diversity lottery
Immigration chance drawing
A diversity lottery is a program that allocates immigration visas by random selection to applicants from countries with historically low immigration rates.
The U.S.
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, established in 1990, awards roughly 50,000 green cards annually this way: She came to America through the diversity lottery.
Critics call it the "visa lottery" when arguing it lacks merit-based criteria.
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- randomOccurring without pattern
- selectionChosen item or items
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