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Online Status Checking Now Available For DV-2010 Entrants

- Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The U.S. State Department has finally put in place a system for entrants to check the status of their entry. You just need three pieces of information from your 2008 registration: 1) your Confirmation Number, 2) your Family Name (Last Name), and 3) your Birth Year. If you did not enter using a last name, check the box for “No Last/Family Name”.The confirmation number was provided if you successfully entered last fall. It is a 16-character number, similar to this: 20101O0DZWY3DOV9. When entering your number, do not confuse a “1” with an “I” or a "0" with an "O" which, of course, are separate characters. (Some people received an 18-character number. If you did too, leave a comment.)Next, enter the standard “CAPTCHA” code shown on th...

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Background. Creative Networks was founded as a micropublishing company in 2003 in Santa Barbara, California by J. Stephen Wilson to help promote Win the Green Card Lottery! by Marybeth Rael. First distributed by Self Counsel Press, this "how-to" guide explains how to enter the USA diversity visa lottery and what to do if you win. Now in its sixth annual edition, Win the Green Card Lottery! is available in both paperback and electronic (e-book) distribution.

In 2004, we expanded myGreencard.com to include weekly Immigration News and a growing library of free Immigration Reports. We started reviewing green card lottery web sites in 2005 in response to complaints about some services. Green card lottery service ratings are now published yearly in our booklet and on our website. We also publish a separate detailed Report with survey data and other information for an audience of international immigration web site owners.

In 2008 management and operations moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico and partnered with The United States Association of Immigrants at myUSAi.org. myUSAi is a new social site specializing in immigrating to the USA and a place where immigrants and others can access a discussion forum and access life in America content with daily news on current topics.

About Win the Green Card Lottery! This booklet is now in our sixth year of publication and is the most complete and successful publication dedicated to the U.S. visa lottery. You can now order the latest edition from our Resellers, both domestic and international.Visit the Table of Contents now.

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About Degrees of Freedom Blog. We moved our blog to the Albuquerque Immigration Examiner in 2009. These blogs and blogs of other members are also available at United States Association of Immigrants at myUSAi.org.


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author of green card lottery services e-book Marybeth Rael is the author of Win the Green Card Lottery!, the first book dedicated to the green card lottery, first published by Self-Counsel Press in 2002. Marybeth has provided assistance to prospective immigrants 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.
author of win the green card lottery J. Stephen Wilson is the co-author, electronic publisher and founder of Creative Networks at myGreencard.com. Steve is also an owner of the United States Association of Immigrants at myUSAi.org. He is a former technical writer, biochemical engineer and software project manager. His interest in immigration comes from working with foreign students and other U.S. visa holders for the past 20 years. Steve currently writes on immigration issues with Examiner.com. Steve has degrees from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM and the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

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