Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
Every year commencing around October 1 the U.S. Department of State allows foreign nationals from designated countries to apply under the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program. This blog post will be updated annually with the most current information. Under Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), U.S. law provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants,” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. A limited number of visas are available each fiscal year. The DVs are distributed among six geographic regions and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.
For a list of countries/areas by region whose natives are eligible for DV-2016 and DV-2015, please refer to the DV Instructions provided below for the current application period.
The entry submission period for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program’s 2016 selection (DV-2016) is from 12:00PM EDT (GMT -4) on October 1, 2014 to 12:00PM EDT (GMT -4) on November 3, 2014. Please visit this site to start your application:
https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
DV-2016 Program Instructions
Select the English version of the DV-2016 Program Instructions in PDF format for your convenience and required use. The English language version of the DV-2016 Program Instructions is the only official version. Unofficial translations in additional languages are available below. Check back later for additional translations.
Translations (All translations are in .pdf format)
| Albanian | Armenian | Bulgarian | Farsi | French |
| Italian | Japanese | Latvian | Nepali | Polish |
| Romanian | Russian | Spanish | Thai | Turkish |
| Ukrainian | Uzbek |
Note: If you do not see instructions in your native language, please see the U.S. Embassy or Consulate website to find out whether your country may have additional Diversity Visa information.
If you would for our law firm to assist you with your Diversity Visa application for you and/or your family, please contact us for more information. Additionally, while there is no cost charged by the U.S. Department of State to register for the DV Program, our law firm will require you to retain us for information and assistance with your application.
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