Time is running out for foreigners to enter the visa lottery for free U.S. green cards

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https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article236876148.html

BY DANIEL SHOER ROTH

 OCTOBER 31, 2019 

 

Foreigners only have a few days left to try their luck to get a coveted green card without a sponsor.

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, one of the most popular and easiest immigration programs, makes 55,000 immigrant visas available for Fiscal Year 2021.

The electronic enrollment period for the program, which is better known as the American Visa Lottery and is free, ends on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at noon, but applicants are advised to not wait until the last minute to register.

The application process is simple, too, so it generally doesn’t require the legal services of an immigration lawyer, but there are some strict eligibility requirements to qualify.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

First of all, applicants must have been born in qualifying countries. Natives from the following countries are not eligible this 2021 period: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), 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