{"id":2011,"date":"2018-09-11T09:28:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T09:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seo-articles.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2021-07-15T10:48:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T10:48:33","slug":"usa-green-card-lottery-united-kingdom-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usagreencardlottery.org\/articles\/usa-green-card-lottery-united-kingdom-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Green Card Lottery &#8211; United Kingdom (UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2011\" class=\"elementor elementor-2011 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-2eb4b972 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb4b972\" 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-33049810\" data-id=\"33049810\" 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-56db7a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56db7a33\" 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: 26px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">USA Green Card Lottery for Citizens of United Kingdom (UK)<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">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 the United Kingdom (UK) but are not a citizen, you may be eligible to apply.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Green Card Lottery is a global program. 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.<\/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;\">In the most recent Green Card Lottery, the UK was\u00a0<\/span><i>not\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">picked as a qualifying country because its immigration rate to the United States was higher than other countries. However, if you are a citizen of a qualifying country but are currently residing in the UK, \u00a0you may be eligible to apply.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65781866 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"65781866\" 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-188531d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188531d3\" 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;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What Are the Requirements to Enter the USA Green Card Lottery in the UK?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">There are only two requirements to enter the Green Card Lottery. Note that the eligible countries for the next lottery (2020) have not yet been announced.<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">Born in an eligible the country. The only countries that were NOT eligible in the 2019 lottery were: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">United Kingdom<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.<\/span><\/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. To meet the education or work requirements, 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 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; 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 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">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<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s O*Net Online<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0database to determine qualifying work experience.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Open Dates: When Can I Apply for the Green Card Lottery?<\/span><\/h3><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; 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-style: normal; 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.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; 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=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #7a7a7a;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">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><\/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 United Kingdom (UK) 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 the United Kingdom (UK) but are not a citizen, you may be eligible to apply. 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