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LUCKY? Hi all South African Worldwide readers, finally the time has arrived to read about how you can come live, work and play in the USA for Free! Yes, Gratis! How, you ask? The magical tool employed to gain you legal permanent residency is termed the Green card lottery or Diversity Visa (DV). The DV offers 55 000 lucky recipients, a chance to live in the United States with all the benefits of an American citizen except voting rights. Although this all sounds like a myth that is too good to be true, it is the most economical and legitimate method of attaining U.S. Citizenship. I am living proof of the DV 1996 winners and with only one-year left until citizenship I am proud to tell you that the entire process only cost me the sum total of $50! The intention of this article is not only to make you aware of the DV lottery's existence and the methods that will bring you ultimate success but also to bring to your attention the true way the INS intended the process to occur. Namely, devoid of DV postal submission services or other intermediary companies. Don't get me wrong; immigration attorneys are not included in this category since you are paying them for legal advice. I am referring strictly to third parties we would classify as glorified mailmen. It should be stated from the onset that the U.S. Government has no consultants or mail services for this program, so any assistance on applications by a third party is done without the consent of the U.S. Government. You should realize that the only time the government demands payment is after you have been notified that you have won the Green card. So the entry itself is free! This article will explain the logic that lies behind the DV and the potential pitfalls in the application process. Once our tips and top secrets are revealed the option of employing intermediaries will become null and void. Plus it will save you oodles of dollars! In our next article you will be walked through the application itself but that you will have to wait for. Before we launch ourselves into the logistics of the DV program, there are certain people who are not eligible for the visa. Firstly, if you are a native of the following countries you will not qualify for the DV. These countries are: CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and VIETNAM. The reason for the natives of the above mentioned countries' being barred from applying for the lottery is because these visas are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries which already send large numbers of immigrants to the U.S. The law states that no diversity visas shall be provided for "high admission" countries. To
see whether or not you fall into the accepted natives category,
click on the link below. The second reason why a person would be prohibited from the DV is that an applicant is under 18 years of age or over 18 years, with no high-school graduation or the equivalent of two years experience. If you still have passed all these tests, then it's time to divulge the secrets of applying for the Green card lottery! The DV lottery usually starts at noon on the 1st of October through to noon 31st of October. In the previous drawing, the INS denied an estimated 3 million applications owing to delivery falling outside of the month of October. So the lesson learnt here is to ensure that your entries are on time. The INS will ignore late entries regardless of when the application was postmarked.
There seems to be a general misconception regarding the mailing
of the entry forms (probably propagated by greedy third parties),
that U.S. mailed applications gain preference. Please realize
that mailing your application from the USA doesn't improve your
odds of being selected at all. That is why they call it the lottery! Africa If
your application is mailed to any other INS office your application
will be denied. As stated previously no money should be included
with the entry. A special DV case processing fee will be payable
later by those lucky individuals whose entries are actually selected
and processed at a U.S. consular section for DV visas. So again,
ignore those third party companies wanting you to write out another
check as it's going directly into their personal bank account. Based on the assumption that the entries have been completely and correctly filed, the applications are then entered into the lottery. Applicants are randomly selected by a computer from the six Kentucky offices. There are no rules and regulations imposed on the drawing, except that no one country may receive more than 7% of the DV for that particular year. Once the recipients of the DV have been selected, they will be notified by mail between April and June of the following year. In this article, we have learnt whether or not you are eligible for the DV program. We are aware of the dates on which the entry forms will be accepted and where the forms are to be mailed. Most importantly, I am sure that you now know that there should be no costs involved in entering the Green Card Lottery. In the next edition, I will walk you through the step-by-step process of filling in the entry form, to ensure that it will not be denied on the grounds of incomplete or incorrect evidence. Once you see how simple the process is, you will be well on the road to success without wasting your money on any intermediary services.
Signing off from the Land of Milk and Honey! Mandy
Jacob PS. Please feel free to email us any questions at info@inkorpa.com, so that we can be sure to include them in our next edition.
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