The DOS selects the approximately 110,000 applications since many will not complete the visa process. However once 55,000 are issued or the fiscal year ends, the DV program is closed. If you receive a visa through the Diversity Visa Lottery Program you will be authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. You will also be allowed to bring your spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 to the United States

The qualifying countries by geographic regions are:

· AFRICA: All countries on the continent of Africa and adjacent islands are eligible.

· ASIA: All countries are eligible except China (mainland born), India, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible.

· EUROPE: All countries are eligible except Great Britain (United Kingdom) and its dependent territories. (Northern Ireland is eligible.)

· NORTH AMERICA: The Bahamas is the only eligible country in the region this year. (Canada is not eligible for the DV lottery.)

· OCEANIA: All countries in the region are eligible, including Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the countries and islands in the South Pacific.

· SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN: All countries in the region are eligible except Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico.

2008 DV Lottery NEWS!

The State Department:
"Registration for
the 2008 DV Lottery
begins noon October 5, 2007 to
December 4, 2008."

Persons seeking to enter the
lottery program must register
online through the designated
Internet website. You may CLICK HERE to seek registration assistance.

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