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An immigrant who applies for the DV
lottery must be "Admissible" at the time of applying and that of obtaining
his/her Legal Permanent Residence.
The beneficiary of a lottery Visa Application
must obtain Legal Residence with in the INS Fiscal Year 2002, which starts
on October 1, 2001 and ends September 30, 2002.
(In
1996,Congress changed the meaning of "Entry" for
every non-citizen to the United States to "Admissible". "Entry" would
consider the individual legally in the territory of the US and protected
by the constitution. By changing the entry to "Admissible", an
individual who is be admitted or allowed to enter the US. An immigrant or
non-citizen who is currently residing in US, but is in violation of any US
law is also considered "inadmissible" and therefore is not allowed
to remain in U.S. territory and subject to deportation.)
Citizens of every nation, excluding the natives
of: China (excluding Hong Kong), India, The Philippines, Vietnam, South
Korea, Poland, Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland), Canada, Mexico,
Haiti, Jamaica, El Salvador, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.
Caution: By applying, or even
by being selected, does not guarantee your legal residency. There have
been several hundred cases of immigrants in the US that have met the
criteria, were selected, and appplied on time with the INS. Because
of several reasons,FBI clearance, or mishandle by INS. ect
...... ect, immigrants not processed within the fiscal year are now facing
deportation.
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