| The green card lottery is where the | | | | There are no paper entries allowed anymore. |
| Department of State annually awards green | | | | It all has to be done online or |
| cards to immigrants. This is a lottery that | | | | electronic.There are 50,000 green cards that |
| is done by a random computer selection. The | | | | are given out to many immigrants from all |
| technical term for it is the Diversity Visa | | | | over. These people have complied with all of |
| program. The people that conform to the | | | | the rules and taken the time to do all |
| rules and learn to speak English will be able | | | | paperwork and make themselves eligible for |
| to enter the lottery program.This is a great | | | | the program. The individuals that apply must |
| way for people that want to become residents | | | | have a high school diploma and two years in |
| of the United States without having to wait | | | | an occupation requiring at least two years of |
| for many years. The immigrants that want to | | | | training or experience.Each applicant is |
| apply will have to obtain an application so | | | | limited to one application in the green card |
| that they can fill out the necessary | | | | lottery. If there is more than one |
| paperwork in order to become a legal | | | | application received, the individual will be |
| candidate for this program. This is a once | | | | disqualified. It is important to follow the |
| in a lifetime chance for a lot of people and | | | | instructions and the rules completely. There |
| they will take the opportunity very | | | | are so many qualified people that are thrown |
| seriously.You can find the application for | | | | out of the green card program each year |
| this green card lottery online. There are | | | | because of the multiple applications that are |
| many federal websites that will help people | | | | submitted.If qualified a husband and a wife |
| obtain the applications so that they can get | | | | may apply to the green card lottery. They |
| a head start on applying for this great | | | | may each submit one application and it either |
| program. Once the application is filled out | | | | is selected into the lottery the other would |
| and sent in, it will have to be reviewed. | | | | be entitled to derivative status. This will |
| Once the government approves it, that | | | | allow both of them to be entered into the |
| applicant will then be placed in the lottery. | | | | United States. |