What happens if an illegal immigrant wins the lottery?

[Koba St]

Get a legal family member or friend to claim it for you

I’ll call ICE as soon as I make the claim.

 

[Sterling Archer]

WRONG
just checked

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I have a winning ticket, but I'm not a legal resident in this country. Can I still get the money?

You can file a claim form to collect your winnings. If you do not have a Social Security Number, you must provide the following information to claim your prize. When filling in the claim form, you must list your passport number and the name of the country from where you come. (This information can be put in boxes 11 and 12 on the Lottery Claim Form.) We would issue a check, less 30 percent federal withholding, which we are required by law to deduct if the person is an alien.

If the person claiming the prize is not the resident on record at the address where they are residing, and the check is being sent to that address, they have to put "c/o (name of person with whom they are residing)" on the line beneath their name on the claim form. This will assure delivery of the check.

Dont infer too much from this info. Theres a difference between not being a legal resident (travel visa), and being an illegal resident (illegal immigrant).

 

[get these nets]

Dont infer too much from this info. Theres a difference between not being a legal resident, and being an illegal resident.

You have a point. That might apply to those here vacationing or on student visas. I don't think most "illegals" would hold/own passports.


It would only benefit the state if illegals played lottery and were eligible to win.....would increase the amount of players and the pot for the prize.
Lotteries used to EXPLICITLY state that prizes are open to citizens and legal residents. The fact that there are loopholes now points to maybe more loopholes for people who never entered the country legally.

 

[newarkhiphop]

I’ll call ICE as soon as I make the claim.