History
of the Green Card Lottery.
The congressionally mandated
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the DV Lottery Program
or the Green Card Lottery, was especially designed for persons from
underrepresented countries and those adversely affected by the Immigration
and Nationality Act Amendments of 1965. Citizens of these countries
were to receive a special immigration benefit. In 1986, the United
States Congress attempted to assist recently disadvantaged immigrants
with an emphasis on persons from Ireland to obtain a special way
to immigrate to the United States.
The sponsors of the Legislation, among them
prominent Irish-American members of Congress, devised a program that
would admit persons from otherwise underrepresented countries. Since
that initial program, changes have been made. It is administered on
an annual basis by the U.S. Department of State and conducted under
the terms of Section 203 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). Applicants
selected in the Green Card Lottery (Diversity Immigrant Visa Program)
will receive a "Notice of Approval" letter. This is an
official notification that an individual has been selected. The
"Notice of Approval" letter is mailed to the selected
applicants between May and July of the following year. The United
States government does NOT
send ANY correspondence
regarding winning a Green Card through e-mail. Any “notification”
received through your e-mail address informing you that you have
won an American Green Card should be deleted immediately as it is
NOT legitimate.
The "Notice of Approval" letter
is sent directly from the U.S. Department of State to the selected
applicants. Only the "winners" (selected applicants) are
notified. If an individual is not selected, he or she will not receive
any notification. It is important to understand that there is no
way to check if an applicant has been selected. The U.S. Department
of State does not publish the list of winners. The only way an applicant
will know that he or she was selected is when the "Notice of
Approval" letter is received. The "Notice of Approval"
is mailed by regular mail (not email)
to the address listed in the application.
Apply for your Green Card through greencardinternational.org today!
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