Green Card Lottery - Not Guaranteed Visa

Some folks think that once you've won the Green Card Lottery, you're automatically granted a visa to live in the United States. Thousands participate in the Green Card Lottery, for the countries that it is open to - and naturally, many do obtain their Green Cards.

We personally know of one person from Brazil who with his family now live happily in Orlando, Florida, as they won the Green Card Lottery about two years ago. It happens more often than you think, and it is the legal and proper way to come into the United States.

But how can I find the Green Card Lottery? You can apply for the Lottery for Green Cards, and yet, even though you win, you may not be eligible to enter permanently. So what is the catch?

Applicants must pay the now $750 US dollars that the embassy requires and go through and pass various medical exams. In addition, you have to have some schooling. The US Government says Green Card Lottery winners must have an advanced level of education or have worked two-years in a professional position within the past five years. Sounds complicated. But it gets harder.

If you win the Green Card Lottery, you will go through a through police investigation, performed by the United States. This means you must have an ultra-clean record to come to America. It is not as easy as it seems - still - there is a good chance, if you apply.

There are about 50,000 to 55,000 U.S. Visas allocated specifically for the Green Card Lottery. The proper name of the program is called the Diversity Visa Lottery Program and you can only enter online through the State Department. The application process is FREE although there are cases of fraud - people charging others a fee to fill out the application - the world over.

If you do not apply through the State Department website, your application will probably be marked as fraudulent. Get ready as the next "Diversity Visa Lottery Program" - or Green Card Lottery as most call it - will take place in October of this year.

Green Card Lottery Website: www.dvlottery.state.gov