Applicants who registered for the DV-2014 Green Card Lottery can now apply for their immigration visas. The U.S. State Department has released its October Visa Bulletin which lists the cut-off numbers for the Green Card Lottery in November. Applicants with rank numbers below the specified regional cut-off number may apply for immigration visas at a […]
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The United States is full of excellent schools and Green Card holders are entitled to use these schools as much as they can. Not only are Green Card holders allowed to go to schools in the U.S., but also their close relatives such as spouses and children. In order to get a Green Card one
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One of the requirements for the Green Card Lottery is that a person be from a country that does not send many immigrants to the U.S. from year to year. This list of countries is called the list of designated countries of origin and is re-assessed every year. The immigration numbers from all countries over
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The September 2013 State Department Visa Bulletin stated that registrants looking to apply for the DV-2015 should look for the registration dates sometime in September of 2013. The Visa Bulletin is a monthly description of available immigration visas to the United States. Family-based, employment-based and lottery program immigrants can check the backlogs of these programs
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One of the requirements for the entry into the Green Card Lottery is an examination of an immigrant’s education. Typically, a high school diploma is enough to qualify for the Green Card Lottery, but for those who do not have a diploma equivalent to a U.S. diploma, or no diploma at all, there are alternatives.
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The Green Card Lottery is coming up and registrants eagerly await the list of countries designated ineligible for diversity visas. The U.S. Department of State has not yet released any information for DV-2015 (the official name of the Green Card Lottery which will begin in 2013), but it is expected to begin in early October
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Many people who sign up for the Green Card Lottery do so in consecutive years. Although the Green Card Lottery may be a particularly easy program to sign up for, the popularity of the program means that the allotted Green Cards are quickly reached. Repeat Applications Generally, applicants’ information changes very little from year to
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This is part two of the blog discussing alternatives to the Green Card Lottery. Many people who are not able to apply for the below visa categories instead use the Green Card Lottery to immigrate to the United States. Employer Sponsorship People can also immigrate to the United States if they are able to secure
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The Green Card Lottery is one of the most popular pathways to citizenship because it is an alternative to the more difficult and onerous immigrant visa programs. There are a number of other programs, but as one can see, there is much more work to it than the Green Card Lottery. Temporary Work to Permanent
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A Green Card is the physical evidence of the immigration status called permanent residency. With permanent residency, a foreign resident can live, work, study and travel in the United States for as long as they please. The amount of time that permanent residents (or green card holders) can stay in the United States is truly
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