Employment and Labor Law

Contact: William J. Benos; Williams Mullen (North Carolina & Virginia, USA)

Since the mid-1990’s, aspiring immigrants from around the world have been given the opportunity to enter a “lottery” to “win” an opportunity to become U.S. lawful permanent residents. That opportunity is available once again, but only for a very short time. Although the Diversity Visa (DV) Program is not available to the traditional high visa use countries such as India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines, it should nevertheless be kept in mind as a low-cost, potentially high-return opportunity for persons from other eligible countries. Please click here to continue reading.