Diversity Visa – 2014 Green Card Lottery - Part 2

Read Part 1: http://topimmigrationnews.blogspot.com/2012/10/diversity-visa-2014-green-card-lottery.html

 What if someone else submits my application?

The good news is that an original signature is no longer necessary so it will be easier to have other people submit an application on your behalf. Note, however, that if more than one application is submitted for an applicant, the applicant will be disqualified.

In what region is my native country assigned?

(1) Africa

· Algeria

· Angola

· Benin

· Botswana

· Burkina Faso

· Burundi

· Cameroon

· Cape Verde

· Central African Republic

· Chad

· Comoros

· Congo

· Congo , Democratic Republic of the

· Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

· Djibouti

· Egypt

· Equatorial Guinea

· Eritrea

· Ethiopia

· Gabon

· Gambia, The

· Ghana

· Guinea

· Guinea-Bissau

· Kenya

· Lesotho

· Liberia

· Libya

· Madagascar

· Malawi

· Mali

· Mauritania

· Mauritius

· Morocco

· Mozambique

· Namibia

· Niger

· Nigeria

· Rwanda

· Sao Tome and Principe

· Senegal

· Seychelles

· Sierra Leone

· Somalia

· South Africa

· South Sudan

· Sudan

· Swaziland

· Tanzania

· Togo

· Tunisia

· Uganda

· Zambia

· Zimbabwe

(2) Asia

· Afghanistan

· Bahrain

· Bangladesh (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Bhutan

· Brunei

· Burma

· Cambodia

· China (not eligible for DV-2014)

· East Timor

· Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

· India (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Indonesia

· Iran

· Iraq

· Israel

· Japan

· Jordan

· Korea, North

· Korea, South (not eligible for DV-2013)

· Kuwait

· Laos

· Lebanon

· Macau Special Administrative Region

· Malaysia

· Maldives

· Mongolia

· Nepal

· Oman

· Pakistan (not eligible for DV-2013)

· Philippines (not eligible for DV-2013)

· Qatar

· Saudi Arabia

· Singapore

· Sri Lanka

· Syria

· Taiwan

· Thailand

· Timor Leste

· United Arab Emirates

· Vietnam (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Yemen

(3) Europe

· Albania

· Andorra

· Armenia

· Austria

· Azerbaijan

· Belarus

· Belgium

· Bosnia and Herzegovina (including components)

· Bulgaria

· Croatia

· Cyprus

· Czech Republic

· Denmark (including components and dependent areas overseas)

· Estonia

· Finland

· France (including components and dependent areas overseas)

· Georgia

· Germany

· Greece

· Hungary

· Iceland

· Ireland

· Italy

· Kazakhstan

· Kyrgyzstan

· Latvia

· Liechtenstein

· Lithuania

· Luxembourg

· Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

· Malta

· Moldova

· Monaco

· Montenegro

· Netherlands (including components and dependent areas overseas)

· Northern Ireland

· Norway

· Poland

· Portugal

· Romania

· Russia

· San Marino

· Serbia

· Slovakia

· Slovenia

· Spain

· Sweden

· Switzerland

· Tajikistan

· Turkmenistan

· Turkey

· Ukraine

· United Kingdom (not eligible for DV-2014; NOTE: natives of Northern Ireland are eligible, but natives of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and the Turks and Caicos Islands are not eligible)

· Uzbekistan

· Vatican City (an independent city under the jurisdiction of the Holy See)

(4) North America

· Bahamas, The

· Canada (not eligible for DV-2014)

· United States

(5) Oceania

· Australia (including components and dependent areas overseas)

· Fiji

· Kiribati

· Marshall Islands

· Micronesia, Federated States of

· Nauru

· New Zealand (including components and dependent areas overseas)

· Palau

· Papua New Guinea

· Solomon Islands

· Tonga

· Tuvalu

· Vanuatu

· Western Samoa

(6) South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

· Antigua and Barbuda

· Argentina

· Barbados

· Belize

· Bolivia

· Brazil (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Chile

· Colombia (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Costa Rica

· Cuba

· Dominica

· Dominican Republic (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Ecuador (not eligible for DV-2013)

· El Salvador (not eligible for DV-2013)

· Grenada

· Grenadines

· Guatemala

· Guyana

· Haiti (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Honduras

· Jamaica (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Mexico (not eligible for DV-2014)

· Nicaragua

· Panama

· Paraguay

· Peru (not eligible for DV-2014)

· St. Kitts and Nevis

· St. Lucia

· St. Vincent and the Grenadines

· Suriname

· Trinidad and Tobago

· Uruguay

· Venezuela

How do I apply for the lottery?

On October 2nd, the web site http://www.dvlottery.state.gov will go online until noon EDT, Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 and applicants must provide the following information and documentation:

1. FULL NAME - Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name

2. DATE OF BIRTH - Day, Month, Year

3. GENDER - Male or Female

4. CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH

5. COUNTRY OF BIRTH - The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where the applicant was born.

6. APPLICANT PHOTOGRAPH

7. MAILING ADDRESS - Address, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, Country

8. PHONE NUMBER (optional)

9. E-MAIL ADDRESS (optional)

10. COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY IF THE APPLICANT’S NATIVE COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY OF BIRTH - See discussion above regarding claiming another country other than your country of birth.

11. MARRIAGE STATUS - Yes or No

12. NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE UNMARRIED AND UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE

13. SPOUSE INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth,

Country of Birth, Photograph

14. CHILDREN INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph

NOTE: Entries must include the name, date and place of birth of the applicant’s spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are unmarried and under the age of 21, excepting those children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents, even if you are no longer legally married to the child’s parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21 years or older will not qualify for the diversity visa. Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa.

Applicants will receive an electronic confirmation indicating that the application was properly received. This is an improvement on the old paper application system where one had to take it on faith that the application was properly received by the State Department.

Link:  http://www.visalaw.com/greencard.html