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