The USA still has not announced the registration date for the DV-2021 green card lottery

As a rule, registration for participation in the green card lottery opens in early October of each year, and specific dates of the registration period become known in August or early September. But this year, the State Department has not yet announced the start date for filing applications for the DV-2021 lottery.

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Recall that US President Donald Trump systematically states that he intends to cancel the green card lottery. In July 2018, the American leader in tough form demanded to close the green card draw.

“We need to get rid of the [immigration] lottery, catch and release, etc., and finally move to a merit-based immigration system! We need great people coming to our country!” Trump tweeted.

After terrorist attack in new york cityUzbek Sayfullo Saipov, Trump, who arrived in the 2010 year in the USA through the Green Card lottery, arranged demanded from Congress cancel draws immediately. However, after that no legislative changes were adopted, and the lottery in 2018 took place.

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In May 2019, the presidential administration put forward a new proposal: Trump insisted on the abolition of the Diversity Visa Lottery and the introduction of mandatory nationwide verification of all immigrants through the E-Verify system, which scans federal databases and determines whether a person has the right to work in the United States.

On the legal front of immigration, this plan can put an end to the green card lottery (Diversification Lottery, or Diversity Visa Lottery), which offers 50 000 visas per year to people from countries with low immigration to the United States. Family and diversification visas will be redistributed among job applicants.

We remind you that until 30 of September 2019 of the year you can still check results DV 2019 lotteries, and until 30 of September next year - DV 2020 results.

All about this immigration method. in the US, as well as what needs to be done in case of receiving a message about the winForumDaily told earlier.

Green card - one way to immigrate in the US, accessible to almost everyone.

Registration takes place only on one official lottery site - www.dvlottery.state.gov. The registration process is absolutely free, and a person can fill in an application with minimal knowledge of the language.

Photo: screenshot dvlottery.state.gov from 13 September 2019 years

If you still have many questions, read our material, which describes the most common questions regarding applying for a green card lottery.

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If you are lucky and you win, as part of the necessary formalities you need to go medical check and interview - read in the article how not to spoil everything.

Important! From June 1 to 2019, winners of the green card lottery, when filling out the DS-260 form, will have to provide access to the social networks that they used in the last 5 years prior to applying. Read the details in our material.

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