Law students to offer help with visa lottery

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By The Associated Press

University of Nebraska-Lincoln law students on Sunday will offer help to eligible foreign nationals participating in the U.S. State Department’s upcoming diversity visa lottery.

The annual lottery offers a chance at permanent residency for foreign nationals whose home country is underrepresented in the U.S. population.

The College of Law’s Immigration Clinic for several years has hosted a free clinic to help people complete their diversity visa applications. This year’s clinic will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., with law students helping determine eligibility and helping complete online applications.

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Journal Star file photo: Volunteer Allyson Mendoza helps Hiroko Yoshida, a Japanese undergraduate student, apply to enter the lottery for a permanent residency visa on Nov. 20, 2006, at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Jill Peitzmeier/Lincoln Journal Star

Journal Star file photo: Volunteer Allyson Mendoza helps Hiroko Yoshida, a Japanese undergraduate student, apply to enter the lottery for a permanent residency visa on Nov. 20, 2006, at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Jill Peitzmeier/Lincoln Journal Star

For more information, call the Immigration Clinic at 402-472-3271.