Greencard Lottery Registry

US Diversity Visa Program is carried out by the US Government. This program, referred to as the “US Green Card Lottery”, provides non-US nationals a way to immigrate to the United States in the easiest and most cost-effective way. Every year the Congress of the USA authorizes issuance of 50 000 immigrant visas for the countries which are considered as “under-represented” (in regards of the immigration volume) in the USA.

The purpose of the Lottery is to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries that send large numbers of immigrants to the US every year. That is why natives of some countries are not eligible to apply. Non-US nationals, natives of the countries determined by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service may apply.

United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has conducted its computer-generated random selection process on the thousands of H-1B petitions they received during the fiscal year 2009 filing period between 01 April and 07 April 2008.

The H-1B visa allows US companies to hire foreign nationals for a temporary period of time. Only 65,000 H-1B visas are allowed each fiscal year, with an additional 20,000 visas reserved for foreign graduates of US universities who have earned a Masters degree or higher.

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