visa lottery
Random green card
A visa lottery is a government program that randomly selects applicants for immigration visas, giving people from underrepresented countries a chance at legal residency.
The U.S.
Diversity Visa Lottery annually awards green cards to winners: My uncle entered the visa lottery three years before he was selected.
Critics debate whether random selection serves immigration policy better than merit-based systems.
- green cardU.S. residency document
- green card holderAuthorized long-term U.S. resident
- immigration lawRules controlling foreign entry
- eligibility criteriaConditions for consideration
- international travelMovement between nations
residency · cultural exchange · citizenship · fraud prevention · naturalization · application process · family reunification · random selection · migration trends · adjudication · work permit · social integration · border control · electronic systems · appeals process · global workforce · State Department · travel restrictions
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, refugee, citizenship, asylum
- visassingle entry, H-1B, K-1
- Russian Emigresemigres, defector, defectors, White Russians, political exiles
- migrationmigration, immigrants, refugees, immigration, emigration
- bordersborder, boundary, border crossing, national borders, boundary line
- emigrationemigrant, emigration, economic migrants, emigre, political refugees
visa lotteryinvestor visa
Residency for capital commitment
chain migration · employer sponsorship · asylum · refugee status
visa lotteryclosed borders
Restricted national entry points
immigration ban · investor visa · travel ban · visa denial · deportation