Stages of obtaining a Diversity Visa
Checking winnings
1. First of all, you need to check results of the draw on the official website https://dvlottery.state.gov. Will be redirected to https://dvprogram.state.gov/
Diversity Visa Participants 2021 can check the status of their records with 5 May 2020 years to 30 september 2021.
Don't be upset if there is no notification of your winnings, since in this case there are subtleties:
- when checking the results in the first days
after the draw, you may receive a false negative result, since these
days the server is most overloaded and there is a possibility of issuing a negative
result; - as practice shows, gain
quite possible in a later period, therefore it is necessary to re-
check in a few months.
Caution - scammers
Important!
The Department of State never asks you to transfer money by mail or
through money transfer systems.
If you received a letter, containing confirmation of winning the Diversity Visa Lottery, do not believe its content, since this letter is fraudulent.
The Department of State will never ask you to transfer money by mail or money transfer systems (eg, such as Western Union).
Verify that there are no grounds for disqualification
Before starting the process
obtaining a visa, make sure, that the Consulate has no reason for your
disqualification or refusal to obtain a visa. Especially in the case, if at
the help of third parties was applied when applying for the drawing.
Submit your Immigration Form DS-260
It is necessary to apply for immigration visa forms DS-260 for yourself and your immediate family members, which include: spouse(a), as well as children before 21 of the year, unmarried.
Prepare the necessary documents
To obtain a DV immigrant visa in 2020 financial year, You need:
- personal documents,
- documents on education and professional experience,
- military service (if applicable to you),
- no criminal record,
- availability of funds and tangible assets
Some documents you will need to send in advance to the Kentucky Consular Center.
Full documents all documents you will need for an interview at the US Embassy.
Translation of documents for immigration to the USA
Translation of required documents into English, beginning with 2019 year need to be prepared immediately after submitting the DS-260 immigration forms.
You do not need to affix an apostille. You don't even need to notarize the translation.
A certified translation is enough.
Translation must include a statement, signed by the translator, which says, что перевод является точным и переводчик компетентен для перевода.
Submit your documents to the Kentucky Consular Center
After submitting the immigration form, you will receive a request to send documents from the Kentucky Consular Center.
For DV-2020 winners, to KCC it was necessary to send:
- biographical passport page (international passports);
- birth certificate of all family members;
- Marriage certificate(if marriage after application);
- police clearance certificate for everyone, who is older 16 years;
- military ID for conscripts;
- documents, confirming the end of all previous marital relations (divorce certificate, spouse's death certificate, a copy of the court decision on divorce);
- in case of a criminal record or various forms of restriction of freedom, you must provide a copy of the decision of the court or other authority, imposed restriction of freedom, and sometimes other documents explaining this situation;
Не отправляйте бумажные документы в КЦК. Любые бумажные документы, sent to KCC, will be destroyed.
Documents, photographed or scanned with a mobile phone, are acceptable, но каждый документ должен быть полностью разборчивым. Неразборчивые или неполные документы должны быть повторно поданы и задержат рассмотрение вашего дела.
Отправляйте документы только на адрес электронной почты: [email protected] ;
Для любых вопросов обработки документов используйте адрес электронной почты: [email protected] .
After sending documents, you get from KCC, email with this content:
» Congratulations! Our records indicate that you have submitted all required documentation to the Kentucky Consular Center and are ready to be scheduled for an interview when your case number becomes current. Interviews are scheduled numerically based on case numbers that have completed processing.»
Prohibitions on participation in the lottery
Medical contraindications
If the applicant has a socially dangerous illness or mental disorder. Problems with narcotic or psychotropic substances. Missing vaccinations. Also, if there is a risk of being in the care of the state due to an extremely serious illness.
Problems with the law and visa legislation
The applicant should not have problems with the law, and have an outstanding criminal record. This does not apply to intentional socially dangerous crimes. ( crime involving moral turpitude ).
Problems with visa legislation. The presence in the database of deportations or illegal stay in the United States over 180 days. Person convicted of visa fraud, fictitious, or using fake documents. Staying in the United States with a J-1 visa , if the 2YHR requirement is set and has not yet been met for it - two-year home residence requirement (this does not apply to the student Work program & Travel ).
Reasons for disqualification and visa refusal.
There are a lot of reasons for refusing a visa. According to statistics from the US State Department, disqualify about 35% questionnaire. The most common reason is incorrect filling out of the questionnaire. You will not have the opportunity to fill out the questionnaire again, so enter all the data correctly. Duplicate applications and errors in it deprive you of the opportunity to participate.
A common mistake is incorrect translation of personal data. Rewrite them like this, as indicated in the passport. Incorrectly framed photograph.
Also, problems arise for newlyweds.. They may be accused of fictitious marriage., if it was concluded after the application was submitted, and even more so, after winning. They will not tell you openly and immediately, but in such cases, cross-interview of young spouses is often appointed.
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)
Security
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We take the following steps to secure the information we collect:
- Employ internal access controls to ensure that only personnel who have access to your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties.
- Train appropriate personnel on our privacy and security policies and compliance requirements.
- Secure the areas where we retain paper copies of the information we collect online.
- Perform regular backups of the information we collect online to ensure against loss.
- Use technical controls to secure the information we collect online including, but not limited to:
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
- Encryption
- Firewalls
- Password protections
- Periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.
- Employ external access safeguards to identify and prevent unauthorized access by outsiders that attempt to “hack” into, or cause harm to, the information contained in our systems.
We hold our contractors and other third-party providers to the same high standards that we use to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information they may have access to in the course of their work completed on behalf of the Department.
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We may share the above information with our employees or representatives with a “need-to-know” in the performance of their official duties, other Federal agencies, or other named representatives as needed to quickly process your request or transaction. This information is only used to help us make our site more useful for you. Raw data logs are retained temporarily as required for security and site management purposes only. More information about how we share information can be found in our Privacy Act Systems of Records Notices.
Photo requirements for the Green Card.
A photo must be sent along with the form. How to take a photo on a green card yourself, b and detailed requirements, written in a separate article.
Photos must be pointed to everyone, who is indicated in the questionnaire:
Your photo.
Photo of a spouse, if you are married (it doesn't matter, will he go with you or not).
Photos of children before 21 of the year. Also pictures of children, from previous marriages of both spouses, regardless of whether they live with you, or not (even if they don't come with you if you win).. Children, who are older 21 years old or already married, must submit the application themselves and you do not need to send their photos
Children, who are older 21 years old or already married, must submit the application themselves and you do not need to send their photos.
If there are no photos, it is an automatic visa refusal in case of winning.
The technical requirements of photography include:
- Photo size must be from 600x600 pixels to 1200x1200;
- The background should be uniform and light;
- The photo must not be retouched;
- Clothes should be ordinary, everyday (religious and military clothing is not allowed), hats are not allowed;
- Neutral, calm facial expression;
- The head should be strictly in the center of the photo and occupy approximately 2/3 photo.
- You can't tilt your head.
- Photo age no more 6 months from the date of submission of the questionnaire.
Before sending, photo can be checked on the same website, for compliance with requirements.
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.
What are the requirements for participants What is required to participate in the Green Card Lottery. Lottery rules
The first rule of the Green Card lottery
Important point, be born in the country to participate in the lottery. If she is excluded, there are two ways to participate: - choose the country of birth of the spouse as the country of participation(and) - choose the country of birth of the parents as the country of participation. The list of countries changes every year. Those countries are excluded, of which the last 5 years in the USA more than 50000 man.
Natives of all other countries can participate in the lottery.
The second rule of the lottery
Persons with complete secondary education can take part in the DV-2020 drawing. If not, then another option is possible: for the last 5 years of work experience in the specialty of at least two years, and she needs to spend at least two years on training. Documents confirming education or work experience are not attached to the application form. But they will need to be shown to the consul for an interview..
Completing the Education section:
If you weren't in high school (10 — 11 classes) and did not study anywhere else, then specify Primary school only.
If you studied in 10 — 11 classes (or vocational school, technical school, college), but never got a diploma, then indicate High school, no degree
With a diploma of complete secondary education (11 high school classes), then indicate High school degree.
If you graduated from the College, Vocational school, college, technical lyceum (you have a specialty), point to Vocational School.
If you studied at the Institute and did not finish your studies (but passed at least 1 session), specify Some University Courses.
If you received a bachelor's degree or (according to the Soviet system) specialist, specify University Degree
note! Distance education, usually, not recognized!
If you have received a bachelor's degree (specialist) continued their studies and passed even one session after that, specify Some Graduate Level Courses.
If you have a master's degree, specify Master Degree.
If you have passed the candidate minimum and passed at least one postgraduate course, указывайте Some Doctorate Level Degree.
If you have a PhD or Doctor of Science degree, specify Doctorate Degree.
How to participate in the green card competition.
This is how the https page looks like://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
The questionnaire will contain standard questions, which must be answered clearly and accurately. There are few of them. Common questions about you and your family. At the end of the online application, you need to upload your photo.
From the beginning of filling out the questionnaire, you will have one hour, to send information, and you will have to start over if you do not have time to send it.
even if you do not live with your spouse(Oh), but married, you still need to indicate her or him in the questionnaire. If you have a happy marriage, fill out the questionnaires separately, so your chances of winning will increase. If you have children, who turned 18 years old and they are not married, then they can register and they.
Questionnaire and participation in the lottery free! Don't risk the services of questionable intermediaries. The first questionnaire is simple, and even if your English is poor, intuitive. difficulties may arise with the education section. How to fill it out is written in our article.
Filling out an application for participation in the green card lottery in the USA
The main page will be available 3 buttons “DV-## Instructions” (instructions for filling out the questionnaire), “Photo Examples” (photo requirements, as well as examples of correct and incorrect photos) and actually “Begin Entry” (directly the questionnaire for filling).
Step 2. Для заполнения анкеты вам потребуется ваша фотография, as well as a photograph of the husband / wife and children (if they are).
Find out the required parameters of the photo, and you can also check it for compliance with the requirements on the page “Photo Tool”.
Step 3. Start filling out the questionnaire (Begin Entry button). Enter verification code
Step 4. Fill in your personal data
Step 5. If there is a spouse(a) и дети – ввести информацию о них (including, upload photos).
Step 6. After filling out the questionnaire, you will receive a confirmation code, by which, with 2 May on 30 сентября следующего посли подачи года можно будет проверить результаты лотереи на том же сайте https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ under Entrant Status Check (Checking the status of the application)
It looks pretty simple, although there are pitfalls, therefore, you need to fill out the questionnaire very carefully, to avoid mistakes. Agree, it will be very disappointing to win, but get rejected because, that some data was incorrectly specified
Also pay special attention to photography requirements, they get nagged very seriously lately
Keep in mind - submitting multiple applications from one person is strictly prohibited! Если Вы подали больше одного заявления, you will be disqualified.
Wherein, if there are two of you in the family, then you can apply from each spouse (the second receives a green card in the USA automatically) - probability of winning, in this case, doubles.
Good luck in obtaining a green card in the USA!
