The U.S. Department of State is launching
the 2006 Diversity Visa Lottery with assurances of its capability
to meet demand and warnings about the risks of fraud in
the process.
The Diversity Visa Lottery is a program
in which the United States awards 50,000 permanent resident
visas annually to individuals applying from countries that
historically have low levels of immigration to this country.
Applications may be filed only online through
a Web site especially created for and dedicated to that
purpose. A State Department media note issued November 5
says the number of servers hosting the registration site
have been tripled this year in order to accommodate all
the applicants interested in the program.
Natives of countries that sent more than
50,000 immigrants to the United States within the past five
years are not eligible for the 2006 visa lottery.
Full details and application instructions
are available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants_types_diversity3.html
For more information, read
the attached document (PDF) containing instructions and
conditions for the DV-2006 Program.
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Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
November 5, 2004
2006 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration
Begins
Registration for the 2006 Diversity Visa
(DV) Lottery opens today. Persons seeking to enter the lottery
program must register online through the designated Internet
website during the registration period. The website for
registering for the 2006 DV Lottery, www.dvlottery.state.gov,
will be available from noon November 5, 2004 through noon
January 7, 2005.
In response to demand, the Department tripled
the number of servers hosting the registration website this
year. In addition, persons submitting entries to the 2006
lottery will receive a notice of receipt now containing
their name, date of birth, country of chargeability, and
a time/date stamp when information has been properly registered
at www.dvlottery.state.gov.
The Department continues to encourage persons
who wish to enter the 2006 Diversity Visa Lottery to submit
their information early in the two-month registration period.
There is no fee charged for entering the
Diversity Visa Lottery. The Department of State does not
endorse, recommend or sponsor any information or material
from outside entities. The Department is aware that websites
and email have masqueraded as official Diversity Visa Lottery
facilitators. Registration for the Diversity Visa Lottery
through the official, U.S. government website, www.dvlottery.state.gov
is free of charge and notification of winning entries are
sent by mail only.
The 2006 Diversity Visa Lottery marks the
second year that electronic registration is required. Paper
entries and mail-in requests for Diversity Visa Lottery
registration are not accepted.
2004/1198 [End]
Released on November 5, 2004
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