Permanent immigration is the main objective of the majority individuals entering or make arrangementsning to enter the United States. Lawful permanent residency gives individuals a multitude of benefits, including the ability to live a free person in this country to live and work permanently in the U.S. Potential immigrants should be well informed about the laws as possible. That's why our firm is dedicated to providing you with a complete online database of immigration information.

Immigrants to the United States are divided into two categories:

1. Individuals who may acquire permanent residency without numerical limitation.
2. Individuals subject to a yearly limitation. There exists three divisions of this category: family-based; employment-based; and diversity immigrants.

Please see below to broaden your knowledge on the different paths to permanent residency in the United States.

The Diversity Lottery Program allocates 55,000 new immigrant visas each year for individuals from underrepresented nations. A nation is deemed underrepresented if less than 50,000 individuals from that nation immigrated to the U.S. in the past five years.

To be eligible for the Diversity Lottery Program, you should have either a high school education, its equivalent or two years work experience within the last five years in a job which demands two years training.

You or your spouse have to be a native of a nation eligible for the Diversity Lottery Program. You may be eligible if your parent was born in a country eligible to participate in the lottery.

The Diversity Lottery Program randomly picks the 55,000 visa candidates. Individuals are chosen to receive the visa by chance, not by merit.

Steps

Each year, the Department of State publishes specific instructions on how to apply for the Diversity Visa. These instructions are generally made available in August, and the registration period usually begins in early October.

a.  Religious Workers

b.  Former employees of U.S. Government

c.  Former employees of the Panama Canal Zone

d.  Former employees of U.S. Armed Forces

e.  Retired employees of International Organizations

f.   Former employees of the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong

g.  Employees of International Broadcasting Companies

h.  Special agricultural workers

i.   Foreign medical graduates

j.  Abused spouses and children of U.S. Citizens or Green Card holders  

k.  Permanent Residents who departed the U.S. for additional than 12 months

l.  Foreign children declared dependent in U.S. juvenile
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