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The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Registration for 2021 opens
Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Entries must be submitted
electronically at: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
between noon on October 2, 2019, and noon on November 5, 2019,
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. Only one entry
per person – multiple entries will result in
disqualification.
The DV Lottery is administered annually by the Department of
State, and provides immigrant visas (green cards) each year to
persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S.
This year there are 55,000 DVs 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.
Who Can Enter?
Natives of the following countries are not eligible to
apply: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nigeria, Pakistan, 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.
People who cannot register because their country of birth is
excluded may be able to qualify through a spouse who was born in an
eligible country.
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.
How to Enter?
A foreign national must submit an online form and a digital
photo through the official DV lottery website. Only one entry is
permitted per person. If there are multiple registrations on behalf
of one person, all of them are disqualified. There is no cost
to apply.
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 5, 2020 through September 30, 2021. 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 2021, which is October 1, 2020 through
September 30, 2021. 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. To guard against fraud, please note the
official website is the only legitimate source for lottery
entrants.
DV Lottery Link:
Complete instructions for participation in the DV Lottery may be
found at:
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