- October 8, 2014
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
Entries for the DV-2016 DV program must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 1, 2014, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 3, 2014. Do not wait until the last week of the registration period to enter, as heavy demand may result in website delays. No late entries or paper entries will be accepted. The law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period. The Department of State uses sophisticated technology to detect multiple entries. Individuals with more than one entry will be disqualified.
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:
For DV-2016, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because they sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, 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.
No Changes in eligibility this year: the list appears identical to that of last year.