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Green card
lottery eligibility requirements
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER?
The applicant must be a native of a qualifying country. However, if a
person was born in an ineligible country but his or her spouse was born in
an eligible country, such a person can claim the spouse's country of
birth, provided both the applicant and spouse are issued visas and enter
the U.S. simultaneously. Also, if a person was born in an ineligible
country, but neither of his or her parents was born or resided there at
the time of the birth, such a person may be able to claim one of the
parent's countries of birth.
In addition, applicants must have either a high school education or its
equivalent, or two years of work experience within the past five years in
an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience.
If the applicant does not meet these requirements, he or she should not
submit an entry for the DV program.
There is no initial application fee or special
application form to enter. The entry must be typed or clearly printed in
the English alphabet on a sheet of plain paper and must include:
- The applicant's FULL NAME, with the last name
underlined.
- The applicant’s DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH.
- The applicant's NATIVE COUNTRY if it differs from
the country of birth.
- NAME, DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH OF the
applicant’s SPOUSE AND CHILDREN, including legally-adopted and
stepchildren, who are UNDER AGE 21 (all minor, unmarried children must
be listed on the principal applicant’s entry, even if the applicant
is no longer legally married to the child’s parent, and even if they
do not wish to immigrate). The entry will be disqualified if all
children are not listed.
- RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT, the
applicant's SPOUSE, AND ALL CHILDREN. Entry will be disqualified if
photos of all family members are not included.
- The applicant's FULL MAILING ADDRESS and, if
possible, a telephone number;
- THE APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE, using his or her
usual and customary signature in the native language. Any entry that
is not personally signed by the applicant will be disqualified.
This information must be sent by regular mail or
airmail to one of the six Migrate, Kentucky postal addresses. Entries
must be received during the mail-in period -- between
October 7, 2002 and November 6, 2002. Applicants must
use the correct address designated for their native region. The entry must
be mailed in a standard letter or business-size envelope with the
applicant's native country, full name, and complete mailing address typed
or clearly printed in the English alphabet in the upper left-hand corner
of the envelope. Postcards are not acceptable.
Husbands and wives may each submit an entry, if both
qualify. If either were selected, the other would be entitled to
derivative status. Note: Husbands and wives
may not sign for each other. Each applicant must sign his or her
own entry.
Only one entry for each applicant may be submitted during the
registration period. Any entry sent by express or priority mail, fax,
hand, messenger, or any means requiring receipts or special handling will not
be processed. Duplicate or multiple entries will disqualify an
individual from registration for this program. Any entry received before
or after the specified registration dates
REGARDLESS OF WHEN IT IS POSTMARKED and any entry sent to an address other
than one of those indicated will be disqualified. All mail received during
the registration period and meeting the above requirements will be
individually numbered and successful entrants will be selected at random
by computer regardless of time of receipt during the specified mail-in
period.
Srce: DOS
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