Tara L. Vance is Senior Counsel and Neal N. Beaton is a
Partner in our
New York office.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- There is a limited application period for many foreign
nationals to apply for the chance to get a green card.
- U.S. law authorizes 50,000 immigrant visas ("green
cards") to be available annually for "diversity
immigrants."
The U.S. Department of State's Diversity Visa 2016 Immigrant
Visa Program (more commonly referred to as the "Green Card
Lottery") begins Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at
12:00 p.m. EDT and ends Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at
12:00 p.m. EST.
U.S. law authorizes 50,000 immigrant visas ("green
cards") to be available annually for "diversity
immigrants." This is popularly referred to as a visa
"lottery" because applicants are randomly chosen through
a computer program among qualified applicants from countries with
low rates of immigration to the United States. For the 2016 Green
Card Lottery, nationals from the following countries are
not eligible
