Hello, If I win the Diversity lottery and get a green card, how long I have to live in the US to become a citizen?
Thanks.
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[url=http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=652d04e2d331e010VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=96719c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD]A Guide to Naturalization[/url] > [url=http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/M-476.pdf]M-476, A Guide to Naturalization[/url] (Who Is Eligible for Naturalization?) wrote:If you are at least 18 years old and:
Have been a Permanent Resident for the past 5 years and have no special circumstances.
Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions[/url] > [url=http://travel.state.gov/pdf/2009DVInstructions.pdf]DV-2009 Lottery Instructions wrote:13. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?
The law and regulations require that every entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or, within the past five years, have two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years training or experience. A "high school education or equivalent" is defined as successful completion of a twelve-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Documentary proof of education or work experience must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview. To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used.
Archives of the Mayor's Press Office wrote:Applicants must have a high school education (or its equivalent - not a GED) or two years of experience in an occupation requiring two years of training, with such experience being attained within the past five years.
See also DV-2009 Green Card LotteryImmigration: Diversity Visa Lottery wrote:It appears that a General Educational Development certificate (GED) or its foreign equivalent may not satisfy this requirement. See: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Pointer, Immigration Nationality Law Handbook 2001-02 Edition, v. 1. p. 174.