{"id":3535,"date":"2024-02-13T10:11:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/green-card-usa.net\/lottery-green-card-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T09:43:02","slug":"lottery-green-card-europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us-gc.net\/en\/lottery-green-card-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Card lottery for European citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Green Card lottery for European countries<\/h1>\n\n

Every year, millions of applicants take part in the American Green Card lottery. We’ve compiled the statistics published by the State Department on travel.state.gov<\/a> to bring you the key figures for European citizens’ participation in the Green Card lottery.<\/p>\n\n

How many Europeans take part in the Green Card lottery?<\/h2>\n\n

Around 30% of applicants to the Green Card lottery<\/a> have been citizens of a European country in the last few years for which statistics are available.<\/p>\n\n

Years<\/strong><\/td>2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Number of European registrants<\/td>4 349 555<\/td>4 072 324<\/td>2 014 089<\/td><\/tr>
Total registration files<\/td>14 352 013<\/td>14 722 798<\/td>6 741 128<\/td><\/tr>
Share of European registrants<\/strong><\/td>30%<\/strong><\/td>28%<\/strong><\/td>30%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Share of Europeans registered for the Green Card lottery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Which are the main European countries from which candidates come?<\/h2>\n\n

Here is the number of applications for the Green Card lottery for the top 20 European countries. The latest figures released by the State Department cover the years from 2019 to 2021:<\/p>\n\n

European countries<\/strong><\/td>2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Uzbekistan<\/td>1 813 357<\/td>1 674 787<\/td>466 480<\/td><\/tr>
Russia<\/td>240 323<\/td>289 910<\/td>260 292<\/td><\/tr>
Ukraine<\/td>665 764<\/td>586 088<\/td>210 570<\/td><\/tr>
Moldova<\/td>323 102<\/td>200 204<\/td>135 992<\/td><\/tr>
Albania<\/td>172 817<\/td>181 270<\/td>128 871<\/td><\/tr>
Turkey<\/td>188 579<\/td>221 271<\/td>128 743<\/td><\/tr>
Belarus<\/td>107 223<\/td>98 617<\/td>83 001<\/td><\/tr>
Armenia<\/td>102 653<\/td>79 628<\/td>68 309<\/td><\/tr>
Kazakhstan<\/td>55 686<\/td>82 180<\/td>67 593<\/td><\/tr>
Tajikistan<\/td>62 581<\/td>77 745<\/td>63 944<\/td><\/tr>
Kyrgyzstan<\/td>46 045<\/td>77 540<\/td>55 178<\/td><\/tr>
Azerbaijan<\/td>93 736<\/td>91 137<\/td>52 659<\/td><\/tr>
Georgia<\/td>56 781<\/td>61 292<\/td>50 272<\/td><\/tr>
Germany<\/td>45 947<\/td>38 618<\/td>30 417<\/td><\/tr>
Turkmenistan<\/td>15 057<\/td>23 362<\/td>23 907<\/td><\/tr>
Italy<\/td>35 326<\/td>28 947<\/td>22 693<\/td><\/tr>
France<\/td>34 077<\/td>27 304<\/td>19 947<\/td><\/tr>
Poland<\/td>38 539<\/td>25 215<\/td>16 150<\/td><\/tr>
Romania<\/td>35 367<\/td>23 830<\/td>15 637<\/td><\/tr>
Bulgaria<\/td>30 649<\/td>22 696<\/td>14 407<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
The main European countries in terms of number of participants in the US green card lottery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Which lottery winners come from European countries?<\/h2>\n\n

The State Department also publishes the number of visas obtained each year through the diversity program. These lottery results<\/a> are published by geographical area and detailed by country.<\/p>\n\n

Here is the number of visas obtained through the Green Card lottery<\/a> for the top 20 European countries between 2018 and 2022:<\/p>\n\n

European countries<\/strong><\/td>2018<\/strong><\/td>2019<\/strong><\/td>2020<\/strong><\/td>2021<\/strong><\/td>2022<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Russia<\/td>2 175<\/td>2 506<\/td>947<\/td>414<\/td>2 784<\/td><\/tr>
Ukraine<\/td>2 653<\/td>2 062<\/td>1 101<\/td>938<\/td>2 636<\/td><\/tr>
Uzbekistan<\/td>2 058<\/td>823<\/td>314<\/td>89<\/td> 2 413<\/td><\/tr>
Albania<\/td>2 630<\/td>2 284<\/td>460<\/td>653<\/td>2 054<\/td><\/tr>
Kyrgyzstan<\/td>383<\/td>383<\/td>149<\/td>358<\/td>1 394<\/td><\/tr>
Turkey<\/td>1 821<\/td>1 387<\/td>708<\/td>588<\/td>1 330<\/td><\/tr>
Armenia<\/td>1 662<\/td>1 313<\/td>373<\/td>133<\/td>1 308<\/td><\/tr>
Georgia<\/td>676<\/td>662<\/td>399<\/td>265<\/td>1 290<\/td><\/tr>
Kazakhstan<\/td>514<\/td>576<\/td>392<\/td>325<\/td>865<\/td><\/tr>
Belarus<\/td>828<\/td>929<\/td>361<\/td>503<\/td>863<\/td><\/tr>
Tajikistan<\/td>698<\/td>919<\/td>159<\/td>243<\/td>723<\/td><\/tr>
Azerbaijan<\/td>508<\/td>822<\/td>189<\/td>188<\/td>720<\/td><\/tr>
Turkmenistan<\/td>157<\/td>177<\/td>61<\/td>235<\/td>547<\/td><\/tr>
Moldova<\/td>574<\/td>626<\/td>226<\/td>168<\/td>481<\/td><\/tr>
Germany<\/td>311<\/td>203<\/td>92<\/td>88<\/td>309<\/td><\/tr>
Kosovo<\/td>230<\/td>232<\/td>113<\/td>114<\/td>295<\/td><\/tr>
Northern Macedonia<\/td>284<\/td>194<\/td>61<\/td>61<\/td>224<\/td><\/tr>
Poland<\/td>277<\/td>215<\/td>37<\/td>92<\/td>192<\/td><\/tr>
Romania<\/td>199<\/td>242<\/td>94<\/td>106<\/td>188<\/td><\/tr>
Italy<\/td>162<\/td>141<\/td>66<\/td>120<\/td>161<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Number of visas issued by the Diversity Visa Program<\/a> for major European countries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

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