The Green Card Lottery in Los Angeles

Legal Assistance in the Green Card Lottery in Los Angeles

Every year, the diversity Immigrant Visa Program allows for 50,000 diversity visas. The U.S. Department of State has allows for a lottery every year to determine what applicants will be allowed a green card. These are usually from countries with low rates of immigration into the USA. Citizens of some nations will not be eligible to apply for the diversity lottery. A Los Angeles immigration attorney from Law Offices of Carlos Barrios can assist you in the process of filing an application to participate in the lottery, and with the necessary documentation if you have been selected through the lottery. Derivative applicants can also apply under certain circumstances, including:

The spouse or child of the principal applicant
When an immigrant visa is immediately available to you at the time that you file Form I-485
When you are admissible to the U.S.

How to Apply for the Green Card Lottery: Los Angeles Immigration Lawyer

The lottery process requires that you submit your forms and documentation correctly, or your application will be rejected. In some cases, a visa is immediately available. The supporting evidence for your submission of the form (I-485), once you have been selected for the green card lottery will include:

Photographs
Biographic information for those between the ages of 14 – 79 (form G-325-A)
Government issued photo ID
Certificate of birth
Medical and health information
Certified copies of court records if there has ever been an arrest
High school diploma or equivalent or evidence of 2 years of work experience in the past five years
Other documentation

It may be possible to apply for a travel permit and work permit if you have a pending application in the green card lottery. Our firm can assist you to apply for the employment authorization document as well as the travel permit so that you can begin your life and work in the U.S. as soon as possible.

Contact a Los Angeles immigration attorney to assist you with the application and documentation or to answer your questions about eligibility for the green card lottery.