In the first days of October begins the usual visa lottery of the Department of Visas for the year 2004. Cuba is included among the beneficiary countries.
Registration opens at noon on October 5 and will remain open until noon on the 8th on an electronic page in English that will work on the first day at the time of its opening.
In addition to Cuba, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, among others, participate in the lottery.
Every year between 10 and 12 million people from all over the world participate in this lottery. It distributes 55,000 residence visas that give the right to the “green card”, a direct path to naturalization in the United States.
The State Department’s National Visa Center, located in the state of Kentucky, insisted that the registration window will close at noon on November 8, local time, with no exceptions.
The countries excluded are Bangladesh, Canada, China (includes Hong Kong), South Korea, the Philippines, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the United Kingdom (includes Ireland), and Vietnam, among other reasons because they have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States. during the last five years.
The visa lottery regulations specify that citizens from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States can participate. “If you’re not a citizen of a country with historically low rates of immigration to the United States, there are other ways you might qualify,” he adds.
the immigration department posted on your website lottery rules. Your applications will begin to be received electronically from noon on October 5 until noon on November 8, at another site that OnCuba will disclose as soon as it is available on the first day.
The application must be filled out in English. The document will be available starting at noon on October 5 and will close, without exception, on the 8th. “No application will be accepted after this deadline,” the rules emphasize.
Those shortlisted for the 2024 visa lottery will be notified by mail between the months of May and July 2023. Winning the lottery does not guarantee that the visa will be granted without a personal interview.
In turn, as the different stages of the lottery pass, the candidates will be able to consult the program page using their participation registration numbers. They receive them once they submit the application.
The United States government warns that there is no cost to fill out the online registration form. And it recommends that an up-to-date browser be used when submitting the request. Older browsers like Internet Explorer 8, for example, probably won’t let you progress through the e-participation process.
In addition, it emphasizes that it is forbidden to send more than one request per person and recommends avoiding scams. The process is completely free.
