Do you qualify for the DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery?

Enrollment into the DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery program is open to all individuals world-wide, however, there are two entry requirements that you must meet to enter the USA Diversity Visa Green Card lottery:

1. To enter the DV-2012 green card lottery you must be a native of a qualifying country

To enter the USA DV-2012 Diversity Vissa Green Card Lottery you must be native of a country with a low immigration rate to the USA to qualify for the USA Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery. People born in countries with high U.S. immigration are excluded from this Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery. Please see the list below of countries whose natives are currently excluded from the USA Diversity Green Card Lottery. Please note that eligibility is determined only by the country of your birth, not based on country of citizenship or current residence. This is the most common misperception.

The following countries are excluded from the USA DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card lottery program this year:

Brazil
Canada
China (mainland only)
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
India
Jamaica
Mexico
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Poland
South Korea
United Kingdom (except N.Ireland)
Vietnam

Note that United Kingdom includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Northern Ireland does qualify.

Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt for the USA Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery this year.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
Natives from all other countries may register for the USA Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery. If you were born in one of the non-qualifying countries you may still be able to participate in the USA Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery based on the country of birth of your parents or spouce.
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2. Education or Work experience that qualifies for the DV-2012 green card lottery

To enter the USA DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery you must comply with one of the following two requirements (Option 1 or Option 2 below) to qualify for the USA Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery:

OPTION 1:

To qualify for the USA DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery you must have completed a U.S. high school education or a foreign equivalent of U.S. high school education "High School education or its equivalent" means the successful completion of a twelve year course of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to complete a 12 year education in the U.S. Passage of a high school equivalency examination is not sufficient. It is permissible to have completed one’s education in less than twelve years or greater than twelve years if the course of study completed is equivalent to a U.S. high school education; or

OPTION 2:

To qualify for the USA DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card lottery you must have worked in one of the following occupations for at least two years within the last five years:

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Proof that you satisfy these requirements should NOT be submitted when entering the USA Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery but will be requested by a consular officer after your name has been selected and you formally apply for your permanent residence (Green Card) visa. Individuals who do not match these basic requirements should not apply in this program. You need to provide proof of education, work experience and native country only if you are selected. For this reason we do not request this information in the application form for the USA DV-2012 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery.

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The Danish Green Card Program, European Union Work Visa

If you do not qualify for the USA Green card Lottery you could apply for a Danish Green card that will allow you to work and settle any where in the European Union (EU).

Non-European Union skilled migrants are allowed to come to Denmark under a renewable 3 years Green Card for the purpose of finding work. Note, this is not a lottery, if you meet the eligibility criteria, you file your application and receive your Danish visum in 20-50 days! The Danish visum allows you to enter Denmark and live there and apply for a job while you are in Denmark. As soon as you find a job, you are granted a Danish Green Card which is your permit to work and live in Denmark or any other EU country. This is an excellent opportunity for any professional looking for a career and life in the EU as Danish and other EU contries companies are facing shortages in getting qualified employees. This programme is the best way of allowing qualified individuals to settle and work in Denmark or any other EU contry.

To apply for a Danish Green Card click on the following link, the Danish Green Card Program.