around 8.7 million but 2.5 of them were rejected. good luck getting 1 out of billion of people!
i need to live and work there...
yes
The US Diversity Immigrant Visa program is also know as the Green Card Lottery because only a number of those that apply will receive a Green Card. Each year 55,000 people receive Green Cards.
I won green card lottery by internet
There are certain ways to obtain Green card.Winning a lottery program.Family-Based Green Card.Employment-Based Green Card.Refugee Status or Asylum may apply for a Green Card (Applicant should be in the U.S. for one year).Visit the web-site in the related link for more info
AmericanGreenCard.org
I had a student visa but went out of status Can i marry a green card holder and apply for a green card?"
The US government has a form of 'green card lottery' where a small number of people from a large number of applicants, are able to get a green card. Beware though, because there is a common email scam where people are told they have won a green card - without them ever applying, of course - trying to trick them into sending money for processing fees and such. A real green card lottery winner would be informed by postal mail in most cases - but anyone who hasn't applied should automatically be suspicious.
Between Octover 1st to Novermber 1st of each year on the following website: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov
To obtain a green card there are many ways: through employment, a family member or marriage. You must be sponsored by a family member in the U.S. in order to apply for a Family-Based Green Card by petitioning using Form I-130. To apply for an Employment-Based Green Card, a foreign applicant must be sponsored by a qualifying U.S. employer who files Form I-140.The easiest way could be to win in the green card lottery in which 55,000 aliens are given a easy way to enter US provided you belong to one of the qualifying countries.
For renewal of Green card you must use Form I-90. see related linkThere are several ways to obtain new Green card. Not all ways are easy - there are certain requirements.Winning a lottery program.Family-Based Green Card.Employment-Based Green Card.Refugee Status or Asylum may apply for a Green Card.
Green card can be got through employer,marriage, relative and diversity visa lottery. To obtain a green card there are many ways: through employment, a family member or marriage. You must be sponsored by a family member in the U.S. in order to apply for a Family-Based Green Card by petitioning using Form I-130. To apply for an Employment-Based Green Card, a foreign applicant must be sponsored by a qualifying U.S. employer who files Form I-140. Individuals who obtain a Green Card through marriage to a U.S. Citizen are granted "Conditional" Green Card status, which is only valid for two years. Individuals who have been granted Conditional Green Card Status are required to apply to remove the Conditions on their Green Card within 90 days of the date that their Conditional Permanent Resident status expires.After conditions are removed the applicant is issued a green card valid for 10 years.If married to U.S. Citizen you may apply after 3 years with valid green card for US citizenship.