The U.S. Department of State has announced a new rule that will change how individuals apply for the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program.

Under the new regulation, individuals entering the DV Lottery will be required to provide information from a valid, unexpired passport and upload a scan of the...

The U.S. Department of State has opened the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Lottery for Fiscal Year 2026.
Often called the Green Card Lottery, this program offers up to 55,000 immigrant visas each year to people from countries with historically low levels of immigration to the United States.

There is no fee to...

The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, administered by the U.S. Department of State, offers a chance for individuals from countries with historically low immigration rates to the U.S. to obtain a U.S. permanent resident visa. For DV-2026, up to 55,000 visas will be distributed randomly among qualifying applicants.

Eligibility Criteria

Un extranjero que ha sido víctima de alguna actividad criminal puede calificar para un Estatus U Estatus de No inmigrante. El Estatus de No inmigrante se reserva para víctimas de ciertos crímenes, quienes han sufrido abuso mental o físico sustancial y quienes están dispuesto a asistir a los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has approved the statutory maximum 10,000 petitions for U nonimmigrant status (U visas) for fiscal year 2013. This marks the fourth straight year that USCIS has reached the statutory maximum since it began issuing U visas in 2008....

This is the continuation of a series of articles on U nonimmigrant visas which can be granted to individuals and their families who may fall victim to many types of crime in the U.s., such as rape, murder, manslaughter, domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, etc.

Q: Can a Foreign National Petition for U Nonimmigrant...

This is the concluding part of a series of articles on U nonimmigrant visas which can be granted to individuals and their families who may fall victim to many types of crime in the U.S., such as rape, murder, manslaughter, domestic violence, sexual assault,...

The federal government has already reached its limit on the number of U visas-a special category for crime victims-available for the 2014 fiscal year. After only two months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officials have already filled the 10,000 visas available this year. Every year since the visa program began in 2008, USCIS...

Um estrangeiro que tenha sido vítima de um crime nos Estados Unidos pode se qualificar para o status U de não-imigrante. O visto U é concedido a vítimas de certos crimes que sofreram significativo abuso físico e mental e desejam ajudar autoridades do governo e da Justiça na investigação e no processo da atividade...