US Green Card Lottery - Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Application Period Now Open
The registration period for the US Diversity Visa program for Fiscal Year 2020 (DV-2020), popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, is now open.
The registration period opened on October 3rd at 12pm EDT and will run until Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 at 12pm EST.
The Diversity Visa program ,which runs annually, is administered by the US Department of State and makes available 55,000 permanent resident visas (green cards) available through a lottery system to citizens of countries with low number of immigrants in the United States.
Kenya is among the countries whose nationalities qualify to participate in the program.
Entrants of the lottery should know whether they won in May, 2019 when the results will be made available on the US State Department website. Winners will be eligible to migrate to the United States along with their spouses and minor children beginning in January, 2020, provided they pass mandatory background checks and interviews at their respective US embassies.
Requirements to participate in the Diversity Visa program:
- Applicant must have been born in an eligible country.
- Applicant should have at least a high school education or its equivalent, or tow years of work experience in the last five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform.
The State Department urges anyone who does not meet both of the above requirements to NOT submit an entry, as anyone who does not meet the criteria will not be granted a green card even if they win the lottery.
Among the information needed to complete the entry include: Name, Gender, Date of Birth, City and Country of Birth, Entrant Photo (including those of the applicant’s spouse and children), Mailing Address, and Marital Status. Full eligibility criteria and instructions are available here: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Diversity-Visa/DV-Instructio…
The State Department also says entries are ONLY accepted online directly on the State Department website (www.dvlottery.state.gov), and urges applicants to complete the applications themselves and NOT use “visa consultants”, “visa agents” or other third parties.
Applications are only accepted at www.dvlottery.state.gov.
For DV-2020, nationals of the following countries are ineligible to participate in the program because they have had more than 50,000 natives immigrate to the United States over the last five years: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Comments (58)
I would like to migrate to U.S.A
You don't know what you're getting into. Meaning if you can afford 2 Maids and a Shamba boy in Kenya: Keep your Day job in Kenya. Stay in the Land of your Forefathers.
Just apply.
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Would love to get a greencard and work.abroad
I would like to get a green card and work there at the USA
Are you for real?
When you win the Green card, pliz take me with you. Pliiiz!!?
would love to live and work US
I would love to be a winner and take my kids with me thanks
Would like to get a job there
Would like to win a green card and work at US
Love live and work us
I think some of these "lovely and likely" comments are "pulling legs".
I would love to migrate to the USA to work and live there.
I have been dreaming of living in Us all my life
I would love to win a green card and work at US
why cant i apply yet it was opened yesterday
To work very hard for a better life
will love to work there
I would like to win an American green card since is one of my dream country.
I can't wait to apply and win this green card.
I would like to migrate and work there
Would like to migrate and work there
The time is now to migrate to the United States of America.
Hope after filling in the form God will grant me a chance
Working in the USA has always been a dream I hope it comes true.....
It has been my wish to migrate to USA W and work there
I Would like to win the Green Cars and live in the US
Please,i Would like to win the Green card,work,and live in the United States
I would love to migrate to a new country so as to work towards my dream future
I have tried applying its not going through.
It has been my dream to work and acquire more skills in the united state of America.
Iwould like to win green card to succees my hope
I would like to migrate is American so as to achieve my goals.
I would like to migrate to American to achieve my goals.
I would like to win the Green card,work,and live in the United States to work towards my dream future
The time is now to migrate to the United States of America.
While they sell you military equipment to take your money, they also want to brain drain you.
has been my dream all along to go to US and work there.
My dream land.
Dream land,hope God will help me get this opportunity to go a socialize and get to know more people
@ Victoria Mueni
You can still socialize and get to know many people in +254. By the way did you know that people don’t have time to socialize abroad 🤔? They are busy making ends 💜.
I love to work US
Dear
This is has been my dream for many many years. Plz help me fulfil my dream.
God bless you.
Aisha
i love to get a green card to work abroad and see my uncles, nephews
would like to be in the land of opportunies. my dream land and its the heaven on earth though we know that heaven exists.
God,help me through with this,it my dream to work n live in the states
Am trying to apply for a green card,but when I try to submit, it's giving me ,"file not found" please help,
when is the deadline