Note: This post is referred from the official website of Diversity Visa Instructions of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
ELIGIBILITY
1. What do the terms “native” and
“chargeability” mean?
Native ordinarily means someone born in a particular
country, regardless of the individual’s current country of residence or
nationality. Native can also mean
someone who is entitled to be charged to a country other than the one in which
he/she was born under the provisions of Section 202(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act.
Because there is a numerical limitation on immigrants
who enter from a country or geographic region, each individual is charged to a
country. Your chargeability refers to
the country towards which limitation you count.
Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of
birth. However, you may choose your
country of eligibility as the country of birth of your spouse, or the country
of birth of either of your parents if you were born in a country in which
neither parent was born and in which your parents were not resident at the time
of your birth. These are the only three
ways to select your country of chargeability.
Listing an incorrect country of eligibility or
chargeability (i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid claim) may make
you ineligible for DV-2023.
2. Can I still apply if I was not born in a
qualifying country?
There are two circumstances in which you still might
be eligible to apply. First, if your
derivative spouse was born in an eligible country, you may claim chargeability
to that country. As your eligibility is
based on your spouse, you will only be issued an immigrant visa if your spouse
is also eligible for and issued an immigrant visa. Both of you must enter the United States
together, using your DVs. Similarly,
your minor dependent child can be “charged” to a parent’s country of birth.
Second, you can be “charged” to the country of birth
of either of your parents as long as neither of your parents was born in or a
resident of your country of birth at the time of your birth. People are not generally considered residents
of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized. For example persons simply visiting,
studying, or temporarily working in a country are not generally considered
residents.
If you claim alternate chargeability through either
of the above, you must provide an explanation on the E-DV Entry Form, in
question #6.
Listing an incorrect country of eligibility or
chargeability (i.e., one to which
you cannot establish a valid claim) will make you ineligible for a DV.
3. Why do natives of certain countries not
qualify for the DV program?
DVs are intended to provide an immigration
opportunity for persons who are not from “high admission” countries. U.S. law defines “high admission countries”
as those from which a total of 50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored and
Employment-Based visa categories immigrated to the
United States during the previous five years. Each year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
(USCIS) counts the family and employment immigrant
admission and adjustment of status numbers for the previous five years to
identify the countries that are considered “high admission” and whose natives
will therefore be ineligible for the annual Diversity Visa program. Since USCIS makes this calculation annually,
the list of countries whose natives are eligible or not eligible may change
from one year to the next.
4. How many DV-2023 visas will go to natives
of each region and eligible country?
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) determines the regional DV limits for each year according to a formula
specified in Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The number of visas the Department of State
eventually will issue to natives of each country will depend on the regional
limits established, how many entrants come from each country, and how many of
the selected entrants are found eligible for the visa. No more than seven percent of the total visas
available can go to natives of any one country.
5. What are the requirements for education or
work experience?
U.S. immigration law and regulations require that
every DV entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent
or have two years of work experience within the past five years in an
occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience. A “high school education or equivalent” is
defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and
secondary education in the United States OR the successful completion in
another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education
comparable to a high school education in the United
States. Only
formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or
equivalency certificates (such as the General Equivalency Diploma [G.E.D.]) are
not acceptable. You must present
documentary proof of education or work experience to the consular officer at
the time of the visa interview.
If you do not meet the requirements for education or
work experience you will be ineligible for a DV, and your spouse and children
will be ineligible for derivative DVs.
6. What occupations qualify for the DV
program?
The Department of State will use the U.S. Department
of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net OnLine database to determine qualifying work
experience. The O*Net OnLine database categorizes job experience into five
“job zones.” While the DOL website lists
many occupations, not all occupations qualify for the DV program. To qualify for a DV on the basis of your work
experience, you must have, within the past five years, two years of experience
in an occupation classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of
7.0 or higher.
If you do not meet the requirements for education or
work experience, you will be ineligible for a DV, and your spouse and children
will be ineligible for derivative DVs.
7. How can I find the qualifying DV
occupations in the Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database?
When you are in O*Net OnLine, follow these steps to determine if your
occupation qualifies:
1. Under
“Find Occupations,” select “Job Family” from the pull down menu;
2. Browse
by “Job Family,” make your selection, and click “GO”;
3. Click
on the link for your specific occupation; and
4. Select
the tab “Job Zone” to find the designated Job Zone number and Specific Vocational
Preparation (SVP) rating range.
As an example, select Aerospace Engineers. At the bottom of the Summary Report for
Aerospace Engineers, under the Job Zone section, you will find the designated
Job Zone 4, SVP Range, 7.0 to < 8.0. Using this example, Aerospace
Engineering is a qualifying occupation.
For
additional information, see the Diversity Visa – List of Occupations webpage.
8. Is there a minimum age to apply for the
E-DV Program?
There is no minimum age to apply, but the requirement
of a high school education or work experience for each principal applicant at
the time of application will effectively disqualify most persons who are under
age 18.
COMPLETING YOUR ELECTRONIC ENTRY FOR THE DV
PROGRAM
9.
When
can I submit my entry?
The DV-2023 entry period will run from 12:00 pm
(noon), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-
4), Wednesday, October 6, 2021, until 12:00 pm
(noon), Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT5), Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Each year, millions of people submit
entries. Restricting the entry period to
these dates ensures selectees receive notification in a timely manner and gives
both the visa applicants and our embassies and consulates time to prepare and
complete cases for visa issuance.
We strongly encourage you to enter early during the
registration period. Excessive demand at
end of the registration period may slow the processing system. We cannot accept entries after noon EST on
Saturday, November 9, 2021.
10. I am in the United States. Can I enter the DV program?
Yes, an entrant may apply while in the United States
or another country. An entrant may
submit an entry from any location.
11. Can I only enter once during the
registration period?
Yes, the law allows only one entry per person during
each registration period. The Department
of State uses sophisticated technology to detect multiple entries. Individuals
with more than one entry will be
ineligible for a DV.
12. Why do I need a passport to enter the DV
program? Are there any exceptions?
Requiring a valid, unexpired passport adds security
to the DV process and helps protect your entry.
The rule does not apply to children or spouses of the principal
entrant. The passport must be valid for
international travel. Internal
passports, issued by some countries, are not valid for DV entry purposes.
Exemptions from the Passport Requirement: The
Department of State’s regulations provide for three limited exemptions from the
passport requirement. These three exemptions
are for: individuals who are stateless, nationals of a Communist-controlled
country who are unable to obtain a passport from the government of the
Communist-controlled country, and beneficiaries of individual waivers approved
by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State. If you selected one of these exemptions on
your DV entry, you will be required to explain how you meet the exemption you
selected. The exemptions apply only to individuals who are unable to obtain a
passport. If you selected an exemption
because of a delay in obtaining a passport, whether or not that delay was
within your control, you do not qualify for an exemption and you will be
ineligible for a diversity visa.
Stateless Individuals: Statelessness is rare. If, on your DV entry, you check the box
corresponding to this exemption, you will be required to provide evidence to
establish that you did not acquire the nationality of your country of birth
under the laws of that country and that you do not have any other nationality.
Nationals of a Communist-controlled country: If, on
your DV entry, you check the box corresponding to this exemption, you will be
required to provide evidence to establish that you are unable to obtain a
passport from the government of your country of nationality.
Beneficiaries of individual waivers: If, on your DV
entry, you check the box corresponding to this exemption, you will be required
to provide evidence that you are unable to obtain a passport and the reason you
should receive an individual passport waiver, such as:
1) A previous
U.S. visa issued to you on form DS-232 because you were unable to obtain a
passport, and that the same reasons that you previously sought a passport
waiver still apply; 2) Form I-193 approved by USCIS because you
were unable to obtain a passport, and that the same reasons that you previously
sought a passport waiver still apply; or
3)
Documentation showing that you have been granted refugee status in a
country other than your country of nationality because you have been persecuted
by the government of your country of nationality, making it impossible for you
to obtain a passport from that government without experiencing further harm.
Again, you should consider not pursuing a DV entry
if you do not meet the qualifying education or work experience requirements
explained above, or if you do not have a valid passport at the time of
entry. If you are found to be ineligible
for a diversity visa, any fees you pay for the visa application will not be
refunded.
13. What if my passport expires, or I lose it
before I apply for a visa?
If your passport number changes for any reason, you
will have to provide evidence of why it has changed to the Department of State’s
Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) before they will schedule your DV
interview. If you enter a false,
inaccurate, or invalid passport number on your DV entry, you will be ineligible
for a DV. We suggest you make a legible
photocopy of the passport you use for the entry and store it in a secure
location with your entry confirmation number (FAQ #27). A photocopy alone is not proof you entered a
valid passport number on your entry, but it can help you explain the
situation. The final determination is
made by the Consular Officer at the time of your DV interview.
14. May my spouse and I each submit a separate
entry?
Yes, each spouse may each submit one entry if each
meets the eligibility requirements. If
either spouse is selected, the other is entitled to apply as a derivative
dependent.
15. Which family members must I include in my
DV entry?
Spouse: If you are legally married, you must list
your spouse regardless of whether he/she lives with you or intends to immigrate
to the United States. You must list your
spouse even if you currently are separated from him/her, unless you are legally
separated. Legal separation is an
arrangement when a couple remains married but lives apart, following a court
order. If you and your spouse are
legally separated, your spouse will not be able to immigrate with you through
the Diversity Visa program. You will not
be penalized if you choose to enter the name of a spouse from whom you are
legally separated. If you are not
legally separated by a court order, you must include your spouse even if you
plan to be divorced before you apply for the Diversity Visa or your spouse does
not intend to immigrate. Failure to list your eligible spouse or listing
someone who is not your spouse will make you ineligible for a DV. If you are not married at the time of entry
but plan on getting married in the future, do not list a spouse on your entry
form, as this would make you ineligible for a DV. If you are divorced or your spouse is
deceased, you do not have to list your former spouse.
The only exception to this requirement is if your
spouse is already a U.S. citizen or U.S.
Lawful Permanent Resident. If your spouse is a U.S.
citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, do not list him/her in your entry. A spouse who is already a U.S. citizen or a
Lawful Permanent Resident will not require or be issued a DV. Therefore, if you select “married and my
spouse IS a U.S. citizen or U.S. LPR” on your entry, you will not be able to
include further information on your spouse.
Children: You must list ALL your living children
who are unmarried and under 21 years of age at the time of your initial DV
entry, whether they are your natural children, your step-children (even if you are
now divorced from that child’s parent), your spouse’s children, or children you
have formally adopted in accordance with the applicable laws. List all children under 21 years of age at the
time of your electronic entry, even if they no longer reside with you or you do
not intend for them to immigrate under the DV program. You are not required to
list children who are already U.S.
citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents, though you will not be penalized if you
do include them.
Parents and siblings of the entrant are ineligible to
receive DV visas as dependents, and you should not include them in your entry.
If you list family members on your entry, they are
not required to apply for a visa or to immigrate or travel with you. However, if you fail to include an eligible
dependent on your original entry or list someone who is not your dependent, you
will be ineligible for a DV, and your spouse and children will be ineligible
for derivative DVs. This only applies to
those who were family members at the time the entry was submitted, not those
acquired at a later date. Your spouse,
if eligible to enter, may still submit a separate entry even though he or she
is listed on your entry, and both entries must include details about all
dependents in your family (see FAQ #12 above).
16. Must I submit my own entry, or can someone
else do it for me?
We encourage you to prepare and submit your own
entry, but you may have someone submit the entry for you. Regardless of whether you submit your own
entry, or an attorney, friend, relative, or someone else submits it on your
behalf, only one entry may be submitted in your name. You, as the entrant, are responsible for
ensuring that information in the entry is correct and complete; entries that
are not correct or complete will be disqualified. Entrants should keep their confirmation
number so they are able to check the status of their entry independently, using
Entrant Status
Check at dvprogram.state.gov.
Entrants should retain access to the email account used in the E-DV
submission.
17. I’m already registered for an immigrant
visa in another category. Can I still
apply for the DV program?
Yes.
18. Can I download and save the E-DV entry form
into a word processing program and finish it later?
No, you will not be able to save the form into
another program for completion and submission later. The E-DV Entry Form is a web-form only. You must fill in the information and submit
it while online.
19. Can I save the form online and finish it
later?
No. The E-DV
Entry Form is designed to be completed and submitted at one time. You will have 60 minutes, starting from when
you download the form, to complete and submit your entry through the E-DV
website. If you exceed the 60-minute
limit and have not submitted your complete entry electronically, the system
discards any information already entered.
The system deletes any partial entries so that they are not accidentally
identified as duplicates of a later, complete entry. Read the DV instructions completely before
you start to complete the form online so that you know exactly what information
you will need.
20. I don’t have a scanner. Can I send photographs to someone else to
scan them, save them, and email them back to me so I can use them in my entry?
Yes, as long as the photograph meets the requirements
in the instructions and is electronically submitted with, and at the same time
as, the E-DV online entry. You must
already have the scanned photograph file when you submit the entry online; it
cannot be submitted separately from the online application. The entire entry (photograph and application
together) can be submitted electronically from the United States or from
overseas.
21. If the E-DV system rejects my entry, can I
resubmit my entry?
Yes, you can resubmit your entry as long as your
submission is completed by 12:00 pm (noon) Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5)
on Saturday, November 6, 2021. You will
not be penalized for submitting a duplicate entry if the E-DV system rejects
your initial entry. Given the
unpredictable nature of the Internet, you may not receive the rejection notice
immediately. You can try to submit an
application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is
received and the confirmation notice sent.
Once you receive a confirmation notice, your entry is complete, and you
should NOT submit any additional entries.
22. How soon after I submit my entry will I
receive the electronic confirmation notice?
You should receive the confirmation notice
immediately, including a confirmation number that you must record and
keep. However, the unpredictable nature
of the Internet can result in delays.
You can hit the “Submit” button as many times as is necessary until a
complete application
is sent and you receive the confirmation notice. However, once you receive a confirmation
notice, do not resubmit your information.
23. I hit the “Submit" button but did not
receive a confirmation number. If I
submit another entry, will I be disqualified?
If you did not receive a confirmation number, your
entry was not recorded. You must submit
another entry. It will not be counted as
a duplicate. Once you receive a
confirmation number, do not resubmit your information.
SELECTION
24. How do I know if I am selected?
You must use your confirmation number to access the
Entrant Status Check available on the E-DV website at dvprogram.state.gov from May 8, 2022, through September 30,
2023. Entrant Status Check is the sole
means by which the Department of State will notify you if you are selected,
provide further instructions on your visa application, and notify you of your
immigrant visa interview appointment date and time. In order to ensure the use of all available
visas, the Department of State may use Entrant Status Check to notify
additional selectees after May 8, 2022.
Retain your confirmation number until September 30, 2023, in case of any
updates. The only authorized Department
of State website for official online entry in the Diversity Visa Program and
Entrant Status Check is dvprogram.state.gov.
The Department of State will NOT contact you to tell
you that you have been selected (see FAQ #24).
25. How will I know if I am not selected?
Will I be notified?
The Department of State will NOT notify you directly
if your entry is not selected. You must
use the
Entrant Status Check to learn whether you were
selected. You may check the status of
your DV-
2023 entry through the Entrant Status Check on the
E-DV website from May 8, 2022, until September 30, 2023. Keep your confirmation number until at least
September
30, 2023. (Status
information for the previous year’s DV program, DV-2022, is available online
through September 30, 2022.)
26. What if I lose my confirmation number?
You must have your confirmation number to access
Entrant Status Check. A tool is now
available in Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website that will allow you to
retrieve your confirmation number via the email address with which you
registered by entering certain personal information to confirm your identity.
U.S. embassies and consulates and the Kentucky
Consular Center are unable to check your selection status for you or provide
your confirmation number to you directly (other than through the Entrant Status
Check retrieval tool). The Department of
State is NOT able to provide a list of those selected to continue the visa
process.
27. Will I receive information from the
Department of State by email or by postal mail?
The Department of State will not send you a
notification letter. The U.S. government
has never sent emails to notify individuals that they have been selected, and
there are no plans to use email for this purpose for the DV-2023 program. If you are a selectee, you will only receive
email communications regarding your visa appointment after you have responded to the notification instructions on Entrant
Status Check, if an immigrant visa interview becomes available. These emails will not contain information on
the actual appointment date and time; they will simply tell you to go to the
Entrant
Status Check website for details. The Department of State may send emails
reminding
DV program applicants to check the Entrant Status
Check for their status. However, such
emails will never indicate whether the DV program applicant was selected or
not.
Only internet sites that end with the “.gov” domain
suffix are official U.S. government websites.
Many other websites (e.g., with the suffixes “.com,” “.org,” or “.net”)
provide immigration and visa-related information and services. The Department of State does not endorse,
recommend, or sponsor any information or material on these other websites.
Warning: You may receive emails from websites that try
to trick you into sending money or providing your personal information. You may be asked to pay for forms and
information about immigration procedures, all of which are available free on
the Department of State website, travel.state.gov, or through U.S. embassy
or consulate websites. Additionally,
organizations or websites may try to steal your money by charging fees for
DV-related services. If you send money
to one of these non-government organizations or websites, you will likely never
see it again. Also, do not send personal
information to these websites, as it may be used for identity fraud/theft.
Deceptive emails may come from
people pretending to be affiliated with the Kentucky Consular Center or the
Department of State. Remember that the U.S. government has never
sent emails to notify individuals they have been selected, and there are no
plans to use email for this purpose for the DV-2023 program. The Department of State will never ask you to
send money by mail or by services such as Western Union, although applications
to USCIS for adjustments of status do require mailing a fee. Visit this site for
more details on adjusting status.
28. How many individuals will be selected for
DV-2023?
For DV-2023, 55,000 Diversity Visas are
available. The Department of State
selects more than 55,000 selectees to account for selectees who will not
qualify for visas and those who will not pursue their cases to completion. This
means there will not be a sufficient number of visas for all those
selected. The Department does this to
try to use as many of the 55,000 DVs as we can.
You can check the E-DV website’s Entrant Status Check
to see if you have been selected for further processing and your place on the
list. Interviews for the DV-2023 program
will begin in
October 2022 for selectees who have submitted all
pre-interview paperwork and other information as requested in the notification
instructions. Selectees whose
applications have been fully processed and have been scheduled for a visa
interview appointment will receive a notification to obtain details through the
E-DV website’s Entrant Status Check four to six weeks before the scheduled
interviews with U.S. consular officers overseas.
Each month, visas may be issued to
those applicants who are eligible for issuance during that month, as long as
visas are available. Once all of the
55,000 diversity visas have been issued, the program will end. Visa numbers could be finished before
September 2023. Selected applicants who
wish to apply for visas must be prepared to act promptly on their cases.
Being randomly chosen as a selectee does
not guarantee that you will receive a visa or even the chance to make a
visa application or to schedule a visa interview. Selection merely means that you are eligible
to apply for a Diversity Visa. If your
rank number becomes eligible for final processing, you may have the chance to
make an application and potentially may be issued a Diversity Visa. A maximum of 55,000 visas may be issued to
such applicants.
29. How will successful entrants be selected?
Official
notifications of selection will be made through Entrant Status Check, available
May
8, 2022, through September 30, 2023, on the E-DV website, dvprogram.state.gov. The
Department of State does not send selectee
notifications or letters by regular postal mail or by email. Any email notification or mailed letter
stating that you have been selected to receive a DV that does not come from the
Department of State is not legitimate.
Any email communication you receive from the Department of State will
direct you to review Entrant Status Check for new information about your
application. The Department of State
will never ask you to send money by mail or by services such as Western Union,
unless you are adjusting status. See
this site for
more information on adjusting status.
All entries received from each region are
individually numbered; at the end of the entry period, a computer will randomly
select entries from among all the entries received for each geographic
region. Within each region, the first
entry randomly selected will be the first case registered; the second entry
selected will be the second case registered, etc. All entries received within each region
during the entry period will have an equal chance of being selected. When an entry has been selected, the entrant
will receive notification of his or her selection through the Entrant Status
Check available starting May 8, 2022, on the E-DV website, dvprogram.state.gov.
For individuals who are selected and who respond to the instructions
provided online via Entrant Status Check, the Department of State’s Kentucky
Consular Center (KCC) will process the case until those selected are instructed
to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. embassy or consulate or until those in
the United States who are applying to adjust status apply with USCIS in the
United States.
30. I am already in the United States. If selected, may I adjust my status with
USCIS?
Yes, provided you are otherwise eligible to adjust
status under the terms of Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA), you may apply to USCIS for adjustment of status to permanent resident. You must ensure that USCIS can
complete action on your case, including processing of any overseas applications
for a spouse or for children under 21 years of age, before September 30, 2022,
since on that date your eligibility for the DV-2023 program expires. The Department of State will not approve any
visa numbers or adjustments of status for the DV-2023 program after midnight
EDT on September 30, 2023.
31. If I am selected, for how long am I
entitled to apply for a Diversity Visa?
If you are selected in the DV-2023 program, you are
entitled to apply for visa issuance only during U.S. government fiscal year
2023, which is from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. We
encourage selectees to apply for visas as early as possible once their program
rank numbers become eligible.
Without
exception, all selected and eligible applicants must obtain their visa or
adjust status by the end of the fiscal year. There is no carry-over of DV benefits into the
next year for persons who are selected but who do not obtain visas by September
30, 2023 (the end of the fiscal year).
Also, spouses and children who derive status from a DV-2023 registration
can only obtain visas in the DV category between October 1, 2022, and September
30, 2023. Individuals who apply overseas
will receive an appointment notification from the Department of State through
Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website four to six weeks before the scheduled
appointment.
32. If a DV selectee dies, what happens to the
case?
If a DV selectee dies at any point before he or she
has traveled to the United States or adjusted status, the DV case is
automatically closed. Any derivative
spouse and/or children of the deceased selectee will no longer be entitled to
apply for a DV visa. Any visas issued to
them will be revoked.
FEES
33. How much does it cost to enter the
Diversity Visa program?
There is no
fee charged to submit an electronic entry. However, if you are selected and apply for a
Diversity Visa, you must pay all required visa application fees at the time of
visa application and interview directly to the consular cashier at the U.S.
embassy or consulate. If you are a
selectee already in the United States and you apply to USCIS to adjust status,
you will pay all required fees directly to USCIS. If you are selected, you will receive details
of required fees with the instructions provided through the E-DV website at dvprogram.state.gov.
34. How and where do I pay DV and immigrant
visa fees if I am selected?
If you are a randomly selected entrant, you will
receive instructions for the DV application process through Entrant Status
Check at dvprogram.state.gov.
You will pay all fees in person only at the
U.S. embassy or consulate at the time of the visa
application. The consular cashier will
immediately give you a U.S. government receipt for payment. Do not send money for DV fees to anyone
through the mail, Western Union, or any other delivery service if you are
applying for an immigrant visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
If you are selected and are already present in the
United States and plan to file for adjustment of status with USCIS, the
instructions page accessible through Entrant Status Check at dvprogram.state.gov contains separate instructions on how to
mail adjustment of status application fees to a U.S. bank.
35. If I apply for a DV, but don’t qualify to
receive one, can I get a refund of the visa fees I paid?
No. Visa
application fees cannot be refunded. You
must meet all qualifications for the visa as detailed in these
instructions. If a consular officer
determines you do not meet requirements for the visa, or you are otherwise
ineligible for the DV under U.S. law, the officer cannot issue a visa and you
will forfeit all fees paid.
INELIGIBILITIES
36. As a DV applicant, can I receive a waiver of
any grounds of visa ineligibility? Does
my waiver application receive any special processing?
DV applicants are subject to all grounds of
ineligibility for immigrant visas specified in the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA). There are no special provisions for the
waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility aside from those ordinarily provided
in the INA, nor is there special processing for waiver requests. Some general waiver provisions for people
with close relatives who are U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Resident aliens
may be available to DV applicants in some cases, but the time constraints in
the DV program may make it difficult for applicants to benefit from such
provisions.
DV FRAUD WARNING AND SCAMS
37. How can I report internet fraud or
unsolicited emails?
Please visit the econsumer.gov website, hosted by the Federal Trade
Commission in cooperation with consumer-protection agencies from 36
nations. You also may report fraud to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint
Center. To file a complaint about unsolicited email,
use the “Telemarking and Spam” complaint tool on the econsumer.gov website
or visit the Department of Justice Unsolicited Commercial Email (“Spam”) webpage for additional information and
contacts.
DV STATISTICS
38. How many visas will be issued in DV-2023?
By law, a maximum of 55,000 visas are available each
year to eligible persons.
MISCELLANEOUS
39. If I receive a visa through the DV program,
will the U.S. government pay for my airfare to the United States, help me find
housing and employment, and/or provide healthcare or any subsidies until I am
fully settled?
No. The U.S.
government will not provide any of these services to you if you receive a visa
through the DV program. If you are
selected to apply for a DV, before being issued a visa you must demonstrate
that you will not become a public charge in the United States. If you are selected and submit a diversity
visa application, you should familiarize yourself with the Department of State’s
public guidance on how the likelihood of becoming a public charge is assessed
and what evidence can be provided to demonstrate that you are not likely to
become a public charge.
Reference: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html
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