Diversity Visas

L4

Today is the last day you can apply (online only) for this Visa, has anyone apllied for it? or the last one?
I applied last year and got it last month and am therefore waving goodbye to this depressing kip in a few months. But don't worry, I'll keep posting here.

Atreides

What are you talking about?

irishman_abroad

Does that give you citizenship? Im assuming thats what permanent residence means

Diversity Visa

kopijack

Yes you can become a permanent resident and hold a green card...

By the way it's free to apply, don't follow any online websites that charge a fee to process the application........it's a rip-off

MrNuked

Please give one to L4...or me...but not both of us

Very quick to apply online. Whole process takes about 5 minutes. Only problem might be getting an appropriate digital photo of yourself if you don't know anyone with a digital camera.

Although you have to do it today! (within 60 days of Nov 1)

L4

Sorry Mr. Nuked but I already got mine hardy har.

Oh and Irishmanabroad, it's not citizenship. It's permanent residence with
restrictions. I.E if you get it and then decide after living there for 6 months and then you decide to move back to Ireland for 10yrs I wouldn't expect it to remain valid.. But you can get Citizenship after a number of years of living there.
These restrictions all depend on Customs when you set foot in America. They stamp your passport with a special seal which you then use until you are provided with an Alien Card, you need one or the other to open bank accounts, purchase weapons etc etc.

MrNuked

if you get it and then decide after living there for 6 months and then you decide to move back to Ireland for 10yrs I wouldn't expect it to remain valid

Are you sure about that? I don't even intend to move there if i get one. Just thought it would be useful to have the option and also to be able to spend summers there if I want.

L4

Well I'm absolutely sure you can't do that. You have to take up residency within the States 6 months after you get your Visa. Then you have to stay there for a period decided upon by the Custom Officers (ave 6months). Also to get the Visa you need to have a sound job offer to show at the Interview and/or proof of someone to live with, otherwise they say no, which I've seen them do.

MrNuked

I could use it to spend the summer of 2005 there then. Which would be nice because my gf is an American student . Proof of place to live could be provided by her parenst who would like us spending the whole summer there most certainly. Although I'd probably lose it if I return here in the Autumn, which I probably would want to do.

L4

Why don't you just get a student work visa for the summer? Like anyone else doing the same thing!?
The words; if, brains & dangerous spring to mind.

MrNuked

because I already did that and because I'm not a student any more.

Paddy20

L4,

The grass is always greener on the other side myth, raises its ugly head amongst the innocents once again.

Personally, I would rather live in this "depressing kip" anyday, than even consider going anywhere near the United States ! of all places.

P.:ninja:

MrNuked

I'd rather live in Ireland than America too. And I've spent enough time there to know what it's like.
Same with my gf who's American, and has spent enough time here to know what it's like.

Methinks L4 must have watched Love Actually

L4

No the grass isn't greener on th'other side. But given an opertunity to live legally in the U.S, which I've personally always wanted to try is worth the effort. If I don't like it, I don't like it, If I do, I do, no big deal. Personally you don't like America too much do you Paddy!?
Well, in fairness, there isn't another part of the world I would move from Ireland to, different strokes for different etc. And this place is depressing, theres nothing to it, it's plain, drab, everyone has the same basic mindset, everyone fukin looks the same, the social life consists of going out to get plastered every weekend and nursing a thumping headache Saturday, Sunday & Monday. And don't say we don't have a binge culture in this country otherwise you've been living under a rock for 15years.

Paddy20

Let me put it this way. Many say "God save America"!.

I say:- " God save me from America! ", and all its foreign policies and greedy spoiled capitalist ethos.

No offence meant to the individual citizens, who just happened to draw the short straw by being born there.

P.:ninja:

echomadman

I've scanned so many pictures for this thing in the last two months, every fugee in the country has applied for it from what i can tell.
The website's been taking a real hammering the last few days too. pages are timing out all the time.
all this excitement to go to a country whrere being foreign these days makes you a target for suspicion and irrational hate

Lump

Yea, i applied for one, I intend going to america in a few months. I assume they give you time to make the move and dont expect you to leave in the next few days. Of course I have to get one first. If not it's back to the normal ethod.


John

Stephen

I think if you're successful in getting through, they don't actually issue the visas until sometime in 2005.

Gummy Panda

Originally posted by L4

Well, in fairness, there isn't another part of the world I would move from Ireland to, different strokes for different etc. And this place is depressing, theres nothing to it, it's plain, drab, everyone has the same basic mindset, everyone fukin looks the same, the social life consists of going out to get plastered every weekend and nursing a thumping headache Saturday, Sunday & Monday. And don't say we don't have a binge culture in this country otherwise you've been living under a rock for 15years.

Moan Moan Moan

You're never happy! is it those D4 students depressing you again?

You think you're depressed here. Wait to you get to America where you are away from home.

And no everyone doesn't look the same in Ireland. Don't know where you got that from.

I can't wait to see your posts moaning about america.

Good luck!!

blondie83

Americas grand for a holiday - a bit of a change like, maybe a few months or so, but I don't think I'd like to stay there long term. It's just the mentality or something, I feel safer in Ireland (sad as though that may sound!) Also, if I have kids, I'd prefer for them to grow up here.