The United States Department of State published the instructions to participate in the Visa Lottery corresponding to fiscal year 2024, where the list of countries that are eligible for the following lottery is specified. For this mechanism, which is already traditional every year, the North American State announced that 55,000 permanent legal residences, also known as Green Cards, will be raffled off. However, he was also emphatic in asking applicants to fill out the applications without the help of third parties, much less pay some processor who could keep their verification code.
The bases of the contest were announced through its website. The bases of the contest were announced. Applications are submitted electronically from October 5 to noon on November 8.
Common mistakes in the visa lottery
The application to participate in the 2024 Green Card Lottery is available at DOS digital page from noon on October 5. The forms must be filled out in English. Here are the most frequent errors:
– Request help from strange third parties: It is one of the most important tips that the US Department of State emphasizes for Visa Lottery registration. Sometimes and especially for this type of procedure, there are people who are dedicated to “fraud”.
– Fill out the application without having the educational level: The call indicates that the minimum educational level must be met (primary and secondary education equivalent to 12 years) or have two years of work experience in the last five in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience.
– Perform the process more than once: The selection system has sophisticated software and can detect repeated requests and discard the person in question.
– Wrong completion of their names or surnames: That is why it is recommended to check that the personal data is correctly typed. It is also recommended not to send photos that are more than six months old.
– Not filling out the form in the stipulated time: The form must be filled out immediately, since it does not allow saving and then continuing to fill in the information. It should be noted that you only have 60 minutes once your registration begins.
– Participate without being a candidate for the visa lottery: The call specifies the restrictions and conditions for the participants, applications will not be accepted after time and less to those who do not meet everything that is needed to be candidates.
– Not reviewing the application before sending: In case you think you have finished filling everything, send and then the application number does not appear, then the system did not save it. Only in that case you will have to do everything again.
When to apply for the visa lottery?
Participants will be able Submit your applications until November 8, 2022. The program recommends not waiting until the last week of the registration period to participate, as high demand may cause delays on the website.
“Late or paper registrations will not be accepted. The law allows only one entry per person during each entry period. The State Department uses sophisticated technology to detect multiple entries. Submission of more than one entry for a person will disqualify all entries for that person.”, they indicated.
The Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (Intake Form E-DV or DS-5501) will be online at dvprogram.state.gov. Incomplete entries or entries submitted by any other means will not be accepted.
The request has no additional cost and it is recommended to use an up-to-date browser when submitting the form, as older browsers (Internet Explorer 8, for example) are likely to encounter problems with the online DV system.
It is also important to save the verification code of your application, since without it you will not be able to check if you were one of the chosen ones or winners of the long-awaited green card to reside in the United States.
Information of: Infobae.com
