Win the Green Card Lottery! 2014 Edition: The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery

J. Stephen Wilson · Marybeth Rael

Jun 2014 · Creative Networks

About this ebook

This is the last edition of Win the Green Card Lottery! The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide. Written for both entrants and winners, this is the most successful continually running book devoted to the popular immigration program from the U.S. Department of State.

FOR ENTRANTS. We explain personal and residential requirements in much more detail than on the U.S. State Department and USCIS federal government websites. We also include the latest suggestions that can prevent you from being accidentally disqualified; what to do if you are out of status; and other ways to get a green card. Of course, we list qualifying O*Net occupations; complete photo guidelines; additional immigration resources; how and when to use lottery services and immigrant attorneys; and more. PLUS we provide everything you need to know if you win.

FOR WINNERS. We also explain how to use the monthly visa bulletin; all about your ranking number; choosing between adjusting status and consular processing; your interview with the U.S. consulate; how to handle your USCIS green card interview; what to do if your application is denied, and more. We also provide tips to avoid other lesser-known mistakes in the final stages of getting your immigrant visa.

This is our eleventh annual edition. Although some details have changed since the last year of publication, the core information remains relevant today.

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About the author

J. Stephen Wilson authored all previous editions and founded Creative Networks in 2003 in Santa Barbara, California to help market the book. He is a former technical writer, biochemical engineer and software project manager. He is the founder of myGreencard.com -- an immigration portal featuring immigration news, immigration reports, and the latest Diversity Visa Program information. Steve writes on immigration policy issues and related topics with the Albuquerque Immigration Examiner. He has degrees from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. 

Marybeth Rael conceived of the idea and wrote an early draft of Win the Green Card Lottery! the first book dedicated to the green card lottery. The first edition was published by Self-Counsel Press i 2003. Marybeth has provided assistance to Diversity Visa Program registrants through the American Green Card Lottery Network, a green card lottery service she established to help prospective immigrants prepare green card lottery applications. Marybeth is a graduate of the University of Albuquerque in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Between her travels to the Middle East, she resides in New Mexico.