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REGISTRATION
FOR THE
DIVERSITY
VISA
LOTTERY
2006 IS
CLOSED
Each
year
the U.S.
Diversity
Lottery
Program
allocates
approximately 50,000
new
immigrant
visas
for
individuals
from
across
the
world.
If
you win
the
lottery
you will
be able
to apply
for
permanent
resident
visas
for
yourself,
your
spouse
and your
children.
Permanent
resident
status
will
allow
you
to
permanently
live and
work in
the U.S.
Generally,
in order
to apply
for the
lottery,
you
must:
1. be
a native
of a
qualifying
country
(see
below
for last
year's
qualifying
countries);
and
2.
have
either a
high
school
education
or
equivalent
or
within
the past
five
years
have two
years of
work
experience
in an
occupation
that
requires
at least
two
years of
training
or
experience.
For this year's lottery, 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, 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.
The
Diversity
Lottery
Program
randomly
picks
well
over 50,000
visa
candidates
who may ultimately
obtain a visa.
If you
win the
lottery
it is
important
that you
act
promptly
because
having
your
lottery entry
form
selected
does not
guarantee
you will
get a
visa.
Only the
first
50,000
lottery
winners
to
submit
their
visa
applications will get
a Green
Card. Individuals
are
chosen
to
receive
the visa
by
chance,
not by
merit.
For
more
information
see
Diversity
Visa
Lottery
FAQs
Steps
The
Department
of State
annually publishes
specific
instructions
on how
to apply
for the
Diversity
Visa.
These
instructions
are
typically
made
available
prior to
the
registration
period
which begins
in early
November
and lasts
approximately
sixty
days.
In spite
of these
instructions
each
year
many
lottery
entries
are
disqualified
for
failing
to
properly
follow
directions. In
a May
1999
press
release,
the
State
Department
noted
that
during
that
year’s
lottery
2.5
million
entries
out of a
total of
10.5
million
were
thus
disqualified.
Last
year,
over 3
million
lottery
applications
were
rejected
because
they did
not
comply
with the
official
guidelines.
Fees
The
Department
of State
does not
charge
any
initial
fee for
entering
the
lottery.
However,
using
the Law Office
of
Michael
O'Toole
to
submit
your
entry
will
ensure
that
your
entry
form
contains
all
required
information;
that it
is
properly
prepared,
formatted
and
completed;
that it
contains
all
necessary
material;
and that
it is
submitted
during
the
registration
period.
In
addition,
if
your
lottery
entry
form is
selected,
the fees
you pay
the law
office
will be
credited
to any
future
fees
should
you
retain
our
services
in
preparing
and
filing
your
application(s)
for
immigrant
visas.
Fees
for
Attorney
Services:
-
$40
for
the
preparation
and
submission
of
an individual
lottery
entry
form
-
$75
for
the
preparation
and
submission
of a
family
lottery
entry
form
which
includes
2
lottery
entry
forms
submissions
(one
for
each
spouse)
doubling
your
chances
of
winning.
To
register
for this
year's
Lottery
through
the Law
Office
Fill out
the
form
below
and
submit
it.
You will
then be
directed
to a
page
where
you can
enter
your
payment.
After
submitting
your
payment
you will
be
forwarded
to an
online
form
where
you can
enter
your
personal
information
for the
Lottery.
Documents
A recent
picture must be submitted along with
your entry form. As the Department of
State has moved to digital submission of
entry forms, your picture must be in
digital format. To accomplish this, you
can email your picture when you fill out
the questionnaire or you can mail us
your picture and we will scan the photo for
submission.
Details about the type and size of the
photo will be provided with your
questionnaire.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY
REGION WHOSE NATIVES
QUALIFY FOR DV-2005
From
the U.S Dept. of State's
Website for last year's
lottery
The lists below show the
countries whose natives
are QUALIFIED within
each geographic region
for last year's 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-2005 program were
identified by the Bureau
of Citizenship and
Immigration Services
(BCIS) 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 in parentheses
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
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.
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
Poland
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 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.
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 anddependent
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.
