Want to go to the US?
The 2007 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery program allows randomly
selected applicants to migrate to the United States on an expedited
basis, provided they meet all the criteria. Individuals wishing to
participate in the visa lottery are urged to apply early to avoid delays.
The registration period for this popular lottery conducted electronically
will close on December 4. and paper entries will not be accepted.
The State Department has established a website for the submission of
entries, which can be accessed at: www.dvlottcrv.state.gov
Successfully registered entries will result in the display of a
confirmation screen containing the applicant's name, date of birth,
country the applicant enters the lottery from and a date and time
stamp. This confirmation screen can be printed as proof of
registration in the lottery.
People selected for an interview will be notified in April, May, 2006. If
they qualify, they will then have a one-year window in which they may
immigrate to the US. 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 as does an entry submitted electronically through a paid
intermediary. 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, the embassy release said.
