Facts

• Usafis.org is an online diversity lottery application assistance program. They charge customers a fee for providing assistance and submission services for the Diversity Lottery program. The Diversity Visa Lottery program is run by the U.S. State Department and accepts around 50,000 immigration visa applications from individuals that reside in countries with low rates of immigrants to the U.S. The company provides customers with a wealth of information regarding the Diversity Visa lottery process including various links to information on the U.S. State Department's website. Usafis's stated missive is to reduce the number of lottery applications that are submitted and subsequently disqualified.
  
  

Services Offered

• Services offered by usafis.org include review of customer's green card applications for accuracy to make sure that the application meets all U.S. State Department requirements. Also, the company will scan mailed-in photographs to be utilized as part of the application submission. Finally, usafis.org will submit their customers' applications electronically within the required time frame set by the U.S. Department of State. Usafis.org provides its customers with a guarantee that their application submission will meet the qualifications set by Diversity Visa program but does not guarantee that the customer will actually be selected as one of the Diversity Lottery winners.
  
  

Misconceptions

• In the "About Us" section of their web page, usafis.org informs potential customers that they are a private company and are in no way connected with any official U.S. governmental office. The site also informs customers that they can complete and submit the application at no cost via the U.S State Department website.
  
  

Warning

• The USCIS and the U.S. State Department both have posted warnings regarding individuals utilizing the services of websites that charge for completing Diversity Visa program applications and urge customers to be aware that there is no such fee to submit the application via the official government site. It is worth noting that usafis.org is owned by and operated by the EU Company, PRONET Online Marketing GmbH. Also, that the free airline ticket for lottery winners advertised on their site is actually a $500 voucher towards an airline ticket for customers that used usafis services and hired a usafis lawyer to complete the green card application.
  
  

Recommendation

• As with any service offered via the internet, individuals should perform due diligence before paying for Diversity Visa application assistance. There are posts that question the legitimacy of sites such as usfis.org, wherein consumers apprise themselves of all available information before making the decision to pay for application services they could complete themselves at no cost.