Actually I am sorry to be disaggreable but there is a green card lottery. I know...it sounds bizarre. I don't know much about it and how you apply but it does really exist.

My husband and I have been dealing with INS for several years with him being Canadian. There were several times we were AT the INS in Philadelphia and were told about the lottery. We just weren't interested in dealing with it. Since we started with the appropriate Fiance visa and then became married and in debt together so we could prove to the US government that it is a real marriage we didn't need to enter a lottery.

By the way we just had his conditional status removed and his 10 year green card should arrive in 2-3 months....yea!!!!!!!!

It took about 6 years in total to get to this point. You can go to the INS online and find out if they still have the lottery.

Denyce