Green Card Lotter or Diversity Lottery?

gflova
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Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Posts: 3
Location: Ontario

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:29 pm

 

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I keep hearing about this lottery, but how do I know if I qualify. And even if I do, and am one of the 50 000 selected, what is the process?

background info:

I'm Canadian (born here)
Parents: Born in Italy, mom been here since she was 3, dad here since he was 17. Neither have their Canadian citenzinship.they are landed immigrants and have their permanent resident cards.

situation: my bf is Canadian, but moved to US and has his green card, so is a US citizen as well. i want to move there to be with him, but not sure how i can do so so that i can live and work their permanently. we want to get married as well.


any help would be appreciated!

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Reba
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Canuck in NC

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
Posts: 1451
Location: North Carolina

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:39 am

 

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Canadian citizens are not eligible for the Green Card lottery.

Here's the pdf info http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DV_2008_Final.pdf

btw, Green Card does NOT equal citizenship in the US. It is legal permanent resident status only. In order to become a US citizen, there are more forms and fees and interviews to endure.

Your options to go live in the US are few. If you are eligible, you can try to find a company to sponsor you for a TN visa. There are dozens of threads here with info on that.

IF your boyfriend is in fact a US citizen, he can petition for a fiancee visa for you, if your plan is to be married soon. If he is not a US citizen, then the fiancee visa is not an option. You could get married in Canada, and then he could petition for a CR1 visa for you, but that could take a long long long time, and you'd have to live apart for that time.

First, I'd find out exactly what is your boyfriend's status in the US and go from there.
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gflova
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Joined: 24 Jun 2007
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Location: Ontario

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:03 am

 

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thanks for the quick reply.

i will definitely find out his status for sure.

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gflova
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Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Posts: 3
Location: Ontario

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:18 am

 

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ok, he IS indeed a US Citizen, so when/if we go thru the process, it will be for a K-1 Visa.

thanks again!

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Reba
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Canuck in NC

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Location: North Carolina

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:05 am

 

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best of luck!
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Rommsey
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Joined: 26 Aug 2007
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Location: Calgary, Alberta

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:03 am

 

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Some important information on why Canadians are not eligible for the Green Card lottery.

The reason Canadians are not eligible for the Green Card Lottery is due to the volume of immigration applications coming from Canada in the past 5 years. If the numbers meet or exceed 50 000 applications then the host country is not eligible for the Green Card Lottery.

Source: USCIS

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TNVisaExpert
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Joined: 02 Apr 2007
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Location: San Diego, California

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:16 am

 

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Quick clarification - you may qualify to enter the Green Card Lottery even if you are a Canadian citizen. The lottery is based on your country of birth -- so if you were born in a country that qualifies (see lottery information) - you can apply, even if you are a Canadian citizen.

Good Luck!
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