Green card for the USA

How to get a US visa by lottery?

The green card lottery

The letters will be returned to foreigners who aspire to legally emigrate to the United States with a green card in hand. More than 50,000 individuals and their families can aspire to achieve the American dream in 2021 by the simplest path that also does not cost money. The US State Department announced Thursday that it will randomly draw up to a maximum of 55,000 Diversity Visas through the program known as the Visa Lottery, corresponding to fiscal year 2021.

Green Card, requirements to be considered

Registration for the 2021 green card lottery will begin on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 and the deadline for qualification will remain open until Tuesday, November 5 of this year, the Department said in a guide with instructions to participate.

If you are selected in the DV-2021 program, you have the right to do a US visa application during that fiscal year, between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021, diplomatic authorities reported. The Diversity Visa program provides permanent residence visas to nationals of countries with low immigration rates to the United States in the last five years. Any foreigner who meets two requirements can participate in the Visa Lottery, one of which is to be born in countries that qualify.

The countries excluded for fiscal year 2021 (DV-2021) are: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (born on the continent), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan , Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

In addition, applicants are required to have graduated from secondary education or its equivalent, or have two years of work experience in an occupation that requires at least two years of training, within the last five years, all documentation must be taken at the US visa appointment. More than 23 million people around the world, applicants and their families or “derivatives,” attempted this year to legally immigrate to the United States through the DV-2020 lottery program. The most benefited by the raffle in Latin America and the Caribbean were the Cuban participants, who added 2,703 selected, followed by Venezuelans.

How to participate in the 2021 visa lottery

Applicants must submit their registration form and only one registration is allowed per person, otherwise the candidate is disqualified. After registering online, the green card applicant will see a confirmation screen with his name and confirmation number that he must print to verify if he is chosen among the winners. People who already live in the United States with nonimmigrant status can also participate, provided their country of origin is included.

The US government will make the selection through a randomized computer drawing and distribute visas among six geographic regions. The foreign policy agency indicates that as of the next draw DV-2021 will require foreign citizens a valid and valid passport to participate. Until now it was not necessary to have a valid passport to participate, although it is necessary for the interview at the United States embassy or consulate that the winners of the program must pass before emigrating.