Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for October 2013

For October, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2014 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:

Region All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately  
AFRICA 7,500  Except: Egypt     5,000
              Ethiopia 5,000
              Nigeria   5,500
ASIA 1,800  
EUROPE 8,000  
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) 3  
OCEANIA 300  
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 500  

Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end
of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery.  The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the DV-2014 program ends as of September 30, 2014.  DV visas may not be issued to DV-2014 applicants after that date.  Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2014 principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2014.  DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2014 cannot be taken for granted.  Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.

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