DV-2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Instructions
The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant
Visa Program is administered on an annual basis
by the Department of State and conducted under
the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the
Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649)
amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of
immigrants known as "diversity immigrants" (DV
immigrants). The Act makes available 50,000
permanent resident visas annually to persons
from countries with low rates of immigration to
the United States.
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The annual DV program makes permanent residence
visas available to persons meeting the simple,
but strict, eligibility requirements. Applicants
for Diversity Visas are chosen by a
computer-generated random lottery drawing. The
visas, however, are distributed among six
geographic regions with a greater number of
visas going to regions with lower rates of
immigration, and with no visas going to citizens
of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants
to the U.S. in the past five years. Within each
region, no one country may receive more than
seven percent of the available Diversity Visas
in any one year.
For DV-2010, natives of the following countries
are not eligible to apply because they sent
a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the
U.S. in the previous five years:
CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born),
COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR,
HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN,
PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIA, SOUTH KOREA,
UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and
its dependent territories, and VIETNAM.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and
Taiwan are eligible.
Green Card US GLOBAL is now accepting applications
for the DV-2010 Green Card Lottery. You are encouraged to apply early to ensure your
registration in the lottery.
The DV-2010 Lottery online entry begins at Noon EDT on January 5, 2008,
and ends at Noon EST on December 2, 2008. APPLICANTS MAY ACCESS THE ELECTRONIC
DIVERSITY VISA ENTRY FORM AT Green Card US
GLOBAL WEBSITE DURING almost whole 2008 year. PAPER ENTRIES WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED. APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF
THE REGISTRATION PERIOD TO ENTER. HEAVY DEMAND
MAY RESULT IN DELAYS. NO ENTRIES WILL BE
ACCEPTED AFTER NOON ON December 2, 2008.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY
- Applicant must be a native of
one of the countries listed below. See “List
Of Countries By Region Whose Natives
Qualify.”
Native of a country whose natives qualify:
In most cases this means the country in
which the applicant was born. However, there
are two other ways a person may be able to
qualify. First, if a person was born in a
country whose natives are ineligible but
his/her spouse was born in a country whose
natives are eligible, such person can claim
the spouse’s country of birth provided both
the applicant and spouse are issued visas
and enter the U.S. simultaneously. Second,
if a person was born in a country whose
natives are ineligible, but neither of
his/her parents was born there or resided
there at the time of his/her birth, such
person may claim nativity in one of the
parents’ country of birth if it is a country
whose natives qualify for the DV-2010
program.
- Applicant must meet either the
education or training requirement
of the DV program.
Education or Training: An applicant
must have EITHER a high school education or
its equivalent, defined as successful
completion of a 12-year course of elementary
and secondary education; OR two years of
work experience within the past five years
in an occupation requiring at least two
years of training or experience to perform.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine
database will be used to determine
qualifying work experience.
If the applicant cannot meet these
requirements, he or she should NOT submit an
entry to the DV program.
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The term "country" in this notice includes
countries, economies and other jurisdictions
explicitly listed under “List of Countries By
Region Whose Natives Qualify.”
PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO
DV-2010
- The Green Card US GLOBAL will
only accept completed Electronic Diversity
Visa Entry Forms submitted electronically at
our website
during the registration period beginning at
12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on January 5, 2008 and
ending at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December
2, 2008.
- All entries by an applicant will be
disqualified if more than ONE entry for the
applicant is received, regardless of who
submitted the entry. Applicants may prepare
and submit their own entries, or have
someone submit the entry for them.
- Successfully registered entries will
result in the display of a confirmation
screen containing the applicant's name, date
of birth, country of chargeability, and a
date/time stamp. The applicant may print
this confirmation screen for his/her records
using the print function of their web
browser.
- Paper entries will not be accepted.
- The entry will be disqualified if all
required photos are not submitted. Recent
photographs of the applicant and his/her
spouse and each child under 21 years of age,
including all natural children as well as
all legally-adopted and stepchildren (except
a child who is already a U.S. citizen or a
Legal Permanent Resident), even if a child
no longer resides with the applicant or is
not intended to immigrate under the DV
program, must be submitted electronically
with the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry
Form. Group or family photos will not be
accepted; there must be a separate photo for
each family member.
A digital photo (image) of each applicant,
his/her spouse, and children must be
submitted on-line with the EDV Entry Form.
The image file can be produced either by
taking a new digital photograph or by
scanning a photographic print with a digital
scanner.
- Entries are subject to disqualification
in which the photographs have been
determined not to be recent, or which
contain photographs that have been
manipulated or that fail to meet the
specifications explained below.
THE ENTRY
There is only one way to enter the
DV-2010 lottery. Applicants must submit an
Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry
Form), which is accessible at our website to. Failure to
complete the form in its entirety and with
correct information will disqualify the
applicant’s entry. Applicants will be asked to
submit the following information on the EDV
Entry Form.
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SELECTION OF APPLICANTS
Applicants will be selected at random by
computer from among all qualified entries.
Those selected will be notified by mail between
May and July 2008 and will be provided further
instructions, including information on fees
connected with immigration to the U.S.
Persons not selected will NOT receive any
notification. U.S. embassies and
consulates will not be able to provide a list of
successful applicants. Spouses and unmarried
children under age 21 of successful applicants
may also apply for visas to accompany or follow
to join the principal applicant. DV-2010 visas
will be issued between October 1, 2009 and
December 2, 2010.
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In order to actually receive a visa,
applicants selected in the random drawing must
meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S.
law. Processing of entries and issuance
of diversity visas to successful applicants and
their eligible family members MUST occur by
midnight on September 30, 2008. Under no
circumstances can diversity visas be issued or
adjustments approved after this date, nor can
family members obtain diversity visas to follow
to join the applicant in the U.S. after this
date.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DV
REGISTRATION
1. WHAT DOES THE TERM
"NATIVE" MEAN? ARE THERE ANY
SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO
WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY?
"Native" ordinarily means someone born in a
particular country, regardless of the
individual's current country of residence or
nationality. But for immigration purposes
“native” can also mean someone who is entitled
to be “charged” to a country other than the one
in which he/she was born under the provisions of
Section 202(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
For example, if a principal applicant was born
in a country that is not eligible for this
year’s DV program, he/she may claim
“chargeability” to the country where his/her
derivative spouse was born, but he/she will not
be issued a DV-1 unless the spouse is also
eligible for and issued a DV-2, and both must
enter the U.S. together on the DVs. In a similar
manner, a minor dependent child can be “charged”
to a parent’s country of birth.
Finally, any applicant born in a country
ineligible for this year’s DV program can be
“charged” to the country of birth of either
parent as long as neither parent was a resident
of the ineligible country at the time of the
applicant’s birth. In general, people are not
considered residents of a country in which they
were not born or legally naturalized if they are
only visiting the country temporarily or
stationed in the country for business or
professional reasons on behalf of a company or
government.
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An applicant who claims alternate chargeability
must indicate such information on the
application for registration. Please be aware
that listing an incorrect country of eligibility
(i.e. one to which the entrant cannot establish
a valid claim) may disqualify the entry. .
2. ARE THERE ANY
CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION
PROCEDURES FOR THIS DIVERSITY VISA REGISTRATION?
All DV-2010 lottery entries must be submitted
electronically at officially department of
state website between Wednesday, October 5, 2008
and Sunday, January 6, 2009. No paper entries
will be accepted.
The Department of State implemented an
electronic registration system for the lottery
in order to make the Diversity Visa process more
efficient and secure. The Department utilizes
special technology and other means to identify
applicants who commit fraud for the purposes of
illegal immigration or who submit multiple
entries.
The DV-2010 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
registration period will run from noon Eastern
Standard Time October 5, 2006 through noon
Eastern Standard Time January 6 2009.
3.ARE PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH
FAMILY MEMBER, OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL
APPLICANT?
Recent and individual photos of the applicant,
his/her spouse and all children under 21 years
of age are required. Family or group photos are
not accepted. Check the information on the photo
requirements on page 2 of this bulletin.
4.WHY DO NATIVES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES
NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DIVERSITY PROGRAM?
Diversity visas are intended to provide an
immigration opportunity for persons from
countries other than the countries, which send
large numbers of immigrants to the U.S. The law
states that no diversity visas shall be provided
for natives of "high admission" countries. The
law defines this to mean countries from which a
total of 50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored
and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated
to the United States during the previous five
years. Each year, the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) adds the family and
employment immigrant admission figures for the
previous five years in order to identify the
countries whose natives must be excluded from
the annual diversity lottery. Because there is a
separate determination made before each annual
DV entry period, the list of countries whose
natives do not qualify may change from one year
to the next.
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5.WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR
DV-2010?
By law, the U.S. diversity immigration program
makes available a maximum of 55,000 permanent
residence visas each year to eligible persons.
However, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central
American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress
in November 1997 stipulates that beginning as
early as DV-99, and for as long as necessary,
5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity
visas will be made available for use under the
NACARA program. The actual reduction of the
limit to 50,000 began with DV-2000 and remains
in effect for the DV-2010 program.
6. WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DIVERSITY VISA
(DV) LIMITS FOR DV-2010?
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) determines the DV regional limits for
each year according to a formula specified in
Section 203(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA). Once the USCIS has
completed the calculations, the regional visa
limits will be announced.
7. WHEN WILL ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2010
PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?
The DV-2010 entry period will begin on noon EST
Wednesday, October 5, 2006 and will end at noon
EST January 6, 2009. Each year millions apply
for the program during the registration period.
The massive volume of entries creates an
enormous amount of work in selecting and
processing successful applicants. Holding the
entry period during October through December
will ensure successful applicants are notified
in a timely manner, and gives both them and our
embassies and consulates time to prepare and
complete entries for visa issuance. Applicants
are strongly encouraged to enter early in the
registration period. Excessive demand at end of
the registration period may slow the system
down. No entries whatsoever will be accepted
after noon EST Sunday, January 6, 2009
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8.MAY PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE U.S. APPLY
FOR THE PROGRAM?
Yes, an applicant may be in the U.S. or in
another country, and the entry may be submitted
from the U.S. or from abroad.
9.IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE
ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?
Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for
each person during each registration period;
applicants for whom more than one entry
is submitted will be disqualified.
The Department of State will employ
sophisticated technology and other means to
identify individuals that submit multiple
entries during the registration period.
Applicants submitting more than one entry will
be disqualified and an electronic record will be
permanently maintained by the Department of
State. Applicants may apply for the program each
year during the regular registration period.
10.MAY A HUSBAND AND A WIFE EACH SUBMIT
A SEPARATE ENTRY?
Yes, a husband and a wife may each submit one
entry if each meets the eligibility
requirements. If either were selected, the other
would be entitled to derivative status.
11. WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY DV
ENTRY?
On your entry you must list your spouse
, that is husband or wife, and all unmarried
children under 21 years of age at the time the
entry is submitted, with the exception of
children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal
Permanent Residents. You must list your spouse
even if you are currently separated from
him/her, unless you are legally separated (i.e.
there is a written agreement recognized by a
court or a court order.) If you are legally
separated or divorced, you do not need to list
your former spouse. You must list ALL
your children who are unmarried and under 21
years of age, whether they are your
natural children, your spouse’s children, or
children you have formally adopted in accordance
with the laws of your country, unless such child
is already a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent
Resident. List all children under 21
years of age even if they no longer reside with
you or you do not intend for them to immigrate
under the DV program.
The fact that you have listed family members on
your entry does not mean that they later must
travel with you. They may choose to remain
behind. However, if you include an eligible
dependent on your visa application forms that
you failed to include on your original entry,
your case will be disqualified. (This only
applies to persons who were dependents at the
time the original application was submitted, not
those acquired at a later date.) Your spouse may
still submit a separate entry, even though he or
she is listed on your entry, as long as both
entries include details on all dependents in
your family. See question 10 above.
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12. MUST EACH APPLICANT
SUBMIT HIS/HER OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON
BEHALF OF AN APPLICANT?
Applicants may prepare and submit their own
entries, or have someone submit the entry for
them. Regardless of whether the applicant
submits an entry directly, or with the
assistance provided by an attorney, friend,
relative, etc ., only one entry may be submitted
in the name of each person. If the entry is
selected, the notification letter will be sent
only to the mailing address provided on
the entry.
13. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?
The law and regulations require that every
applicant must have at least a high school
education or its equivalent or, within the past
five years, have two years of work experience in
an occupation requiring at least two years
training or experience. A "high school education
or equivalent" is defined as successful
completion of a twelve-year course of elementary
and secondary education in the United States or
successful completion in another country of a
formal course of elementary and secondary
education comparable to a high school education
in the United States. Documentary proof of
education or work experience should not be
submitted with the lottery entry, but must be
presented to the consular officer at the time of
the visa interview. To determine eligibility
based on work experience, definitions from the
Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will
be used.
14. HOW WILL SUCCESSFUL
ENTRANTS BE SELECTED?
All entries received from each region will be
individually numbered by computer. After the end
of the registration period, a computer will
randomly select entries from among all the
entries received for each geographic region.
Within each region, the first entry randomly
selected will be the first case registered, the
second entry selected the second registration,
etc. All entries received during the
registration period will have an equal chance of
being selected within each region. When an entry
has been selected, the applicant will be sent a
notification letter by the Kentucky Consular
Center, which will provide visa application
instructions. The Kentucky Consular Center will
continue to process the case until those who are
selected are instructed to appear for visa
interviews at a U.S. consular office, or until
those able to do so apply at a USCIS office in
the United States for change of status.
15. MAY WINNING
APPLICANTS ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?
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Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to
adjust status under the terms of Section 245 of
the INA, selected applicants who are physically
present in the United States may apply to the
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) for adjustment of status to permanent
resident.
Applicants must ensure that USCIS can
complete action on their cases, including
processing of any overseas derivatives, before
September 30, 2008, since on that date
registrations for the DV-2010 program expire. No
visa numbers for the DV-2010 program will be
available after midnight on September 30, 2008
under any circumstances.
16. WILL APPLICANTS WHO
ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?
No, applicants who are not selected will receive
no response to their entry. Only those who are
selected will be informed. All notification
letters are sent within about five to seven
months from the end of the application period to
the address indicated on the entry. Since there
is no notification provided to those not
selected, anyone who does not receive a letter
about five to seven months from the end of the
registration period should assume that his/her
application has not been selected.
17. HOW MANY APPLICANTS
WILL BE SELECTED?
There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2010,
but more than that number of individuals will be
selected. Because it is likely that some of the
first 50,000 persons who are selected will not
qualify for visas or pursue their cases to visa
issuance, more than 50,000 entries will be
selected by the Kentucky Consular Center to
ensure that all of the available DV visas are
issued. However, this also means that there will
not be a sufficient number of visas for all
those who are initially selected. All applicants
who are selected will be informed promptly of
their place on the list. Interviews with those
selected will begin in early October 2008. The
Kentucky Consular Center will send appointment
letters to selected applicants four to six weeks
before the scheduled interviews with U.S.
consular officers at overseas posts. Each month
visas will be issued, visa number availability
permitting, to those applicants who are ready
for issuance during that month. Once all of the
50,000 DV visas have been issued, the program
for the year will end. In principle, visa
numbers could be finished before January 2009.
Selected applicants who wish to receive visas
must be prepared to act promptly on their cases.
Random selection by the Kentucky Consular Center
computer does not automatically guarantee that
you will receive a visa.
18. IS THERE A MINIMUM
AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE DV
PROGRAM?
There is no minimum age to apply for the
program, but the requirement of a high school
education or work experience for each principal
applicant at the time of application will
effectively disqualify most persons who are
under age 18.
19. ARE THERE ANY FEES
FOR THE DV PROGRAM?
A special DV case processing fee will
be payable later by persons whose entries are
actually selected and processed at a U.S.
consular section for this year’s program. DV
applicants, like other immigrant visa
applicants, must also pay the regular visa fees
at the time of visa application. Details of
required fees will be included with the
instructions sent by the Kentucky Consular
Center to applicants who are selected.
20. ARE DV APPLICANTS
SPECIALLY ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER OF
ANY OF THE GROUNDS OF VISA
INELIGIBILITY?
No. Applicants are subject to all grounds of
ineligibility for immigrant visas specified in
the Immigration and Nationality Act. There are
no special provisions for the waiver of any
ground of visa ineligibility other than those
ordinarily provided in the Act.
21. MAY PERSONS WHO ARE
ALREADY REGISTERED FOR AN IMMIGRANT VISA
IN ANOTHER CATEGORY APPLY FOR THE DV
PROGRAM?
Yes, such persons may apply for the DV program.
22. HOW LONG DO
APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO
APPLY
FOR VISAS IN THE DV CATEGORY?
Persons selected in the DV-2010 lottery are
entitled to apply for visa issuance only during
fiscal year 2008, i.e., from October 2008
through December 2008. Applicants must
obtain the DV visa or adjust status by the end
of the Fiscal Year (September 30, 2010).
There is no carry-over of DV benefits into the
next year for persons who are selected but who
do not obtain visas during FY-2010. Also,
spouses and children who derive status from a
DV-2010 registration can only obtain visas in
the DV category between October 2008 and
December 2, 2008. Applicants who apply overseas
will receive an appointment letter from the
Kentucky Consular Center four to six weeks
before the scheduled appointment.
23. WHEN WILL E-DV ONLINE BE AVAILABLE?
Online entry will become available at 12:00 pm
EST (GMT-5) on January 5, 2008 and will end at
12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 2, 2008.
24. WILL I BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE
THE E-DV ENTRY FORM TO A MICROSOFT WORD PROGRAM
(OR OTHER SUITABLE PROGRAM) AND THEN FILL IT
OUT?
No, you will not be able to save the form into
another program for completion and submission
later. The E-DV Entry Form is a Web form only.
This makes it more "universal" than a
proprietary word processor format. Additionally,
it does require that the information be filled
in and submitted while on-line.
25. IF I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER,
CAN I SEND PHOTOS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE U.S. TO
SCAN THE PHOTOS, SAVE THE PHOTOS TO A DISKETTE,
AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE BACK TO ME TO APPLY?
Yes, this can be done as long as the photo meets
the photo requirements in the instructions, and
the photo is electronically submitted with, and
at the same time the E-DV online entry is
submitted. The applicant must already have the
scanned photo file when they submit the entry
on-line. The photo cannot be submitted separate
from the online application. Only one on-line
entry by or for each person can be submitted.
Multiple submissions will disqualify the entry
for that person for DV-2010. The entire entry
(photo and application together) can be
submitted electronically from the United States.
26. CAN I SAVE THE FORM ON-LINE SO THAT
I CAN FILL OUT PART AND THEN COME BACK LATER AND
COMPLETE THE REMAINDER?
No, this cannot be done. The E-DV Entry Form is
designed to be completed and submitted at one
time. However, because the form is in two parts,
and because of possible network interruptions
and delays, the E-DV system is designed to
handle up to sixty (60) minutes between
downloading of the form and when the entry is
received at the E-DV web site after being
submitted online. If more than sixty minutes
elapses, and the entry has not been
electronically received, the information
received so far is discarded. This is done so
that there is no possibility that a full entry
could accidentally be interpreted as a duplicate
of a previous partial entry. For example,
suppose an applicant with a wife and child sends
a filled in E-DV Entry Form Part One and then
receives Form Part Two, but there is a delay
before sending Part Two because of trouble
finding the file that holds the child’s
photograph. If the filled in Form Part Two is
sent by the applicant and received by the E-DV
website within sixty (60) minutes then there is
no problem, but if the Form Part Two is received
after sixty (60) minutes has elapsed then the
applicant will be informed that they need to
start over for the entire entry. The DV-2010
instructions explain clearly and completely what
information needs to be gathered to fill in the
form. This way you can be fully prepared, making
sure you have all of the information needed,
before you start to complete the form on-line.
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27. IF THE SUBMITTED DIGITAL IMAGES DO
NOT CONFORM TO THE SPECIFICATIONS, THE
PROCEDURES STATE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL
AUTOMATICALLY REJECT THE E-DV ENTRY FORM AND
NOTIFY THE SENDER. DOES THIS MEAN I WILL BE ABLE
RE-SUBMIT MY ENTRY?
Yes, the entry can be resubmitted. Since the
entry was automatically rejected it was not
actually considered as submitted to the E-DV
website. It does not count as a submitted E-DV
entry, and no confirmation notice of receipt is
sent. If there are problems with the digital
photograph sent because it does not conform to
the requirements, it is automatically rejected
by the E-DV website. However, the amount of time
it takes the rejection message to reach the
sender is unpredictable due to the nature of the
Internet. If the problems can be fixed by the
applicant, and the Form Part One or Two re-sent
within sixty (60) minutes then there is no
problem. Otherwise the submission process will
have to be started over. An applicant can try to
submit an application as many times as is
necessary until a complete application is
received and the confirmation notice sent.
28. WILL THE ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATION
NOTICE THAT THE COMPLETED E-DV ENTRY FORM HAS
BEEN RECEIVED THROUGH THE ONLINE SYSTEM BE SENT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMISSION?
The response from the E-DV website which
contains confirmation of the receipt of an
acceptable E-DV Entry Form is sent by the E-DV
website immediately, but how long it takes the
response to reach the sender is unpredictable
due to the nature of the Internet. If many
minutes have elapsed since pressing the ‘Submit’
button there is no harm in pressing the ‘Submit’
button a second time. The E-DV system will not
be confused by a situation where the ‘Submit’
button is hit a second time because no
confirmation response has been received. An
applicant can try to submit an application as
many times as is necessary until a complete
application is received and the confirmation
notice sent.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE
NATIVES QUALIFY
The lists below show the countries whose natives
are QUALIFIED within each geographic region for
this diversity program. The determination of
countries within each region is based on
information provided by the Geographer of the
Department of State. The countries whose natives
do not qualify for the DV-2010 program were
identified by the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) according to the
formula in Section 203(c) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. Dependent areas overseas
are included within the region of the governing
country. The countries whose natives do NOT
qualify for this diversity program (because they
are the principal source countries of
Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based
immigration, or "high admission" countries) are
noted after the respective regional lists.
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AFRICA
Algeria
|
Libya |
Angola
|
Madagascar |
Benin
|
Malawi |
Botswana
|
Mali |
Burkina Faso
|
Mauritania |
Burundi
|
Mauritius |
Cameroon
|
Morocco |
Cape Verde
|
Mozambique |
Central African
Republic
|
Namibia |
Chad
|
Niger |
Comoros
|
Nigeria |
Congo
|
Rwanda |
Congo, Democratic
Republic of the
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory
Coast)
|
Senegal |
Djibouti
|
Seychelles |
Egypt
|
Sierra Leone |
Equatorial Guinea
|
Somalia |
Eritrea
|
South Africa |
Ethiopia
|
Sudan |
Gabon
|
Swaziland |
Gambia, The
|
Tanzania |
Ghana
|
Togo |
Guinea
|
Tunisia |
Guinea-Bissau
|
Uganda |
Kenya
|
Zambia |
Lesotho
|
Zimbabwe |
| Liberia |
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ASIA
| Afghanistan |
Lebanon |
| Bahrain |
Malaysia |
| Bangladesh |
Maldives |
| Bhutan |
Mongolia |
| Brunei |
Nepal |
| Burma |
North Korea |
| Cambodia |
Oman |
| East Timor |
Qatar |
| Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region |
Saudi Arabia |
| Indonesia |
Singapore |
| Iran |
Sri Lanka |
| Iraq |
Syria |
| Israel |
Taiwan |
| Japan |
Thailand |
| Jordan |
United Arab Emirates |
| Kuwait |
Yemen |
| Laos |
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Natives of the following Asian countries do not
qualify for this year's diversity program: China
[mainland-born], India, Pakistan, South Korea,
Philippines, and Vietnam. The Hong Kong S.A.R
and Taiwan do qualify and are listed
above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies and is listed
below.
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EUROPE
| Albania |
Lithuania |
| Andorra |
Luxembourg |
| Armenia |
Macau Special
Administrative Region |
| Austria |
Macedonia, the Former
Yugoslav Republic |
| Azerbaijan |
Malta |
| Belarus |
Moldova |
| Belgium |
Monaco |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Netherlands (including
components and dependent areas overseas) |
| Bulgaria |
Northern Ireland |
| Croatia |
Norway |
| Cyprus |
Poland |
| Czech Republic |
Portugal (including
components and dependent areas overseas) |
| Denmark (including
components and dependent areas overseas) |
Romania |
| Estonia |
San Marino |
| Finland |
Serbia and Montenegro |
| France (including
components and dependent areas overseas) |
Slovakia |
| Georgia |
Slovenia |
| Germany |
Spain |
| Greece |
Sweden |
| Hungary |
Switzerland |
| Iceland |
Tajikistan |
| Ireland |
Turkey |
| Italy |
Turkmenistan |
| Kazakhstan |
Ukraine |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Uzbekistan |
| Latvia |
Vatican City |
| Liechtenstein |
Natives of the following European countries do
not qualify for this year's diversity
program: Great Britain, Poland and Russia. Great
Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following
dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British
Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland
Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St.
Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands. Note that for
purposes of the diversity program only, Northern
Ireland is treated separately; Northern Ireland
does qualify and is listed among the
qualifying areas.
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NORTH AMERICA
The Bahamas
In North America, natives of Canada and Mexico
do not qualify for this year's diversity
program.
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OCEANIA
| Australia (including
components and dependent areas overseas) |
Palau |
| Fiji |
Papua New Guinea |
| Kiribati |
Solomon Islands |
| Marshall Islands |
Tonga |
| Micronesia, Federated
States of |
Tuvalu |
| Nauru |
Vanuatu |
| New Zealand (including
components and dependent areas overseas) |
Samoa |
SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Guyana |
| Argentina |
Honduras |
| Barbados |
Nicaragua |
| Belize |
Panama |
| Bolivia |
Paraguay |
| Brazil |
Peru |
| Chile |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Costa Rica |
Saint Lucia |
| Cuba |
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines |
| Dominica |
Suriname |
| Ecuador |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Grenada |
Uruguay |
| Guatemala |
Venezuela |
Countries in this region whose natives do not
qualify for this year's diversity program:
Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico.
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