Greencard Lottery - It is Worth Applying
I won the Greencard Lottery (aka the Diversity Visa Lottery) in 2004. So did my wife.... twice!! My cousin won one. A lady I met when getting my greencard in Sydney had her best friend win won the same year she did.
How the hell did that happen? Are we all just lucky???
Not particularly... the US allocates the numbers for the Diversity Visa Lottery to regions. The "Oceania" region has an unusually low number of applicants generally so you stand a much better chance of winning than you might suspect.
The Advance web site has some information about how to apply. So if you are Australian (or from any other country in Oceania) go do it.... applications close on December 2. Winning a green card makes immigration to the US very very easy when it is usually challenging. And you don't have to take up the offer if you win... you can always say no if your significant other can't stand the thought of leaving the land downunder.
Update - my brother-in-law won too. It really must be easy for Aussies to win.
Posted by: Andrew Roberts | August 19, 2008 at 09:34 PM