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The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Registration for the next cycle
of this popular program opens Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Entries
must be submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov, between noon on
Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and noon on Saturday, November 3, 2012,
Eastern Standard Time. Qualified applicants are strongly encouraged
to register as early as possible. Heavy demand may result in system
delays in the final days of the registration period.
The DV Lottery is administered annually by the DOS, and provides
for a maximum of 55,000 immigrant visas (green cards) each year to
persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S.
For the upcoming cycle, 50,000 DVs will be available. The visas 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 natives of countries sending more than 50,000
immigrants to the U.S. in the past five years.
Natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica,
Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom
(except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and
Vietnam. Natives of Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are
eligible. New this year: natives of Guatemala are now eligible for
selection.
In addition, successful registrants 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 job.
All DV Lottery entrants will be required to visit the E-DV
Entrant Status Check website to find out whether or not their entry
has been selected in the DV Lottery. Selectees will be notified of
their selection through the Entry Status Check available starting
May 1, 2013. Selectees will be directed to a confirmation page that
will provide further instructions, including information on fees
connected with immigration to the United States. Selectees will be
able to apply for permanent residence in fiscal year 2014, which is
October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. The E-DV Entry Status
Check website will be the only means by which selectees will be
notified of their selection for the DV Lottery.
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