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how does one become eligible for greencard lottery?

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rsn Experienced

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how does one become eligible for greencard lottery?

I assume you mean the diversity visa lottery. For one, you must be from a country with a "low immigration" rate. Please see http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1322.html for more info.

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The 2011 online registration just ended at midnight Eastern time.

I-864 Affidavit of Support FAQ -->> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

FOREIGN INCOME REPORTING & TAX FILING -->> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2015_publink100047318

CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

PLEASE READ THE GUIDES -->> Link to Visa Journey Guides

MULTI ENTRY SPOUSE VISA TO VN -->>Link to Visa Exemption for Vietnamese Residents Overseas & Their Spouses

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I've always wondered why does the USA have the green card loteery when they have such strong immigration laws now?

If you read about the green card lottery on the official website, it explains it in detail.

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I've always wondered why does the USA have the green card loteery when they have such strong immigration laws now?

I think it's because, despite the laws (which some would argue are anything but great), the legislators have decided to give some people the chance to bypass all of the obstacles and win residency. It's really a fantastic opportunity for those fortunate enough to be chosen. I am sorry you missed this year's cut-off, but that just means you will be perfectly prepared for next year!

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Because it is IMPOSSIBLE for regular folks to immigrate, so the lottery gives them a chance to a Green Card. Just like winning the lottery.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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