From: prashant@cs.pitt.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Visa Lottery (Response)
Date: 31 Aug 92 13:19:47 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Dept., University of Pittsburgh



This is the response I got some time back and am posting on net
WITHOUT authorisation from the responder. So any copy right violations
are due to sheer ignorance.            

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                            Dear Mr prashanth,
  Unfortunately, India is not on the list of eligible countries; however, in 
case it applies to you, I will mention one legal alternative to this problem: 
if you are legally married and your spouse is a citizen of one of the 
countries on the list, your spouse would then be eligible to apply; upon 
success, she would get a green card and so would you, since in the lotteries 
the spouse of successful applicants and their children under 21 years of age 
are automatically allocated a green card. If your spouse had dual citizenship, 
for example, from India and Canada, she could apply in the lotteries under her 
Canadian passport. If one of your children over 16 years of age was eligible 
to apply and was successful in the lottery, you and your spouse would NOT get 
a green card. 
  I hope that the solution above applies to you and in the case it does, or 
that you might know someone who would need that information, I will provide 
below an outline of the services we provide to our clients.

  Let me tell you more about me and the firm I represent: I am a consultant 
for Immigration Law et al., a California law firm based in San Diego; our 
attorneys specialize in all aspects of United States Immigration Law; our 
California Bar number is 135688 (International Law et al.); we are also a 
member of the Better Business Bureau, (BBB San Diego phone #1-619-595-3108) 
and we are federally licensed to practice Immigration Law. 
  We regularly organize US immigration seminars in the US, Canada , Great 
Britain, France and Hong-Kong; we can also provide assistance in setting up 
businesses, or finding employment in the United States. 

  You might find the following information interesting, and I hope it will 
inform you of additional options available, and some of the pitfalls to avoid. 
  Armed with our past lottery experience and with the best interest an needs 
of our clients in mind, we have put together a service package combining 
affordability with the solutions to the Green Cards lotteries' problems and 
complications.       

  Concerning the question of the actual lottery date for 1992, the State 
Department, which is in charge of it, has not yet made the announcement. It is 
a good bet that the date will be a five-days period between May and July. 
  All applications filed before midnight on the first day of the filing 
period, and after midnight on the last day, will be DISQUALIFIED.
  Last year in 1991, the date had originally been set for April and was moved 
several times until the lottery's filing start date was set for the 14th of 
October 1991, in Merryfield, VA; the duration for filing was 5 days, but this 
delay was totally irrelevant: because the Green Cards were allocated on a 
first-come, first-served basis, combined with an unlimited number of 
applications per persons, if your application was not filed and chosen within 
the first couple of hours, your chances were close to nil... 
  The location for filing, has tentatively been set for this year at 
Arlington, Virginia, but this could change... 
  
  This year, the organization and fairness of the lottery is much improved; 
the government seems to want all Green Cards allocated by Christmas; 
considering the processing and interviews delays, this makes the May-June-July 
period a reasonable guess; we are accustomed to the process and we are closely 
following all State Department announcements; we will be ready to fly, on 
short notice, to wherever the lottery is held. 

  The 1992 date for the US immigration lottery, during which 40,000 Green 
Cards will be awarded, a legal minimum of 16,000 of these to Irish citizen, is 
fast approaching and we are offering a full-service package, which you will 
undoubtedly find extremely affordable and will also provide you with the 
indispensable element in any lottery: the maximization of your chances, 
combined with a minimum of financial risks... 

  We offer you the chance to enter BOTH remaining United States immigration 
lotteries, in 1992 and 1993, for one single fee of only US $295. 
  We will enter your name in the lottery this year, and next year if 
necessary, in the ways and within the time constraints imposed by the US 
government; we do not use the mail to file our clients' applications; as we 
have done last year, one of our attorneys will travel by air and file in 
person, removing all risks of early or late filings, as the filing period will 
be only five days long; all applications filed before midnight on the first 
day of the filing period, or after midnight on the last day, will be 
disqualified by the State Department: individual who file themselves could be 
at a disadvantage if their timing is not perfect; in 1991, 39% of the total 
applications were rejected outright, for having been filed too early and an 
additional 10.5% for being filed too late. 
  As a guarantee of proper execution, each and everyone of our client was sent 
a photocopy of plane reservations and boarding passes, as well as a set of 
photographs taken before and during the applications filing process. 

  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU FILE MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION: THE RULES 
ARE CHANGED THIS YEAR, AND MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION WILL AUTOMATICALLY 
DISQUALIFY YOU; this is actually an advantage, as everybody has an equal 
chance in the draw; last year, multiple applications were allowed, and the 
visas were allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; we flew three 
attorneys for five days, to six different states, in order to be among the 
first to file, in person in Merryfield, VA, and through different mail routes; 
we were very successful and won a number of Green Cards for our clients, many 
of whom live abroad and could not have afforded the expense of a trip to the 
US, to file their applications in person. 
  This year and next, only one application per person and a single draw at 
the end of the filing period make the process fair for all participants; many 
people felt degraded by last year's process and will not be reapplying 
again... 

  If your name is chosen in the 1992 lottery's draw, the government does not 
then simply mail you a Green Card; you must first accomplish different 
formalities, fill out proper petition forms required by the US Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, and have one or several interviews with an I.N.S. 
agent, or a Consular officer, at the US Consulate closest to your place of 
residence. 
  We will assist and guide you through all these proceedings and formalities, 
including your interviews preparations, until you obtain your Green Card, AT 
NO EXTRA COST; some attorneys charge as much as US $1500 for this extra legal 
service.
                          
  If your name is not chosen in the 1992 lottery, we will automatically enter 
it again next year, in the 1993 lottery, STILL AT NO EXTRA COST; if then your 
name, as we hope, is chosen in the draw, we will STILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE 
FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE mentioned above, until you obtain your Green Card. 

  All the services above will cost you only US $295, but this is not all... If 
your name is not chosen in the lotteries, either in 1992 or 1993, WE WILL 
CREDIT YOU WITH A US $295 CERTIFICATE, good for one year and applicable toward 
the regular legal services offered by our firm, such as a US work, student, 
investor visa etc, or a Green Card, provided you or the user of the credit 
qualifies for the legal requirements of these visas. You can even transfer or 
sell this credit to a friend or relative who needs the services of a US 
immigration attorney, and we will still honor this credit at its full face 
value toward our regular fee. 

  The two remaining US immigration lotteries offer participants a chance to 
shortcut, at a minimal cost, the lengthy and expensive process of obtaining a 
US immigrant visa, since the people chosen this year should be in possession 
of their Green Cards around Christmas 1992, at a cost of US $295!... 
  If you are considering settling in the USA, this is the chance of a 
lifetime; the 1990 Immigration Act allows only three years for the lottery: 
1991, 1992 and 1993. Our full-service package will allow you to enter both 
remaining draws; upon success, you will have obtained, at a rock-bottom price, 
one of the most sought-after documents anywhere: a United States Green Card. 

  Upon reception of your paiement, we will immediately send you the adequate
application and power of attorney forms: the latter allows us to legally act 
on your behalf in dealing with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 
  Fill out the forms, also providing if applicable the name of your spouse and 
children and return them without delay: we will take care of the rest...
  We will keep you informed regularly on the progress of your application and 
of any news which could be pertinent to it.

  To take advantage of this offer, send your name and address, with your 
paiement in US funds (bank draft, Postal money order, or credit card), at the 
following address: 
                             International Law et al.,
                                  C/O Jackie,
                            Emerald Shapery Center
                         402, West Broadway, suite #400,
                         San Diego, California 92101, USA

  Credit card paiements are welcome and can be phoned in at (619) 595-3107
  You can also FAX them to: Jackie, Dpt TDP, San Diego, FAX:(619) 595-3108
                        
  We accept the following cards : Visa, MasterCard, American Express. 
With your credit card paiement, please provide the following information: 
- Your name and address.
- Type of card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express). 
- Card number. 
- Card expiration date. 
- Cardholder's name (the name on the card). 

  We all, at International Law et al., wish you the best of luck and hope you 
will honor us, by allowing our firm to represent and assist you every step of 
the way. 
                                Truly yours,

                             Claude H. Cohendy




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