Additional Formats and Languages
DV
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.
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-2007, 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.
ENTRIES FOR THE
DV-2007 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005 AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2005. APPLICANTS MAY
ACCESS THE ELECTRONIC DIVERSITY VISA ENTRY FORM AT 'WWW.DVLOTTERY.STATE.GOV'
DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD BEGINNING NOON ON OCTOBER 5. 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 4, 2005. |
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 parentswas 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-2007 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.
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-2007
- The Department of
State will only accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Forms
submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period beginning at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on
October 5, 200 5
and ending at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005.
- 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 spouse or 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.
Instructions
for Submitting a Digital Photo (Image)
The image
file must adhere to the following compositional specifications and technical
specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways:
- Taking a new digital image.
- Using a digital scanner to
scan a submitted photograph.
Compositional
Specifications: The submitted
digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the
entry will be disqualified.
- Head Position
- Person being photographed
must directly face the camera.
- Head of the person should
not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
- Head of the person should
cover about 50% of the area of the photo.
- Background
- Person being photographed
should be in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
- Dark or patterned
backgrounds are not acceptable.
- Focus
- Decorative Items
- Photos in which the person
being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from
the face will not be accepted.
- Head Coverings and
Hats
- Photos of applicants
wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable due to religious
beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of the face of the
applicant.
- Photos of applicants with
tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be
accepted.
- Photos of military,
airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted
Technical
Specifications: The submitted
digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system
will automatically reject the EDV Entry Form and notify the sender.
Taking
a New Digital Image. If a new
digital image is taken, it must meet the following specifications:
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The image must be in the Joint Photographic
Experts Group (JPEG) format. |
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The maximum image file size will be
sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) bytes. |
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320 pixels high by 240 pixels wide. |
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24-bit color or 8-bit grayscale. [Note:
Monochrome images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.] |
Scanning
a Submitted Photograph. Before a
photographic print is scanned, it must meet the following specifications:
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2 inches by 2 inches (50mm x 50mm) square. |
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The image must be either in color or
grayscale. |
The
photographic print must also meet the Compositional Specifications. If the
photographic print meets the Print Size, Print Color, and Compositional
Specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications.
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Scanned at a resolution of 150 dots per
inch (dpi). |
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The image must be in the Joint Photographic
Experts Group (JPEG) format. |
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The maximum image file size will be
sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) bytes. |
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300 by 300 pixels. |
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24-bit color or 8-bit grayscale. [Note:
Monochrome images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.] |
THE
ENTRY
There
is only one way to enter the DV-2007 lottery. Applicants must submit an
Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry Form), which is accessible only
at www.dvlottery.state.gov.
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.
1. FULL NAME - Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
2. DATE OF BIRTH - Day, Month, Year
3. GENDER - Male or Female
4. CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH
5. COUNTRY OF BIRTH - The name of the country should be that which is
currently in use for the place where the applicant was born.
6. APPLICANT PHOTOGRAPH - See page 2 for information on photo specifications.
7. MAILING ADDRESS - Address, City/Town,
District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, Country
8. PHONE NUMBER (optional)
9. E-MAIL ADDRESS
(optional)
10. COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY IF THE APPLICANT’S NATIVE
COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY OF BIRTH - If the applicant is claiming nativity in a
country other than his/her place of birth, this information must be indicated
on the entry.
11. MARITAL STATUS - Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Legally
Separated
12. NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE UNMARRIED AND UNDER 21
YEARS OF AGE – Except children
that are either U.S. legal permanent residents or American citizens.
13. SPOUSE INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth,
Country of Birth, Photograph
14. CHILDREN INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth,
Country of Birth, Photograph |
NOTE: Entries must include the name, date and place of
birth of the applicant’s spouse and all natural children, as well as all
legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are unmarried and under the age of 21 at
the time of entry (except children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal
Permanent Residents), even if you are no longer legally married to the child’s
parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you
and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21
years or older will not qualify for the diversity visa. Failure to list all
children will result in your disqualification for the visa. (See question 11 on
the list of Frequently Asked Questions.)
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 2006 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-2007 visas will be
issued between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007.
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, 2007. 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.
Important
Notice
No
fee is charged to enter the annual DV program. The U.S. Government employs no outside consultants
or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries or others who
offer assistance to prepare DV casework for applicants do so without the
authority or consent of the U.S. Government. Use of any outside intermediary or
assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the applicant's discretion.
A
qualified entry submitted electronically directly by an applicant has an equal
chance of being selected by the computer at the Kentucky Consular Center, as
does an entry submitted electronically through a paid intermediary who
completes the entry for the applicant.Every entry received during the lottery
registration period will have an equal random chance of being selected within
its region. However, receipt of more than one entry per person will disqualify
the person from registration, regardless of the source of the entry.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DV REGISTRATION
1. WHAT DOES THE TERM
"NATIVE" MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICHPERSONS 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.
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-2007 lottery entries must be
submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov between Wednesday, October
5, 2005 and Sunday, December 4, 2005. 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-2007 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program registration period will run from
noon Eastern Standard Time October 5, 2005 through noon Eastern Standard Time
December 4, 2005.
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.
5. WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL
LIMIT FOR DV-2007?
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-2007 program.
6. WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL
DIVERSITY VISA (DV) LIMITS FOR DV-2007?
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-2007 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?
The DV-2007 entry period will begin
on noon EST Wednesday, October 5, 2005 and will end at noon EST Sunday,
December 4, 2005. 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, December 4, 2005.
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.
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?
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, 2007, since on that date registrations for
the DV-2007 program expire. No visa numbers for the DV-2007 program will be
available after midnight on September 30, 2007 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-2007, 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 2006. 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 September 2007. 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?
There is no fee for submitting an entry. 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-2007 lottery are entitled to apply for visa
issuance only during fiscal year 2007, i.e., from October 2006 through
September 2007. Applicants must obtain the DV visa or adjust status by
the end of the Fiscal Year (September 30, 2007). 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-2007. Also, spouses and children who derive
status from a DV-2007 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category
between October 2006 and September 2007. 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 October 5, 2005
and will end at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005.
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-2007. 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-2007 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.
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-2007 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.
AFRICA
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION
WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
ASIA
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
East Timor
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
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.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION
WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
EUROPE
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Estonia
Finland
France (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau Special Administrative Region
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Northern Ireland
Norway
Portugal (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Romania
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
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.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION
WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
NORTH AMERICA
The Bahamas
In North America, natives of Canada and Mexico do not qualify for this year's
diversity program.
OCEANIA
Australia
(including components and dependent areas overseas)
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Nauru
New Zealand (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Samoa
SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
Antigua
and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Ecuador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
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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