{"id":1716,"date":"2018-09-04T10:14:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T10:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seo-articles.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2021-07-15T10:48:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T10:48:37","slug":"usa-green-card-lottery-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/usa-green-card-lottery-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Green Card Lottery: Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1716\" class=\"elementor elementor-1716 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ba48956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ba48956\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb8415c\" data-id=\"cb8415c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644c2f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644c2f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Green Card Lottery is a path to U.S. permanent residency, without the need for a family or employer sponsor. If you live in Europe you may be eligible to apply. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Green Card Lottery is a global program, available in most countries throughout the world. Fifty-thousand winners are selected each year to receive a green card. Different qualifying countries are chosen every year, based on which countries and regions sent the fewest numbers of immigrants to the United States. If you do not live in the region of Europe, check out the\u00a0<a href=\"\/articles\/usa-green-card-lottery-qualifying-regions-of-the-world\/\">qualifying regions for green card lottery-2019.<\/a><\/span><\/p><h2>Green Card Lottery qualifying countries from Europe<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is a list of countries that qualify for latest Green Card Lottery (DV-2020) (Year-2019) from Europe region. Read more about requirements and find out your chance of winning a U.S. Green Card!<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Albania<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andorra<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armenia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Austria<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azerbaijan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belarus<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belgium<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulgaria<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croatia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyprus<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Republic<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estonia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Georgia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greece<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hungary<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iceland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ireland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italy<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kazakhstan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kosovo<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyrgyzstan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latvia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liechtenstein<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lithuania<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luxembourg <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macau <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Macedonia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malta<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moldova<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monaco<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montenegro<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netherlands<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Ireland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norway<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portugal<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romania<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Marino<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serbia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slovakia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slovenia<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweden<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switzerland<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tajikistan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkey<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkmenistan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uzbekistan<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vatican City<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need help registering, we provide a review and submission service to help ensure you submit an eligible entry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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It\u2019s an opportunity for people to apply for U.S. green cards (permanent residency) who are from countries with historically low immigration rates. Entrants are not required to meet typical qualifications for permanent residency, including having close relatives in the U.S. or an offer of employment from a U.S. company.<\/p><p>If you win the Green Card Lottery (also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery), then you will still need to officially apply for U.S. permanent residency. Not all winners receive green cards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Card Lottery is a path to U.S. permanent residency, without the need for a family or employer sponsor. If you live in Europe you may be eligible to apply. The Green Card Lottery is a global program, available in most countries throughout the world. 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