US grants ten percent of requested visas in India
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11:17 18/04/2005
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Must reach the US between October 7, 2002 and November 6, 2002! The US Government in an unique scheme grants 50,000 immigrant visas a year on the basis of a lottery scheme. This year you have to mail...
