Requirements for participants
The program clearly regulates the requirements, which the participant must meet. It is better to initially compare your data with the list, so as not to waste time and hope in vain, after all, the application on the website will be accepted, but even if the challenger wins, not meeting at least one of the established requirements, won't be able to get a visa.
Applicants will be assessed at the interview stage according to the following criteria::
- applicant's country (by birth);
- education;
- presence of a foreign passport (required at the time of interview);
- facts of violation of the law;
- health status.
The first two points are the main ones, but do not underestimate the importance of additional requirements, because very often this is where the reason lies visa refusal
Country of birth
The place of birth of a person is taken into account, and not his country of residence or citizenship. IN 2023-2025 year, the American DV-lottery is available to individuals, born in such countries of the world:
IN 2023-2025 year, the American DV-lottery is available to individuals, born in such countries of the world:
It is also important to know, that when submitting documents, the applicant has the right to indicate the country:
- where he was born;
- birth of husband or wife (marriage must be officially registered);
- parents' birth (unless they changed their citizenship to country, for whom participation in the lottery is closed).
Education
The US government strives to attract working-age citizens, which will contribute to the economic development of the country, rather than increase the number of people, living on benefits. That is why a visa can be issued to applicants, only subject to complete secondary or secondary technical education. In the second case, the duration of study cannot be shorter than 2 years, and the diploma must be supplemented by two years of experience in the specialty (Only official employment in the last few years is taken into account. 5 years).
international passport
A completely obvious requirement for any foreign visa applicant. If for any reason you are denied a passport or the existing document is invalid, then you will not be able to get a visa to the USA.
It is worth considering this factor, after all, with 2022 individuals can apply online for participation, who have not yet received their travel documents, but such problems cannot be ruled out later, How:
- discrepancy between the data in the passport and the application due to translation errors;
- lack of document at the time of interview.
No problems with the law
This item can include several sub-items at once.. Obstacles to obtaining a visa may be:
- cases opened against the applicant;
- criminal record;
- visa violation;
- facts of deportation.
A police clearance certificate must be provided not only from Russia, and from all other countries, where the applicant lived for more than six months after reaching adulthood.
Health
At the stage of consideration of the issue of issuing a visa, the results of the medical examination will be taken into account, which will need to be completed at an accredited medical center. The reason for refusal may be the health status of the lottery winner, in particular identifying:
- AIDS or HIV infection;
- atypical pneumonia SARS;
- open form of tuberculosis;
- mental disorders;
- venereal diseases;
- alcohol or drug addiction (even in the past);
- lack of the required vaccination package.
If, after reviewing the basic requirements for applicants, you have not identified any obvious obstacles to achieving your desired goal, you can safely proceed to preparing the necessary package of documents and filling out the application form.
What to do if you win a Green Card 2023-2024?
For the lucky ones, who learned about the win after checking the Green Card lottery 2023-2024, need to understand, that they didn't win a card, but only the opportunity to get it.
To do this, you need to fulfill a number of requirements, which are as follows:
Don't count on quick results, Usually the entire process from filling out the application to emigration takes two years. That is, for Russians, Green Card lottery winners 2023-2024 year, the opportunity to travel abroad will only appear in 2024.
The Green Card Lottery program is many years old., although the government is increasingly raising the question of stopping it. IN 2023-2024 year, those who wish to become the owner of the coveted card still have a chance to obtain a residence permit in the United States of America.
Why can't I check the result??
Usually, the first days after the start of checking results, the system cannot cope with the flow of users,
so you may encounter that, that the site constantly freezes, or an error message appears. Not
worry, everything will be back to normal in a couple of days, then you can find out the results without any problems. But there is also
a number of other reasons.
The most basic one is entering the confirmation number incorrectly.. Usually, People, those who recorded
confirmation code in notepad, Symbols that are similar in design are often confused, For example, figure 0 and the letter O, capitalized
Latin I and lowercase l. And those, who saved the code via an electronic file, extra characters are often copied,
For example, space.
Which photo to upload?
The best thing, if your photo is as “fresh” as possible. A photo from six months ago will not work. Scans of photographs from other documents too.
Take a color square photo with a resolution from 600x600 to 1200x1200 pixels. Choose light, neutral background, on which there will be no shadows, drawings and foreign objects. Wear normal casual clothes, do not wear glasses or a hat. Make a natural expression and look straight into the camera.
“By the way, how we take photos for the lottery: just against a light wall, on the iPhone's front camera. Then I go to the website - https://tsg.phototool.state.gov/photo - I upload the photo there and crop it right there", — Marina Mogilko.
Then the photo needs to be cropped. It looks like this:
- head (from crown to chin) occupies 50–69% of the total photo height;
- eyes are located between 56–69% of the image, counting from the bottom edge of the photo.
Photos do not need to be retouched or photoshopped. The format suitable for uploading to the form is JPEG., and the size is no more 240 KB.
