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Try Your Luck—You
Never Know This public
notice provides information on how to apply for the Diversity
Immigrant (DV-2005) Visa Program. This notice is issued pursuant to
22 CFR 42.33(b)(3) which implements sections 201(a)(3), 201(e),
201(c) and 204(a)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended, (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153, and 1154(a)(1)(G). Instructions
for the 2005 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2005) 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.
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Requirements
For Entry Applicant must be a native of one of the listed countries. Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases this means the country in which the appliant was born. However, if a person was born in a country whose natives are ineligible but his or her spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, such person can claim the spouse’s country of birth by providing both the applicant and spouse are issued visas and enter the U.S. simultaneously. If a person was born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of his or her parents were born there or resided there at the time of birth, such person may be able to claim nativity in the country of birth of one of the parents. Applicants 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 requring 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 quallifying work experience. Applicants will also find a link to a Labor Department list of qualifying occupations at the COnsular Affairs Web site: http://www.travel.state.gov. 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-2005 All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for the appliant is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. Applicants may prepare amd submit their own entries, or have someone submit the entry for them. For the DV-2005 Program, the Department of State for the first time will only accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Forms submitted electronically at http://dvlottery.state.gov during a lengthened 60 day registration period beginning November 1, 2003. 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. Us eof any outside intermdiary or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the applicant’s discretion. |
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