U.S. Immigration

Immigration to the USA

The Greencard Lottery provides the mean which gives equal chances to everybody who applies. Around 50,000 greencard will be sponsored by the U.S. Government and the greencard provides permanent resident status.
This is a pure information resource regarding immigration to the United States in general and in particular the Diversity Visa (DV) a.k.a. US Greencard Lottery.
Even more information will be added over the time, so check back from time to time.

Permanent Immigration

Overview Categories are e.g. Immediate Relative, Family-based, Emploment-based, Special Immigrants, etc.

-Family-/Employment-Based Immigrants

Temporary Work Permit

Temporary Workers Information for H-Visa Applicants, Media Professionals, Students, etc.

Dual Nationality

Dual Nationality Does the United States recognize that?

Greencard lottery

Greencard lottery of the year 2016 (DV-2018 Program):
Online registration for the DV-2018 Program begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-4).

It's free to register for the lottery as long as you use the official registration website of the U.S. government. If you opt to use private firms as a middleman than you'll pay a fee.

How it works: the application process

Background Information about the Lottery

Timeline Scenario From your application to your immigration

Helpful WebLinks

U.S. Government & other Official Sites

Living & Working in the U.S.

Living & Working Job Market, Job Resources, Apartment, etc.

Travel Guides

Travel Guides Choose a destination...

Travel Info

U.S. Travel Info Many helpful travel related information can be found here, e.g. conversion Fahrenheit to Celsius, how to pack baggage according to the security standards, alcohol laws, calling cards, etc.

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Source: magazineUSA.com
Last modified: 20140921