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DV Lottery Requirements (DV Lottery 2019)
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The annual DV Lottery makes visas available to
people who meet the obligatory eligibility
requirements, in addition to the Esta. The DV
Lottery is a random, computer-generated lottery
drawing of all the applicants. A large number of
visas goes to regions with lower rates of
immigration. Nationals of countries who has sent
50,000 immigrants to the United States over the
period of the past five years, are not eligible.
Each single region may receive only up to 7 of
the available DVs. Applicants of the DV Lottery,
also known as the Green card Lottery, need to
follow certain DV Lottery requirements. For
example, to enter the DV lottery, you must be a
native of one of the DV Lottery countries listed
in the Green Card Application Guide.
Eligibility Requirements for DV Lottery 2019 To
enter the DV Lottery 2019, you must meet either
the education or work experience requirement. In
addition, it is possible to enter the DV Lottery
if your spouses country is eligible, or you may
claim nativity in one of your parents countries
of birth. More detailed information about these
requirements can be found in the Green Card
Information Guide. Native of a qualifying
country You must be a foreign citizen from a
country with a low immigration rate to the United
States to be eligible for the DV Lottery. Each
year's list of excluded countries could change.
You might still qualify to enter even if you were
born in an excluded country if your spouse or
parents were born in an eligible country. If
claiming your spouse was born in an eligible
country, you and your spouse must be on the
application together, your spouse must be
eligible for a diversity visa green card, and you
both must enter the United States together. If
claiming your parents were born in an eligible
country, neither parent could have been a
resident of your birth country at the time of
your birth. If your parents were only living in
your birth country temporarily but were residents
of an eligible country for the lottery, you can
be "charged" to your parents' country.
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