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The DV-2022 entry period will run from 12:00 pm (noon), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 7, 2020, until 12:00 pm (noon), Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Those interested in entering the DV-2022 program should check this web page in the coming days. The entry form will only be available for submission during this period and this period only. Entries will NOT be accepted through the U.S. Postal Service.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2022 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2022)

Program Overview

The Department of State administers the Congressionally-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program annually. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For Fiscal Year 2022, 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be available. There is no cost to register for the DV program.

Applicants who are selected in the program (“selectees”) must meet simple but strict eligibility requirements to qualify for a diversity visa. The Department of State determine selectees through a randomized computer drawing. The Department of State distributes diversity visas among six geographic regions and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.

For DV-2022, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:

Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong KongSAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Persons born inMacau SAR and Taiwan are eligible.

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The annual DV program makes visas available to persons meeting simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. A computer-generated, random drawing chooses selectees for DVs. The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, and within each region, no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year. Visas are allocated to nationals of countries with historically lower rates of U.S. immigration. Nationals of countries who have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the past five years are not eligible to apply for the Diversity Visa program.

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DV-2021 Entrants may enter their confirmation information starting at noon (EDT) on June 6, 2020. DV-2021 Entrants should keep their confirmation number until at least September 30, 2021.

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Apply for the DV Lottery and start living the American Dream

The New World has always attracted enthusiasts from the four corners of the earth who are striving for self-realization and prosperity. To help them get where they want to be, the United States State Department issues 50,000 Green Cards under the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program every year. It aims to provide people in other nations with the opportunity to become permanent residents of America and foster multiculturalism within the country. Thousands of individuals apply to participate in the Green Card Lottery annually, hoping to win a lucky ticket to a new life in the United States. You can become one of the fortunate souls who get the reward they wished for.

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The congressional mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the US Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” (DV immigrants). Alien petitioners for the Diversity Visa Program will no longer be permitted to submit a petition by mail. Instead, the Department will require that all petitions be submitted to it in an electronic format, using an Internet website dedicated specifically to the submission and receipt of Diversity Visa applications.
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Why do certain countries not qualify for the Diversity Visa Program?

The Green Card Diversity Lottery allows natives of myriad countries to acquire permanent American residency. As a winning participant, you and your family can become United States citizen through naturalization.

People from the following regions can take part in the lottery:

• Asia
• Africa
• Europe
• Oceania
• North, South and Central America
• The Caribbean

There are high- and low-admission regions and states. Each nation’s allowance for the American Green Card Lottery depends on the number of immigrant visas that country has issued to foreign citizens within the last five years. This approach ensures migration balance and stimulates diversification.

Check the list of qualified Green Card DV lottery countries to see if you can apply. Remember that the list is revised regularly, so you can visit our website periodically to get updates on any changes.

The benefits of winning the United States Green Card Lottery

Immigration to America can open many opportunities. If you plan to obtain quality higher education or wish to have access to the best healthcare services, a permanent United States residency is for you. If you want to become a citizen later, your prospects for the future will be even better.

Students with Green Cards are considered in-state permanent residents of the United States, making American colleges and universities’ tuition fees lower for them than for foreign applicants. Moreover, by winning the Diversity Visa Lottery, you gain the right to financial aid, which will reduce your study expenses dramatically.

Green Card holders also qualify for Social Security that grants United States citizens certain privileges. It provides the following benefits:

• medical and disability insurance
• childcare assistance
• rewarding retirement plans
• support for seniors

Once you obtain a Green Card by winning the United States Diversity Lottery, you will be able to find a better job as well. Permanent residents can build careers in almost any company. Unlike regular immigrants, Green Card holders don’t need sponsorship for work visas from their employers.

Как сыграть онлайн

Один из способов участия в розыгрыше зарубежных лотерейных билетов – использование посредников иностранных игр. Принцип работы посредников является достаточно простым – специализированные сайты имеют агентов в государствах, осуществляющих розыгрыш билетов мировых лотерей.

Посредники приобретают оригинальные билеты распространенных игр. Участник получает отсканированную копию билета, а заполнение оригинала осуществляется в соответствии с указаниями участника розыгрыша.

Заработок посредников заключается в реализации билетов зарубежных игр по стоимости, на порядок превышающей рыночную, посредник за предоставление своих услуг взымает комиссию. В этом заключается недостаток использования услуг посредников.

При получении выигрыша вывод средств осуществляется на счет игрока, который он привязывает при регистрации своего аккаунта на сайте посредника.

В случае получения крупного денежного приза второй или третьей категории владелец аккаунта должен пройти процедуру верификации, которая подтверждает личность владельца зарегистрированного аккаунта.

При выигрыше джекпота он вручается только лично, поэтому в такой ситуации нужно будет готовиться к поездке в страну проведения лотереи. Некоторые крупные сервисы в такой ситуации частично берут на себя расходы по организации поездки, что является несомненным плюсом использования посреднических услуг.

После чего предоставляется возможность внести платеж в систему любым удобным способом и оплачивать приобретение билетов. Крупные сайты предоставляют возможность вводить деньги используя любой из большинства электронных способов оплаты.

В таком случае можно воспользоваться как банковскими картами наиболее распространенных систем, так и различными виртуальными кошельками. Недостатком большинства таких сайтов является отсутствие в интерфейсе русского языка.

После ввода средств они отражаются на игровом счете, игроку только остается самостоятельно выбрать интересующую его иностранную лотерею. Стоимость билета равна реальной, отсутствуют накрутки посредников, что можно считать одним из достоинств такого способа игры.

Для того чтобы обезопасить себя от мошеннических действий нужно знать, что существует два типа посредников – прозрачные и невидимые, работают они по-разному.

Прозрачные посредники ведут открытую деятельность. Покупатель может увидеть все наценки до приобретения купона и решить, нужно или нет делать вложение в покупку билета. Для того чтобы посмотреть имеющиеся расценки не потребуется проходить процедуру регистрации на сайте посредника.

Невидимы посредники информацию о наценках не предоставляют и реальную стоимость билета, при продаже его посредником, игрок может увидеть, только положив его в свою корзину, после прохождения процедуры регистрации на посредническом сайте.

Чтобы обезопасить себя следует придерживаться следующих рекомендаций:

• выбирать для игры только надежные, крупные и проверенные временем сервисы;
• перед использованием предоставляемых услуг нужно проверить наличие лицензии на деятельность, особенно при приобретении реального билета, лицензия является гарантией честности поставщика;
• следует покопаться в интернете и изучить имеющиеся свежие отзывы об играх и сайтах на которых осуществлялась игра.

The benefits of winning the United States Green Card Lottery

Immigration to America can open many opportunities. If you plan to obtain quality higher education or wish to have access to the best healthcare services, a permanent United States residency is for you. If you want to become a citizen later, your prospects for the future will be even better.

Students with Green Cards are considered in-state permanent residents of the United States, making American colleges and universities’ tuition fees lower for them than for foreign applicants. Moreover, by winning the Diversity Visa Lottery, you gain the right to financial aid, which will reduce your study expenses dramatically.

Green Card holders also qualify for Social Security that grants United States citizens certain privileges. It provides the following benefits:

• medical and disability insurance
• childcare assistance
• rewarding retirement plans
• support for seniors

Todays lottery in the States

Today, lotteries are established in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The most recent US lottery to be legalized was in Wyoming, where it began operation on July 1, 2013 although tickets were not sold for about a year.

Some retailers that sit on state lines often offer both state lotteries with state boundaries clearly marked, since such sales still have to occur in the physical state it is offered. One retailer located along U.S. Route 62that is largely in Sharon, Pennsylvania but has a small portion lying inMasury, Ohio sells both the Ohio Lottery and the Pennsylvania Lotteryat one location. The first modern US joint-state lottery game was formed in 1985 inMaine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. In 1988, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) was formed with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon,Rhode Island, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia as its charter members; it is best known for Powerball, which was designed to create large jackpots. Another joint lottery, The Big Game (now called Mega Millions), was formed in 1996 by six other lotteries as its charter members.
Today, all 44 individual state lotteries offer both Mega Millions and Powerball as a result of a 2009 agreement between the Mega Millions consortium and MUSL to cross-license their joint games to one another’s members, although the two organizations continue to administer Mega Millions and Powerball separately. D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands also offer both games. Only the Puerto Rico Lottery offers only Powerball and not Mega Millions.
Among the states that do not have lotteries, Alabama, Mississippi, and Utah cite religious objections. Nevada’s lucrative gambling industry has lobbied against a state lottery there, fearing the competition. Alaska and Hawaii, being outside the contiguous United States, have not felt the pressure of losing sales to competitors.

Lottery games in the United States

– All or Nothing: draw game in Iowa and Minnesota
– Cash4Life: Indiana, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia and Pennsylvania
– 2by2: North Dakota, Kansas and Nebraska
– Hot Lotto: North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia , Delaware, Idaho,
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire and New Mexico,
– MegaHits: Video slots in Ohio, Rhode Island Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia
– Lucky for Life: Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina , Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Wyoming. Nebraska, South Dakota, and West Virginia were added in in 2017
– Tri-State Lottery (Megabucks Plus°, Pick 3 (Day & Night), Pick 4 (Day & Night), Fast Play: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont

Jackpot winners 2016

Below the big winners of all lotteries in the United States of America:

• December 17, 2016 Cash $121,600,000.00 annuity ($72,145,291.83 cash)
• Tennessee: November 26, 2016 Cash $420,900,000.00 annuity ($254,652,358.97 cash)
• William and Heather ten Broeke, Georgia, September 17, 2016 Cash $246,800,000.00 annuity
• Robin Egg 2016 Nominee Trust, New Hampshire, July 30, 2016 Cash $487,000,000.00 annuity
• Smith Family Lottery Pool, New Jersey, May 7, 2016 Cash $429,600,000.00 annuity ($284,097,219.71 cash )
• James Stocklas, Florida, March 2, 2016 Cash $291,400,000.00 annuity ($191,470,307.58 cash)
• Marvin and Mae Acosta, California, January 13, 2016 Cash $1,586,400,000.00 annuity (split)
• The Nickel 95 Trust, Florida, January 13, 2016 Cash $1,586,400,000.00 annuity (split)
• Lisa and John Robinson, Tennessee, January 13, 2016 Cash $1,586,400,000.00 annuity (split)

Как играть в лотерею «Пауэрбол»

Это очень просто — выбираете пять чисел от 1 до 69 и один «Пауэрбол» от 1 до 26. Вы можете отметить свои собственные номера или сделать это при помощи опции «Быстрый выбор», которая сгенерирует случайный набор номеров. Дальше вы можете решить, хотите ли сыграть в тираже с опцией «Power Play», которая, в случае выигрыша любого приза кроме джекпота, преумножит его на число «Power Play».

Как купить билеты лотереи «Пауэрбол»

Если вы живете в России или странах СНГ, вы можете купить билеты лотереи «Пауэрбол» через сервис лотерейного консьержа. Выбираете числа и оплачиваете ваши билеты. После этого агент сервиса получит ставки и приобретет билеты. Копия ваших ставок появится в вашем аккаунте. Окончания продаж билетов — три или четыре часа перед каждым тиражом. После тиража, сервис консьержа проверит ваш билет. Если вы выиграете приз, выигрыши начисляются на игровый аккаунт в течение 24 часов после тиража. Затем вы можете снять всю сумму на ваш банковский счет. Если вы выиграете джекпот или большой приз, вам нужно будет получить его в местном офисе лотереи.

Налог с выигрыша составляет 30% для нерезидентов США.

Шансы на победу в лотерею «Пауэрбол»

В лотерее «Пауэрбол» есть 9 призовых тура. Ниже приведены шансы на победу в каждом из них:

Угадано чисел	Шансы на победу	Приз
5 + Пауэрбол	1 из 292 201 338	Суперприз
5	1 из 11 688 053,52	$1 000 000
4 + Пауэрбол	1 из 913 129,18	$50 000
4	1 из 36 525,17	$100
3 + Пауэрбол	1 из 14 494,11	$100
3	1 из 579,76	$7
2 + Пауэрбол	1 из 701,33	$7
1 + Пауэрбол	1 из 91,98	$4
Только Пауэрбол	1 из 38,32	$4
В целом, шансы выиграть один из разных призов в «Пауэрбол» — 1 из 24,87.

Шансы на победу с опцией «Power Play»

Вы можете добавить опцию «Power Play» к вашему билету за небольшую дополнительную плату. Если вы выберете эту опцию и выиграете любой приз, кроме джекпота, он будет умножен. Приз будет увеличен в 2, 3, 4, 5 или 10 раз в зависимости от того, какой номер «Power Play» в тираже. Исключением является второй приз, который автоматически удваивается с 1 миллиона до 2 миллионов долларов, если вы играете с опцией «Power Play» независимо от набранного числа. 10-кратный множитель доступен для выбора при покупке билета только тогда, когда предполагаемый джекпот составляет 150 миллионов долларов или меньше.

Комбинация	Оригинальный приз	2x Power Play	3x Power Play	4x Power Play	5x Power Play	10x Power Play
5 + Powerball	Джекпот	Джекпот	Джекпот	Джекпот	Джекпот	Джекпот
5	$1 млн.	$1 млн.	$1 млн.	$1 млн.	$1 млн.	$1 млн.
4 + Powerball	$50 тыс.	$100 тыс.	$150 тыс.	$200 тыс.	$250 тыс.	$500 тыс.
4	$100	$200	$300	$400	$500	$1 тыс.
3 + Powerball	$100	$200	$300	$400	$500	$1 тыс.
3	$7	$14	$21	$28	$35	$70
2 + Powerball	$7	$14	$21	$28	$35	$70
1 + Powerball	$4	$8	$12	$16	$20	$40
Powerball	$4	$8	$12	$16	$20	$40

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Lotteries in the United States

In the United States, lotteries are run by 47 jurisdictions: 44 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lotteries are subject to the laws of and operated independently by each jurisdiction, and there is no national lottery organization. However, consortiums of state lotteries jointly organize games spanning larger geographical footprints, which in turn, carry larger jackpots. Two major lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball, are both offered in nearly all jurisdictions that operate lotteries, and serve as de facto national lotteries.

Gambling as a generalization has roots in the United States and other English colonies as far back as the 1600s. Not every colony allowed gambling, however. The Massachusetts Bay Colony, for example, did not allow cards, dice or gaming tables, even in private residences. In most colonies however, gambling was seen as a harmless distraction as long as it was played in a gentlemanly manner.

The acceptance of gambling in the colonies was fairly short-lived by English investors because it was seen as a sign of laziness and as a vice. The investors saw gambling as a root cause of the colonies’ inability to sustain themselves. Lotteries were used not only as a form of entertainment but as a source of revenue to help fund the colonies. The financiers of Jamestown, Virginia, for instance, funded lotteries to raise money to support their colony. These USA lotteries were quite sophisticated for the time period and even included instant winners. Not long after, each of the 13 original colonies established a lottery system to raise revenue. In early American history, legislators commonly authorized lotteries to fund schools, roads, bridges, and other public works. Evangelical reformers in the 1830s began denouncing lotteries on moral grounds and petitioned legislatures and constitutional conventions to ban them. Recurring lottery scandals and a general backlash against legislative corruption following the Panic of 1837 also contributed to anti-lottery sentiments. From 1844 to 1859 alone, 10 new state constitutions contained lottery bans. By 1890, lotteries were prohibited in every state except Delaware and Louisiana.

State lotteries have become a significant source of revenue for states, raising $17.6 billion in profits for state budgets in the 2009 fiscal year (FY) with 11 states collecting more revenue from their state lottery than from their state corporate income tax during FY2009. Lottery policies within states can have conflicting goals. Given that instructions are passed down from state legislatures, lottery implementation is often expected to be carried out with reduced advertising and funding while still producing the same amount of revenue. This issue led states to look for loopholes in the system. Massachusetts, for example, had its advertising budget dramatically cut, and therefore started using free-play coupons as money to pay for advertising. This led to an IRS investigation into alleged non-reporting of income because the IRS considered the coupons to have monetary value.

National lottery USA

Lotteries in the United States did not always have sterling reputations. One early lottery in particular, the National Lottery, which was passed by Congress for the beautification of Washington D.C. and was administered by the municipal government, was the subject of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision Cohens v. Virginia.

The lottery never paid out, and it brought to light the prevalent issue of crookedness amongst the lotteries in the United States. The wave of anti-lottery protests finally broke through when, by 1860, all states had prohibited lotteries except Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky. The scarcity of lotteries in the United States meant that tickets were shipped across the country and eventually led to the creation of illegal lotteries. In 1868, after years of illegal operation, the Louisiana Lottery Company obtained a 25-year charter for its state lottery system. The charter was passed by the Legislature due to immense bribing from a criminal syndicate in New York. The Louisiana Lottery Company was a derived 90% of its revenue from tickets sold across state borders. These continued issues of corruption led to the complete prohibition of lotteries in the United States by 1895. It was discovered that the promoters of the Louisiana Lottery Company had accrued immense sums of money from illegitimate sources and that the Legislature was riddled with bribery.

Before the advent of government-sponsored lotteries, many illegal lotteries thrived, such as number games. The first modern government-run US lottery was established in Puerto Rico in 1934. This was followed, decades later, by the New Hampshire lottery in 1964. Instant lottery tickets, also known as scratch cards, were introduced in the 1970s and have become a major source of lottery revenue. Individual lotteries often feature three-digit and four-digit games akin to numbers games; a five number game, and a six number game (the latter two often have a jackpot.) Some lotteries also offer at least one game similar to keno, and some offer video lottery terminals. Presently, many US lotteries support public education systems.