Talk:Diversity Immigrant Visa

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[edit] Expansion

The H.R. 4437 section is too short and did not present view from all sides. I'm not knowledgable on the HR-4437 so, I'm not sure how to expand it. If you're someone who knows more about this issue please expand this section.

Also, there's seems to be some companies out there that you can pay so they would enter you every year for a certain fee. And since the visa is free to register, wouldn't this be a fraud of some sort?

Danke Feureau 15:52, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects

Shouldn't there be redirects from "Green Card Lottery" and "Diversity Visa Lottery" to this page?

Agreed, Done, Why didn't you just do it? Dainamo 12:37, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Eligibility is based on birthplace not citizenship

Persons are allocated to a jurisdiction for the purpose of the Diversity Visa lottery based on their birthplace and not their current citizenship.

In exceptional cases it is possible to claim chargeability to the place a parent was born. Additionally, if one's spouse is selected in the lottery, one can receive a visa on this basis.

JAJ 04:02, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Non-Sovereign Jurisdictions

Most DV jurisdictions are sovereign countries. There are at least four exceptions where those born in one part of a country are treated differently to the majority from that country. These are:

  • Northern Ireland (UK)
  • Hong Kong SAR (China)
  • Macao SAR (China)
  • Taiwan (China). US recognises PRC as the sole government of China, however Taiwan is maintained as a separate jurisdiction for the visa lottery.

Because the DV eligibility criteria are based on birthplace, citizenship is irrelevant.

JAJ 04:30, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Scams

Maybe a paragraph should be added noting the fact that entry is free of charge and is done electronically, and that third parties exploit ignorance of this fact and demand fees for the "service."

Estr4ng3d 15:56, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] December 2005: Green Card Lottery Abolished

Needs citation. F15x28 06:27, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Done. http://www.house.gov/herseth/press_12172005_visa.html
Thanks! By the way, don't you think Bush is using terrorism as an excuse for everything? Scaring people to vote him for a second term, monitoring credit card use by international students, tapping into the privacy of all US citizens alike, attacking Saddam, stealing oil from Iraq,... and now cutting off sources of diveristy in the US? F15x28 03:00, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Actually, it was Congressman Goodlatte who thought up abolishing the lottery, not Bush. BGManofID


I proudly came to the U.S. through the Diversity Immigrant Visa. To abolish it would be a joke... the U.S. doesn't want to accept 50,000 LEGAL immigrants, who are documented and checked by the government, while millions of illegal immigrants are pouring through the borders. Haha, what a joke. Noamokun

Let's place this in perspective. It would take the diversity program 20 years to bring in 1 million immigrants. At the same time, millions of illegal immigrants have flooded the U.S. over the last few years. The diversity program should be a non-issue. Noamokun

[edit] Foreign-Language Links

Does anyone think it makes sense to keep a link there to a website that is in Byelorussian only (save.greencard.by)? Besides, I don't see the point of a website that apparently aims to influence US policymaking and does not provide an English translation...

I agree and removed the link --84.191.168.243 20:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Legit services

There are several reputable companies providing paid value added services to green card lottery applicants such as http://www.usafis.com/ offering 365 days a year service; Free airline ticket to winners to come to the USA; acceptance of photos by regular mail, email and uploading; photos update anytime; extensive winners notification by regular mail, phone, email and fax multiple times; contact details update; multiple years submission; online support to questions by experts and comprehensive instructions in multiple languages. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Aviregev (talk • contribs) 05:29, 15 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] removed usafis.com advertisement

see title. USAFIS listed its url in the paragraph and listed all their so called 'advantages'. The advertisment is similar to scams: see http://www.usafis.org/includes/new_emc.asp?LID=

I think this should not be on wikipedia.

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