REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR US 2013 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM

This has been revealed by the US DOS (Department of State).

Under this US visa program, foreigners are allowed to make applications for US permanent residence without

Electronic submission of US DV forms--All applications must be submitted electronically during the valid registration period for the US Diversity Visa Lottery Program by visiting the official website of the US DV-2013(the US Diversity Visa Lottery Program) and making use of E-DV (electronic DV) entry form.

The US DOS has clarified that it will not accept any paper entries. All DV 2013 Program entrants can check status of their applications by going online on the official website of E-DV Entry Status Check.

The US State Department has clarified that it will not mail any letters or emails for informing the selected candidates under the US DV program 2013.

Apply now for US Diversity Visa Lottery program—All desirous applicants are encouraged to apply for the US Diversity Visa Lottery Program at the earliest to avoid any disappointments later on.

This is in keeping with the view a high demand for the US Diversity Visa Lottery Program is high with the likelihood of slowing the process. It has been clarified that the US immigration department will not accept any entries made after the last date of applying for the US Diversity Visa Program, i.e. 5th November 2011.

Who is eligible to apply for US Diversity Visa Program—To be eligible for applying to the US Diversity Visa Program, an individual must possess a minimum of high school education or equivalent or should have two years of work experience within the last five years in any occupation requiring a minimum of two years experience or training.

High school education or its equivalent includes successful completion of a secondary or elementary education of twelve years either in the US or in any other nation.

And an important point worth consideration here is that the US DV program accepts only formal study courses as an eligibility criteria and does not accept correspondence programs or GED(General Equivalency Diploma) for applying.

Selection under the US Diversity Visa program—Selection will be made through a random lottery system which will be computer-generated. The US DOS distributes visas among six regions globally with increased number of visas to regions having lower immigration rates and no visas for nationals from countries sending greater than 50,000 foreigners to the US in the past five years period.

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