Immigrant Visas
Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration - Press Release
2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Program - Instructions
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually, drawn from a random selection of entries from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Diversity immigrant visas lead to U.S. permanent residency.
For DV-2011, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years:
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM. Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
No countries have been added or removed from the list of eligible countries. The list of eligible countries remains the same as for DV-2010.
Diveristy Visa Registration
Entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically though http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. The online entry registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery is between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009. Entrants apply on Form DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form available only during the DV open registration period. Review the DV-2011 Instructions below for more information.
Important Notice
Beware of unscrupulous individuals who approach “Single” Diversity Lottery Visa winners to have arranged marriages for the purpose of immigration. This would result to failure in obtaining your visa or arrest.
In the event that you lose or misplace the visa application forms that were sent to you from Kentucky Consular Center, please come to the Embassy Consular Section any Monday through Thursday at 8.00am to pick another set of the application forms.
Kindly DO NOT make any travel arrangement until you have your visas ready with you.
Beware there have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no fee for downloading and completing the real Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State notifies successful Diversity Visa applicants by letter, NOT by email.