VISA2US Blog

October is a big deal for the government, particularly in the immigration sector. October 1 is the start of the new fiscal year, and a new round of H-1B workers have begun the jobs they worked so hard to obtain. But October is also when the Diversity Visa (Green Card) lottery opens. This year, the window started on October 4. What is this lottery, and could it help you? Keep reading to find out.

Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa are more likely to come to the U.S. as refugees or immediate family members, making their path to legal permanent residence different, and less unpredictable, from employment based visa holders.

For June, EB-2 visa applicants from India are seeing their final action date advance by more than a year.

The State Department will award 55,000 diversity visas for fiscal year 2023. Confirm on their website if you have been picked in this year’s drawing.

The State Department has once again started processing investor visa applications, and changes have been marked on the May visa bulletin. In addition, cut-off dates for May and June of 2022 have been listed for DV (green card lottery) applicants.

The DV lottery is a unique path to a green card in the United States, but it’s not always easy to secure an immigrant visa in the same fiscal year you won the lottery.

Getting picked for the Diversity Lottery can be a blessing, but winners also need to act quickly once they have their confirmation number in hand so they can secure an immigrant visa and eventual adjustment of status.

In order to understand the rationale behind the United States Diversity Lottery, it’s important to trace it back to the INA—The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

A run-through of some of the most pressing issues surrounding immigration and the institutions guiding it.