Green Card Application Step-by-Step

The Application for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is a lengthy processes. Green Card Group LLC is the platform for people to submit their Green Card application and become a permanent resident in the US. We will submit your application and guide you through every step until your Green Card is issued.

  • Step 1
    Apply Online

    You will receive a notification indicating that your application has been selected. This notification usually occurs between May and September of the year following your application.

  • Step 2
    Selection of Applicants

    Each year up to 55,000 Green Cards will be given out by the Department of State to a random selection of Green Card Lottery applicants.

  • Step 3
    Your Application was approved

    If your application was selected you must provide the following information in order to complete the form DS-260.

    • Confirm your qualifications
      The Diversity Visa Program requires you to have a *high school education, or its equivalent, or two years of *qualifying work experience.
    • Eligible family members
      You will have to provide additional information about yourself and your *family members that you included in your DV entry.
    • Select an Embassy or Consulate
      You must select a U.S. Embassy or Consulate near you where the interview can take place.
  • Step 4
    Prepare supporting documents

    After the completion of form DS-260 it will then be reviewed by the Kentucky Consular Center.
    In the meantime you must prepare scanned copies of the following documents:

    • Birth Certificates
    • Court and Prison Records
    • Military Records if you served in the military forces of any country
    • Police Certificates
    • The biographic data page of your passport

    You will have to bring the original documents to your interview with the consular officer. Civil and personal documents may differ from country to country and therefore additional documents may be required.

  • Step 5
    Prepare for the interview

    After reviewing your application, the Kentucky Consular Center will contact you via e-mail to let you know that an interview has been scheduled at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate that you selected on form DS-260.

    You will need to take the following important steps in advance of the interview date:

    • Print out the appointment information page.
    • Review our pre-interview checklist.
    • Complete a medical exam and get any required vaccinations, before the scheduled visa interview date.
    • Prepare two identical photos that meet all the necessary criteria.
    • Print out the DS-260 confirmation page.
    • Make sure you have a passport that is valid for a minimum of six months beyond the intended date of entry into the United States.
    • Prepare the original and a photocopy of each document that was submitted to the Kentucky Consular Center.
    • Print out the DS-260 confirmation page.

    Make sure that you are prepared to present:

    • Evidence of the required Education and Work experience.
    • Deportation Documentation if you have previously been deported from the United States.
    • A marriage certificate if you are married and evidence of the termination of each prior marriage.
  • Step 6
    Visa Interview at your local U.S. Embassy

    You and all family members immigrating with you must be present at the visa interview. A consular officer will determine whether or not you can receive an immigrant visa. Make sure to bring all the necessary photographs and documents that you have prepared.

  • Step 7
    Your Green Card is issued

    You can now enter the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident.

Application Steps

*High School Education: A high school education means the successful completion of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a 12-year course in the United States.

*Work Experience: If you are qualifying with work experience, you must have two years of experience in the last five years, in an occupation which requires at least two years of training or experience.

*Family Members: Your Green Card application must include your spouse and all of your children under 21 years. You also have to include children who may not live with you or who dont plan to move to the United States. If your application is selected, your spouse and unmarried children under 21 years will also receive a Permanent Resident card.

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