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  2. Egypt, Iran and Russia top list for visa lottery winners ...

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    As in previous years, the countries that most benefited from this visa program selection are Egypt, Iran and Russia, as well as Algeria and Sudan. Here are the DV-2023 program results, measured by ...

  3. The visa lottery to win one of 55,000 U.S. green cards is ...

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    The #DV2025 Diversity Visa Program will open from October 4 to November 7, 2023, and allows those from countries with low U.S. immigration rates, who meet eligibility requirements, to enter for a ...

  4. Diversity Immigrant Visa - Wikipedia

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    The Immigration Act of 1990 was passed with bipartisan support and signed by President George H. W. Bush. [10] The legislation established the current and permanent Diversity Visa (DV) program, where 55,000 immigrant visas are available in an annual lottery. The lottery aims to diversify the immigrant population in the United States, by ...

  5. File:DV eligible countries.svg - Wikipedia

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    Regions and countries shown on the map are as defined for the allocation of visas in the United States Diversity Visa lottery. The countries are all those recognized by the United States as sovereign (all United Nations member states, Vatican City and Kosovo), in addition to Northern Ireland and Taiwan (considered separately from the United Kingdom and China for the lottery).

  6. Immigration Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    The Immigration Act of 1990 ( Pub. L. 101–649, 104 Stat. 4978, enacted November 29, 1990) was signed into law by George H. W. Bush on November 29, 1990. [1] It was first introduced by Senator Ted Kennedy in 1989. It was a national reform of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

  7. Visa lottery results are about to be announced. 55,000 ... - AOL

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    May 2, 2023 at 3:31 PM. Up to 55,000 foreign nationals and their families from around the globe have a chance to legally immigrate to the United States with a green card in hand in 2024, thanks to ...

  8. Green card - Wikipedia

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    A green card, known officially as a permanent resident card, is an identity document which shows that a person has permanent residency in the United States. [ 1][ 2] Green card holders are formally known as lawful permanent residents ( LPRs ). As of 2023, there are an estimated 12.7 million green card holders, of whom 9 million are eligible to ...

  9. Visa Lottery Winners Pray for Visa Ban Repeal - AOL

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    Thousands of diversity visa lottery winners pray that he will — so they can use their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move their families to the U.S. It allocates around 50,000 green cards ...