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Hi Peter, First of all, thank you very much for doing this. My questions are about the USA Diversity Lottery (https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ https://www.dvl
by bing_dai 10y ago
Hi Peter,
First of all, thank you very much for doing this.
My questions are about the USA Diversity Lottery (https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/), as I rarely see any discussions about it:
- Out of all the people you have seen who obtained a green card, roughly what is the percentage of them getting it through the lottery?
- Roughly how much time and money would the process cost? (I would assume it's similar to the ~2-4 years and ~$15K that a regular green card application cost?)
- Any other general comments you have about the lottery?
Thank you.
- piotrkubisa 10y agoI recommend browsing official DV statistics [1] to see more detailed data. Unfortunately, there are only lotteries which has ended. [1]: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/diversity-visa/diversity-visa-program-statistics.html https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/diversit...
- _delirium 10y agoIn case it's helpful: we have family friends who came on a diversity visa from Albania, and it cost them much less than that. Somewhere around $1500-$2000, with processing time <1 year. The lottery entry has no fee, and, once selected, the various visa fees added up to about $500/person. Their only other expenses were going around getting certified copies of documents, and paying a local lawyer to double-check things.