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Requirements to Participate in the DV-2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)

Requirements to Participate in the DV-2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery)

An estimated 14 million people from around the world participate in the Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery). The Diversity Visa Program provides 55,000 visas annually to nationals of countries with low immigration rates to the United States each year.

Earlier this week, the US State Department announced the entry dates for the next lottery, DV-2021. The registration period for DV-2021 will start on Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 and end on Tuesday, November 5th, 2019.

There are a few requirements to participate in the lottery:

  1. Be a native of an eligible country. The DV program is for nationals of countries with low immigration rates to the US. As such countries whose natives have immigrated to the US in larger numbers (more than 50,000. Of their natives have immigrated to the US over the past five years) are not eligible to participate in the program. For DV-2021 these countries are: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
  • Education or work experience: At least a high school education or its equivalent is required; this is defined as successfully completion of a 12-year course of formal elementary and secondary education. Two years to qualifying work experience within the past five years may be substituted for high school education. The work must be in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform.
  • Passport: New for DV-2021, the primary applicant will also need to have a valid, unexpired passport. Individuals who are stateless, nationals of a Communist-controlled country are exempt from the passport requirement. Also exempt are beneficiaries of an individual waiver approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State.

The State Department urges those who do not meet eligibility requirements to not register.

The Department also reminds participants that there is no fee to participate in the program, and that once the registration period is open, registration will only be done online at dvlottery.state.gov. Participants are also urged not to use third parties, “agents, or “visa consultants” to complete registration on their behalf.

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Morris N. Mwirigi (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 11:27am

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Am interested in applying for the Green Card Lottery.
Please give me info on how to apply successfully

JAFARIZAD BARE… (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 09:47pm

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Im transgender(ftm) I'm from Iran but I live in Hungary since 4 years. Here in Hungary i have a lot of problems there is no any low for changing my gender. Here they give me documents seam Iran and hear is no save. Because of my gender in my Id card I can't get job. govermant is not helping. No hormone no doctors. No any thing I'm like homeless but i can't be like them because they don't except they except women or man.
So I want help

Sam w Gikiri (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 05:09pm

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I am interested to participate in the coming DV2021 programme kindly provided me with the necessary information on how to go through it thanks

Sam w Gikiri (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 05:10pm

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I am interested to participate in the coming DV2021 programme kindly provided me with the necessary information on how to go through it thanks

prince m Ballah (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 06:38pm

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I want some information about the photo taken the size and the back grand of the photo also

Akinduyite Olu… (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 08:06pm

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I am interested to participate in the coming DV2021 programme kindly provided me with the necessary information on how to go through it thanks

Omid (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 11:23pm

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Are Iranian people eligible to register? I asked because the current USA government put some restrictions on this nation to give another Visas.

Maria (not verified)     Sun, 09/22/2019 @ 11:59pm

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Im waiting this long time that my country be included but until now still not included bec og high immigrants of my people in America....awaiting.

Abdul Samad (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 01:12am

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I am interested to participate in the coming DV2021 programme kindly provided me with the necessary information on how to go through it thanks

Martha Nguyo (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 04:17am

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I am interested to participate...kindly provide me with necessary information on how to go through it..thanks

James N Namah (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 05:03am

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I'm interested in playing the dv and I will like for you to provide me more information on the procedure.

Mohsen (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 05:09am

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I'm from Iran,me and many of Iranian have won dvlottery ,but the government of the US didn't accept us,after my interview in 2018 I'm completely depressed,wish new lottery solve all problem between the government.

Kamal AL-HUMAIDI (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 07:23am

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For me It is the fourteenth time, trying to get a visa with no hope. And every year i'm applying in that portal. 90% of my beliefs is telling me a truth that there are other back doors, cretietia. That I'm not aware of. It might be corruption, unstudied process of selection. All I'm sure about, it has been 14 years waiting for that lottery. If I have married since then I should a man beside me (son). Greetings from the unified republic of Yemen.

T. James B. N. Fayia (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 09:34am

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Thanks ever so much for this opportunity...
I would like to participate this time and be a successful candidate, cause I want to further my education in the social sciences...
I love this field so much cause it helps you understand human nature and purpose of coexistence on earth.
Thanks once more.

Mahamat Abdalllah (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 10:29am

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God Bless The United States Of America And Peace Be Upon It. I’ve Applying For The DV Program Since 2011 Up To 2018 But I’m Ain’t Giving Up On It Because I Believe In The American Dream .

MOHAMMED ALI (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 11:19am

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I'have been applying the lottery for last 5years and i never got feedback since then, hope it gone be well for my green card applications this Year 2019, kindly any assistance will be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

Habtamu TEGEGEN (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 02:04pm

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I try suveral times but I don't get it.i don't give up and i,ll continue trying.
God bless America.

Habtamu TEGEGEN (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 02:07pm

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I try suveral times but I don't get it.i don't give up and i,ll continue trying.
God bless America.

Gladys (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 05:48pm

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My relatives who live in the English speaking regions of Cameroon, have been finding it difficult to have passports because of the ongoing internal war between the government of Cameroon and the defence forces fighting to protect armless civilians who are being killed by armed government military on daily basis. Can they use identity cards to play the lottery while waiting for the opportunity to have passports? I understand that passports are most needed because those who happen to succeed will use the passports to obtain visas. But those who use identity cards, and succeed, can attached the identity cards to passports. Please consider this point because potential future candidate who live in these two regions of Cameroon are reallly frustrated with this new change that has come up at a very short notice to the lottery date.

Iffat (not verified)     Mon, 09/23/2019 @ 07:56pm

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Along with my mother And only one child how can I get to register and get form to submit the lottery ?

Do I have to apply alone? Or can I apply with family?
I am willing to live in USA ,as it's a beautiful place in Earth
Please help me to live

TAMBA MANGOUA … (not verified)     Tue, 09/24/2019 @ 09:43am

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I am cameroonian,and assistant nurse since 2009 and I work in a private Health center, where I had learn more capacity tu work,manage or discussing with collegues and Others.

Kofi Aru (not verified)     Tue, 09/24/2019 @ 03:43pm

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I am hoping to participate in the dv2021 visa lottery but my passport has expired and renewal takes time. I therefore want the State Department to give me a waiver.

Frimpong lsaac (not verified)     Wed, 09/25/2019 @ 02:04am

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Please I have applied twice and have not been lucky enough.where I applied, there was no inclusion of any official document like Passport and educational background.please could you help me on how to apply properly. Thanks.

AMARA S KONNEH (not verified)     Wed, 09/25/2019 @ 02:14pm

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This pro-poor government hard time is all over now, so if one fails to provide a valid passport it means YOYO🙅‍♀️🙆‍♀️

Francis G Bangura (not verified)     Wed, 09/25/2019 @ 03:14pm

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America again,
You are the true father of all nation
Super all power indeed,
You Trust In God:and you allways prove that,
GOD WILL CONTINUE TO PUT YOUR ENEMIES TO SHAME

Alexander C . … (not verified)     Thu, 09/26/2019 @ 01:43pm

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I am interested to participate in this coming DV2021 programme kindly provided me with the necessary information on how to go through it. Thanks.

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