DV Lottery article

2005 press releases

United States Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2007)

October 19, 2005

The U.S. Diversity Immigrant Visa "Lottery" is an annual chance to apply for immigration to the United States based on education or training. Natives of Lebanon are eligible to apply for DV-2007 which started on the 5th of October 2005.

Requirements for Entry

• 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 requiring 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 qualifying work experience. If the applicant cannot meet these requirements, he or she should NOT submit an entry to the DV program.
• Entries for the DV-2007 Diversity Visa Lottery must be submitted electronically between Wednesday, October 5, 2005 and Sunday, December 4, 2005. Applicants may access the electronic diversity visa entry form at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period beginning at 12:00 pm EST on October 5, 2005 and ending at 12:00 pm EST on December 4, 2005.
• All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for the applicant is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. Applicants may prepare and submit their own entries, or have someone submit the entry for them.
• Paper entries will not be accepted.
• Applicants are strongly encouraged to not wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in delays.

Selection of Applicants

Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified entries. Those selected will be notified by mail between May and July 2006 and provided further instructions.

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. 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 by the computer at the Kentucky Consular Center as does an entry submitted electronically through a paid intermediary who completes the entry for the applicant. 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.