06/11/2013
US immigration's 2015 green card lottery closes November 2nd
We remind you that this year's Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, better known as the Green Card Lottery, will close on November 2nd 2013 so, if you want to enter, you must apply by then. Every year, 50,000 US green cards, or permanent resident visas, are issued to successful applicants under the green card lottery. Applications must be made online. There is no fee.The annual Green Card Lottery was first held in 1995. It is open to citizens of countries with historically low levels of immigration to the US and is designed to increase the diversity of the US population. Each year, all applications are entered into a lottery and 50,000 people are selected at random.The lucky winners must then send their details to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) which will check that they meet all the US's entry criteria. Even if you are selected by the lottery you will not be eligible for a US green card unless