Thanks to the Diversity Visa Program (DV-2025), better known as the Visa Lottery, more than 50,000 visa holders are once again given the opportunity to try their luck and obtain a Green Card from the United States.
Keep in mind that this benefit allows you to have permanent residency and even the opportunity to move closer to U.S. citizenship.
To try your luck in the Visa Lottery 2025 you need to register and you can do this until the first seven days of November 2023
According to Marca, “the process must be applied for on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to participate in the 55,000 humanitarian visas that will be randomly issued.”
This visa allows you to “live and work legally and permanently in the United States, in addition to freely entering and leaving the country, enjoying education and health care benefits, and after a period of five years, you can apply to apply for citizenship.”
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Keys to increase your chances of obtaining a Green Card
In this note you will learn 7 tips to increase your chance of getting a green card. Please note that if you visit official pages, make sure they have a ‘.gov’ domain.
1. The process is free
With the Visa Lottery the process is completely free.
The authorities, La Nación notes, invite “distrust of any person or company that promises to improve applicants’ opportunities in exchange for money.”
2. Know the eligibility requirements
The first is that you must meet the requirement that you be a resident of a country that reports low immigration rates to the United States.
Have at least twelve years of basic education or at least two years of recent work experience, according to southern media.
Visit travel.state.gov: The U.S. Department of State offers this tool on its site to give you an easy way to check if you meet the eligibility criteria.
3. Check official portals
Anyone wishing to obtain a Green Card “must go to the official pages of the US government to obtain information and carry out the relevant procedure,” warns Mix, Management.
Look at him “.gov” domain.
“Don’t get carried away by false promises and stay on the right track towards your green card,” La Nación published, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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4. Find and complete form DS-5501
In Mix they point out that after checking the dvprogram.state.gov portal you need to fill out form DS-5501.
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5. Add to the family
The U.S. government “recommends that applicants who meet the eligibility criteria include their spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 on their applications, even if they do not plan to travel with you.
Incorrect or insufficient information may result in their deregistration, even if the irregularities are discovered after they have been selected in the lottery.”
Citizens who wish to apply for the Green Card must bring their spouse and children under the age of 21.
6. Refresh your photos
When registering or completing the form, they indicate in Mix that they have ‘a recent photo at hand that is clear and that was taken in the past six months’.
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7. Save the confirmation number
Upon completion of registration, “the Visa Lottery site will provide a unique confirmation number that will be important to verify that your name appears among the winners once the DV-2025 Visa Lottery results are published,” La Nation explains.
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What comes next with the US Visa Lottery
Mix reports that according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UsaGov portal, registration for the 2025 Visa Lottery will end on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12:00 noon (Eastern Time) (GMT-5).
The results of the draw, Marca announced, can be consulted online from May 4, 2024 on the dvprogram.state.gov page with the unique confirmation number you have from the moment of registration.
La Nación also provides very important information: “Winning the DV-2025 does not automatically guarantee a consular interview or a visa.” It reports that once the results are announced, “you will still be required to complete an interview and background check, in addition to paying immigration fees.”
With information from La Nación, Mix and Marca
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Source: Eluniverso
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