US Greencard Through Diversity Lotto

oB1 · 12-05-2018 01:14PM

jme2010 wrote: »

Draw is on Tuesday, right?

I have my IEC visa and will be planning to move to Canada in July.

I think my opinion of living in the US has changed over the last year. With all the mass shootings and Trump economy, Canada looked way more attractive to me while still giving that 'Americanised' feeling.

I don't know what I would do if my number was called for the lottery now that I have an IEC to try.

Draw is on Tuesday, right?

Yes.

Considering the odds of actually getting selected, you would be incredibly stupid not to proceed with the Green Card application. If you got selected and did not proceed, imagine how those of us who would give their right arm for a green card would feel? - it would be a wasted opportunity.

I appreciate your perspective, though.

hypochondriac · 14-05-2018 06:46PM

There is a very helpful website that covers all the aspects of DV lottery winning: BRITSIMON SAYS

http://britsimonsays.com/interview-experience-stories/

You can also visit 2016, 2017 DV WINNERS MEET HERE FORUMS and study all the threads. I suppose this study is needed to make sure you do all the steps right and all the knowledge you build up in the process of reading those threads is invaluable. You cam also post questions in those immigration threads and get prompt answers from people who have been moderators of the forum, better than any attorney. Good luck.

markodaly · 17-05-2018 10:00AM

Anyone with any luck?

jme2010 · 17-05-2018 10:52AM

markodaly wrote: »

Anyone with any luck?

No luck for me or my partner - this must be the 3rd or 4th attempt. So 6-8 entries in total.

We do have our IEC visa's though

Maybe in 2-3 years if we have Canadian citizenship we will finally move in to the States. All you need is a job offer, no sponsorship for CA citizens.

circular flexing · 17-05-2018 04:19PM

jme2010 wrote: »

No luck for me or my partner - this must be the 3rd or 4th attempt. So 6-8 entries in total.

We do have our IEC visa's though

Maybe in 2-3 years if we have Canadian citizenship we will finally move in to the States. All you need is a job offer, no sponsorship for CA citizens.

Canadian citizenship is probably closer to 5 years, need at least 3 years residency (excluding any time spent in US/overseas) and the process takes about a year. Even then the job offer has to be in specific roles and is completely dependent on NAFTA and who knows where that might end up. Finally the TN visas don't lead to a green card.

myate · 18-05-2018 07:58AM

No luck on this front...4th year trying for myself & herself. Probably my last realistic shot too as hitting 40 next year, not exactly wanting to change careers at 42 in a new country (if I was to be successful next year)!!

jme2010 · 18-05-2018 09:27AM

circular flexing wrote: »

Even then the job offer has to be in specific roles, TN visas don't lead to a green card.

I'm a software engineer so at least the role box is ticket. Sure we'll see how Canada goes.

younggalway · 26-05-2018 12:13AM

I applied for the first time and was unsuccesful. Have to admit I was not overly dissapointed as I have a job lined up for after college in September so hoping there might be opportunities for transfer with them two years down the line once I have some experience.

Also reassuring to see people in their forties applying (no reason that they shouldn't of course), I've just turned 25 having taken a very scenic route through education

and was worried I might lose interest by the time in 27/28.

25-09-2018 01:42PM

Is there a DV 2020 lottery, i.e application process something 10/2018 ?

I don't seem to see much official about one

Or I may be looking in the wrong place.

Also does anyone know if one can win it twice ?

I was successful back in DV-99 and lived there for a few years

But I left before getting citizenship and let my green card lapse (the US was no longer my primary residency)

Does that exclude me if I won it again I wonder ?

myate · 25-09-2018 02:52PM

Yes there is a 2020 lottery. October to November entry as normal.

This guy is the guy in the know, he'd be the one to ask about winning twice - http://britsimonsays.com/dv-2020-to-be-announced-tomorrow/

scdublin · 26-09-2018 04:02PM

Think I've applied 4 times now and no luck. Fingers crossed for this time!

jme2010 · 27-09-2018 04:28PM

scdublin wrote: »

Think I've applied 4 times now and no luck. Fingers crossed for this time!

If you're under 35, why not try Canada?

I had tried 4 years for the DV lottery. Instead I applied for Canada and got accepted straight away. Now I'm sipping coffee in my condo apartment looking at a skyscraper view of downtown Toronto.

The traffic lights are yellow, free right turns, red fire trucks, sports bars on every corner, taco bell's and wendys everywhere, 90 minute drive to Buffalo New York....for all intents and purposes this is basically America, but with nicer people, eh?

So to anyone reading this who is desperate to win the DV lottery and matches the criteria, just come to Canada instead.

Some other nice things are free health care and a very open minded population.

Fly to Los Angles in under 5 hours and as cheap as €250 return.

cena · 05-11-2018 06:52PM

I have gone and entered my date of birth the wrong way round

cena · 05-11-2018 07:08PM

I have gone and entered my date of birth the wrong way round

jme2010 · 05-11-2018 09:19PM

cena wrote: »

I have gone and entered my date of birth the wrong way round

lol

Just back from a long weekend road trip to Atlantic City from Toronto.

Consider moving to Canada. The US boarder agent gave me a piece of paper in my passport thats valid for 3 months. Said 'come back as much as you like'

Only a few weeks ago we drove to NYC. Ridiculous stuff.

4068ac1elhodqr · 06-11-2018 02:14PM

cena wrote: »

I have gone and entered my date of birth the wrong way round

Some would say you failed on the 'unofficial basic logic competence test', but who knows it may be overlooked, hard really to say for sure.

Some interesting figures from previous draw: 14.7m applicants, 55,000 visas.

ROI Apps: 10,000c GC offered: x123 = 1.23 % chance
NIR Apps: 2,000c GC offered: x16 = 0.8% chance

Generally 100/1 chance.

Donald Trump · 06-11-2018 02:26PM

Raelyn Hot Magenta wrote: »

Some would say you failed on the 'unofficial basic logic competence test', but who knows it may be overlooked, hard really to say for sure.

Some interesting figures from previous draw: 14.7m applicants, 55,000 visas.

ROI Apps: 10,000c GC offered: x123 = 1.23 % chance
NIR Apps: 2,000c GC offered: x16 = 0.8% chance

Generally 100/1 chance.

I think 5000 of those 55000 are ringfenced and not really available

4068ac1elhodqr · 06-11-2018 02:30PM

Donald Trump wrote: »

I think 5000 of those 55000 are ringfenced and not really available

Perhaps, if the term from 2020 applies to the DV2020 taking place currently in 2018.

Don really doesn't like the bad hombres, think that 5k are being taken from S.America region.

RCK1 · 19-12-2018 03:36PM

The information is great on this thread thanks!

Entered into the lottery again for the second time. Living/Working in the states has always been something I wanted to do so here's hoping for a ALOT of luck in getting it.

I'm sure it's probably being discussed(just say the page numbers if so) do they check your savings/ how much do you need and also is there a time limit on the green card to activate it etc...?

Thanks

jme2010 · 19-12-2018 05:15PM

RCK1 wrote: »

Living/Working in the states has always been something I wanted to do so here's hoping for a ALOT of luck in getting it.

Come to Canada. Looks and sounds like America. Drive to Seattle or New York every weekend if you please.

No 'luck' needed just fill out the forms and start a new life

RCK1 · 20-12-2018 10:54AM

jme2010 wrote: »

Come to Canada. Looks and sounds like America. Drive to Seattle or New York every weekend if you please.

No 'luck' needed just fill out the forms and start a new life

And also without the orange one. I definitely going to look into it.

jme2010 · 20-12-2018 03:51PM

RCK1 wrote: »

And also without the orange one. I definitely going to look into it.

Haha. Definitely look in to it. I heard somebody refer to him as 'angry pumpkin' which I thought was hilarious.

RCK1 · 23-12-2018 05:36PM

jme2010 wrote: »

Haha. Definitely look in to it. I heard somebody refer to him as 'angry pumpkin' which I thought was hilarious.

Will have look. I just stuck with the old romantic idea of the US/American dream ! Which is probably no more

Duckworth_Luas · 31-12-2018 06:45AM

RCK1 wrote: »

The information is great on this thread thanks!

Entered into the lottery again for the second time. Living/Working in the states has always been something I wanted to do so here's hoping for a ALOT of luck in getting it.

I'm sure it's probably being discussed(just say the page numbers if so) do they check your savings/ how much do you need and also is there a time limit on the green card to activate it etc...?

Thanks

Yes the check your savings. You have to prove that you have enough money to support yourself for at least a year while you look for a job.

The figure the use is what they consider the US poverty line. Three years this was set at $13k-$14k but may be higher now.

You have to get a letter from your bank showing how much is in your account. You must also show that this money was saved over time, not just a loan from someone deposited the day before the interview.

As for the time question, Applicants are chosen in order and this number will be supplied to you. Each month a set of applicants will be chosen for interview in each of the regions involved based on this order.

Once your number comes up you have to do a medical, then do the interview. From the date of the medical you have 6 months to enter the USA and activate the green card.

Once activated you can still return home, but not for a period of over 12 months. In such a case you will be considered to have rescinded the card.

él statutorio · 31-12-2018 06:32PM

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Yes the check your savings. You have to prove that you have enough money to support yourself for at least a year while you look for a job.

The figure the use is what they consider the US poverty line. Three years this was set at $13k-$14k but may be higher now.

You have to get a letter from your bank showing how much is in your account. You must also show that this money was saved over time, not just a loan from someone deposited the day before the interview.

As for the time question, Applicants are chosen in order and this number will be supplied to you. Each month a set of applicants will be chosen for interview in each of the regions involved based on this order.

Once your number comes up you have to do a medical, then do the interview. From the date of the medical you have 6 months to enter the USA and activate the green card.

Once activated you can still return home, but not for a period of over 12 months. In such a case you will be considered to have rescinded the card.

Ehh, no that's not right.

You can return home, I did plenty of times in my first 12 months and my green card was not rescinded.

circular flexing · 31-12-2018 07:07PM

él statutorio wrote: »

Ehh, no that's not right.

You can return home, I did plenty of times in my first 12 months and my green card was not rescinded.

If you leave for longer than 12 months then it could be determined that you have abandoned your green card, depending the circumstances.

él statutorio · 31-12-2018 07:12PM

circular flexing wrote: »

If you leave for longer than 12 months then it could be determined that you have abandoned your green card, depending the circumstances.

Correct, I guess I read the other posters line differently.

myate · 07-05-2019 04:12PM

Today is the day for lottery results! Or rather tomorrow as the website never works on results day!

jme2010 · 08-05-2019 05:39PM

myate wrote: »

Today is the day for lottery results! Or rather tomorrow as the website never works on results day!

Pffft...Canada all the way, pal.

RCK1 · 16-06-2019 09:24AM

jme2010 wrote: »

Pffft...Canada all the way, pal.

No luck again with the lottery so thats now a consideration.

US Greencard Through Diversity Lotto

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