Green Card Lottery, U.S. Immigration, and English: The Most Popular Articles of 2019 at ForumDaily

On the first day of 2020, we offer to recall the past 2019. All year we talked about the most important events in the USA and at home, prepared tips and instructions on how to move and adapt to life in the USA, interviewed the most interesting representatives of the Russian-speaking community.

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If you missed something - ForumDaily prepared a selection of the most popular and interesting articles for the year.

20 free sites for learning English

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For everyone who is tired of monotonous cramming and incomprehensible grammatical tasks, there are free sites for learning English. They are focused on different users and are built in different formats. We hope you find something for yourself.

What to do if you won the green card: 5 required steps

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Winning the Green Card lottery does not mean that you will automatically be given a residence permit in America. To obtain the coveted immigrant visa in your passport, you need to go through several more steps during which unpleasant surprises await you. How to avoid mistakes that may cost you a green card? We offer step-by-step instructions for obtaining a US residence permit from ForumDaily.

Doctors in the US managed to defeat stage four cancer

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Thanks to the new procedure, American scientists managed to cure breast cancer in a woman at the last stage, this is stated in a new study published in the journal Nature. Two years ago, doctors told Judy Perkins from Florida that she had three months to live. Today in her body there is no trace of a cancerous tumor. A team of scientists from the National University of Cancer in the USA says that such therapy is still experimental, but over time it can become a method of treating all types of cancer.

'High-level adventure': how a family from Donetsk managed to escape to the USA and buy a house by installments

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This move, the 37-year-old Andrei Vlezko from Makeevka, calls a high-level adventure. Since 2015, he lives with his family in the United States of America.

“In America, it doesn’t matter who you are, whose godfather, brother, matchmaker you are. If you study, work hard, improve, you can achieve anything. I know stories where people became millionaires in five years, having arrived here with a couple of thousand dollars,” admits Andrey.

The immigrant talked about new challenges in a foreign country, job searches, expenses and American medicine, as well as how the family decided to move overseas, settled in a new place and began their new life from scratch.

DV-2020 lottery: which countries have won the most green cards this year

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In August 2019, the U.S. Department of State published the official 2020 Green Card lottery results. The Kentucky Consular Center registered and notified the winners of the lottery, numbering approximately 83. In total, 884 people took part in the green card lottery for 2020.

The Green Card gives immigrants the legal right to live, work and study in the United States and, ultimately, become American citizens. The Green Card Lottery is one of the easiest ways to legally move to the USA. Each year, according to this program, 50 immigrant visas are awarded, they are distributed among 000 winners from all over the world (winners are chosen more than visas, because many of them after checking do not meet the requirements for obtaining a green card). Winners may eventually immigrate to the United States and receive a permit for permanent residence and permanent work in the country.

New green card lottery rule has created problems for participants

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In 2019, the United States introduced a new rule for applying for participation in the green card lottery. Each applicant must indicate the number, series and validity of their passport. Such an innovation has perplexed many residents of the countries of the former USSR, since the cost of a document is often not affordable for the middle class. ForumDaily told how much it cost the citizens of post-Soviet countries and what problems faced those who planned to participate in the lottery.

How I became a citizen of America: the process of naturalization from A to Z

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What is the difference between a US citizen and just an immigrant with a green card? You can vote and the road is open for you without a visa to almost any country in the world. Andrey Boychuk said that for 11 years he had no interest in making himself American citizenship. But somehow at dinner, Andrei spoke with his wife and friends about the pros and cons of citizenship. The next morning, he realized that with US citizenship he would have more pros than cons. Andrew spoke about the process of obtaining American citizenship.

8 Russian words and phrases that sound like curses to Americans

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Why foreigners might be scared of Santa Claus, and the word “fart” spoken aloud for an English-speaking person does not mean “luck” at all. For example, Dead morose translates roughly as "moody dead." Now imagine how the situation looks from the point of view of the Americans when, on a New Year's holiday, children suddenly begin to call this creature in chorus. What other words can make an unexpected impression on an American?

Airlines don't want you to know about this: top 20 secrets

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Air travel is very common these days, and many airlines don't want you to know a thing or two about flying. These secrets can help you stay on top of things. Why in fact they ask you to turn off your smartphones on airplanes, whether the airline has the right to detain you on board the aircraft, what to do if the flight is canceled - ForumDaily knows these and other secrets and life hacks that airline employees are not in a hurry to tell you about.

What can you ask at the US airport and how to answer questions at the entrance

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You were issued an American visa. You are happy. We got airline tickets. After a flight of many hours, the plane landed at JFK New York Airport. You are excited. In a few minutes your family or friend will meet you. However, an airport border guard may not allow you to enter the United States and request that you return home immediately. This often happens because the officer is not satisfied with your answers to his questions. So, what should I look for when answering questions from an immigration officer at an airport?

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