http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog Updates and information about the Diversity Lottery program, obtaining a U.S. green card and more Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:21:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Having a citizenship is a privilege granted to US residents. There are many crimes that will void this privilege and lead to deportation. Legal residency is granted if you win the immigration lottery. Once you are a legal resident you are eligible for applying for citizenship after you ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/immigration/what-are-the-crimes-that-cause-deportation/ 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 Qualifications to ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/dv-greencard-lottery/how-to-enter-the-green-card-lottery-2012/ A new immigration bill, tabled on December 15th 2009 by Representative Luis V. Gutierrez, Democrat of Illinois, seeks to offer pardon to all illegal immigrants in the U.S for a $500 fine and an English language test. The bill, if passed, could have far-reaching consequences on the demographics and ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/immigration/new-immigration-bill-grants-protection-to-illegal-immigrants-in-the-us/ Immigrants to the U.S from different corners of the world often find it difficult to get assimilated into the local culture. Even though the U.S is one big great melting pot of people from different regions, they are all largely united by a common language – English. As an applicant ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/general-topics/the-benefits-of-learning-english-as-a-second-language/ The US Greencard lottery is an initiative by the Department of State to offer 50,000 US greencards to people in countries with low US immigration rates. Countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants in the last 5 years, are however not eligible. These include Jamaica, India, Pakistan, Canada, Colombia, ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/usa-immigration/getting-a-us-visa-through-the-diversity-visa-2011-lottery/ For the 102,800 applicants selected in the first stage of dv-2010 lottery, the much-coveted US Greencard will not just be a distant dream. Out of these applicants, 50K were selected for the visa interviews Those interested in being a part of the dv-2010 lottery had to submit an electronic form online, ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/usa-immigration/diversity-visa-2010-lottery-results/ It is the time of the year for the biggest annual lottery out there when millions of people across the globe try their luck for a U.S green card. The 2011 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2011) is now open. The time period for submitting entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/usa-immigration/all-you-want-to-know-about-the-diversity-visa-2011-green-card-lottery/ With the recent nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice, a plethora of cruel remarks have been sweeping through the talk shows and on-air statements; all in an effort to undermine her nomination. Most of these statements have been made by Republicans who have yet to learn what ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/general-topics/republican-pundits-need-a-lesson-on-respect/ Students, who wish to study in the United States, need to apply for U.S. student visa with the U.S Consulate or Embassy. You may fill up the application for your visa after receiving the I-20 form. The I-20 form is a confirmation of your acceptance as a student given by ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/general-topics/us-student-visas-learning-all-about-them/ Here at myusgreencard.com we love providing you with the latest info on immigration etc, but sometimes we like breaking news to you as well... Happy reading on your fav. social sites :) A hacker attack Thursday shut down the fast-growing messaging service Twitter, and Facebook also said it was looking ... http://www.myusgreencard.com/weblog/general-topics/twitter-down-facebook-slow/