Diversity Visa Lottery: DV-2014 To Begin October 2

September 20, 2012
Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program

The online registration period for the 2014 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2014) will begin at on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).

submitting an application

1. The government does not charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. To submit the petition on your own, please click the following: DV LOTTERY

2. If you would like assistance from this office in preparing and submitting this application, please click either of the following links:

APPLICATION (WORD FILE)

APPLICATION (PDF)

2. For official instructions please click the following link: INSTRUCTIONS

new developments for DV-2014

For DV-2014, natives of the following countries1 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:
BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, 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.
Changes in eligibility this year:

FOR DV-2014, NATIVES OF GUATEMALA ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION.

The Department of State implemented the electronic registration system beginning with DV-2005 in order to make the DV process more efficient and secure. The Department utilizes special technology and other means to identify those who commit fraud for the purposes of illegal immigration or those who submit multiple entries.

fraud warning

Please click the following fraud warning relating to the DV Lottery Program: FRAUD WARNING

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Diversity Visa Lottery: DV-2014 To Begin October 2

submitting an application

new developments for DV-2014

fraud warning

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