HOW TO APPLY FOF A GREEN CARD LOTTERY IN KENYA

 

HOW TO APPLY

The participation period of the DV program is determined each year by the US State Department. It usually starts in October and is limited to only a few weeks.

However, you can submit your application all year round on dvlottery.coM

REQUIREMENTS

Last name, first name(s)

Date, place, and country of birth

Address

Passport information (number, country of issue, and expiry date of the passport)

Marital status

if applicable, information on children and spouse

Photo (of yourself and any dependents)

The highest degree of education

PROCESS OF WINNING THE DV GREEN CARD LOTTERY

If you get selected in the DV Lottery, you must apply for the Green Card using the DS-260 form, where you will have to provide extensive personal information about yourself and your family members, e.g., your spouse and/or children under 21 years of age.

Process after winning the DV Lottery

If you were selected in the DV Lottery, you must apply for the Green Card using the DS-260 form, where you will have to provide extensive personal information about yourself and your family members, e.g., your spouse and/or children under 21 years of age.

 Prepare for the Interview

Sometime after sending the DS-260 online form, you will be invited to a US consulate for your visa interview. This is usually scheduled in your home country.

 About 14 days before your interview appointment, you have to undergo a medical examination by a local panel physician of the U.S. Consulate General, which usually takes between 1-2 hours.

 Moreover, you need to bring a couple of documents to your interview appointment at the US Consulate.

Among the documents needed are:

copy of biometrics page of passport(s)

birth certificate or extract from birth registration

police certificates (for applicants from the age of 16)

etc.

Further documents (if applicable) 

marriage certificate

divorce certificate

military records

etc.

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The service includes:

 Completion of the online DS-260 form including translation

Preparation of application documents for the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) as well as the U.S. consulate

Extensive preparation for the Green Card interview appointment at the U.S. consulate

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 DV Lottery Winners Interview

The interview itself is not that difficult and will be handled by a consular officer at the counter in either English or the language of the country you are applying in. The one-on-one interview usually takes less than five minutes.

 The accurate and successful examination of the submitted documents by the consular officer is more important. In theory, the appointment is more about the verification of the documents.

After the Interview

After a successful interview appointment, your immigrant visa will be put directly into your passport. 

To activate your Green Card, your first trip to the United States must take place within six months after the medical report was issued. However, there is no required length of stay, so you could basically travel to the USA to activate your Green Card and only stay for a weekend, for example.

3 to 6 months after your activation trip to the US, your Green Card will be sent to the US address you named in your form.

 Important: The US authorities will never send your Green Card to an address outside the USA!

If you don’t have a US address, contact winner@americandream.de for help

Do I have to immigrate immediately?

If you're one of the lucky winners of the DV Lottery, you don't have to emigrate to the USA immediately, and you won't lose your original citizenship either.

 However, the US authorities will only issue a Green Card if the applicant declares an intention to immigrate. Therefore, you should only apply for a permanent residence permit if you actually intend to live in the USA for a longer period of time, whether to work, study, start a family, or retire. You also have up to one year to make a decision on whether or not to accept the Green Card in the event of a successful draw!

 However, you need to make sure that you do not leave the USA longer than 12 months after you receive your Green Card or 24 months on request.