{"id":8924,"date":"2023-12-04T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/?page_id=8924"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T15:26:37","slug":"passport-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/en\/passport-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Passport Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8924\" class=\"elementor elementor-8924\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3b98b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a3b98b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b89581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b89581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:right;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 2019 the US State Department issued a new regulation for participating in the US Diversity Visa Program. In addition to the current mandatory data, from now on a valid passport of the main applicant is required to enter the draw. Find out why this increases your chance to win!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-551bc423 section-with-sidebar elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"551bc423\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef6f291\" data-id=\"2ef6f291\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dd626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-immigro_wi_catagory\" data-id=\"a2dd626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"immigro_wi_catagory.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-side \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"default-sidebar visa-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"category-widget sidebar-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"category-list clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/dv-program\/\">DV Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/what-is-dv-program\/\">What is DV Program?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/dv-requirements\">DV Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/img-requirements\/\">Image Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/passport-requirements\" class=\"current\">Passport Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a99f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22a99f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you dream of living<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9b217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da9b217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">in the USA?<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2820bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2820bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We help you do that, just<\/p><p>apply request for<br \/>getting <br \/><strong>VISA to 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data-id=\"100077d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1e189d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1e189d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What data must be entered?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4297da6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4297da6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The US authorities grant more than 55,000 green cards annually allowing its winners unlimited residency and work in the United States. More than 14 million people from all over the world participate in the US Diversity Visa Program every year. The online application form requires the following details from the applicant:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba186df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba186df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Full name, gender, date and place of birth as well as the country of birth, current address, e-mail, passport number and country of issue, passport expiration date, highest educational level, digital photo, marital status, number of children, data and pictures of the husband and child (children)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f317c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f317c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since you will need a passport if you win, the passport regulation only facilitates the additional procedure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d99e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0d99e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/passport-requirements.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11176\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/passport-requirements.jpg 820w, https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/passport-requirements-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/passport-requirements-768x468.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2a601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db2a601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to ensure that the US authorities will accept your application, the passport must be valid until November 10, 2020 or at least until the end of the official registration period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b05be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b05be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> If your passport expires before the DV Program results are announced, you must keep your expired passport or a copy of it. If you win, you should be able to prove to the US Consulate why you changed your passport number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b85a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-immigro_theme_button\" data-id=\"7a0b85a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"immigro_theme_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-box \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/contact-us\" class=\"btn-1\">MORE DETAILS\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n             \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd380a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dd380a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passport data for the US Diversity Visa Program FAQ<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be49f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-immigro_faq\" data-id=\"5be49f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"immigro_faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"visa-details-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-three\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion block \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-outer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>What happens if I do not fill in all the required fields?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p> Previous participation rules did not clarify what would happen if the required information was not provided. However, the modified US regulation clarifies that DV Program applicants will be disqualified if they fail to provide any data (including a valid photo). <\/p>\n<p> This is, in fact, not a major change but could be a hint towards a more strict treatment by the US authorities in the case of minor typographical errors in the original entry. Flawless entry is now more important than ever! \n<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion block active-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-outer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Do I also have to provide my family's passport details?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content current\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Only the main applicant\u2019s passport details must be entered to register for the US Diversity Visa Program. You do not have to provide passport details for your wife or children. But if you want to double your chances by submitting two entries as a couple, both applicants must provide their details<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion block \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-outer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Why is there a passport regulation?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The regulation has been passed to combat the fraud related to the official US Diversity Visa Program. It has become a norm in some countries for fraudulent third parties or agents to submit DV Porgram entries to people without their consent, by stealing photos from social media accounts or previous apps.<\/p>\n<p>In the event that any such person wins the DV Program, these third parties then extort the unnotified applicants by paying expensive sums to obtain the winning certificate.<\/p>\n<p>Since passport data is not as easily available as photos or other data, and is also very unique to each person, this should reduce the overall fraud related to entries of the US Diversity Visa Program.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"accordion block \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-btn \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-outer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Can I provide my passport details later?<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, if you participate in the diversity immigrant visa Program with USAGCD, you can register with a few clicks and add your passport details at any time afterward by logging into your account. This wouldn\u2019t be possible if you participated without the help of the USAGCD team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aee3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aee3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How might USAGCD help me?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90540b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90540b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With more than 20 years of experience our Green Card experts know all the requirements of the US authorities. Government licensed immigration advisors will check your data and photos for accuracy and to ensure your participation in the official US Diversity Visa Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8a0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8a0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Increase your chances of winning the US Diversity Visa Program!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6fc79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6fc79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the past two years, more than 50% of German card winners were among our clients \u2013 our success clearly speaks for itself!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fb582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-immigro_theme_button\" data-id=\"37fb582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"immigro_theme_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-box \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/my.usagcd.com\/apply\" class=\"btn-1\">APPLY NOW\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n             \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21241f2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21241f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a21240\" data-id=\"32a21240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4941c96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4941c96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/visa-16.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/visa-16.jpg 410w, https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/visa-16-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/visa-16-370x290.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1061156d\" data-id=\"1061156d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c35c0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c35c0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Documents<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7467cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c7467cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Faucibus non sed faucibus mauris ultricies. 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Utricies fame gravida vel volutpat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cac91f immigro-icon-fix1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2cac91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list-rtl.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Platea sed fames at egestas <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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srcset=\"https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shape-64.png 149w, https:\/\/usagcd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shape-64-119x300.png 119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804272f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"804272f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US Diversity Visa Program<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f2ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48f2ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The United States grants 80,000 green cards to foreigners instead<br> of 55,000 this year. Don\u2019t miss the opportunity to live the American dream.<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b6064 elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-immigro_theme_button\" data-id=\"e9b6064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"immigro_theme_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-box \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/my.usagcd.com\/apply\" class=\"btn-1\">Book your place now\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n             \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019 the US State Department issued a new regulation for participating in the US Diversity Visa Program. In addition to the current mandatory data, from now on a valid passport of the main applicant is required to enter the draw. Find out why this increases your chance to win! 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