Facts and Figures
Clientele
Every year tens of thousands applications for the ofiicial Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) are submitted by The American Dream. Since 1996 the number of applications submitted to the US authorities has increased to over 400,000.
In 2007 our Department of Visa and Immigration Service consulted more than 4,000 prospective clients and processed over 500 visa application cases. 60 % of our clients consisted of business customers and 40 % of private customers.
Our book "The American Dream" has sold more than 30,000 copies in Germany. In the meanwhile it was updated and released in the third edition in 2008.
Consultancy
Each year we receive over 50,000 emails and approx. 25,000 phone calls, i. e. more than 200 inquiries are being processed by our 30-member team daily.
Hight Success Rate
More than 13,000 people who used the service of The American Dream counted among the lucky winners of the Green Card, in the framework of the Diversity Visa Program. Every year the number of winners increases by over 1,000.
In 2008 the Department of Visa and Immigration Service could boost our success rate: 99 % of the visa applications were approved.
Migration Boom
The United States are the most popular none European emigrant country for Germans. According to the Federal Office of Statistics over 165,000 Germans decided to emigrate in 2007, i. e. 6 % more than in the previous year. With more than 14,000 emigrants the U.S.A are still one of the most popular emigrant countries outside of Europe - right behind Switzerland with a number of around 20,000 emigrants.
GreenCard Winner's Blog: Alien in America
"Alien in America" is a blog written by one of our winners of the green card lottery dv-2010. The blog is written in English and provides information about the winning notification, the interview and many personal experiences. More
GreenCard Requirements
You would like to participate in the next green card lottery but you do not know if you are eligible? It is pretty simple - almost everyone can apply. The only exceptions are persons born in a country with a very high rate of emigration into the US. One’s country of citizenship is not important in this process - it only counts the country of birth, in accordance with current world political maps. More
Immigration Forms
You are looking for a special immigration form? Please make sure to send the form to the right address, as all USCIS office centers have different responsibilities. More
