Green Card Winer, Where Can I File?

[swisstouristpattaya]

I am from EU, win US green card lottery.

can I file in BKK knowing I am only a tourist in thailand?

or should I proof I am a resident for over 6 months( which it' s impossible as I am not retired, and not working in thailand, only tourist).

can I file for my girfriend(they say it s possible, i can sponsore my wife), can I get married only in thailand?.( I dont want deal with Europe and their papaerwork anymore as I am going to live in the USA and maybe get citycenship in 6 years).

once in the USA should i make recognize my marriage certificate ot the US embassy will declare me as married?.

how much cost the process?700$ per person, more?

[VisasPlus]

Before answering any of your questions, can you confirm that your lottery "win" is genuine ? There are many scams around for getting money by claiming that you are a green card lottery winner. Can you post the letter ( removing your personal details first ) ?

[Madivad]

How did you "win" this green card? What have you been sent already? And I hope you haven't sent anything!

If someone is asking you for a fee to get the paperwork rolling for you, please... as with visasplus, be warned

[WarpSpeed]

Hmm, yes I won too!!! I got a notice in my email the other day so if you got one too it must true!!

The amazing thing is, I never sent any application for a green card and they wouldn't ask for any monies to be sent anywhere you'd have to go in person, but what I found to be most curious is that US immigration doesn't send these notices either by email or from the "UK" like the email that was sent to me.

The final stab in the heart though was that I had always thought all these years that I was already a US citizen so that was quite distressing to discover I wasn't ..

[swisstouristpattaya]

ah ah guys , funny how the US can screw people.now i got 2 answers, one selected, and one not selected...and no, i didn't check on 2 different website.

(will see if it s a problem with firefox)

i just entered again my number and now it says i have not been selected.I looked again because I wanted to post it here on line for you instead to look on my harddrive for the letter. by chance i printed it

com'on, is that a joke?.or do the erase data after people checking???

Based on the information provided, the Entry HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED for further processing for the 2012 Electronic Diversity Visa program.

Please verify that you have entered all information correctly. You may re-check the Entry status by clicking on the ESC Home Page link below.

find attached the form from the kentucky lottery.

in may 2011 they have canceled the selection, because their computer have selected all winers who have applied the first 2 days, 90% of people won the green card.then they canceled it.

so maybe mine was canceled too this time.

I will retry in 2-3 days to see if I am back in the system or not.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

How 'bout that, this could actually be true, for a change.

If you want to be 100% sure, suggest you come up to Bangkok and visit the U.S. Embassy's Consular Section on Wireless Road, check in with the American Services Section. That should be OK as no appointment really needed, and they do assist non-Americans, too.

Mac

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1321.html

Kentucky Consular Center Information

The Diversity Lottery program is an annual lottery run by the U.S. Department of State. The DV Lottery offers up to 55,000 permanent resident visas each year to randomly selected applicants from eligible countries. The Lottery is run once a year, usually in October, and qualified applicants are randomly chosen by computer.

The program is administered directly from the U.S. Department of State Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The Kentucky center was established in the year 2000 by the U.S. Department of State to take over administration of the Diversity Visa Lottery program from the National Visa Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. KCC has continued the excellent tradition of quality service to all applicants of the DV Lottery program.

PLEASE NOTE: The Department of State has only one Kentucky Consular Center. Other organizations using similar names have no connection to the Department of State or KCC. There is no fee charged by the Department or KCC for sending an entry to the lottery program. Applicants selected in the Diversity Visa random drawing are notified by the Department of State, Kentucky Consular Center by letter, NOT e-mail and are provided instructions on how to proceed to the next step in the process. No other organization or company is authorized by the Department of State to notify Diversity Visa lottery applicants of their winning entry. See our Fraud Warning. A Diversity processing fee is only charged when a winning lottery entrant applies for the Diversity visa. At the time of the visa application at a U.S. consular office, each applicant (the DV entrant and any accompanying family members) will be charged a DV processing fee and immigrant visa fee. Both of these fees are non-refundable if the visa is refused. If the visa is issued, a separate visa issuance fee is then charged for each visa.

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[nycpal44]

The Department of State holds the Diversity Visa program every year (also known as the Green Card Lottery) where 55,000 green cards are awarded by random computer selection.

Applicants must submit their applications at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Paper entries are no longer accepted.

The State Department will notify winners by mail (not email!) between May 2011 and July 2011. The State Department will not notify applicants to let them know they were rejected. The only way you will know that you are not selected is if you have not received a registration notification letter before the date USCIS officially states that it has stopped notifying people (i.e. if you have not heard by August 2011, assume you were not selected).

Once all goes through and you receive your Permanent Residency (Green Card), you will have to obtain your US Citizenship before bringing your G/F to the US on a K1-Visa.

The total cost for this application is about 3,000.00 US$. Add another 2,800.00 US$ if you do this with a K1-Visa Attorney.

Hope this helps, I have done all the above, it was just cheaper then.

[swisstouristpattaya]

hello,

as a non US citizen ,I know I can sponsore a wife (only one regrettably )

what I don't like in the system for green card holder, you can marry only US citizen for 5 years until you get citizenship.

You can marry non US.She/he can get I presume a tourist visa and move back to Thailand every 6 monthsd or get visa extension, but still she/he can not work. This is discrimination.

In fact they force you to get married before the interview at the US embassy which in my point of you is against the constitution and human rights.

[nycpal44]

hello,

as a non US citizen ,I know I can sponsore a wife (only one regrettably )

what I don't like in the system for green card holder, you can marry only US citizen for 5 years until you get citizenship.

You can marry non US.She/he can get I presume a tourist visa and move back to Thailand every 6 monthsd or get visa extension, but still she/he can not work. This is discrimination.

In fact they force you to get married before the interview at the US embassy which in my point of you is against the constitution and human rights.

I was a EU Citizen when I won the Green Card Lottery back in 1987. I was able to sponsor my wife and bring her to the US, but we were already married then.

After my divorce I wanted to get married to a Thai Citizen and bring her with me to the US, but the US Embassy could not help me unless I took on the US Citizenship. My European Embassy would only help me if I obtain an Affidavit of Freedom to Marry from my local registration office in Europe. My EU Consulate here in the US was unable to issue this document and advised me to travel to Europe and get it there.

My best option was to obtain the US Citizenship which I did since I already lived in the US for more than 5 years. Then I started with the K-1 Fiance Application which took about 8 Month, now we live happily here in the US. My wife has her Green Card, work permit, etc.

I have not heard of any country allowing you to work on a Tourist Visa. This has nothing to do with discrimination.

And nobody forces you to get married before the interview. It just takes time, money, filling out lots of application and providing support documents if you want to bring your G/F to live with you in the US.

[swisstouristpattaya]

It just takes time, money, filling out lots of application and providing support documents if you want to bring your G/F to live with you in the US.

take 5 years and a hell of money.

Why US citizen can sponsore thai citizen, and a green card holder need to have US citizenship to ask for K1 visa.

this is not fair.and I have read same comments on other forums.

I think US or not US should be treated the same when it s picking a mate.

do non US ladies should be treated differently? many wife have to wait outside of US or work illegaly in the USA with the risk to be deported because their husband is not a proud US citizen yet.

It 's faster and easier to get married and sponsore before the interview.This is what the embassy is offering.(it s against the law to not to mention marriage by the way).

I call that discrimination based on origin and nationality.

second thing: I have recheck the online system and now it works again.I can see the ticket winer.

probably thousand of applicants have looked on line during these 24, or 48 hours, and have received a "you did NOT win"....in fact some win and they didn't know they have to check again in case there is a bug in the system which was the case last day.

so if you didn't win, check again later in 2-6-9 months..

what system is that?!

[Time Traveller]

It just takes time, money, filling out lots of application and providing support documents if you want to bring your G/F to live with you in the US.

take 5 years and a hell of money.

Why US citizen can sponsore thai citizen, and a green card holder need to have US citizenship to ask for K1 visa.

this is not fair.and I have read same comments on other forums.

I think US or not US should be treated the same when it s picking a mate.

do non US ladies should be treated differently? many wife have to wait outside of US or work illegaly in the USA with the risk to be deported because their husband is not a proud US citizen yet.

It 's faster and easier to get married and sponsore before the interview.This is what the embassy is offering.(it s against the law to not to mention marriage by the way).

I call that discrimination based on origin and nationality.

second thing: I have recheck the online system and now it works again.I can see the ticket winer.

probably thousand of applicants have looked on line during these 24, or 48 hours, and have received a "you did NOT win"....in fact some win and they didn't know they have to check again in case there is a bug in the system which was the case last day.

so if you didn't win, check again later in 2-6-9 months..

what system is that?!

Firstly you should be grateful that USA even offers you the chance to immigrate there instead of complaining about discrimination. Don't like? Then don't go.

Secondly, DV lotteries winners can take the family - husband or wife and children under 21 - with them and get PR at the same time. If you want to take your girlfriend then get married before you interview. Of course you will get very extensive questioning that the marriage is not a sham just to use your status for someone to claim the right to permanent residence. Thirdly, citizens normally have more rights than permanent residents in most countries. Hence they can sponsor wife's to immigrate faster than a green card holder can.

[Time Traveller]

hello,

as a non US citizen ,I know I can sponsore a wife (only one regrettably )

what I don't like in the system for green card holder, you can marry only US citizen for 5 years until you get citizenship.

You can marry non US.She/he can get I presume a tourist visa and move back to Thailand every 6 monthsd or get visa extension, but still she/he can not work. This is discrimination.

In fact they force you to get married before the interview at the US embassy which in my point of you is against the constitution and human rights.

I was a EU Citizen when I won the Green Card Lottery back in 1987. I was able to sponsor my wife and bring her to the US, but we were already married then.

No you didn't. DV lottery only came about due to an ammendment in the Immigration Act of 1990. The very first DV lottery was DV-1995

[nycpal44]

hello,

as a non US citizen ,I know I can sponsore a wife (only one regrettably )

what I don't like in the system for green card holder, you can marry only US citizen for 5 years until you get citizenship.

You can marry non US.She/he can get I presume a tourist visa and move back to Thailand every 6 monthsd or get visa extension, but still she/he can not work. This is discrimination.

In fact they force you to get married before the interview at the US embassy which in my point of you is against the constitution and human rights.

I was a EU Citizen when I won the Green Card Lottery back in 1987. I was able to sponsor my wife and bring her to the US, but we were already married then.

No you didn't. DV lottery only came about due to an ammendment in the Immigration Act of 1990. The very first DV lottery was DV-1995

Yes you are correct, it was in 1997 and not 1987, I apologize for the miscommunication.