On Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 2PM at Shota Rustaveli University in Batumi, the U.S. Embassy Consular Chief, Patrick R. Wingate, will hold the first in a series of presentations on the Diversity Visa Lottery Program for 2012, otherwise known as the "Green Card Lottery." GHN was informed about this in Georgia by the Embassy of USA.
The Green Card Lottery, offers eligible applicants the opportunity to legally immigrate to the United States based on the random, computerized selection of all eligible entries from around the world. Each year, 55,000 immigrant visas are made available to qualified applicants born in a country with a low rate of immigration to the United States.
The new season for Green Card Lottery entries will last a total of thirty days beginning on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 and ending on Wednesday, November 3, 2010. The only web site from which you may officially enter your name for the lottery is www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entering the Green Card Lottery is completely free of charge. Beginning May 1, 2011 this is also the only site from which you will be able to check if you have won the lottery using the confirmation number provided at the time of you entered. Absolutely no/no letters or e-mails will be mailed out to notify winners.
The U.S. Embassy strongly discourages applicants from using any private businesses (visa facilitators) or translation services to enter the Green Card Lottery as these services are unnecessary, often fraudulent, and could damage the applicant's chances of being granted a U.S. visa.
Additional information sessions will be offered in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Telavi, and Rustavi over the next few weeks. Please refer to http://georgia.usembassy.gov for the latest information about the Green Card Lottery.
