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02 August 2001, 19:26
U.S. IMMIGRATION - STATE DEPT RELEASES GREEN CARD LOTTERY RULES
LOS ANGELES, CA., August 2nd, 2001-ClearedForLanding.com has posted a copy of the State Department's rules on the new Green Card Lottery for this year. The lottery will be held between October 1st and noon of the 31st 2001. Fifty-five thousand people may be eligible for a green card through random selection. The green cards are for citizens of countries that have sent less than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the past 5 years. No specific country receives more than 7% of the green cards, also called 'Diversity Visas'.
Applying to the lottery, one must be very careful; any errors will cause disqualification, which is why many people hire firms such as unitedstatesvisalottery.com in order to apply correctly. Entries must be received during the mail-in period only. Entries sent to the wrong address or at the wrong time will be disqualified. Entries submitted by express, priority, or overnight mail will be disqualified, as will entries sent by fax, messenger, or by hand. There are six different addresses for mailing the address and they can be found at http://www.ClearedForLanding.com.
The application procedure involved determining whether the applicant is a native of a qualifying country. If the applicant was not born in a qualifying country, but the spouse was, then the person may claim through that spouse, or even through a parent. Each applicant should have a high school education or equivalent, or work experience. If the person enters through work experience, he or she must have two years' experience in a position that requires two years' training or experience. All entries can be typed or handwritten, but must be in English; there is no application fee. Each person must sign their own application; one spouse cannot sign an application for the other spouse if both apply.
Some of the bigger winners in terms of countries last year included: Germany with 1902, the Ukraine with 5029, Egypt with 2383, Sierra Leone with 2240, Morocco with 5,000, Ethiopia with 5007, Bangladesh with 5003, Burma with 734, and Lithuania with 1200. Some of the countries with the lowest numbers include: Monaco, Suriname, Micronesia, Nauru, Lesotho, San Tope and Principe, Comoros, and Brunei with 0, as well as Oman with 3, Seychelles with 2, Malta with 4, Iceland with 9, Barbados with 4, Grenada with 3, and Chile with 9.
ClearedForLanding.com explains foundations and changes in 4 major areas of immigration law: investors, workers, relatives and students. The site offers free legal consultations to people in California and England who are seeking an attorney. The immigration site caters to current and intending immigrants, lawyers, and human resource professionals. In addition to immigration information, the site offers a free nationwide immigration lawyer search service, business plan creation, message boards, free e-mail, and vital links to government offices, immigration resources, free immigration forms, processing times, and even a virtual immigration law library. Although it offers a daily immigration news feed, it provides in-depth analysis of changes in the "Immigration University" section of the site.
LOS ANGELES, CA., August 2nd, 2001-ClearedForLanding.com has posted a copy of the State Department's rules on the new Green Card Lottery for this year. The lottery will be held between October 1st and noon of the 31st 2001. Fifty-five thousand people may be eligible for a green card through random selection. The green cards are for citizens of countries that have sent less than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the past 5 years. No specific country receives more than 7% of the green cards, also called 'Diversity Visas'.
Applying to the lottery, one must be very careful; any errors will cause disqualification, which is why many people hire firms such as unitedstatesvisalottery.com in order to apply correctly. Entries must be received during the mail-in period only. Entries sent to the wrong address or at the wrong time will be disqualified. Entries submitted by express, priority, or overnight mail will be disqualified, as will entries sent by fax, messenger, or by hand. There are six different addresses for mailing the address and they can be found at http://www.ClearedForLanding.com.
The application procedure involved determining whether the applicant is a native of a qualifying country. If the applicant was not born in a qualifying country, but the spouse was, then the person may claim through that spouse, or even through a parent. Each applicant should have a high school education or equivalent, or work experience. If the person enters through work experience, he or she must have two years' experience in a position that requires two years' training or experience. All entries can be typed or handwritten, but must be in English; there is no application fee. Each person must sign their own application; one spouse cannot sign an application for the other spouse if both apply.
Some of the bigger winners in terms of countries last year included: Germany with 1902, the Ukraine with 5029, Egypt with 2383, Sierra Leone with 2240, Morocco with 5,000, Ethiopia with 5007, Bangladesh with 5003, Burma with 734, and Lithuania with 1200. Some of the countries with the lowest numbers include: Monaco, Suriname, Micronesia, Nauru, Lesotho, San Tope and Principe, Comoros, and Brunei with 0, as well as Oman with 3, Seychelles with 2, Malta with 4, Iceland with 9, Barbados with 4, Grenada with 3, and Chile with 9.
ClearedForLanding.com explains foundations and changes in 4 major areas of immigration law: investors, workers, relatives and students. The site offers free legal consultations to people in California and England who are seeking an attorney. The immigration site caters to current and intending immigrants, lawyers, and human resource professionals. In addition to immigration information, the site offers a free nationwide immigration lawyer search service, business plan creation, message boards, free e-mail, and vital links to government offices, immigration resources, free immigration forms, processing times, and even a virtual immigration law library. Although it offers a daily immigration news feed, it provides in-depth analysis of changes in the "Immigration University" section of the site.