Lottery for the Green Card.
Lottery or how to get your green card quickly by draw
The Diversity Visa (DV) Program better known as the Program Green Card Lottery is the cheapest and fastest way to get your green card, which allows you to become a lawful permanent resident of the USA; yourself and your immediate family, provided of course your name is drawn !!
The big change this year is that same-sex couples now have the same rights toward immigration than regular marriages.
If you are interested, you will need to wait until October to participate because registrations are closed so far. Registration is possible in general throughout the month of October each year. A random drawing is held to determine the winners. Results are available in the following year until late June in general. The data are subject to change so check that no changes have taken place.
55,000 visas are available each year, but France has the right to only a number of that total. Due to a large number of French immigrant to America compared to other nationalities, France has a relatively low number of available visas. Sometimes if you hold another nationality, you better sign up through this citizenship. For you to see what suits you best. Nationals of certain countries can not participate, such as Peru, China, …
Some specific rules apply and must be followed to avoid being disqualified. For example do not enter a multiple of your application, it would put you out of the game directly.
You can complete your application directly online www.dvlottery.state.gov. You will still have a certain level of English to be able to answer questions.
A number of criteria must be met in order to participate. These criteria are related to your employment, education etc … Please read the instructions in the above site before completing your registration or contact an immigration lawyer.