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4. Why do natives of certain countries not qualify for the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery program ?
Green cards = diversity visas are projected to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries that send large numbers of immigrants to the U.S. The law states that no green cards = diversity visas shall be provided for citizens of "high admission" countries .
The law defines this to mean countries from which * 50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated to the United States during the preceding five years. Each year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adds the family and employment immigrant admission figures for the previous five years in order to identify the countries whose citizens will be ineligible for the annual green card lottery = diversity visa lottery.
Because there is a separate determination made before every annual green card lottery = diversity visa lottery entry period, the list of countries whose natives are not eligible may change from one year to the next.
5. What is the numerical limit for green card lottery = diversity visa lottery ?
By law, the U.S. green card = diversity immigration program makes available a maximum of 55,000 permanent residence green card = visas every year to eligible persons .
However, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning as early as DV-1999, and for as long as necessary, 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated green cards = diversity visas will be made accessible for use under the NACARA program .
The actual reduction of the limit by up to 5,000 green cards = diversity visas began with DV-2000 and is likely to remain in effect through the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program .
6. What are the regional green card lottery = diversity visa lottery ?
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determines the green card = diversity visa regional limits for every year according to a formula specified in Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Once the USCIS has finished the calculations, the regional green card = visa limits will be announced.
7. When will entries for the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery program be accepted ?
The green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program entry period will run through the registration period . Every year millions of people, apply for the program during the registration period. The huge volume of entries creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful individuals.
Holding the entry period will ensure that selected are notified in a timely manner, and gives both the green card = visa applicants and our embassies and consulates time to arrange and complete cases for visa issuance. You are encouraged to enter early in the registration period . Disproportionate demand at end of the registration period may slow the system down.
8. May persons who are in the u.s. submit an application for the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery program ?
Yes, an applicant may be in the U.S. or in another country and the entry may be submitted from the United States or from out of the country .
9. Is every applicant limited to only one entry during the annual green card lottery = diversity visa lottery registration period ?
Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for every person during every registration period . Individuals for whom additional than one entry is submitted will be disqualified . The Department of State will utilize sophisticated technology and other means to identify individuals who submit multiple entries during the registration period .
People submitting more than one entry will be disqualified and an electronic record will be forever maintained by the Department of State. Individuals may apply for the program every year during the regular registration period .
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