Thursday 29 November 2012

The Criterion Of Awarding The Green Card Lottery

By Gloria Gardner


The Green Card lottery is mandated by the congress of the United States dealing especially in the immigration of non State persons. Section 203 of the American Constitution through the Department of State awards permanent residence visas to applicants of different nationalities. Additional amendments also allow for diversity immigrants to the program.

Normally, these visas are allotted annually for about fifty thousand personnel. They have the right and privilege to live and work in the state. The mostly considered people are those from countries with the lowest turn out in the United States.

The Act was developed in the nineties and has hither to, awarded a very large number. Those considered have to be born and raised in their country of application. People applying from nations that have sent more than fifty thousand persons in the preceding five years are also not considered. Additionally, there are a number of countries such as Canada, China, Jamaica, India and others in the list that have been declared ineligible to participate in the lottery.

The list of ineligible countries still continues to be updated with more and more countries being added to it. Each annual allotment is based on different criterion for issuance. That is why the list of ineligibility also keeps being changed from time to time.

Countries keep finding themselves in either the eligible or ineligible side of the United States awarding criterion. Disqualification or qualification for countries may keep changing either way for a nation. Canada is one of those countries that have hopped between the two sides of the lists.

Critics suggest that this is not an advisable move since it may lead to the entry of terrorists into the country. Certain checks have to be kept in the whole exercise of the green card lottery bonanza. It could also lead to too many people of the same nationality entering the United States.




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