Thread: This is a joke right? Life time Green Card Lotto

I had this site just pop up on my screen while I was here writing...

http://html3(DOT)usagc(DOT)org/step1landing_eng.html?afk=MegaPMUSAVieng
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Live & Work in USA - Participate in the Official US Green Card Lottery!
50.000 People Will Win a Lifetime Green Card to USA

In order to win the American Green Card Lottery to Live and Work in United States, you are required to enter the following information.
Please use only the English Alphabet. First Name:


This is the official USAGC Organization web site, which specializes in the registration to the American Green Card Lottery program for clients all over the world.Please make sure you do not register with any site that pretends to be the USAGC Organization. To make sure you register with USAGC Organization, check that at the top of the browser it is written USAGC.
USAGC sends e-mail updates.

At the bottom of the site page it says the site is not affiliated with a government agency. And if you read all the text carefully you can tell that English is not the primary language of the person who set up the site. For instance: "Registration to the green card lottery" should be "Registration FOR the green card lottery."

Sorry but I wouldn't even count on that to be a tip - the language. We have so many people who have been gifted employment based on racial and ethnic credentials - not true knowledge base. I watched an illiterate woman spend years in charge of legal documents for a government entity. Literally illiterate. It was a mob appointment. The field was healthcare. She was the only management that was not minority in our area.

Could be your tax dollars at work - with a stupid sting designed to catch nobody - just paying lip service to the effort - Could be Russian mob, could even be Chinese information gathering. More likely a sting to catch someone such as yourself by getting you to click on something that will compromise your equipment? I mean, by your very name you are an obscenely radical person as far as some of the elements apparently in control of our government are concerned. I am thinking of someone else here who was targeted recently and I myself have had some suspicious mail subsequent to my on-line activities.

Of course all of this is a luxury. We could be reduced to inaction by having our circumstance change dramatically - just most of us are here trying to prevent that from happening.

In the weeks since I discovered this place of sanity I have constant problems of losing my internet connection.

I did a search for USAGC and I don't know how many sites poped up from everywhere. But I can't find a site linked to an actual .gov site about the lotto. This is some info posted on one of the sites.


From the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Services

The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants" (DV immigrants). The Act makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

ENTRIES FOR THE DV - DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY

FROM THE USA STATE DEPARTMENT:

Alien petitioners for the Diversity Visa Program will no longer be permitted to submit a petition by mail. Instead, the Department will require that all petitions be submitted to it in an electronic format, using an Internet website dedicated specifically to the submission and receipt of Diversity Visa.

FOUND IT!

http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/




This was posted there:

Fraud Warning

Please Note: There have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State notifies successful Diversity Visa applicants by letter, and NOT by e-mail. To learn more see the Department of State Warning and the Federal Trade Commission Warning.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants ... _1322.html

10 to 20% Unemployment and this is still on going... 50,000 winners get a free ride WITH THEIR FAMILIES...to the good ol' USofA!!!

Originally Posted by hardlineconstitutionalist

10 to 20% Unemployment and this is still on going... 50,000 winners get a free ride WITH THEIR FAMILIES...to the good ol' USofA!!!

Yep, this was originally started by old "Chappaquidick" Teddy, he is dead now and so should this program. There is nobody that lobbies for it.

SEE RED HIGHLIGHTED SECTION, ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THIS POST
Diversity Immigrant Visa
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The Diversity Immigrant Visa program is a United States congressionally-mandated lottery program for receiving a United States Permanent Resident Card. It is also known as the Green Card Lottery. The lottery is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants" (DV immigrants). The Act makes available 55,000[1] permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Contents [hide]
1 Ineligible countries
1.1 Exemptions
1.2 Changes
2 Distribution and lottery process
2.1 Winning chances
3 2010 Results
4 Legal status
5 Frauds and scams
6 Criticism of the DV Lottery system
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Ineligible countries
Those born in any territory that has sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years are not eligible to receive a diversity visa. For DV-2011, natives of the following nations are ineligible: Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam [2]. The entry period to apply for the DV-2011 was from October 2, 2009 to November 30, 2009.

[edit] Exemptions
The term 50,000 "immigrants" is partial and refers only to people who immigrated via the family-sponsored, employment, or immediate relatives of U.S. citizen categories, and does not include other categories such as refugees, asylum seekers, NACARA beneficiaries, or previous diversity immigrants. It is for this reason that Cuba, Ukraine, Iran, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Russia and Venezuela are not on the ineligible list despite sending over 50,000 immigrants in the previous five years. [3]

[edit] Changes
The first program was DV-1995, and the following 13 countries were ineligible from the start: Canada, China (mainland), Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Changes to the list of countries over the years include the following:

DV-1996: Colombia now ineligible.
DV-1998: Poland now ineligible.
DV-2002: Poland and Taiwan now eligible, Pakistan ineligible.
DV-2004: East Timor added, eligible.
DV-2005: Russia now ineligible.
DV-2007: Poland again ineligible.
DV-2008: Brazil and Peru now ineligible; Serbia and Montenegro listed separately, both eligible.
DV-2009: Ecuador and Guatemala now ineligible.
DV-2010: Russia now eligible; Kosovo added, eligible.
DV-2012: No changes expected, according to immigration data for 2009.
The large number of changes for DV-2002 was due to a three-year gap between the publication of the 1998 and 1999 immigration statistics. In other words, DV-2001 was still using the statistics from the five-year period from 1994 to 1998 to determine country eligibility. As immigration has increased, the number of ineligible countries has risen, from 13 for DV-1995 to 19 now. Taiwan is the only country which was ineligible in 1995 but eligible now due to decreasing immigration.

Russia fell below the ineligibility limit for DV-2010 [4] due to a combination of a sharp dropoff in adoptions (from 5,878 in 2004 to 2,301 in 2007) and the unusual bureaucratic quirk of large numbers of Russian immigrants being allocated to "Soviet Union (former)" rather than Russia in 2006 and 2007.

[edit] Distribution and lottery process

Regions and eligible countries for the Diversity Visa lotteryThe visas are distributed on a regional basis, with each region sending fewer immigrants to the US in the previous 5 years receiving more diversity visas. Currently, Africa and Europe receive about 80% of the visas in the lottery.[5] In addition, no single country can receive more than 7% of the total number of visas (3,500).

In order to allow for those who do not pursue immigrant visas, and for the applicants who do not qualify, more 'winners' are selected in the lottery than there are visas available. Hence being selected from the lottery does not guarantee an immigrant visa to the U.S. To receive a diversity visa and immigrate to the United States, 'winners' must meet all eligibility requirements under U.S. law to qualify, and must be interviewed before the 50,000 green cards are distributed. Requirements include at least a high school diploma, or its equivalent, or two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years training.

Over 13.6 million applications for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery (DV-2010) were submitted — an increase of 4.5 million, or 50%, from the 9.1 million applications submitted in the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery (DV-2009).[6]

Starting with the DV-2008, several questions and options for answers have been added. Applicants are now required to provide information, such as the country where they currently live and their highest level of education achieved, in the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form).

[edit] Winning chances
All applicants from the same region have the same chance of winning the lottery. Probability estimates can be made based on data released for DV-2008.[7][8] Note that out of the 96,690 winners, only up to 50,000 will be issued a green card; and some qualifying "winners" may not get their green card. Interviews are scheduled to verify the selected applicant's qualification for the program.

Region Applicants (%) Applicants (approximate) Winners Winning chance (estimate)
Africa 41% 2,624,000 52,824 2.01%
Asia 38% 2,432,000 14,142 0.58%
Europe 19% 1,216,000 26,149 2.15%
North America 17
Oceania 1,713
South and Central America and the Caribbean 2% 128,000 1,845 1.44%
Total 100% 6,400,000 96,690 1.51%

[edit] 2010 Results
For the 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery, the visas were apportioned as follow [9]:

Region Visas Allocated Country with Highest Number of Visas
Africa 52.63 % Ghana
Europe 29.04 % Ukraine
Asia 14.62 % Bangladesh
South and Central America and the Caribbean 1.93 % Venezuela
Oceania 1.76 % Australia
North America 0.02% Bahamas

[edit] Legal status
In December 2005, the United States House of Representatives voted 273-148 to add an amendment to the border enforcement bill H.R. 4437 abolishing the DV. Opponents of the lottery said it was susceptible to fraud and was a way for terrorists to enter the country. The Senate never passed the bill.

In March 2007, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) introduced H.R. 1430, which would eliminate the diversity visa program.

In June 2007, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2764 to eliminate funding for the program, and the Senate did likewise in September.[10] However, the final version of this bill with amendments, signed into law on December 26, 2007, did not include the removal of funds for the program. H.R. 2764

Several attempts have been made over the last several years to eliminate the lottery. Although H.R. 2764 was an appropriation bill and could only cut funds for the lottery during one fiscal year, this was the first time that both the House and the Senate passed a bill to halt the diversity visa program.

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) reintroduced his Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act (formerly H.R. 1430, now H.R. 2305) on May 7, 2009. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program completely.

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) introduced the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 (H.R. 264) on January 7, 2009. The bill would increase the number of diversity visas from 55,000 to 110,000 per year.[11][edit]
Frauds and scams
There is no charge to enter the diversity visa lottery, and the only way to do so is by completing and sending the electronic form available at the U.S. Department of State's website during the registration period. However, there are numerous companies and websites that charge a fee in order to complete the form for the applicant. The Department of State and the Federal Trade Commission have warned that some of these businesses falsely claim to increase someone's chances of winning the lottery, or that they are affiliated with the U.S. government.[12][13]

[edit] Criticism of the DV Lottery system
Until DV-2010, there was no means by which an applicant could check the status of an application. Only those selected in the lottery were notified, by mail. However, starting with DV-2010 the applicant receives a confirmation number after a successful application is submitted. This number can be used to check the application status online from July 1. This was a long awaited feature since many postal services in developing or politically unstable countries are neither effective nor trustworthy.

Also, there have been arguments by long time temporary legal residents in the United States on the fairness of the DV program. A situation where high skilled (H1-B) workers remain on temporary visas in the US for years (in some cases, more than a decade) with no clear path to becoming permanent residents while 50,000 random people are picked around the world and handed permanent resident status questions the fairness of the US immigration system.

The odds of winning a diversity immigration visa is based on national origin of current U.S. residents descended from such countries. Hence, for example, Asia has a very small quota. Countries with a large population are often excluded.[14]

[edit] References
1.^ "8 U.S.C. 1151(e)". Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscod ... 00-.html#e. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
2.^ Instructions for the DV-2011, U.S. Department of State.
3.^ Immigration Statistics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
4.^ U.S. Department of State
5.^ Charactristics of Diversity Legal Permanent Residents: 2004
6.^ Visa Bulletin for August 2009
7.^ 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery Registrations
8.^ DV 2008 Results
9.^ 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Results
10.^ VOA News
11.^ "Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 (H.R. 264): Title X—Diversity Visas". United States House of Representatives. THOMAS. January 7, 2009. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c ... m:e118205:. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
12.^ Fraud Warning, U.S. Department of State.
13.^ Diversity Visa Lottery: Read the Rules, Avoid the Rip-Offs, U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
14.^ "Diversity Visa Program and Its Susceptibility to Fraud and Abuse". Hearing Before the Subcommitee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States House of Representatives. April 29, 2004. http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/ju ... 3387_0.htm.
[edit] External links
U.S. Department of State - DV-2011 program
Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery
Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery - Instructions for Photographs
U.S. State Department - Warning on fraudulent diversity visa websites
Representative Herseth - Amendment to eliminate visa lottery
H.R.2764, The library of Congress, Thomas
U.S. Embassy visa webchat regarding DV lottery Program, February 3, 2009
22 CFR 42.33 - Diversity Immigrants, 04/01/2009 Edition
9 FAM 42.33 Notes - Diversity Immigrants
9 FAM 42.33 Procedural Notes - Diversity Immigrants
9 FAM 42.12 Notes - Rules of Chargeability
9 FAM 42.12 Exhibit I - Country-by-country specifics of chargeability rules
GAO Report to the Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives Border Security Fraud Risks Complicate State’s Ability to Manage Diversity Visa Program
Acceptance of DV-related I-485 Applications During 90-day Period Preceding Cut-Off Number in the Visa Bulletin Immigration and Naturalization Service Memorandum
Questions and Answers. USCIS National Stakeholder Meeting Question 11. Current state of the 90-day memorandum
USCIS – AILA Liaison Committee Agenda Issue 5. Current state of the 90-day memorandum]
Independent reviews and ratings of ethical lottery services and warnings of websites that are fraudulent or disreputable
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That's just a money-making deal for sites that sell the program INFORMATION and immigration attorneys trying to drum up more business/clients.

Mexico has the only true lottery: the one where you win U.S. residency and benefits without even bothering to buy a lottery ticket. You just come as you are and start a new life ahead of everyone else. You can even attend Harvard as an illegal alien!