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does your chances of winning increase if you come from a country with immigrants to the USA?

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Princessava

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I am from The united arab emirates, not many people here apply for the Lottery and there are less than 5000 people in the USA from the UAE and most are there for school

does the low rate of immigration from my country increase my chances of winning?

in 2012 only 98 win green cards and only around 5000 or less entered.
 
I'm in Dubai at the moment (I come here at least 3-4 times a year) so I'm curious as to why anyone living in the UAE would want to emigrate to America.

And yes countries with low rates of immigration (like mine) are the ones the DV Lottery focuses on.

Case No - DV2013AF0007XXXX
Entry Checked - 1st May 2012
Forms Sent To KCC - 10th May 2012
Received By KCC - 12th May 2012
Confirmation From KCC - 25th May 2012 after I sent them an email
2nd NL - Not Yet
Police Clearance - Not Yet
Medicals - Not Yet
Interviews - Hopefully in July/August
Visa Pick up - Hopefully in July/August
Port of Entry - New York JFK
 
Princessava said:
I am from The united arab emirates, not many people here apply for the Lottery and there are less than 5000 people in the USA from the UAE and most are there for school

does the low rate of immigration from my country increase my chances of winning?

in 2012 only 98 win green cards and only around 5000 or less entered.
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Each year is different. Quotas depend on how many people emigrated from a given country in the past years. It seems like there 5360 entries for DV2012 and 98 were selected, almost 2 percent chance.

A lot of countries are around 1-2 percent, so it does not matter a whole lot unless you are from a country with a million entries, then it's really hard to win. What's more important is that your country has a low quota, so you have to act fast in case you win.
 
Momo1980 said:
I'm in Dubai at the moment (I come here at least 3-4 times a year) so I'm curious as to why anyone living in the UAE would want to emigrate to America.

The uae is a great place to be,good standard of living, however I would like to experience the USA.
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aos13 said:
Each year is different. Quotas depend on how many people emigrated from a given country in the past years. It seems like there 5360 entries for DV2012 and 98 were selected, almost 2 percent chance.

A lot of countries are around 1-2 percent, so it does not matter a whole lot unless you are from a country with a million entries, then it's really hard to win. What's more important is that your country has a low quota, so you have to act fast in case you win.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Entrants
5,360
Derivatives
5,316

Total

10,676

Winners
92
Winning Percentage by Country

0.86%

Worldwide Winning Odds (per 10,000)

0.047


what is meant by derivates?


and the number of citizens from my country in the US is very VERY low, almost nonexistent, since UAE residents dont really have a reason or urge to "search for a better life".


0.0015% of the US population are from UAE Descent
 
Princessava I'm from Tanzania (but of Asian descent not African) but I frequently come to Dubai for work (sitting in the Fairmont Sheikh Zayed Road at this very moment typing this lol).
 
Momo1980 said:
Princessava I'm from Tanzania (but of Asian descent not African) but I frequently come to Dubai for work (sitting in the Fairmont Sheikh Zayed Road at this very moment typing this lol).
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WELCOME! alot of dubai people visit tanzania for hunting and they love it!
 
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