do any other countries use the computer generated drawing lottery method of accepting new immigrants?
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No ! Only US . (and you feel the results...)
812756
You are referring to the US Diversity Visa Lottery Program.  The program makes 50,000 permanent resident visas available annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.   The winners of the visa lottery are allowed to have their spouses and children accompany them to the US.  The 2007 results indicate that 427 Cubans were selected as primary visa recipients.\n\nReference:\n\nhttp://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html
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http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=04f86138f898d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD\n\nUm, this is the one you want.  It is the official government website.  Government websites always end ".gov" NOT ".org".  You will see on this link a warning about fraudulent diversity lottery web pages.
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Congratulation !\nPlz be sure its not a scam.\nIf you are informed by postal mail or email and demand any fee in cash ,to be sent by western union be sure its a scam.If you live outside Canada contact Canadian embassy for detail information.Also you can search lottery scam     \non net .\nIf you need more information send me a note ,\nsome people in my community received same information of lottery.I really want to help you before losing money.
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Look to this sites & find it:\nhttp://www.eightdegree.com/weblog/2004/12/lottery_winners.html
737561
Click here for free DV lottery 2008 green card assistance: \n\nhttp://www.migratetousa.com/free_dv_green_card_application.html\n\nMore than 50% applications were disqualify in DV 2006 due to lack of technical knowledge of information such as photo. You may make such mistake. \n\nEach year, 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through a lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. None of these visas are available for people who come from countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the past five years. Anyone who is selected under this lottery will be given the opportunity to apply for permanent residence. If permanent residence is granted, then the individual will be authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. You will also be allowed to bring your spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 to the United States. \n \nUnited States Permanent Resident Card: Green Card  \nA United States Permanent Resident Card, known popularly as Green Card, is an identification card for a permanent resident of the United States of America who does not have U.S. citizenship. It is proof that the holder has permission to permanently reside and take employment in the U.S. Its former official title was Alien Registration Receipt Card, and it is now officially called a Permanent Resident Card, also referred to as form I-551.
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It is a scam.\nYou cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.\nThe scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.\nIf you want to check a email you think might be a scam go to www.scamomatic.com\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
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The "GREEN CARDS for EVERYBODY*"....As You Call It Is A Lottery System Designed To Give A Chance To People To Come To The Us From Other Nations In A Fair Way\n\nSome Nations Dont Qualify For The Lottery On The Basis Of Control Of The Flow - All 55,000 "Lottery Tickets" Arent Granted To One Nation Only\nThey Are Divided Among Nations Around The World To Encourage Immigration\n\nThe Mexican People Do Not Qualify For This Program Simply Because Of The AMOUNT Of Mexican People Already Immigrating To Our Nation, A Result Of NAFTA Etc.\n\nAdding To That The Amount Of Mexican People That ILLEGALLY Immigrate To Our Nation, That Lottery System Is No Longer An Elective To The People Of Mexico
371997
Only those people who applied for it are in the lottery and u have to be from central america to be eligible for it. If u win a green card from the lottery they will let u know.
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I have had a few friends who have applied for this lottery, a few of them got their visas more easily because of it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you & your family to win!\n\nGood luck!
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The State Dept holds a lottery once a year. You may or may not be eligible based on the country you're from, and other factors.\n\nInstructions are here:  http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html
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immigration in general is a lottery. they don't care that you speak english or are educated or have skills that they want. its the personal whims of the immigration official.\n\nexample: both my parents spoke english before they came to the us. both have a  masters in engineering from a great university. both had no criminal record. both were seeking asylum from a repressive communist government. yet they were still denied a visa when the thief who quite frankly had more money and charm than they did got into the us without problems.\n\nwe need to fix the department of immigration.\n\nthe lottery is just them calling immigration by its true name.
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I think you mean the greencard lottery, which isn't really considered a visa.  There are foreigners from all over the world that want to live in the US for whatever reason.  The INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) is not able to grant all these applications for residency.  The only fair way to ensure everyone has a chance, regardless of wealth or nationality, is to hold an impartial lottery.
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I think you are probably refering to the Diveristy Visa lottery. In that case it is:\nhttp://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
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The purpose, as stated by the lottery literature, is to "expand the nationalities" that make up the USA.  Hence, citizens of countries that are already well represented in the US population, such as England and Mexico, do not qualify for the lottery.
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People go to this website:\n\nhttp://www.dvlottery.state.gov/\n\nRegistration takes place every yeah between November and January and it's free.\n\nA few million people apply each year.\n\nAround May June, 100,000 people are selected at random\nbased on certain regional allocations. A letter is sent to their home.\n\nThe first 50,000 of these people that respond and meet the minimum requirements (high school diploma, medical checks, have work experience, speak English and are determined suitable), gain their permanent residency.
471986
Basically any lottery with the word "International" or "Global" in it is a scam.\n\nLegitimate lotteries only operate within the particular territory they are licensed for (e.g. California, UK). They do *not* operate internationally or they would risk falling afoul of anti-gambling laws. For example, it is against US Federal Law to mail lottery tickets or money to purchase lottery tickets in interstate mail. US lottery winners have been prevented from claiming prizes for out of state lotteries.\n\nBecause of this you can safely assume any "international" lottery winning notice to be a scam. Most of the fake lottery scams are run by gangs from Nigeria. The fake lottery scam is a variant of the "419" scam. \n\nThis email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:\n\nThey don't notify winners by email. \nYou can't win without first buying a lottery ticket. \nThey don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to. \nThey don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you. \nThey don't tell you to call a mobile phone number. \nThey don't tell you to keep your winnings secret. \nThey will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!