Native Country Requirement
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:
Bangladesh, Brazil,
Canada, China(mainland-born), Columbia, 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.
Although people born in mainland China
are not eligible to apply, those who were born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and
Taiwan
are eligible for DV-2014. Natives of Guatemala are now eligible for
DV-2014 too. Besides, natives from other
countries including Singapore,
Cambodia, Malaysia, Japan,
Thailand, Indonesia, etc.
are also eligible for selection.
Exceptions to the Native Country Requirement
Even if a person’s native country is not eligible for visa
lottery, there are two other ways that the person may qualify to apply. First, if this person’s spouse was born in an
eligible country, than the person may also apply based on the spouse’s native
country. Secondly, if an applicant was
born in an ineligible country such as China,
but his or her parents were born in an eligible country such as Taiwan and they were not residing in China at the
time of applicant’s birth, then the applicant is also eligible to apply.
Education and Work Experience Requirement
In addition to the country requirement, there is also an
education and work experience requirement for
DV-2014. An applicant must either
have 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.
Persons in the U.S. and Persons who already
applied for Immigration
If a person owns other type of visa which allows him or her
to reside in U.S. legally,
he or she may still apply for DV-2014 in the U.S. Even those people who have already applied
for other types of immigrant visa (e.g., family based or employment based
immigrant visa) may also submit an application under Diversity Visa program.
Who may apply and who to include in a family
For a married couple, if both husband and wife are
qualified, they may each submit one
application in order to increase the chances of being selected. Which
family members should be included in the application? The application must list the applicant’s
spouse and all living unmarried children under the age of 21, including
step-children and legally adopted children.
Even if a family member has no intention to immigrate, he or she must be
included in the application form. The only exception is that the family member
is a U.S.
citizen or green card holder.
When and how to submit an entry
Entries for the DV-2014 DV program must be submitted electronically
between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 2, 2012,
and noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Saturday, November 3, 2012.
Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) at
www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period. Paper entries will not
be accepted. Do not wait until the last week of the registration period to
enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted
after noon, EDT, on November 3, 2012.
Importance of following instructions
The DV program
makes visas available to persons meeting simple but strict requirements. Applicants should carefully follow the program
instructions to fill-out the application form and submit all required
photographs. Entries not following the
official instructions and requirements will be rejected and disqualified. Furthermore, DHS is technologically capable
of identifying fraudulent entries, illegal entries or multiple entries. After
an application is submitted, a unique confirmation number is generated. This number should be kept in a safe place
for future reference.
When and how to
find out the results
Beginning May 1, 2013, applicants will be able to check the status of
their DV-2014 entries online. Visit
www.dvlottery.state.gov, click on Entrant Status Check, and enter the
unique confirmation number and personal information. Entrant Status Check will
be the only means through which applicants may check the status of their
applications. It will also provide
instructions to the winners of the visa lottery how to proceed with the
application process, and also notify them of their appointments for their
immigrant visa interview. Therefore, it is very important for an applicant to
keep the confirmation number.
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