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Diversity Visa Instructions - адрес сайта Diversity Immigrant Visa, известной как лотерея Green Card.
Участие в лотерее полностью бесплатное, анкеты участников заполняются на указанном выше сайте государственного департамента США самостоятельно участником лотереи. Обращение к посредникам и агентствам, оказывающим информационные услуги по регистрации участников лотереи green card не только может понизить ваши шансы на выигрыш, в связи с встречающимися фактами подачи неактуальных данных и фотографий участника на протяжении нескольких лет, что нарушает правила лотереи и приводит к дисквалификации анкеты участника (в DV-2012 году в Беларуси было дисквалифицировано 61.63% поданных анкет), но также может привести к случаям мошенничества, с дальнейшим вымогательством денег в случае выигрыша участника, либо даже без реального выигрыша, обманным путем. Проявляйте бдительность, участвуйте в лотерее самостоятельно!
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.
There have also been numerous cases of fraudulent emails and letters which falsely claim to have been sent by the Department of State and that the recipient has been granted a Permanent Resident Card. These messages prompt the recipients to transfer a "visa processing fee" as a prerequisite for obtaining a "guaranteed" green card. The messages are sometimes sent to people who never participated in the lottery and can look trustworthy as they contain the recipient's exact name and contact details and what appears to be a legal notice.
According to the Department of State the lottery application is an expression of interest in immigrating to the United States. Entry to the Diversity Visa Lottery equals to a petition, as defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act. Regardless of the lottery results the fact of the lottery registration must be disclosed by persons who wish to obtain any nonimmigrant visa to the US (for the purpose of travel, study etc). This may be taken into account by a consular officer when adjudicating a subsequent nonimmigrant visa application. The fact of registration itself may not be an automatic bar to issuance of a nonimmigrant visa, however if the applicant has been registered as a lottery winner by the Department of State, this will demonstrate a higher degree of immigrant intent and foreclose many nonimmigrant visa options. Problems may arise when there is a conflict between the nonimmigrant intent declared by the applicant and the immigrant intent inferred by the lottery participation, unless the person applies for a visa, which allows dual intent.
https://dvprogram.state.gov/
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