An electronic copy of a photo must be submitted by every applicant. A photo of yourself, your spouse and all children under the age of twenty one must be supplied digitally. If the child or children are already citizens of the United States, a photo is not required. The photos must have a clear image of each person since photos of the family together do not qualify. All photos are submitted online.
How Applicants are Selected
Applicants are selected randomly by a computer. Winning applicants are informed of the winning status. American Green Card Lottery DV-2012 fees are disclosed at this time. Those who are selected and pay the fees will be sent visas anytime between October of the following year and September of the year after this.
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