Green card lottery allows those people who are staying in the USA to participate in the visa lottery program every year. To apply for this green card lottery program they must meet the eligibility requirements given by the US State Department in the current fiscal year DV lottery instructions.

To confirm their winning in the 2012 Green card lottery these applicants must use their confirmation number to check their status in the official web site in the month of May 2011.

Up to DV 2011 if they were selected as winners for the green card lottery program, they will get the winning notification to their home address which they gave in the green card lottery application form. The winning notification package will come by normal postal mail around the months of May to July. Those applicants who meet the required eligibility for the greencard lottery can proceed with the winning as given in the attached instruction.

If you are selected for the Green card lottery then prepare your original educational certificates.

Make ready for to go for the medical examinations paying money at the nominated medical office.

Arrange for an Affidavit of support through the given official form.

The visa interviews will start from 1st of October, so the changing of the current status to American LPR status will also begin on that day.

According to the case number order the cases will be taken for consideration.

When your case number is current in a given month then you must contact the USCIS office to change your status under the green card lottery program. It is important at this time you must be staying in the USA legally. If you have dependants in your home country, they too must go to the consular office in your home country on that day for the visa interview.

The winning the Green card lottery will allow you to change your status till 30th September only as the fiscal year greencard lottery program will officially closes on that day. After this date your winning will go useless.