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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Albuquerque, NM–July 3, 2009 - Creative Networks at myGreencard.com today announced that the U.S. State Department has a system in place for green card lottery entrants to check the status of their 2008 entry at: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC. This new process, available since July 1, finally gives diversity visa registrants a way to bypass slow or corrupt postal mail delivery service in some countries. Entrants need three pieces of information to check the status of their visa lottery registration: 1) their Confirmation Number, 2) their Family Name (Last Name), and 3) their Birth Year. The confirmation number was provided to those who entered last fall. It is a 16-digit number similar to this: 20101O0DZWY3DOV9.

According to J. Stephen Wilson, founder of myGreencard.com, “Those who won the 2008 lottery will get a message at the E-DV site stating they should receive a letter by postal mail from the United States Department of State Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) notifying them they were selected in the DV-2010 lottery. Those who won but have not received their letter by August 1, 2009 should contact KCC by email at: kccdv@state.gov. Alternatively, entrants that did not win will receive a message that their entry was not selected.”

DV-2010 lottery winners and entrants in the forthcoming calendar year 2009 (DV-2011) should get the latest edition of the annual booklet, Win the Green Card Lottery! Edited by Michael C. Cruse, Esq, the booklet outlines the entire procedure from entering the green card lottery to obtaining a permanent resident visa, including crucial tips to help lottery winners pass their visa interview. Written for DV lottery entrants, NAFSA members, and others that work with immigrants and potential immigrants to the USA, this sixth edition provides the most comprehensive and easy-to-read summary of the diversity visa lottery available. The complete Table of Contents is available online on their website. The first three chapters are available for download at no charge.

Author Marybeth Rael wrote Win the Green Card Lottery! based on her experience with the American Green Card Lottery Network, a lottery service she established to help prospective immigrants prepare diversity visa applications. She also wrote the first book dedicated to the visa lottery published by Self-Counsel Press in 2002. Co-author J. Stephen Wilson is the electronic publisher and founder of myGreencard.com and the United States Association of Immigrants at myUSAi.org, and is an immigration writer with the Albuquerque Immigration Examiner. Editor Michael C. Cruse is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

About myGreencard.com

Creative Networks is the publisher of Win the Green Card Lottery! The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery DV-2009--DV-2011 by Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson. ISBN 9780981693835 (PDF/$12.50); ISBN 9780981693828 (Paperback/$19.50). It includes a full index, illustrations, and glossary of immigration terms, 184 pages. The full version of the booklet is now available from resellers including Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and others. Wholesale distribution is available through Ingram Book Company.

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Albuquerque, NM–June 30, 2008 - Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson today announce the 2008 edition of their annual booklet, Win the Green Card Lottery! Now available in PDF format at no charge at www.myGreencard.com and to registered members at www.myUSAi.org, this booklet provides critical tips to help prospective immigrants residing temporarily in the United States adjust status and those living outside the U.S. apply for an immigrant visa. Edited by Mark Jacobsen, U.S. Immigration Attorney, and James T. Daly, Attorney at Law, Win the Green Card Lottery! outlines the entire procedure from entering the upcoming green card lottery to obtaining a permanent resident visa. They also offer crucial tips to help recent lottery winners pass their visa interview.

According to co-author J. Stephen Wilson, “One of the most important factors that determine success is to apply for your visa immediately after you receive a winning notification letter from the State Department since only the first 50,000 of the 100,000 persons that receive winning notices can receive visas.”

“If you are eligible to adjust your status in the U.S. and your required documents are overseas ask a family member or close friend to fax your required documents to you immediately. Then have them mail you the originals or certified copies,” notes author Marybeth Rael.

For those entering the DV-2010 lottery in calendar year 2008, this easy to read booklet provides a background of the lottery, presumptive registration dates, a thorough explanation of “alternate state chargeability”, when to enter multiple applications, a section devoted to submitting photographs that meet State Department requirements, links to related web sites, and much more.

Author Marybeth Rael wrote Win the Green Card Lottery! based on her experience with the American Green Card Lottery Network, a lottery service she established to help prospective immigrants prepare diversity visa applications. She also wrote the first book dedicated to the visa lottery published by Self-Counsel Press in 2002.

Co-author J. Stephen Wilson is the electronic publisher and owner of myGreencard.com. Editors Mark Jacobsen and James T. Daly are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

About myGreencard.com

Creative Networks is the publisher of Win the Green Card Lottery! The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery DV-2008— DV-2010 by Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson. ISBN 978-0-9816938-0-4 (Print on Demand) $19.50. Includes full index, illustrations, and glossary of immigration terms, 172 pp. To download the e-booklet or obtain the latest immigration news and immigration reports, please visit myGreencard.com. Printed copies are now available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Wholesale distribution is available through Ingram Book Company.

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Santa Barbara, CA August 22, 2005 - MyGreencard.com reviewed over 70 web-based immigration services currently offering to help prospective immigrants enter the upcoming U.S. State Department green card lottery. Among the major findings in their annual survey are that relatively few services use deceptive advertising, countering claims by some anti-immigration groups that the industry is rife with fraud. Their report found that only seven services (13%) earned “red flag” penalties – indicating either understaffing, negligence, or potential fraudulent activity. Most Web sites were penalized for posting obsolete rules from past visa lotteries or for receiving multiple unresolved complaints from customers who used their service.

Several green card lottery Web sites appearing at the top of popular search engines ranked among the lowest in their review.

Top rated services offer toll free telephone numbers, accept paper-based applications with standard photographs, have immigration attorney contacts, offer multiple natural language translations, and notify winners directly. According to J. Stephen Wilson, author of the report, "10 lottery services out of 73 we reviewed qualify as top sites based on price, quality of service, and information content provided to lottery registrants. Lower ranked services fail to post occupational requirements to obtain a visa, have no listed telephone number, no attorney contacts, and depend on the government to notify winners."

The report suggests best practice recommendations for site operators and provides helpful guidelines for lottery entrants, including legitimate reasons why applicants may need a service to help them prepare their entries.

About MyGreencard.com
MyGreencard.com is the publisher of Win the Green Card Lottery! The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery, 2005 Edition by Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson. Edited by James T. Daly, Attorney At Law (ISBN 0970508972, ISBN 0970508980). To order the Visa Lottery Services Report for DV-2007, the executive summary, or obtain the latest immigration news, books and reports, please visit: http://www.mygreencard.com.

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Santa Barbara, August 10, 2005 - If the immigration reform bill introduced by John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) is passed by the Senate, the diversity visa lottery may no longer exist. This popular U.S. State Department program, long the ire of anti-immigrant groups, is now a convenient target of those fearing terrorists will win the lottery and gain permanent residence. Regardless whether most Americans support the immigration lottery, winning and obtaining a visa is too important to be left to chance, and this year’s lottery could be the final opportunity for millions of prospective immigrants to register. Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson today announce the publication of Win the Green Card Lottery! for DV-2007. Now in its fourth major edition, this booklet provides helpful tips

“The average fee charged by green card lottery service providers is $45.50 for one person and $70.12 for two persons. There is no correlation between the fee charged and the quality of the service provided, based on their review criteria.”

“Most entrants should apply for the lottery themselves at the State Department web site. However, the main reasons to use a lottery service are: convenience, poor English skills, lack of computer access, unreliable postal service, and unknown future residence,” according to author Marybeth Rael.

Some lottery services even spend extra time cleaning up poor photographs that would normally be rejected by the government. Others accept applications received as late as one or two weeks before the closing date of the lottery, but may charge an additional fee for processing last minute applications. However, several green card lottery web sites appearing at the top of popular search engines rank among the lowest in their review, yet have well-designed, attractive web sites.

About MyGreencard.com
Creative Networks is the publisher of Win the Green Card Lottery! The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery DV 2005—DV-2007 by Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson. Edited by James T. Daly, Attorney At Law. ISBN 097050897-2 (e-book) $9.50; ISBN 097050898-0 (POD) $19.50. Includes full index, illustrations, and glossary of immigration terms, 188 pp. Editors: free review copies are available. To order the booklet or obtain the latest immigration news and immigration reports, please visit: http://www.mygreencard.com.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Review Copies Available

CONTACT: J. Stephen Wilson, +1-805-452-4037 email: media@mygreencard.com

New Immigration Booklet Simplifies Complex Rules and Requirements For 2005 Green Card Lottery

Santa Barbara, July 15, 2005 - The diversity visa lottery is a complex process that can make or break a family's entry into the United States. Each year millions apply for a green card, but many fail because they do not follow the ever-changing requirements or have prior knowledge of the rules. Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson today announce the publication of Win the Green Card Lottery! for DV-2007. Now in its fourth edition, this booklet is now available at http://www.mygreencard.com and Amazon.com via Print on Demand (POD) and as an e-book. Edited by James T. Daly, Attorney At Law, Win the Green Card Lottery! outlines the entire procedure from entering the lottery to obtaining a permanent resident visa. They also

offer the only independent review of lottery services for those who need third party assistance. Based on the latest changes in immigration law, this inexpensive guide provides over 20 crucial tips and essential guidelines to help eliminate common mistakes throughout the process, plus an entire chapter devoted to lottery winners. With these easy-to-read instructions green card lottery entrants will:

• Submit photographs that meet current State Department requirements,
• Understand the latest lottery rules and successfully register online,
• Comprehend confusing regulations for registering family members,
• Determine qualifications for alternate state chargeability,
• Know when to contact an attorney,
• Recognize why lottery entrants are disqualified,
• Enter multiple applications where instructed,
• Avoid costly pitfalls that prevent applicants from obtaining a visa,
• Know what to do if out of status and win the lottery,
• Identify other ways to get a green card,
• Pass their visa interview, and more.

"I'd recommend Win the Green Card Lottery! to all my international students. It's also a textbook for Foreign Student Advisors."-John Diaz, International Student Advisor.

Author Marybeth Rael wrote Win the Green Card Lottery! based on her experience with the American Green Card Lottery Network, a lottery service she established to help prospective immigrants prepare diversity visa applications. She also wrote the first book dedicated to the visa lottery published by Self-Counsel Press in 2002.

J. Stephen Wilson is the co-author, electronic publisher and owner of MyGreencard.com, a leading green card lottery web site featuring weekly immigration news, books, reports, and related publications.

Editor James T. Daly is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. His firm, Daly Law Office, is located in Santa Barbara, California.

Win the Green Card Lottery! The COMPLETE Do-It-Yourself Guide to the USA Diversity Visa Lottery, DV 2005—DV-2007 by Marybeth Rael and J. Stephen Wilson; edited by James T. Daly, Attorney At Law. USD $9.50. Published by Creative Networks ISBN 097050897-2 (e-book) $9.50; ISBN 097050898-0 (POD) $19.50. Includes full index, illustrations, and glossary of immigration terms, 184 pp. Editors: free review copies are available. To order the booklet in PDF format or obtain the latest immigration news, please visit: http://www.mygreencard.com.

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