Registration for the 2016 Diversity Program runs from October 1 to November 3 this year. A friend of mine recently asked me to post a short article on this.
In order to participate in this program, an applicant may not be born from one of the countries where a large number of immigrants to the United States are from, such as Mainland China, India, and Mexico, etc (limited exceptions apply). Second, an applicant must be 18 years old and has graduated from high school or has two years of qualifying work experience (usually skilled or professional job) . For more details, please see the State Department's Instruction.
If you meet the above requirements, you may register on the website of the Diversity Visa program during the registration period. Due to unforeseen circumstances, it is best to register as early as possible. Registration form can be found on the Webpage of the State Department. Please notice that it is free to register, so if someone asks you to pay for registering, please do not be fooled.
You would need to upload a picture when you register. There are strict specifications on the picture, so an applicant should avoid waiting until the last minute to register. To know more about the picture requirements, please visit the State Department's Webpage.
Applicants may begin to check the result on May 5 of next year with their registration number. Please remember that the State Department would not notify the winner through any communications, including emails, telephone calls, or mails.
Finally, lucky winners must apply for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status within the fiscal year or it will expire after the fiscal year. In addition, every year the State Department will draw more winners than it can issue visas to so winners are encouraged to put in their applciations as soon as possible.
Disclaimer: Information included in this page does not constitute as
legal advice and receipt of this page does not establish attorney-client
relationship. For specific inquiries, please call my office and schedule an
appointment.
由於2016財政年度多元簽證計畫(或綠卡抽籤)於今年十月一日到十一月三日接受登記，所以最近有朋友問可否寫一篇關於此計畫的短文。
要透過此計畫獲得移民資格，首先申請人不能在有大量移民到美國的國家出生，如中國大陸丶印度、墨西哥等(在某些情況下例外)。第二，申請人必須年滿18歲，而且高中畢業或有兩年乎合資格的工作經驗(通常是技術或專業職位)。詳情可到國務院的網頁查詢：
如果你乎合上述資格，可於登記開放期間到國務院多元簽證計畫的網頁登記。鑒於不同難以預見的可能，如有興趣參加者應盡早登記。登記表格可於美國國務院的網頁找到。請注意，登記參加此計畫是毋需付費的，所以遇到有不法之徒要求你付費參加此計畫，切記不要被騙。
申請人可於明年五月五日到國務院網頁，使用登記號碼檢查結果。請注意，國務院是不會透過任何形式，包括電郵丶電話丶或郵件通知被抽中的幸運兒。
最後，幸運兒必須在抽中的財政年度內申請移民簽證或在境內調整身份，逾期作廢。此外，由於每年國務院都會抽出比可以批出簽證的人數多的幸運兒，所以幸運兒被抽中後亦應盡快遞交申請，不要拖延。
以上資料僅供參考之用，並非法律意見。如有個別問題，請致電本所查詢。
