2020 USA Green Card Visa Lottery Application Has Started
The registration for the 2020 US Visa Lottery (also referred to as the Green Card Lottery) is currently open. All individuals worldwide who meet the entry requirements can apply until November 6 2020.
Officially the lottery is known as the DV-2020 Lottery.Successful applicants will have the ability to enter the US as a lasting resident in January 2020.
Applicants need to accomplish the internet form and participate at a green card interview if the first application is successful. As a whole, 55,000 permanent residence cards can be found to people from “underrepresented countries”.
The lottery is going to be held in November nevertheless the winners won't be notified until May or June 2020.Through the years, an incredible number of immigrants have moved to the US after winning the US Visa Lottery.
Green cards are for permanent residence.To go to the US for short-term business or tourism it's essential to enroll with ESTA (for eligible nationalities) or apply for a B1/B2 visa.
Who is eligible to enter the 2020 US Visa Lottery?
Applicants must be a resident of a qualifying foreign country with low immigration rates to the US. Individuals from countries with a high immigration rate to the US cannot apply for the program.
It's the country of birth that's taken into consideration, not the united states of citizenship or residence. The next countries are excluded from participation in the Green card lottery program:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland only), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, the United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland), and Vietnam.
It's easy for citizens from non-qualifying countries to use if among their parents is from the qualifying country.
How can people apply for the US visa lottery?
The web application may be completed online
It's necessary to offer these information:
1. Name: surname, first name, and middle name (exactly because it appears on your own passport). When you yourself have only 1 name, enter it in the ‘last/family name'field.
2. Gender: male or female.
3. Birthdate: day, month, and year.
4. City of birth: as shown on your own passport.
5. Country of birth: as shown on your own passport
6. Country of eligibility for the visa lottery program: most prone to be your country of birth.
7. Photograph(s): recent (last six months) separate photos of you, your partner, and your children.
8. Address: full address including zip code.
9. Country of residence: the united states where your home is today.
10. Telephone number (optional).
11. Current email address: useful for all communication.
12. Highest degree of education achieved: senior school, college etc.
13. Marital status: married, widowed, unmarries etc.
14. Amount of children: the name, date of birth, gender, place, and country of birth, for many unmarried children (under 21 years of age).
