ImmigAttyLana
Senior Member
DV-2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Program.
Applications for the 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Program will be
accepted from October 2, 2008, to December 1, 2008. Entries for the
DV-2010 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically
between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Thursday, October
2, 2008, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday,
December 1, 2008.
Applicants may access the electronic Diversity Visa entry form (E-DV)
at Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery during the registration period. Paper
entries will NOT be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not
to 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, EST, on December 1, 2008.
For DV-2010, natives of the following countries are not eligible to
apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000
immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years:
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO,
PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, PERU, POLAND, 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.
*** For DV-2010, Russia has returned to the list of eligible countries.
*** Kosovo has also been added to the list of eligible countries.
*** No countries have been removed from the list of eligible countries
for DV-2010.
For detailed information about entry requirements, along with
frequently asked questions about the DV lottery, please see the
instructions for the DV-2010 Diversity Visa lottery on the
Department's Consular Affairs Website at
Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Applications for the 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Program will be
accepted from October 2, 2008, to December 1, 2008. Entries for the
DV-2010 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically
between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Thursday, October
2, 2008, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday,
December 1, 2008.
Applicants may access the electronic Diversity Visa entry form (E-DV)
at Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery during the registration period. Paper
entries will NOT be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not
to 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, EST, on December 1, 2008.
For DV-2010, natives of the following countries are not eligible to
apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000
immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years:
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO,
PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, PERU, POLAND, 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.
*** For DV-2010, Russia has returned to the list of eligible countries.
*** Kosovo has also been added to the list of eligible countries.
*** No countries have been removed from the list of eligible countries
for DV-2010.
For detailed information about entry requirements, along with
frequently asked questions about the DV lottery, please see the
instructions for the DV-2010 Diversity Visa lottery on the
Department's Consular Affairs Website at
Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Instructions.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.