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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2003 DIVERSITY
IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM
(DV-2003)
DV-2003 will make 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-2003, natives of the following countries1 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, 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.
1 The term "country" in this
notice includes countries, economies and other jurisdictions explicitly listed
in the List of Qualifying
Countries by Region.
ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2003 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY MUST BE RECEIVED
AT ONE OF THE KENTUCKY CONSULAR CENTER MAILING ADDRESSES LISTED UNDER MAILING
THE ENTRY BETWEEN NOON ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2001 AND NOON ON WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 31, 2001. Entries received before or after these dates will be
disqualified regardless of when they are postmarked. Also, entries mailed to any
address other than the Kentucky Consular Center addresses under MAILING
THE ENTRY will be disqualified.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY
- Applicant must be a native of a qualifying country.
Native of a qualifying country: In most cases this means the
country in which the applicant was born. However,
if a person was born in an ineligible country but his/her spouse was born in
an eligible country, such person can claim the spouse’s country of birth
providing both the applicant and spouse are issued visas and enter the U.S.
simultaneously. Also, if a person was born in an ineligible country, but
neither of his/her parents was born there or resided there at the
time of the birth, such person may be able to claim nativity in one of the
parents’ country of birth.
- 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 in the U.S. 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: http://www.onetcenter.org
If the applicant cannot meet these requirements, he or she should NOT
submit an entry to the DV program.
PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2003
- All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE
entry for the applicant is received, regardless of who submitted the entry.
- The entry will be disqualified if the entry is not PERSONALLY SIGNED
by the applicant with his/her usual and customary signature in
his/her native alphabet, as it would appear on his/her passport or other
official or contractual obligations. Neither an initialed signature nor
block printing of the applicant’s name will be accepted and will result in
the disqualification of the entry. If an applicant chooses to sign his/her
name in the Roman alphabet and that is not their native alphabet, he/she
must also sign in his/her native alphabet.
- The entry will be disqualified if all required photos are not
attached. Recent photographs of the applicant and his/her spouse and
each child, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted
and stepchildren, even if the children no longer reside with the applicant,
must be attached to the entry. The name and date of birth of each family
member must be printed on the back of their photo. Group or family photos
will not be accepted; there must be a separate photo for each family member.
Photos should be attached with tape and not stapled to the entry. If there
is insufficient room on the front of the entry, applicants may tape photos
to the back of the page.
If photos do not conform to the following specifications, the entry
will be disqualified:
- SIZE: 2 inches (50mm) square, with the applicant’s, spouse's, or child's
name and date of birth printed on the back.
- Applicant, spouse, or child must be directly facing the camera; the head
of the person being photographed should not be tilted up, down or to the
side, and should cover about 50% of the area of the photo.
- The photo should be taken with the person being photographed in front of a
neutral, light-colored background. Photos taken with very dark or patterned,
busy backgrounds will not be accepted.
- Photos in which the face of the person being photographed is not in focus
will not be accepted.
- Photos in which the person being photographed is wearing a hat or glasses
with dark lens or in which the face is obscured in any way will not be
accepted.
- Photos may be either color or black and white.
THE ENTRY
There is no specific format for the entry. Simply use a plain sheet of paper
and type or clearly print in the English (Roman) alphabet the following
information. Failure to provide all of this information will disqualify
the applicant’s entry.
1. FULL NAME, with the last (surname/family) name underlined
EXAMPLES: Public, Sara Jane (or) Lopez, Juan Antonio
2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Date: Day, Month, Year
EXAMPLE: 15 November 1961
Place: City/Town, District/County/Province, Country
EXAMPLE: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the
place where the applicant was born (Slovenia, rather than Yugoslavia; Kazakhstan
rather than Soviet Union, for example).
3. THE APPLICANT’S NATIVE COUNTRY IF DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY OF BIRTH
If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his/her place
of birth, this must be clearly indicated on the entry. This information must
match with what is put on the upper left corner of the entry envelope. (See MAILING
THE ENTRY.) If an applicant is claiming nativity through spouse or parent,
please indicate this on the entry. (See the REQUIREMENTS
section on for more information on this item.)
4. 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 YEARS, EVEN IF YOU ARE NO LONGER LEGALLY MARRIED TO THE
CHILD’S PARENT, AND EVEN IF THE 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.
5. FULL MAILING ADDRESS
This must be clear and complete, because any future mailings will be sent
there. A telephone number is optional, but useful.
6. PHOTOGRAPH. Attach recent photographs of the applicant, the
applicant’s spouse, and all children. Print the name and date of birth of each
family member on the back of each photograph. Failure to submit required photos
for all family members will result in disqualification. See the PROCEDURES
FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2003 section for information on photo
requirements.
7. SIGNATURE. The applicant must personally sign the entry,
using his/her usual and customary signature, as it would appear on his or her
passport or other official or contractual obligations. Failure to personally
sign the entry will disqualify the application. See PROCEDURES
FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2003 for more information on the signature
requirement.
MAILING THE ENTRY
For DV-2003, the world is divided into six regions, and each region has a
separate address. The DV entry should be mailed to the address listed below for
the applicant’s region of nativity:
Africa:
DV-2003 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
1001 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41901-1000, U.S.A.
Asia:
DV-2003 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
2002 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41902-2000, U.S.A.
Europe:
DV-2003 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
3003 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41903-3000, U.S.A.
South America/Central America/Caribbean:
DV-2003 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
4004 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41904-4000, U.S.A.
Oceania:
DV-2003 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
5005 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41905-5000, U.S.A.
North America:
DV-2003 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
6006 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41906-6000, U.S.A.
Submit the entry by regular or airmail to the address matching the region of
the applicant’s country of nativity. Entries sent by express or priority
mail, second day airmail, fax, hand, messenger, or any means requiring special
handling will not be processed.
The envelope must be between 6 and 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) long and 3 1/2 and
4 1/2 inches (9 to 11 cm) wide. Postcards or envelopes inside express or
oversized mail packets are NOT acceptable. In the upper left-hand corner of the
envelope the applicant must write his/her country of nativity (see instruction 3
above), followed by the applicant’s name and full return address. The
applicant must provide both the country of nativity and the country of the
address, even if both are the same. Failure to provide this information will
disqualify the entry.
The regions are divided as follows:
- Africa includes all countries on the African continent and adjacent
islands;
- Asia extends from Israel to the northern Pacific islands, and
includes Indonesia;
- Europe extends from Greenland to Russia, and includes all countries
of the former USSR;
- North America includes the Bahamas;
- Oceania includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and all
countries and islands of the South Pacific; South America/Central
America/Caribbean extends from Central America (Guatemala) and the
Caribbean nations to Chile.
EXAMPLE: An applicant who was born in Australia and now lives in
France may submit one entry to the appropriate address for Oceania; the
envelope should look like this:
TO SEE A SAMPLE ENVELOPE, PLEASE ACCESS OUR AUTOMATED
FAX SERVICE.
CALL 202-647-3000 FROM YOUR FAX MACHINE.
REQUEST DOCUMENT NUMBER 1550.
SELECTION OF APPLICANTS
Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified
entries. Those selected will be notified by mail between April and June 2002
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 of successful
applicants under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow to join
the principal applicant. DV-2003 visas will be issued between October 1, 2002
and September 30, 2003.
Applicants must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law in order
to be issued visas.
Processing of entries and issuance of diversity visas to successful
applicants and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September
30, 2003. 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 DV-2003 program.
The U.S. Government employs no outside consultants or private mail 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-2003 entry is entirely at the applicant's discretion.
A qualified entry received directly from an applicant has
an equal chance of being selected by the computer at the Kentucky Consular
Center as does an entry received through a paid intermediary who completes the
entry for the applicant. There is no advantage to mailing early, or
mailing from any particular place. Every entry received during the mail-in
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 that entry.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
DV-2003 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.
"Native" also means someone entitled to be "charged" to a
particular country under the provisions of Section 202(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. Applicants for DV-2003 registration may claim chargeability to
the country of birth of a spouse providing both the applicant and spouse are
issued visas and enter the U.S. simultaneously. A minor
dependent child can be charged to the country of birth of a parent; and an
applicant born in a country of which neither parent was a native or a resident
at the time of his/her birth may be charged to the country of birth of either
parent. An applicant who claims alternate chargeability must include
information to that effect on the application for registration (See
number 3 of the application information items under THE ENTRY.), and must
show the native country claimed on the upper left hand corner of the envelope in
which the registration request is mailed.
2. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION
PROCEDURES FOR THIS DIVERSITY VISA REGISTRATION?
The address for submitting DV applications has changed. Applicants must
mail their entries to one of the six Kentucky Consular Center regional addresses
listed in MAILING THE ENTRY. Entries mailed to
any other address will be disqualified. The information required on the
entry and on the envelope in which it is sent is specified in detail above. Each
entry must be personally signed by the applicant. Photographs of the
applicant and all his/her dependents are now required, and the photos must
conform to the specifications listed under THE ENTRY. Qualifying
work experience will no longer be defined by the Department of Labor’s
Dictionary of Occupational Titles, but rather by the more current information
contained in the Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database. Please
also note changes to the list of eligible DV countries.
3. ARE SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER,
OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT?
Only the principal applicant is required to personally sign the entry. Recent
and individual photos of the applicant, his/her spouse and all children are
required. Family or group photos are not accepted. Check
the information on the signature and photo requirements.
4. WHY DO 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 "high admission" countries. These countries are those 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 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) adds the family and
employment immigrant admission figures for the previous five years in order to
identify the countries that 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 that do not qualify may change from one year to
the next.
5. WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2003?
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 and Central American Relief Act (NCARA) 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 NCARA program. The actual reduction of the limit to
50,000 began with DV-2000 and remains in effect for the DV-2003 program.
6. WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DIVERSITY VISA (DV) LIMITS FOR
DV-2003?
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) 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 INS has completed the
calculations, the DV-2003 regional visa limits will be announced.
7. WHEN ARE ENTRIES FOR THE DV PROGRAM ACCEPTED EACH YEAR?
The month-long DV entry period begins each fall at noon on the first
Monday in October and lasts for 30 days. Each year millions apply for the
program during the mail-in registration period. The massive volume of entries
creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful
applicants. Holding the entry period in the fall will ensure successful
applicants are notified in a more timely manner, and give both them and our
embassies and consulates overseas more time to prepare and complete the entries
for visa issuance.
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 mailed from the U.S. or from abroad.
9. IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THIS DV-2003
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. Applicants may be disqualified at time
of selection as a winner, or at the time of the visa interview or at any time
during the process if more than one entry is detected. However, applicants may
apply for the program each year during the regular one-month 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 either is selected,
the other would be entitled to derivative status. Note: Husbands and wives
may not sign for each other. Each applicant must sign his or her own
entry.
11. WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY ENTRY FOR DV-2003?
On your entry you must list your spouse, that is husband or wife, and
all unmarried children under 21 years of age. You must list your spouse even
if you are currently separated from him/her. However, if you are legally
divorced, you do not need to list your former spouse. For customary marriages,
the important date is the date of the original marriage ceremony, not the
date on which the marriage is registered. You must list ALL your children who
are unmarried and under the age of 21 years, whether they are your natural
children, your spouse’s children by a previous marriage, or children you have
formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country. List all
children even if they no longer reside with you.
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 whom 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 an entry is submitted by the applicant
directly, or assistance is provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc., only
one entry may be submitted in the name of each person. The applicant's original
signature is required on the entry, regardless whether it is prepared and
submitted by the applicant or by someone else. If the applicant does not
personally sign the entry with his or her usual and customary signature, the
entry will be disqualified. 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.
14. HOW WILL WINNERS BE SELECTED?
At the Kentucky Consular Center, all mail received at each of the six
geographic regional addresses will be individually numbered. After the
end of the application period, a computer will randomly select entries from
among all the mail received for each geographic region. Within each region, the
first letter randomly selected will be the first case registered, the second
letter selected the second registration, etc. It makes no difference whether an
entry is received early or late in the application period; all entries received
during the mail-in 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 an
INS office in the United States for change of status.
15. MAY WINNING APPLICANTS ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH THE INS?
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 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for
adjustment of status to permanent resident. Applicants must ensure that INS
can COMPLETE ACTION on their cases, including processing of any overseas
derivatives, before September 30, 2003, since on that date
registrations for the DV-2003 program expire. No visa numbers for the DV-2003
program will be available after midnight on September 30, 2003 under any
circumstances.
16. WILL APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT ELECTED 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 nine months of the end of the application period to the address
indicated on the entry. Anyone who does NOT receive a letter will know that
his/her application has not been selected.
17. HOW MANY APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED?
There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2003, 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 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-2003 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
2003. The Kentucky Consular Center will send appointment letters to selected
applicants 30-60 days 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-2003 visas have been issued, the program
for the year will end. In principle, visa numbers could be finished before
September 2003. 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-2003
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. WILL THERE BE ANY SPECIAL FEE FOR DV-2003 CASE PROCESSING?
There is no fee for submitting an entry, and no fee should be
included with the entry sent to the mailing addresses indicated above. 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 DV-2003 visas.
DV-2003 applicants, like other immigrant visa applicants, must also pay the
regular visa fees at the time of visa issuance. Details of required fees will be
included with the instructions sent by the Kentucky Consular Center to
applicants who are selected.
20. ARE DV-2003 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-2003 PROGRAM?
Yes, such persons may apply for the DV-2003 program.
22. HOW LONG DO APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO
APPLY FOR VISAS IN THE DV-2002 CATEGORY?
Persons selected in the DV-2003 lottery are entitled to apply for visa
issuance only during fiscal year 2003, i.e., from October 2002 through
September 2003. Applicants must obtain the DV visa or adjust status by the
end of the Fiscal Year (September 30, 2003). 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-2003. Also, spouses and children who derive status from a
DV-2003 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category between October
2002 and September 2003. Applicants who apply overseas will receive an
appointment letter from the Kentucky Consular Center 30-60 days before the
scheduled appointment.
LIST OF QUALIFYING COUNTRIES BY REGION
The lists below show the countries 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 that do not qualify for the DV-2003 program were identified by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service 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
that 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
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
ISRAEL
JAPAN
JORDAN
KUWAIT
LAOS
LEBANON
MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MONGOLIA
NEPAL
NORTH KOREA
OMAN
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SINGAPORE
SRI LANKA
SYRIA
TAIWAN
THAILAND
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
YEMEN
(Asia countries that 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., MACAU S.A.R. and TAIWAN do qualify and
are listed above.
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
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF
MALTA
MOLDOVA
MONACO
NETHERLANDS (including components and dependent areas overseas)
NORTHERN IRELAND
NORWAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SAN MARINO
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TAJIKISTAN
TURKEY
TURKMENISTAN
UKRAINE
UZBEKISTAN
VATICAN CITY
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
(European countries not qualified for this year's diversity program:
GREAT BRITAIN. 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
BAHAMAS, THE
(In North America, CANADA does 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 and dependent 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 that do not qualify for this year's
diversity program: COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, HAITI, JAMAICA,
and MEXICO.)
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