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Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
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ImmigrationProf Blog
US shouldn’t give up benefits of ‘green card lottery’ over low risk of terrorism
Ethan Lewis (Dartmouth) on The Conversation critically analyzes President Trump's call to end the diversty visa program. The punch line:"Put differently, there is direct evidence that the sort of diversity…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Response to Donald Trump’s Politicizing Terror in NYC
Yesterday, we blogged about Donald Trump's attacks on the diversity visa program and Senator Charles Schumer in the wake of the tragic violence in New York. President Trump's response is…
ImmigrationProf Blog
In Wake or NY Attack, Trump Targets Diversity Visa Program, Senator Schumer
It did not take long for President Trump to start trying to make political hay out of yesterday's violence in New York City.ABC News reports that, this morning, President Donald Trump…
Immigration Blog
Update: The Diversity Lottery Will Restart Following Resolution of Technical Issue
We previously reported on the Department of State’s acceptance of applications for the diversity immigrant lottery. Since then, the DOS has announced on the Diversity Lottery website: Due to a…
Business Immigration Insights
Diversity Visa Update – New DV-2019 Entry Period Announced; Resubmissions Required
By Liya Green
The Department of State has announced that due to technical issues the initial DV-2019 entry period of October 3, 2017, to November 7, 2017, has been closed. The new DV-2019…
Immigration Blog
Department of State Begins Accepting Applications for Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery on October 3
Registration for the Department of State’s Diversity Lottery will be opened from noon EDT on October 3, 2017, to noon EDT on November 7, 2017. This program makes 50,000 immigrant…
Business Immigration Insights
State Department Diversity Visa Lottery Begins October 3, 2017
By Ian P. Band
The State Department online registration period for the Congressionally mandated 2019 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery begins October 3, 2017 (at noon EST), and ends on November 7, 2017 (at noon…
Immigration View
Feeling Lucky?
This may be the last chance to participate in the lottery. Not the Powerball Lottery that recently topped $700,000,000, but the Diversity Lottery that will provide 50,000 immigrant visas in…
Immigration Blog
Diversity Applicants Sue to Force State Department Action
A group of diversity lottery applicants from countries covered by President Donald Trump’s travel ban have filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Trump’s Asian, Latino, and African Exclusion Act of 2017
From the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal:President Trump’s recent call for overhauling the legal immigration system suffers from serious racial implications and violations of basic family values. Earlier…