The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2022) are now available. Entries for the DV-2022 program must be submitted electronically between October 7 and November 10, 2020.
Persons born in the following countries are NOT eligible to apply:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong Kong SAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Persons born in Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible.
Eligibility requirements and entry instructions are on the U.S. Department of State’s DV lottery web site.
The congressionally-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State under Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This law provides for a class of immigrants known as diversity immigrants, with visas made available to persons from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2022, 55,000 diversity visas will be available.
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