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green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program - tips & advice
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green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program
procedures for submitting an entry
* The Department of State will only accepts completed electronic green card = diversity visa entry forms submitted electronically during the registration period .
* All entries by an individual will be disqualified if additional than ONE entry for that individual is received, regardless of whom submitted the entry . You may arrange and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you.
* A successfully registered entry will effect in the display of a confirmation screen containing your name , country of chargeability, date of birth and a date / time stamp. You may print this confirmation screen for your records with the print function of your web browser.
* Paper entries will not be accepted.
* Your entry will be disqualified if all necessary photos are not submitted. Recent photos of the next people must be submitted electronically with the electronic green card = diversity visa entry form :
- you
- your spouse
- each unmarried child under 21 years of age, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted children and stepchildren, still if a child no longer resides with you or you do not intend for a child to immigrate under the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program .
You do not need to submit a photo for a child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident.
Group or family photos will not be accepted ; there should be a separate photo for every family member . Failure to submit the required photos for your spouse and every child will effect in an incomplete entry to the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program. The entry will not be accepted and should be resubmitted.
Failure to enter the correct photo of every individual in the case into the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview.
* A digital photo ( image ) of you, your spouse and every child should be submitted on-line with the green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program entry form. The image file can be created either by taking a new digital photo or by scanning a photo print with a digital scanner.
Entries are subject to disqualification and visa refusal for cases in which the photos are not recent, have been manipulated, or fail to meet the specifications explained below.
green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program
green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program
instructions for submitting a digital photo ( image )
The image file should adhere to the follow compositional specifications and technical specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways:
* Taking a new digital image.
* Using a digital scanner to scan a submitted photo.
Compositional Specifications
The submitted digital image should conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
Head Position
* Person being photographed should directly face the camera.
* Head of the person must not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
* Head of the person must cover about 50% of the area of the photo .
Background
* Person being photographed must be in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
* Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable .
Focus
* Photograph should be in focus.
Decorative Items
* Photos in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted at green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program .
green card lottery = diversity visa lottery - immigrant program
head coverings and hats
* Photos of individuals wearing head coverings or hats are merely acceptable if related to his/her religious beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant .
* Photographs of individuals with tribal or other headgear not explicitly religious in nature will not be accepted .
* Photographs of airline, military or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted .
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