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Birþelio (June) 29, 2008 ReginosPalëpë: 2 dalis (ReginosPalepe: Part 2) Kur buvau dingus? (Where have I been?) Namo praradimo pavojai ið arèiau (Losing your House) Kas yra patriotas? (What is a patriot?) Kaip veikia prezidento rinkimø mechanizmas? (Electing a President)
Liepos (July) 24, 2006 Alimentai vaikø iðlaikymui (Child Support Enforcement) Nëra imigraciniø naujienø (No Action on Immigration) Alimentai vaikui Kalifornijoje (California Child Support) Ar tikrai kitoks? (Marketing Scheme) Nemokama antivirusinë (Free Anti-Virus Software) Foto Konkursas (Photo Contest) Birþelio (June) 21, 2006 Mes keièiame kryptá (Changing Direction) Imigruoti á Kanadà (Immigration to Canada) Kaip atvykti á JAV ir dirbti gydytoju (Coming to the US as a doctor)
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ðventės atsiradimo istorija Baltøjø rûmø rûpesèiai (White House Troubles) Spaudos laisvë (Freedom of the Press) Skaitytojø laiðkai Tinai (Reader's Letters to Tina) Þalios kortelës loterija (Green Card Lottery) Klausimas apie Þalios Kortelës loterijà (Question about Green Card Lottery) Kaip jauèiasi gráþæ gyventi á Lietuvà? (2) (Back Home in Lithuania) Invalidas Lietuvoje ðiandien (An Invalid in Lithuania Today)
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Question about Green Card LotteryI have been in America for four years on an overstayed visa. I recently talked to a lawyer who told me that there was a special application to enter the green card lottery. He said it would cost a lot of money to get this application. Could you tell me a website where I could download this application for less or maybe for free?
There is no fee to enter the lottery, but if you are here on an overstayed visa, you will not be eligible. Please read our other article about the lottery for details. According to the US State Department website that describes the eligibility requirements for the Diversity (Green Card) Lottery (http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/), foreign nationals who are currently present in the US are eligible to win an immigrant visa in the Lottery only if they qualify under Section 245 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Reading this piece of the law, it specifically excludes anybody who is not in a lawful nonimmigrant status; or (8) any alien who was employed while the alien was an unauthorized alien, as defined in section 274A(h)(3), or who has otherwise violated the terms of a nonimmigrant visa.
Klausimas apie Þalios Kortelës loterijàKeturis metus gyvenu Amerikoje su nebegaliojanèia turistine viza, pasilikau virð nustatyto laiko (overstayed visa). Neseniai kalbëjausi su advokatu ir jis man pasakë, kad gali uþpildyti specialø pareiðkimà dalyvavimui Þalios Kortelës loterijoje ir kad labai daug pinigø jam kainuos gauti toká pareiðkimà (application). Ar negalëtumëte nurodyti tinklapio adreso, kur galëèiau pasikrauti (download) toká pareiðkimà uþ maþesnæ kainà arba nemokamai? JAV vyriausybës departamento (US State Department) tinklapyje nurodomi reikalavimai, keliami tiems, kurie nori dalyvauti Þalios Kortelës loterijoje (Diversity (Green Card) Lottery) Tinklapio adresas: (http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/), uþsienio ðaliø pilieèiams, ðiuo metu gyvenantiems JAV, leidþiama ðioje loterijoje dalyvauti ir mëginti laimëti imigranto vizà tik tuo atveju, jeigu jie atitinka tam tikrus ástatymu keliamus reikalavimus, iðdëstytus dokumente Section 245 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Skaitydama ðio ástatymo iðtraukà galite suprasti, kad ypatingai iðskiriami (kaip negalintys dalyvauti loterijoje) visi neturintys
teisëto nonimigracinio statuso; arba (8) bet kuris
ne amerikietis (any alien),
kuris dirbo, neturëdamas leidimo dirbti JAV, kaip apibrëþta sekcijoje section
274A(h)(3),
arba bet kuris, paþeidæs nonimigracinës (pvz.: turistinës, studento) vizos
terminus. Èia
labai aiðkiai pasakyta, kad jeigu paþeidëte non-imigracinës vizos terminus,
tai jûs nesate tinkama (dalyvauti loterijoje).
Tiek pasiliekant virð vizoje nurodyto laiko, tiek dirbant be leidimo
darbui paþeidþiami turistinës vizos galiojimo terminai, todël nebegalite
dalyvauti Þalios kortelës loterijoje (Diversity Lottery). Tas
pats vyriausybës departamento (State Department) tinklapis aiðkiai nurodo, kad
tëra VIENAS kelias ásijungti á loterijà. Jokie popieriniai pareiðkimai
nebus priimami. Taip pat labai aiðkiai sakoma, kad nëra jokio mokesèio uþ áregistravimà.
Jeigu kam nors mokate pinigus uþ tai, kad padeda jus áregistruoti, tai tie
pinigai eina tam asmeniui, o ne JAV vyriausybei. Mes kiek sutrikome iðgirdæ,
ir nesuprantam kodël jums paaiðkino, kad reikalinga speciali forma þmonëms,
kurie ðiuo metu nelegaliai gyvena JAV. Atrodo,
kad ði “speciali forma” tëra specialus bûdas iðvilioti ið jûsø
sunkiai uþdirbtus pinigus. Ið tikrøjø yra nemaþai þmoniø, kurie neblogai pragyvena, mulkindami nelegalius imigrantus, besitikinèius, kad kokiu nors bûdu jie gali tapti legaliais. Mes esame girdëjæ ne vienà istorijà apie þmones, kurie, sumokëjæ po keliolikà tûkstanèiø doleriø uþ neva jiems parengtà Þalià Kortelæ, vëliau ásitikino, kad ji buvo netikra. Troðkimà tapti legaliu nesunku suprasti, bet turite bûti atsargûs ir apdairûs. Kai kas nors sako jums, kad ðtai yra bûdas kaip tai padaryti, bet reikës mokëti didelius pinigus, laikas kaþkà pradëti átarti. Ðiandien maþiausiai 11 milijonø þmoniø nelegaliai gyvena JAV ir kiekvienas ið jø norëtø pasidaryti legaliu. Deja, daugeliu atvejø tai visiðkai neámanoma. Question about Green Card Lottery According to the US State Department website that describes the eligibility requirements for the Diversity (Green Card) Lottery (http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/), foreign nationals who are currently present in the US are eligible to win an immigrant visa in the Lottery only if they qualify under Section 245 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. Reading this piece of the law, it specifically excludes anybody who is
not in a lawful nonimmigrant status; or (8) any alien who was employed while the
alien was an unauthorized alien, as defined in section 274A(h)(3),
or who has otherwise violated the terms of a nonimmigrant visa. This
pretty clearly says that if you have violated the terms of a non-immigrant visa,
you are not eligible. Both
overstaying a visa and working without authorization would violate the terms of
a tourist visa and make you ineligible to enter the Diversity Lottery. The
same State Department website clearly states that there is only ONE way to
enter. You must do it electronically at their website.
No paper entries will be accepted. It
also clearly states that there is no fee charged to enter.
If you pay somebody to help you enter, your money goes only to that
person, not to the US government. We
are a little confused why you were told that there was a special form for people
who are currently illegal in the US. It
seems likely that this “special form” is only a special way to give away
your hard-earned money. There are people out there who make a living by taking advantage of illegal immigrants who hope that they can somehow become legal. We have heard stories of several people who have paid many thousands of dollars for what was supposed to be a green card, only to find out later that it was a fake. The desire to become legal is perfectly understandable, but you need to be careful. When somebody tells you there is a way to do it, but it will cost you a lot of money, it is time to be suspicious. There are at least 11 million people now living illegally in the US and every one of them would like to become legal. However, in most cases it is just not possible.
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