Diversity Visa Benefits

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It is a simple calculation. Out of one million qualified applicants of this lottery only ten thousand will win. Every year the United States of America gives the opportunity to other to win and be a part of the American dream. This lottery is applied to people who live in Asia, Middle East, and Africa. One things you have to know is the winners will not get a money prize. It is one in a life time opportunity, also known as Diversity Visa (DV). This worth is more than money; it includes life changing opportunities. Diversity Visa is a kind of lottery that allows people to come to the United States and live. This may only happens if a family provided all legal documents needed and fulfill all requirements. When my family and I heard the news …show more content…
Our appointment turned out to be in one month. We decided to wait until the day came to renovate our house so that it would be ready for rental but when we took this next step we were not sure that it would be completed. We asked a couple of friends who have relatives who went to the U.S through a similar process and they gave us hope. A week after we started renovating, a huge tragedy occurred in our family. It was 3:00 in the morning and we were all sleeping when my father’s phone started ringing. I woke up and started to think who could possibly be calling us in the middle of the night. My father picks it up and suddenly starts screaming and starts crying. I was really confused on what was happening, then I ran to their bedroom and said, “What happened?” My Dad told me that, my uncle Samson had passed away. The news was a tragedy to all of us but especially to my mom because, she had never lost a sibling before. We had no choice but to stop what we had been doing for a few weeks. After three weeks of grieving and mourning, our final appointment was in three days. No one was as excited as we had been in the beginning, but we had to continue. We started preparing for it by getting paper work

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