DV-2013 USA winner status changing process.

DV-2013 winners those who are staying in the USA legally are allowed to change their status to LPR status, if they meet all the required requirements when their case numbers become current in any given month. For this, those who are interested must check whether they are eligible to participate in the green card lottery. To apply for this green card lottery program they must meet the eligibility requirements given by the US State Department in the current fiscal year DV lottery instructions. Then they can participate in the program in this year by applying once by themselves or through internet agents to try their luck. Take note that an eligible person can submit only one entry as primary applicant.

To confirm their winning in the DV-2013 Green card lottery these applicants must use their confirmation number to check their status in the official web site in the month of May in the year 2012. The online status checking facility will be available in the American web site till 30th April 2013.

• Those applicants who meet the required eligibility for the greencard lottery can proceed with the winning as given in the web site instruction.
• If you are selected for the Green card lottery while you are staying in the USA first check whether you have enough time to sty in the USA to process to finish before your visa expires. Other wise follow the foreigner winning procedure.
• First you must check with the visa bulletin to see when your case number is coming current.
• Important then only you can file you request to the USCIS office to change your current status to the LPR status.
• Get your original educational certificates.
• Be ready with the required fees. US$ 819 for the primary applicant and each of the dependants too must pay the same amount. This is non refundable fee and for any given reason that your application is rejected, the fees will not be returned as this is administration fees.
• Make ready for to go for the medical examinations paying money at the nominated medical office.
• Arrange for an Affidavit of support through the given official form.
• Accepting status change will start from 1st of October according to the case numbers.
• According to the case number order the cases will be taken for consideration.
• Some time you may have delay due to the back round check process done by other departments and there is no time period to complete this process. It again depends on your luck.
• When your case number is current in a given month then you must contact the USCIS office to change your status under the green card lottery program. It is important at this time you must be staying in the USA legally. If you have dependants in your home country, they too must go to the consular office in your home country on that day for the visa interview.
• The winning the DV-2013, Green card lottery will allow you to change your status till 30th September 2013 only as the fiscal year greencard lottery program will officially closes on that day or can close before this date as the limited number of visas may exhaust . After this date your winning will go void (useless).