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2016 April 09

Diversity (DV) Category Cut-Offs April 2016
- April 9, 2016
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
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For April, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2016 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

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2016 April 09

Diversity (DV) Category Cut-Offs April 2016