WHAT IS A GREEN CARD IN THE USA?

 The Green Card in the United States is an extremely important document for people who are going to move and live in the United States for a long period of time. In addition, a significant number of people already living in the United States (who arrived with a non-immigrant visa) dream of a Green Card. The advantage is that Green Card holders are permanently deprived of the obligation to obtain a visa to the United States of America, as it is a document that allows permanent residence in America.

 You can fly to your family, travel to other countries and return to the United States without any problems, you will also have the right to work legally, start your own business, get an education and more. With a Green Card, you will have almost all the rights of a US citizen, except the right to vote in elections. Also, you will not be able to work in the civil service, to be a police officer (although there are exceptions).

 Yes, the chance to win a Green Card is quite small, but quite real. It is interesting that such privileges are obtained by lottery. Quite an unusual way to obtain legal privileges. But the lottery is a completely unique opportunity.

 The peculiarity of the Green Card is that it has no expiration date. Moreover, after five years of living in the United States, you can obtain American citizenship.

So let's define the main features of the process of obtaining a Green Card:

1. The application form can be submitted on the website: https://dvprogram.state.gov/

 This is the only official website of the Consular Affairs Office through which all actions are carried out. Therefore, you need to be careful when browsing the site, because you can come across scammers.

2. You can send the questionnaire from October to mid-November. The results will be announced in May. The lottery takes place every year.

3. What is required for filing?

• valid foreign passport;
• correctly taken photo;
• completed questionnaire.

4. It is important that participation in the lottery is free, so anyone who meets the requirements can try:

• You must be born in the lottery countries.
• the participant must have completed secondary education or have 2 years of work experience in their specialty.
• no criminal record.
• You should not have serious illnesses.

5. After sending the questionnaire you will receive a confirmation number. Be sure to save this number, as it is through it that all identification will take place.

6. In the questionnaire you need to write only the truth, because all the data from the questionnaire you will then confirm during the interview after winning. The interview is the final stage.

 An interesting aspect is that you can take the opportunity to increase your chances of winning and getting the desired Green Card. If you are married, the husband can enter information about his wife's application (and vice versa). And if one of you wins, you will both automatically be eligible for a visa. This rule also applies to children under the age of 21.

 If you need to provide legal services - contact the specialists of the law firm "Prikhodko and Partners", we will be happy to help you.