Re:Why I’m giving up on Europe and moving my startup to China
by petercooper on Monday July 26, 2010 @01:50PM
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UK slots? The British aren't even eligible to apply for the green card lottery program (except, I believe, people from Northern Ireland.)
Re:Why I’m giving up on Europe and moving my startup to China
by ido on Monday July 26, 2010 @04:21PM
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I'm not French or German.
I haven't really heard of the lottery before, and I suspect this is the reason:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa#Winnin...
The amortized chance of "winning" over all regions is 1.51%.
Re:Why I’m giving up on Europe and moving my startup to China
by yardie on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @04:10AM
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It depends. They have quotas for different countries. Think of how many people are applying from your country. Then think of how many people are applying from Mexico, China, India, Guatemala. That is just the means so you have a much higher probability than if you are from a West European country than you do from a developing country.
Do the proper paperwork and apply through the greencard lottery. There are plenty of empty spots for French and German greencard seekers. Since we share the same language the UK slots are perpetually full. Australians get a special immigration visa (R-1?) just for being awesome.