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DV-2002 LOTTERY REGISTRATION Additional Notes to Assist in Completing Your Application The following information is to assist persons in filing their applications for the DV-2002 Visa Lottery. This is a brief summary only. For the official rules and regulations, please refer to the State Department Notice of Registration. When Can I Apply? Entries for the DV-2002 mail-in period must be received at the Kentucky Consular Center mailing address between noon (Eastern Time) on Monday, October 2, 2000 and noon (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, November 1, 2000. Entries received before or after these dates will be disqualified regardless of when they are postmarked. Entries sent to any address other than the Kentucky Consular Center address will also be disqualified. What Qualifications Are Needed to Enter the Lottery? To enter, an applicant must be able to claim nativity in an eligible country, and must meet either the education or training requirement of the DV program. Nativity in most cases is determined by the applicant's place of birth. However, if a person was born in an ineligible country but his or her spouse was born in an eligible country, such person can claim the spouse's country of birth rather than his or her own provided 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 or 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. What If I Claim Nativity in a Country Other Than My Place of Birth? If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his or 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. If an applicant is claiming nativity through a spouse or parent, this must be indicated on the entry. What is the Education or Training Requirement? To enter, 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. U.S. Department of Labor definitions will apply. What Are the Procedures for Submitting an Entry? Only one entry may be submitted by or for each applicant during the registration period. The applicant must personally sign the entry with his or her usual and customary signature, preferably in his or her native alphabet. The entry will be disqualified if the applicant: 1) Submits more than one entry, 2) Does not personally sign the entry with his or her usual and customary signature, 3) Does not attach a recent photograph with his or her name printed on the back. How Do I Complete the
Entry Form? For our viewer's convenience,
we have attached a sample DV-2002 Application Form. Click here for a copy
you can download and use. The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where the applicant was born. If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his or 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. If an applicant is claiming nativity through a spouse or parent, this must be indicated on the entry. Where Do I Mail the Application? The mailing address for all entries is the same, except for the Zip (Postal) Code: DV-2002 Program, Kentucky Consular Center, Lexington, KY (Zip Code)--(see below), U.S.A. How Do I Submit the Application? Submit the entry by regular or air-mail to the above address using the ZIP CODE for the region of the applicant's country of nativity. Entries sent by express or priority mail, fax, hand, messenger, or any means requiring receipts or special handling will not be processed. What Type of Photograph Do I Attach? Attach a recent, preferably less than 6 months old, photograph of the applicant, 1.5 inches (37 mm) square in size, with the applicant's name printed on the back. The photograph (not a photocopy) should be attached to the entry with clear tape--do not use staples or paperclips, which can jam the mail processing equipment. How Do I Sign the Application? The applicant must personally sign the entry, using his or her usual and customary signature. Failure to personally sign the entry will disqualify the applicant. What Type of Envelope Do I Use? 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 are not acceptable, nor are envelopes inside express or oversized mail packets. How Do I Address the Envelope? In the upper left hand corner of the envelope the applicant must write his or her country of nativity, 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 mailing address for all entries is the same except for the Zip (Postal) Code. What Are the Zip (Postal) Codes for the Different Countries? For natives of countries in AFRICA, the Zip (Postal) Code is: 41901 These countries include: 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 & PRINCIPE, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, TOGO, TUNISIA, UGANDA, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE For natives of countries in ASIA, the Zip (Postal) Code is: 41902 These countries include: AFGHANISTAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, BRUNEI, BURMA, CHINA-TAIWAN BORN ONLY, CAMBODIA, HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LAOS, LEBANON, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MONGOLIA, NEPAL, NORTH KOREA, OMAN, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, SYRIA, THAILAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, YEMEN For natives of countries in EUROPE, the Zip (Postal) Code is: 41903 These countries include: ALBANIA, ANDORRA, ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA & 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, MONTENEGRO, NETHERLANDS (including components and dependent areas overseas), NORTHERN IRELAND, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAN MARINO, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAJIKISTAN, TURKEY, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, UZBEKISTAN, VATICAN CITY For natives of countries in SOUTH AMERICA / CENTRAL AMERICA / CARIBBEAN, the Zip (Postal) Code is: 41904 These countries include: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARGENTINA, BARBADOS, BELIZE, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COSTA RICA, CUBA, DOMINICA, ECUADOR, GRENADA, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, SAINT KITTS & NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, SURINAME, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA For natives of countries in OCEANIA, the Zip (Postal) Code is: 41905 These countries include: 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, WESTERN SAMOA For natives of countries in NORTH AMERICA, the Zip (Postal) Code is: 41906 These countries include: THE BAHAMAS Natives of Which Countries Are NOT Eligible for This Year's Lottery? CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born and Macau), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, VIETNAM What About Other Eligibility Requirements? Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements under the U.S. law in order to be issued visas. These generally relate to criminal grounds of exclusion. If I Am Selected for the Lottery, When Do I Process My Application? Processing of applications and issuance of diversity visas to successful applicants and their eligible family members MUST occur by September 30, 2002. Under no circumstances can Diversity Visas be issued or adjustments approved after this date. Family members may not obtain diversity visas to follow to join the applicant in the U.S. after this date. What is the Fee to Apply for the Lottery? There is no initial fee, other than postage, required to enter the DV-2002 program. How Are Winners Selected? Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified entries. How Will Winners Be Notified? Only successful entrants will be notified. They will be notified by mail between May through July of 2001 at the address listed on their entry. Winners will also be sent instructions on how to apply for an immigrant visa, including information on the fee for immigrant visas and a separate visa lottery surcharge. Successful entrants must complete the immigrant visa application process and meet all eligibility requirements under U.S. law to be issued a visa. Persons not selected will NOT be notified. If I Am Selected in the Lottery Will I Be Guaranteed to Receive a Visa? Being selected as a winner in the DV Lottery does not automatically guarantee being issued a visa even if the applicant is qualified, because the number of entries selected and registered is greater than the number of immigrant visas available. Those selected will, therefore, need to complete and file their immigrant visa applications quickly. Once all the diversity visas have been issued or on September 30, 2002, whichever is sooner, the DV Program for Fiscal Year 2002 will end. Copyright (C) 2000 ImmigrationLinks.com, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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