United Kingdom & The Green Card Lottery

Overview
The Diversity Visa Program (DV program) has granted 55,000 Green Cards annually
since the early 1990's. It has been nicknamed the Green Card Lottery.
Europe and Africa currently have the largest distribution of green card winners for the diversity visa program (also known as the green card lottery).
Requirements to enter include the equivalent of a high school diploma or
two years of work experience that requires training.
The chosen winners are also interviewed before the green cards are distributed.








Eligibility of the United Kingdom for the green card program
Immigrants from the United Kingdom have not been eligible for participating
in the green card lottery in previous years. The reason for their ineligibility
is because the UK has sent over 50,000 immigrants within the last 5 years
to the USA. Having said that, this could change in the upcoming green card
lottery, as the list of countries that are eligible to apply for a green card
changes every year.
It is important to note that the ineligibility of the UK does not extend to
Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland which are eligible for the Green Card Lottery.
In addition, despite being a native of the United Kingdom, if both parents or
a spouse of the individual were born in any of the countries that are eligible
for the Green Card Lottery, the applicant can still submit a valid
DV (Diversity Visa) application.

Green Card Lottery Alternatives
Individuals who are not eligible for the Green Card Lottery can still receive
a Green Card through marriage, relatives, investment, employment, or as a special immigrant.
Special immigrants include refugees and those seeking asylum.
If you are an Armed Forces Member, an informant, a person born to a Foreign Diplomat
in the US, or a victim of criminal activity.
These ways of receiving a green card are unusual for United Kingdom citizens but
are possible & lawful ways of obtaining a permanent residency status in the US.
In certain circumstances some immigrants can file for a green card without having
to leave the US and reside in their native country through the LIFE Act.
A V visa is a temporary green card available to spouses and children of a green card holder.

Relationship Between the United Kingdom and the United States
The United Kingdom and the United States have what Americans and Brits call
a "special relationship" which just means that they have a close relationship.
In WWI the US and the UK fought together and the US entered the European portion
of the conflict in WWII. The two countries were allies during the first Gulf War
and the Cold War. In the US Iraq war the UK was the only world power that
supported the US. This close relationship began after America declared independence
from England. England had controlled colonies in North America until the American
Revolution that ended in 1783. Unfortunately hostilities between the two countries
flared up again in the War of 1812

Trade and economic relations are shared between the United States and the United Kingdom.
United Nations(UN), North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), World Trade Organization(WTO),
G-8 and many other international organizations were founded by the two countries.
It is approximated that the US supports one million jobs in the UK and vice-versa.

British communities in the United States
Immigrants from the UK tend to not form their own communities.
Perhaps this is because they find it easy to assimilate in the American culture.
In America there are many British citizens who run businesses, television networks,
and social networks.
Many websites are available to help United Kingdom immigrants with questions.

How to apply for a green card?
While the green card lottery is a free government process many prospective
immigrants decide to use the services of green card review and submission services,
which offers many benefits including all-year applications, application review,
photograph review and resizing and automatic submission plan where the green card
application is automatically submitted every year on behalf of the applicant until they win.