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Anyone applied for a green card?

21-08-2011 4:00pm

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#2 22-08-2011 1:23am

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You cannot apply for a greencard, and there is no E75 fee, I think you are looking at a scam website.

To get a greencard, you must first get a visa, then move to the USA. How to do that and how much it costs depends on what visa you apply for. The Diversity Lottery Visa is popular amongst the Irish- applying is free, though you need to pay processing fees if selected. Or if you have close family, they can petition for you- I came over on a spousal visa via my US husband. My fees were about $700, plus other expenses (medical, police certs etc).

There are student visas and work visas, but most do not lead to greencards.

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#4 22-08-2011 10:22am

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Second hit on Google:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html

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#5 22-08-2011 2:01pm

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The DV lottery is easy enough to enter if you meet the requirements, and as I said, free. I have a couple of friends who won it and now live over here- the main stumbling block (assuming you meet the educational requirement) is the financial sponsorship- ie you need someone to sponsor you or have some money yourself to get you started.

I think your chances of getting it are about 240:1, though of course it depends each year on how many people apply. Check out the United States forum, there is a sticky thread there with people who have entered (some of whom have won), who can give you more info: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=917

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#6 22-08-2011 10:06pm

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There were only 201 Irish winners in 2011 lottery.

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