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An annual U.S. visa lottery program that
offers immigrants a chance to become permanent residents drew more than
11 million applicants this year, as lawmakers appear poised to end it.
The
so-called diversity visa program attracted 21% more entries this year
than last year, according to the State Department, which means less than
0.5% of applicants will receive visas distributed by sheer luck of the
draw.
The program, created in 1990 to
promote diversity in the immigrant pool, has drawn as many as 14.8
million applicants in a year. But its fate is unclear.
Under
a Senate immigration bill that passed last year, the lottery would be
eliminated, and analysts say it is unlikely to survive if lawmakers pass
a broad overhaul of the immigration system.
To find out more about the DV Lottery application process, contact Darren Heyman, Immigration Attorney Las Vegas.
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