Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery

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Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery

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Important Notice about DV-2011: The DV-2011 Diversity Visa Lottery online entry registration period has ended; therefore, registrations cannot be entered
now. The DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery entry registration period was between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday,
October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009. Review the DV-2011 Instructions and this webpage.


Overview
DV Lottery 2012 Online Registration
Fraud Warning
DV Lottery 2011 Status Check
Lottery Winner Notification
Diversity Visa Lottery Results
Qualifying Occupations
Rewards For Justice
Additional Resources


Overview

The
Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes
available 50,000 diversity visas (DV) annually, drawn from random
selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility
requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United
States.

DV Lottery 2012 Online Registration

Check
back later for information about the upcoming DV Lottery 2012
registration period, scheduled to start in October 2010. Entrants will
apply on Form DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, available
only during the DV open registration period.

Fraud Warning

Please
Note: There have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as
official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S.
Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry
forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic
Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State notifies successful
Diversity Visa applicants by letter, and NOT by e-mail. To learn more
see the Department of State Warning and the Federal Trade Commission Warning.


DV Lottery 2011 Status Check

DV Lottery 2011 Status Check is available. As of July 1, 2010, entrants (who previously completed online DV entry through
the official website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov) are able to check the status of their entry through the E-DV website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov.
Entrants need to use their own confirmation page information from the
time of their entry (October 2, 2009, to November 30, 2009), to check
the status to find out if their Diversity Visa Lottery entry was or was
not selected. To review applicable instructions for DV 2011 entrants,
see 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Instructions.


Lottery Winner Notification

Diversity
Visa lottery applicants selected are notified by mail between May and
July of the next year, following DV Online entry. Lottery entrants
selected are provided further instructions, including information on
fees connected with immigration to the U.S. Those selected in the random
drawing are NOT notified by email. Those individuals NOT selected will
NOT receive any notification. The Diversity Visa Lottery Instructions "Selection of Applicants" section provides information about the DV timeframe and
process.


Diversity Visa Lottery Results

• DV 2010 Results
  
• DV 2011 Results
  

Qualifying Occupations

The
law and regulations require that every diversity visa entrant must have
at least a high school education or its equivalent or have, within the
past five years, two years of work experience in an occupation
requiring at least two years' training or experience. To learn more
about qualifying occupations, see the Diversity Visa Instructions Frequently Asked Question #13 and the List of Occupations webpage.


Rewards For Justice

As you apply to come to the U.S., please take a moment to visit our Rewards For Justice program website to see how you can help in the continuing efforts for "secure borders" and "open doors".


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