PRESS RELEASES
United States Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2006)
25 October 2004
The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is
administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted
under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649)
amended INA 203 to provide for a new class of immigrants known as
"diversity immigrants" (DV immigrants).
For DV-2006, natives of Lebanon are eligible to apply.
ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2006 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY MUST BE SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY BETWEEN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2004 AND FRIDAY, JANUARY
7, 2005. APPLICANTS MAY ACCESS THE ELECTRONIC DIVERSITY VISA ENTRY
FORM AT 'WWW.DVLOTTERY.STATE.GOV' DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD
BEGINNING NOON NOVEMBER5. 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. NO ENTRIES WILL
BE ACCEPTED AFTER NOON ON JANUARY 7, 2005.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY
Applicant must meet either the education or training requirement
of the DV program.
Education or Training: 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.
The Department of State will only accept completed Electronic Diversity
Visa Entry Forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov
during the registration period beginning at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5)
on November 5, 2004 and ending at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on January
7, 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.
THE ENTRY
There is only one way to enter the DV-2006 lottery. Applicants
must submit an Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry Form),
which is accessible only at www.dvlottery.state.gov.
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 2005 and will be 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.
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