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DV-2003 Diversity Visa Program Announced; Instructions Released
 
This month, the U.S. State Department issued instructions to the public regarding the opening of the "DV-2003 diversity visa" lottery program, also referred to as the "green card" lottery. As with prior years, this year's DV lottery program will be open during the month of October 2001. Any applications must be received no earlier than noon of Monday, October 1, 2001, and no later than noon of Wednesday, October 31, 2001. Applicants must adhere to this timeframe, as any DV entries received outside the October time window will be disqualified from consideration, regardless of the postmark date.

As with last year, citizens born in most countries around the world are eligible for participation in this year's DV lottery. However, natives of the following nations are specifically excluded from DV eligibility:

  • Canada
  • China (except Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan, which ARE eligible)
  • Colombia
  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
  • Haiti
  • India
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
  • United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland, which IS eligible)
  • Vietnam

For the official announcement on this year's DV-2003 lottery, please review the State Department's website, at the following URL:

http://travel.state.gov/visa_lottery.html

For the official instructions, please review the following URL:

http://travel.state.gov/visainstructions.html

--Daniel C. Horne, San Francisco Office

 

 

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