What you always wanted to know
GreenCard Program
What is the DV-2012 Program? What is the lottery about?
What will the GreenCard mean to me and my family?
What happens if I get married or become a parent after I have won the GreenCard?
Is there another way to get a GreenCard?
How and when are the winners selected?
What could possibly go wrong with my application?
What are my chances of winning a GreenCard?
How was the distribution of GreenCard winners in 2009?
Conditions
What are the educational requirements for the lottery?
I do not currently meet the application requirements. What can I do?
When will I be notified, if I win? What are are the next steps?
Can I apply every year?
Why is country of birth more important than citizenship?
Can a winner serve in the US armed services?
How should the photo(s) accompany the application form?
How strict is the photo format?
Do I have to list all children? Where do I list them?
What is the best way to inform THE AMERICAN DREAM of a change in my address?
Will I be notified, if I’m not selected?
THE AMERICAN DREAM
How do I know that THE AMERICAN DREAM will handle my application to my satisfaction?
What does the processing fee cover?
Immigration Visa
In order to live permanently in the USA, a green card is required. Persons with special qualifications have good chances of receiving a residence permit – with or without a job offer. But there are also other options. More
Facts and Figures
Tens of thousands of applications for the official Diversity Visa Program are submitted by The American Dream each year. Since 1996 the number of applications submitted to the US authorities has increased to over 400,000. More
Your Chances of Winning
More than 13,000 winners have received their green card through The American Dream. Our internal analysis has shown that about 1 out of 25 applicants actually is successful every year. If you are married you can even double your chances. More
