{"id":1882,"date":"2018-09-10T11:15:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T11:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seo-articles.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2021-07-15T10:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T10:48:36","slug":"usa-green-card-lottery-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/usa-green-card-lottery-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Green Card Lottery &#8211; Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1882\" class=\"elementor elementor-1882 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-45a78fb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45a78fb7\" 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-16c6799f\" data-id=\"16c6799f\" 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-2b3f646f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b3f646f\" 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<h2 style=\"font-style: normal; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">USA Green Card Lottery for Citizens of Kenya<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">The USA Green Card Lottery is a unique opportunity to become a U.S. permanent resident, without the need for a family or employer sponsor. If you live in Kenya, you may be eligible to apply.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; 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 Kenya, check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/green-card-lottery-eligible-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of eligible countries<\/a>\u00a0for the next green card lottery.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">If you need help registering, we provide a review and submission service to help ensure you submit an eligible entry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16957f2e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16957f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usagreencardlottery.org\/gcl\/register.jsp?r=articlescountry\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register for the Lottery Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20830bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20830bad\" 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<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.375rem;\">What Are the Requirements to Enter the USA Green Card Lottery in Kenya?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">The qualifying countries for the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">2018 Green Card Lottery (DV-2020 Program)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0have not yet been declared. However, Kenya is commonly an eligible country. No matter which country you apply from, there are only two requirements to enter:<\/span><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have been born in an eligible country.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meet the education\/work experience requirement<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Born in eligible country<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you do not meet this requirement, you may still be eligible to apply if your spouse was born in a qualifying country or if one of your parents is from a qualifying country.both of your parents must have been born in different country from you OR both of your parents must have been illegally residing in the country of your birth at the time of your birth.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Education or work experience<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have at least a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of formal elementary and secondary education; OR<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform. The Department of State will use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s O*Net Online<\/a>\u00a0database to determine qualifying work experience.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Open Dates: When Can I Apply for the Green Card Lottery?<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">The open dates for the upcoming Green Card Lottery (2020) have not yet been announced. However, the registration period typically begins in October and carries into November of each year. It\u2019s important to note that the registration year does\u00a0<\/span><i>not\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">match the year the winners are announced. While the upcoming registration period will take place in the fall of 2018, the winners will not be announced until 2020.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">What Are My Chances of Winning the Green Card Lottery in Kenya?<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Millions of people apply for the Green Card Lottery every year and only 50,000 winners are selected. Different qualifying countries are chosen each year, based on which countries and regions sent the fewest numbers of immigrants to the U.S. in the last five years, proportionate to its population size. Each region is allocated no more than 7% of the total green cards. Applicants are selected randomly by a computerized lottery system, meaning every entrant has an equal chance of being selected. The next winner could be you!<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">There have been 40 million entrants in the last three lotteries. Kenya had 776,000 entrants and only 7,816 were selected as winners.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">What Happens If I Win?<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Winning the lottery does not automatically mean you will receive a green card. In fact, only half of winners actually get green cards each year. The government requires Green Card Lottery winners to apply for a green card through the traditional process. This is where many winners are disqualified.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">The green card application process is lengthy and complicated. It has its own additional set of qualifications you should meet including attending an interview, passing a medical exam and a criminal background check. You should also be able to prove that you will be able to financially support yourself in the United States. If you don\u2019t respond to the U.S. government quick enough after receiving the notification that you won or receive your interview on time, the supply of green cards could run out. If you don\u2019t meet a basic immigration requirement, then you will be disqualified.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Green Card Lottery for Citizens of Kenya The USA Green Card Lottery is a unique opportunity to become a U.S. permanent resident, without the need for a family or employer sponsor. 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