Understanding the Green Card Visa Lottery

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Understanding the Green Card Visa Lottery

Millions of people would love to be able to move to America and thanks to the green card visa lottery this is actually possible.

 Every year the visa lottery makes it possible for up to 50,000 people to win permanent residence visas. Applications can be made on the Internet and the results can then also be checked on the internet.

 What’s the Green Card Visa Lottery?

The green card visa lottery system was founded in 1995 and allows 50,000 people every year since to get permanent residence visas. This allows people the chance to work and live in America.

 Winning

The chances of actually winning the green card visa lottery are actually very small; this is because so many people apply every year. In 2008 around 6 million people tried to apply; only 1.5% of these actually won the lottery.

 The chances of someone winning the lottery will partly depend on the country they come from. The lottery favors countries which do not have high numbers of immigrants already living in America.

 There are also various other criteria which must be satisfied before it’s possible to get a green card. Everybody must have at least a high school diploma or a skilled job.

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