Who can enroll in the Green Card Lottery?
All individuals worldwide are free to enroll.
There are two main entry requirements:
1. Country Eligibility
You or your spouse (husband/wife) must be native of an eligible country
(click here for the list of Eligible Countries).
A native is someone who was born in an eligible country.
If you were born in a non-eligible country you may still apply by charging
eligibility by a different country (Click here to read more).
2. Education OR Work experience
You must comply with one of the following two requirements (Option 1 or Option 2 below):
OPTION 1 - Every applicant must have at least a high school
education or its equivalent. A "high school education or equivalent"
is defined as successful completion of a twelve-year course of elementary
and secondary education in the United States or successful completion
in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education
comparable to a high school education in the United States. Documentary
proof of education should not be submitted with the lottery entry, but
must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview.
OR
OPTION 2 - Every applicant must have within the past five years two
years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years
training or experience. Documentary proof of work experience should not be
submitted with the lottery entry, but must be presented to the consular
officer at the time of the visa interview. To determine eligibility based
on work experience, definitions from the Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine
database will be used.
You must have at least one of the two options above: either
Education or Work Experience or both.
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