DV Lottery means diversity visa. It makes up to 50,000 immigrant visas available annually to get an entry in the USA. Applicant has to apply online. The U.S. State Department administers this program.
Applicant should submit all the data electronically during the registration time. The authority will not accept the paper entry. Candidates should register themselves before the last week of the registration period. Heavy demand may result in website delays.It had started in the fiscal year 1995.
DV Lottery 2018
The U.S. Department of State has issued registration instructions for the annual Diversity Visa (DV) lottery. The entry submission period for the 2018 lottery opens 12 noon eastern daylight time (EDT) on 4, October 2016. It will close 1200 hours EDT on 7, November 2016. All information is available on their official website.
The entry form will only be available for submission during this period. No entries will not allow through the U.S. Postal Service. After reading the instructions, scroll down and click on “Begin Entry” to enter the DV Lottery.
The entry form will only be available for submission during this period. No entries will not allow through the U.S. Postal Service. After reading the instructions, scroll down and click on “Begin Entry” to enter the DV Lottery.
DV Lottery Entry Instructions
Please read the DV-2018 Entry Instructions carefully. Entrants may be disqualified for not completing the entry form correctly or by submitting more than one entry. Use the link below to view the instructions. There is no paper submission for the DV. The DOS (Department of State) will only accept one entry per person during this online application period. All are available on their state govt official website.
Before beginning the entry process, you can verify that your picture(s) comply with all requirements by clicking the link below.
The entry form is prepared in two parts, one for the primary Entrant and one for derivatives (if any). Each section must be completed correctly and comprehensively before going to the next part. After all, parts are completed, the entry will be submitted to the DV-2016 Processing Center. Click the link below to begin the admission process.
Ineligible countries
Those who born in any region that has sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the USA in the last five years are not eligible to receive a diversity visa.
For DV-2016-17-18, natives of the following nations are ineligible:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery
The DV website will work with a variety of Internet browsers, but it works better in Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher. It is always better to visit the proper and authorized website for getting the right information.
Source:: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
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