ChrisA

Hello there

I have applied for the Green Card lottery, entering an application for 4 years.

can someone tell me what the process is please for this.

When the draw is made?
How long do I have before I have to leave the country if I am
successful?
Can I re-enter the UK?

If I am successful in the lottery, would I need to be sponsored or can I go straight to the US?

Many thanks

Chris Asaipillai

Ingo Pakleppa

On 7 Jun 2002 13:20:10 GMT, ChrisA <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hello there
    >
    >I have applied for the Green Card lottery, entering an application for 4 years.
    >
    >can someone tell me what the process is please for this.
    >
    >When the draw is made? How long do I have before I have to leave the country if I am
    >successful? Can I re-enter the UK?

The drawing is held between March and August of the year preceeding the one the
lottery is for. For instance, many winners for the DV-2003 lottery recently received
their notifications.

If you are successful, you will be asked to show up for a visa interview at a
consulate in your home country at some point between October 1, 2002 and September
30, 2003 (for DV-2003). You will receive an immigrant visa, usually on the same day
of the interview. This visa is good for six months. You must move to the US within
these six months.

    >If I am successful in the lottery, would I need to be sponsored or can I go straight
    >to the US?

You can go straight to the US as long as you can show that you have enough money or
skills to support yourself and not become a public burden. If you would become a
public burden, you'd have to have a sponsor who guarantees for your welfare.

Ingo

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For visa denial and suggestions what to do about them, see
http://travel.state.gov/visadenials.html

For DOL Online Labor Certification: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not
know all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com http://www.srs-usvisa.com
http://www.getusavisa.com http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/
http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B) http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage and fiancee)
http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm http://www.workpermit.com

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the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

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