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DV 2007
The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on
an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section
203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration
Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants
known as "diversity immigrants" (DV immigrants). The Act makes available 50,000
permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration
to the United States.
The annual DV program makes permanent residence visas available to persons meeting
the simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. Applicants for Diversity Visas
are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The visas, however, are
distributed among six geographic regions with a greater number of visas going to
regions with lower rates of immigration, and with no visas going to citizens of
countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the past five years.
Within each region, no one country may receive more than seven percent of the available
Diversity Visas in any one year.
For DV-2007, 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, POLAND, 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.
ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2007 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY
BETWEEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2005 AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2005. APPLICANTS MAY
ACCESS THE ELECTRONIC DIVERSITY VISA ENTRY FORM AT ?WWW. DVLOTTERY.STATE.GOV? DURING
THE REGISTRATION PERIOD BEGINNING NOON ON OCTOBER 5. pAPER eNTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF THE REGISTRATION
PERIOD TO ENTER. HEAVY DEMAND MAY RESULT IN DELAYS. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
AFTER NOON ON DECEMBER 4, 2005.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY
Applicant must be a native of one of the countries listed below. See ?List Of
Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify.?
Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases this means the country
in which the applicant was born. However, there are two other ways a person may
be able to qualify. First, if a person was born in a country whose natives are ineligible
but his/her spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, such person
can claim the spouse?s country of birth provided both the applicant and spouse are
issued visas and enter the U.S. simultaneously. Second, if a person was born in
a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of his/her parentswas born there
or resided there at the time of his/her birth, such person may claim nativity in
one of the parents? country of birth if it is a country whose natives qualify for
the DV-2007 program.
Applicant must meet either the education or training requirement of the DV program.
Education or Training: An applicant must have EITHER 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.
The U.S. Department of Labor?s O*Net OnLine database will be used to determine qualifying
work experience.
If the applicant cannot meet these requirements, he or she should NOT submit an entry
to the DV program.
The term "country" in this notice includes countries, economies and other jurisdictions
explicitly listed under ?List of Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify.?
The Department of State will only accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa
Entry Forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration
period beginning at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on October 5, 200 5 and ending at 12:00
pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005.
All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for the
applicant is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. Applicants may prepare
and submit their own entries, or have someone submit the entry for them.
Successfully registered entries will result in the display of a confirmation screen
containing the applicant's name, date of birth, country of chargeability, and a
date/time stamp. The applicant may print this confirmation screen for his/her records
using the print function of their web browser.
Paper entries will not be accepted.
The entry will be disqualified if all required photos are not submitted. Recent
photographs of the applicant and his/her spouse and each child under 21 years of
age, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren
(except a child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident), even
if a child no longer resides with the applicant or is not intended to immigrate
under the DV program, must be submitted electronically with the Electronic Diversity
Visa Entry Form. Group or family photos will not be accepted; there must be a separate
photo for each family member.
A digital photo (image) of each applicant, his/her spouse, and children must be
submitted on-line with the EDV Entry Form. The image file can be produced either
by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital
scanner.
Entries are subject to disqualification in which the photographs have been determined
not to be recent, or which contain photographs that have been manipulated or that
fail to meet the specifications explained below.
Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photo (Image)
The image file must adhere to the following compositional specifications and technical
specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways:
Taking a new digital image.
Using a digital scanner to scan a submitted photograph.
Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform
to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
Head Position
Person being photographed must directly face the camera.
Head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
Head of the person should cover about 50% of the area of the photo.
Background
Person being photographed should be in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable.
Focus
Photo must be in focus.
Decorative Items
Photos in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items
that detract from the face will not be accepted.
Head Coverings and Hats
Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable due to religious
beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant.
Photos of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in
nature will not be accepted.
Photos of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.
Technical Specifications: The submitted digital photograph must conform
to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the EDV
Entry Form and notify the sender.
Taking a New Digital Image. If a new digital image is taken, it must meet
the following specifications:
Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
format.
Image File Size: The maximum image file size will be sixty-two thousand five hundred
(62,500) bytes.
Image Resolution: There are two acceptable new digital image resolutions:
320 pixels high by 240 pixels wide.
240 pixels high by 320 pixels wide.
Image Color Depth: 24-bit color or 8-bit color or 8-bit grayscale. [Note: Monochrome
images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.]
Scanning a Submitted Photograph. Before a photographic print is scanned,
it must meet the following specifications:
Print Size: 2 inches by 2 inches (50mm x 50mm) square.
Print Color: The image must be either in color or grayscale.
The photographic print must also meet the Compositional Specifications. If the photographic
print meets the Print Size, Print Color, and Compositional Specifications, scan
the print using the following scanner specifications.
Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a resolution of 150 dots per inch (dpi).
Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
format.
Image File Size: The maximum image file size will be sixty-two thousand five hundred
(62,500) bytes.
Image Resolution: 300 by 300 pixels.
Image Color Depth: 24-bit color or 8-bit color or 8-bit grayscale. [Note: Monochrome
images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.]
THE ENTRY
There is only one way to enter the DV-2007 lottery. Applicants must submit an Electronic
Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry Form), which is accessible only at www.dvlottery.state.gov.
Failure to complete the form in its entirety and with correct information will disqualify
the applicant?s entry. Applicants will be asked to submit the following information
on the EDV Entry Form.
FULL NAME - Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
DATE OF BIRTH - Day, Month, Year
GENDER - Male or Female
CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH
COUNTRY OF BIRTH - The name of the country should be that which is currently
in use for the place where the applicant was born.
APPLICANT PHOTOGRAPH - See page 2 for information on photo specifications.
MAILING ADDRESS - Address, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal
Code/Zip Code, Country
PHONE NUMBER (optional)
E-MAIL ADDRESS (optional)
COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY IF THE APPLICANT'S NATIVE COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY
OF BIRTH - If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his/her
place of birth, this information must be indicated on the entry.
MARITAL STATUS - Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Legally Separated
NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE UNMARRIED AND UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE ? Except
children that are either U.S. legal permanent residents or American citizens.
SPOUSE INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country
of Birth, Photograph
CHILDREN INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country
of Birth, Photograph
NOTE: Entries must include the name, date and place of birth of the applicant?s
spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren,
who are unmarried and under the age of 21 at the time of entry (except children
who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents), even if you are no
longer legally married to the child?s parent, and even if the spouse or child does
not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married
children and children 21 years or older will not qualify for the diversity visa.
Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa.
(See question 11 on the list of Frequently Asked Questions.)
SELECTION OF APPLICANTS
Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified entries.
Those selected will be notified by mail between May and July 2006 and will be
provided further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration
to the U.S. Persons not selected will NOT receive any notification. U.S.
embassies and consulates will not be able to provide a list of successful applicants.
Spouses and unmarried children under age 21 of successful applicants may also apply
for visas to accompany or follow to join the principal applicant. DV-2007 visas
will be issued between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007.
In order to actually receive a visa, applicants selected in the random drawing must
meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law. Processing of entries
and issuance of diversity visas to successful applicants and their eligible family
members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2007. Under no circumstances can
diversity visas be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family
members obtain diversity visas to follow to join the applicant in the U.S. after
this date.
Important Notice
No fee is charged to enter the annual DV program The U.S. Government employs
no outside consultants or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries
or others who offer assistance to prepare DV casework for applicants do so without
the authority or consent of the U.S. Government. Use of any outside intermediary
or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the applicant's discretion.
A qualified entry submitted electronically directly by an applicant has an equal
chance of being selected by the computer at the Kentucky Consular Center, as does
an entry submitted electronically through a paid intermediary who completes the
entry for the applicant.Every entry received during the lottery registration period
will have an equal random chance of being selected within its region. However, receipt
of more than one entry per person will disqualify the person from registration,
regardless of the source of the entry.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DV REGISTRATION
1. WHAT DOES THE TERM "NATIVE" MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO
WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY?
"Native" ordinarily means someone born in a particular country, regardless of the
individual's current country of residence or nationality. But for immigration purposes
?native? can also mean someone who is entitled to be ?charged? to a country other
than the one in which he/she was born under the provisions of Section 202(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act.
For example, if a principal applicant was born in a country that is not eligible
for this year?s DV program, he/she may claim ?chargeability? to the country where
his/her derivative spouse was born, but he/she will not be issued a DV-1 unless
the spouse is also eligible for and issued a DV-2, and both must enter the U.S.
together on the DVs. In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be ?charged?
to a parent?s country of birth.
Finally, any applicant born in a country ineligible for this year?s DV program can
be ?charged? to the country of birth of either parent as long as neither parent
was a resident of the ineligible country at the time of the applicant?s birth. In
general, people are not considered residents of a country in which they were not
born or legally naturalized if they are only visiting the country temporarily or
stationed in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a company
or government.
An applicant who claims alternate chargeability must indicate such information on
the application for registration. Please be aware that listing an incorrect country
of eligibility (i.e. one to which the entrant cannot establish a valid claim) may
disqualify the entry. .
2. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THIS
DIVERSITY VISA REGISTRATION?
All DV-2007 lottery entries must be submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov
between Wednesday, October 5, 2005 and Sunday, December 4, 2005. No paper entries
will be accepted.
The Department of State implemented an electronic registration system for the lottery
in order to make the Diversity Visa process more efficient and secure. The Department
utilizes special technology and other means to identify applicants who commit fraud
for the purposes of illegal immigration or who submit multiple entries.
The DV-2007 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program registration period will run from noon
Eastern Standard Time October 5, 2005 through noon Eastern Standard Time December
4, 2005.
3.ARE PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER, OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT?
Recent and individual photos of the applicant, his/her spouse and all children under
21 years of age are required. Family or group photos are not accepted. Check the
information on the photo requirements on page 2 of this bulletin.
4.WHY DO NATIVES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DIVERSITY PROGRAM?
Diversity visas are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from
countries other than the countries, which send large numbers of immigrants to the
U.S. The law states that no diversity visas shall be provided for natives of "high
admission" countries. The law defines this to mean countries from which a total
of 50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated
to the United States during the previous five years. Each year, the U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (USCIS) adds the family and employment immigrant admission
figures for the previous five years in order to identify the countries whose natives
must be excluded from the annual diversity lottery. Because there is a separate
determination made before each annual DV entry period, the list of countries whose
natives do not qualify may change from one year to the next.
5.WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2007?
By law, the U.S. diversity immigration program makes available a maximum of 55,000
permanent residence visas each year to eligible persons. However, the Nicaraguan
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November
1997 stipulates that beginning as early as DV-99, and for as long as necessary,
5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas will be made available for
use under the NACARA program. The actual reduction of the limit to 50,000 began
with DV-2000 and remains in effect for the DV-2007 program.
6. WHATARE THE REGIONAL DIVERSITYVISA (DV) LIMITS FOR DV-2007?
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determines the DV regional
limits for each year according to a formula specified in Section 203(c) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (INA). Once the USCIS has completed the calculations, the regional
visa limits will be announced.
7. WHEN WILL ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2007 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?
The DV-2007 entry period will begin on noon EST Wednesday, October 5, 2005 and will
end at noon EST Sunday, December 4, 2005. Each year millions apply for the program
during the registration period. The massive volume of entries creates an enormous
amount of work in selecting and processing successful applicants. Holding the entry
period during October through December will ensure successful applicants are notified
in a timely manner, and gives both them and our embassies and consulates time to
prepare and complete entries for visa issuance. Applicants are strongly encouraged
to enter early in the registration period. Excessive demand at end of the registration
period may slow the system down. No entries whatsoever will be accepted after noon
EST Sunday, December 4, 2005.
8.MAY PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE U.S. APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?
Yes, an applicant may be in the U.S. or in another country, and the entry may be
submitted from the U.S. or from abroad.
9.IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?
Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration
period; applicants for whom more than one entry is submitted will be disqualified.
The Department of State will employ sophisticated technology and other means to
identify individuals that submit multiple entries during the registration period.
Applicants submitting more than one entry will be disqualified and an electronic
record will be permanently maintained by the Department of State. Applicants may
apply for the program each year during the regular registration period.
10.MAY A HUSBAND AND A WIFE EACH SUBMIT A SEPARATE ENTRY?
Yes, a husband and a wife may each submit one entry if each meets the eligibility
requirements. If either were selected, the other would be entitled to derivative
status.
11. WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY DV ENTRY?
On your entry you must list your spouse, that is husband or wife, and all
unmarried children under 21 years of age at the time the entry is submitted, with
the exception of children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents.
You must list your spouse even if you are currently separated from him/her, unless
you are legally separated (i.e. there is a written agreement recognized by a court
or a court order.) If you are legally separated or divorced, you do not need to
list your former spouse. You must list ALL your children who are unmarried and under
21 years of age, whether they are your natural children, your spouse?s children,
or children you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country,
unless such child is already a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. List all
children under 21 years of age even if they no longer reside with you or you do
not intend for them to immigrate under the DV program.
The fact that you have listed family members on your entry does not mean that they
later must travel with you. They may choose to remain behind. However, if you include
an eligible dependent on your visa application forms that you failed to include
on your original entry, your case will be disqualified. (This only applies to persons
who were dependents at the time the original application was submitted, not those
acquired at a later date.) Your spouse may still submit a separate entry, even though
he or she is listed on your entry, as long as both entries include details on all
dependents in your family. See question 10 above.
12. MUST EACH APPLICANT SUBMIT HIS/HER OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON BEHALF OF
AN APPLICANT?
Applicants may prepare and submit their own entries, or have someone submit the
entry for them. Regardless of whether the applicant submits an entry directly, or
with the assistance provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc ., only one entry
may be submitted in the name of each person. If the entry is selected, the notification
letter will be sent only to the mailing address provided on the entry.
13. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?
The law and regulations require that every applicant must have at least a high school
education or its equivalent or, within the past five years, have two years of work
experience in an occupation requiring at least two years training or experience.
A "high school education or equivalent" is defined as successful completion of a
twelve-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or
successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary
education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Documentary
proof of education or work experience should not be submitted with the lottery entry,
but must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview.
To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the Department
of Labor?s O*Net OnLine database will be used.
14. HOW WILL SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS BE SELECTED?
All entries received from each region will be individually numbered by computer.
After the end of the registration period, a computer will randomly select entries
from among all the entries received for each geographic region. Within each region,
the first entry randomly selected will be the first case registered, the second
entry selected the second registration, etc. All entries received during the registration
period will have an equal chance of being selected within each region. When an entry
has been selected, the applicant will be sent a notification letter by the Kentucky
Consular Center, which will provide visa application instructions. The Kentucky
Consular Center will continue to process the case until those who are selected are
instructed to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. consular office, or until those
able to do so apply at a USCIS office in the United States for change of status.
15. MAY WINNING APPLICANTS ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?
Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to adjust status under the terms of Section
245 of the INA, selected applicants who are physically present in the United States
may apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for adjustment
of status to permanent resident. Applicants must ensure that USCIS can complete action
on their cases, including processing of any overseas derivatives, before September
30, 2007, since on that date registrations for the DV-2007 program expire. No visa
numbers for the DV-2007 program will be available after midnight on September 30,
2007 under any circumstances.
16. WILL APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?
No, applicants who are not selected will receive no response to their entry. Only
those who are selected will be informed. All notification letters are sent within
about five to seven months from the end of the application period to the address
indicated on the entry. Since there is no notification provided to those not selected,
anyone who does not receive a letter about five to seven months from the end of
the registration period should assume that his/her application has not been selected.
17. HOW MANY APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED?
There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2007, but more than that number of individuals
will be selected. Because it is likely that some of the first 50,000 persons who
are selected will not qualify for visas or pursue their cases to visa issuance,
more than 50,000 entries will be selected by the Kentucky Consular Center to ensure
that all of the available DV visas are issued. However, this also means that there
will not be a sufficient number of visas for all those who are initially selected.
All applicants who are selected will be informed promptly of their place on the
list. Interviews with those selected will begin in early October 2006. The Kentucky
Consular Center will send appointment letters to selected applicants four to six
weeks before the scheduled interviews with U.S. consular officers at overseas posts.
Each month visas will be issued, visa number availability permitting, to those applicants
who are ready for issuance during that month. Once all of the 50,000 DV visas have
been issued, the program for the year will end. In principle, visa numbers could
be finished before September 2007. Selected applicants who wish to receive visas
must be prepared to act promptly on their cases. Random selection by the Kentucky
Consular Center computer does not automatically guarantee that you will receive
a visa.
18. IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE DV PROGRAM?
There is no minimum age to apply for the program, but the requirement of a high
school education or work experience for each principal applicant at the time of
application will effectively disqualify most persons who are under age 18.
19. ARE THERE ANY FEES FOR THE DV PROGRAM?
There is no fee for submitting an entry.
A special DV case processing fee will be payable later by persons whose entries
are actually selected and processed at a U.S. consular section for this year?s program.
DV applicants, like other immigrant visa applicants, must also pay the regular visa
fees at the time of visa application. Details of required fees will be included
with the instructions sent by the Kentucky Consular Center to applicants who are
selected.
20. ARE DV APPLICANTS SPECIALLY ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER OF ANY OF THE GROUNDS
OF VISA INELIGIBILITY?
No. Applicants are subject to all grounds of ineligibility for immigrant visas specified
in the Immigration and Nationality Act. There are no special provisions for the
waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility other than those ordinarily provided
in the Act.
21. MAY PERSONS WHO ARE ALREADY REGISTERED FOR AN IMMIGRANT VISA
IN ANOTHER CATEGORY APPLY FOR THE DV PROGRAM?
Yes, such persons may apply for the DV program.
22. HOW LONG DO APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO APPLY
FOR VISAS IN THE DV CATEGORY?
Persons selected in the DV-2007 lottery are entitled to apply for visa issuance
only during fiscal year 2007, i.e., from October 2006 through September 2007. Applicants
must obtain the DV visa or adjust status by the end of the Fiscal Year (September
30, 2007). There is no carry-over of DV benefits into the next year for
persons who are selected but who do not obtain visas during FY-2007. Also, spouses
and children who derive status from a DV-2007 registration can only obtain visas
in the DV category between October 2006 and September 2007. Applicants who apply
overseas will receive an appointment letter from the Kentucky Consular Center four
to six weeks before the scheduled appointment.
23. WHEN WILL E-DV ONLINE BE AVAILABLE?
Online entry will become available at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on October 5, 2005 and
will end at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005.
24. WILL I BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THE E-DV ENTRY FORM TO A MICROSOFT WORD PROGRAM
(OR OTHER SUITABLE PROGRAM) AND THEN FILL IT OUT?
No, you will not be able to save the form into another program for completion and
submission later. The E-DV Entry Form is a Web form only. This makes it more "universal"
than a proprietary word processor format. Additionally, it does require that the
information be filled in and submitted while on-line.
25. IF I DON?T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, CAN I SEND PHOTOS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE
U.S. TO SCAN THE PHOTOS, SAVE THE PHOTOS TO A DISKETTE, AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE
BACK TO ME TO APPLY?
Yes, this can be done as long as the photo meets the photo requirements in the instructions,
and the photo is electronically submitted with, and at the same time the E-DV online
entry is submitted. The applicant must already have the scanned photo file when
they submit the entry on-line. The photo cannot be submitted separate from the online
application. Only one on-line entry by or for each person can be submitted. Multiple
submissions will disqualify the entry for that person for DV-2007. The entire entry
(photo and application together) can be submitted electronically from the United
States.
26. CAN I SAVE THE FORM ON-LINE SO THAT I CAN FILL OUT PART AND THEN COME BACK LATER
AND COMPLETE THE REMAINDER?
No, this cannot be done. The E-DV Entry Form is designed to be completed and submitted
at one time. However, because the form is in two parts, and because of possible
network interruptions and delays, the E-DV system is designed to handle up to sixty
(60) minutes between downloading of the form and when the entry is received at the
E-DV web site after being submitted online. If more than sixty minutes elapses,
and the entry has not been electronically received, the information received so
far is discarded. This is done so that there is no possibility that a full entry
could accidentally be interpreted as a duplicate of a previous partial entry. For
example, suppose an applicant with a wife and child sends a filled in E-DV Entry
Form Part One and then receives Form Part Two, but there is a delay before sending
Part Two because of trouble finding the file that holds the child?s photograph.
If the filled in Form Part Two is sent by the applicant and received by the E-DV
website within sixty (60) minutes then there is no problem, but if the Form Part
Two is received after sixty (60) minutes has elapsed then the applicant will be
informed that they need to start over for the entire entry. The DV-2007 instructions
explain clearly and completely what information needs to be gathered to fill in
the form. This way you can be fully prepared, making sure you have all of the information
needed, before you start to complete the form on-line.
27. IF THE SUBMITTED DIGITAL IMAGES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE SPECIFICATIONS, THE PROCEDURES
STATE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY REJECT THE E-DV ENTRY FORM AND NOTIFY THE
SENDER. DOES THIS MEAN I WILL BE ABLE RE-SUBMIT MY ENTRY?
Yes, the entry can be resubmitted. Since the entry was automatically rejected it
was not actually considered as submitted to the E-DV website. It does not count
as a submitted E-DV entry, and no confirmation notice of receipt is sent. If there
are problems with the digital photograph sent because it does not conform to the
requirements, it is automatically rejected by the E-DV website. However, the amount
of time it takes the rejection message to reach the sender is unpredictable due
to the nature of the Internet. If the problems can be fixed by the applicant, and
the Form Part One or Two re-sent within sixty (60) minutes then there is no problem.
Otherwise the submission process will have to be started over. An applicant can
try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application
is received and the confirmation notice sent.
28. WILL THE ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATION NOTICE THAT THE COMPLETED E-DV ENTRY FORM HAS
BEEN RECEIVED THROUGH THE ONLINE SYSTEM BE SENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMISSION?
The response from the E-DV website which contains confirmation of the receipt of
an acceptable E-DV Entry Form is sent by the E-DV website immediately, but how long
it takes the response to reach the sender is unpredictable due to the nature of
the Internet. If many minutes have elapsed since pressing the ?Submit? button there
is no harm in pressing the ?Submit? button a second time. The E-DV system will not
be confused by a situation where the ?Submit? button is hit a second time because
no confirmation response has been received. An applicant can try to submit an application
as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation
notice sent.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
The lists below show the countries whose natives are QUALIFIED within each geographic
region for this 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-2007 program were identified by
the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) 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 after the respective regional lists.
AFRICA
Algeria
Libya
Angola
Madagascar
Benin
Malawi
Botswana
Mali
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Burundi
Mauritius
Cameroon
Morocco
Cape Verde
Mozambique
Central African Republic
Namibia
Chad
Niger
Comoros
Nigeria
Congo
Rwanda
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Sao Tome and Principe
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Senegal
Djibouti
Seychelles
Egypt
Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea
Somalia
Eritrea
South Africa
Ethiopia
Sudan
Gabon
Swaziland
Gambia, The
Tanzania
Ghana
Togo
Guinea
Tunisia
Guinea-Bissau
Uganda
Kenya
Zambia
Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Liberia
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
ASIA
Afghanistan
Lebanon
Bahrain
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Maldives
Bhutan
Mongolia
Brunei
Nepal
Burma
North Korea
Cambodia
Oman
East Timor
Qatar
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Singapore
Iran
Sri Lanka
Iraq
Syria
Israel
Taiwan
Japan
Thailand
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Yemen
Laos
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.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
EUROPE
Albania
Lithuania
Andorra
Luxembourg
Armenia
Macau Special Administrative Region
Austria
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic
Azerbaijan
Malta
Belarus
Moldova
Belgium
Monaco
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Netherlands (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Bulgaria
Northern Ireland
Croatia
Norway
Cyprus
Poland
Czech Republic
Portugal (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Denmark (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Romania
Estonia
San Marino
Finland
Serbia and Montenegro
France (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Slovakia
Georgia
Slovenia
Germany
Spain
Greece
Sweden
Hungary
Switzerland
Iceland
Tajikistan
Ireland
Turkey
Italy
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Latvia
Vatican City
Liechtenstein
Natives of the following European countries do not qualify for this year's
diversity program: Great Britain, Poland 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.
LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY
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)
Palau
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Kiribati
Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands
Tonga
Micronesia, Federated States of
Tuvalu
Nauru
Vanuatu
New Zealand (including components and dependent areas overseas)
Samoa
SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda
Guyana
Argentina
Honduras
Barbados
Nicaragua
Belize
Panama
Bolivia
Paraguay
Brazil
Peru
Chile
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Costa Rica
Saint Lucia
Cuba
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominica
Suriname
Ecuador
Trinidad and Tobago
Grenada
Uruguay
Guatemala
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.
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