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the United States,’’ pursuant to section 

407 of the Act; 

For Sudan, the restriction on making 

certain appropriated funds available for 

assistance to the Government of Sudan 

in the annual Department of State, 

Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, currently 

set forth in section 7042(j) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2014 (Div. K, Pub. 

L. 113–76), and any provision of law 

that is the same or substantially the 

same as this provision, pursuant to 

section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Turkmenistan, a waiver as 

required in the ‘‘important national 

interest of the United States,’’ pursuant 

to section 407 of the Act; and 

For Uzbekistan, a waiver as required 

in the ‘‘important national interest of 

the United States,’’ pursuant to section 

407 of the Act. 

Dated: September 16, 2014. 

Kari Johnstone, 

Office Director, Office of International 

Religious Freedom, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22769 Filed 9–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8880] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Online 

Dispute Resolution (ODR) 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, hereby gives notice 

that the ACPIL ODR Study Group will 

hold a public meeting. The ACPIL ODR 

Study Group will meet to discuss the 

next session of the UNCITRAL ODR 

Working Group, scheduled for October 

20–24, 2014 in Vienna. This is not a 

meeting of the full Advisory Committee. 

The UNCITRAL ODR Working Group 

is charged with the development of legal 

instruments for resolving both business 

to business and business to consumer 

cross-border electronic commerce 

disputes. The Working Group is in the 

process of developing generic ODR 

procedural rules for resolution of crossborder electronic commerce disputes, 

along with separate legal instruments 

that may take the form of annexes such 

as guidelines for online dispute 

resolution providers and arbitrators. For 

the reports of the first eight sessions of 

the UNCITRAL ODR Working Group— 

December 13–17, 2010, in Vienna (A/

CN.9/716); May 23–27, 2011, in New 

York (A/CN.9/721); Nov. 14–18, 2011, 

in Vienna (A/CN.9/739); May 21–25, 

2012, in New York (A/CN.9/744); 

November 5–9, 2012, in Vienna (A/

CN.9/762): May 20–24, 2013, in New 

York (A/CN.9/769); November 18–22, 

2014, in Vienna (A/CN.9/795) and 

March 24–28, 2014, in New York (A/

CN.9/801)—please follow the following 

link: http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/

commission/working_groups/3Online_

Dispute_Resolution.html. Documents 

relating to the upcoming session of the 

Working Group are available on the 

same link. 

Time and Place: The meeting of the 

ACPIL ODR Study Group will take place 

on Thursday October 2 from 10:00 a.m. 

to 1:00 p.m. EDT at 2430 E Street NW., 

South Building (SA 4) (Navy Hill), 

Room 356. Participants should arrive at 

Navy Hill before 9:45 a.m. for visitor 

screening. Participants will be met at 

the Navy Hill gate at 23rd and D Streets, 

NW., and will be escorted to the South 

Building. Persons arriving later will 

need to make arrangements for entry 

using the contact information provided 

below. If you are unable to attend the 

public meeting and would like to 

participate from a remote location, 

teleconferencing will be available. 

Public Participation: This meeting is 

open to the public, subject to the 

capacity of the meeting room. Access to 

Navy Hill is strictly controlled. For 

preclearance purposes, those planning 

to attend in person are requested to send 

an email to PIL@state.gov providing full 

name, address, date of birth, citizenship, 

driver’s license or passport number, 

affiliation, and email address. This will 

greatly facilitate entry. A member of the 

public needing reasonable 

accommodation should provide an 

email requesting such accommodation 

to pil@state.gov no later than a week 

before the meeting. Requests made after 

that date will be considered, but might 

not be able to be fulfilled. If you would 

like to participate by telephone, please 

email pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in 

number and other information. Data 

from the public is requested pursuant to 

Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at http: www.state.gov/ 

documents/organization/103419.pdf for 

additional information. 

Dated: September 17, 2014. 

Michael J. Dennis, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22760 Filed 9–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8879] 

Bureau of Consular Affairs; 

Registration for the Diversity 

Immigrant (DV–2016) Visa Program 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This public notice provides 

information on how to apply for the 

DV–2016 Program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Program Overview 

The Congressionally-mandated 

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is 

administered annually by the 

Department of State. Section 203(c) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA) provides for a class of immigrants 

known as ‘‘diversity immigrants,’’ from 

countries with historically low rates of 

immigration to the United States. For 

fiscal year 2016, 50,000 diversity visas 

(DVs) will be available. There is no cost 

to register for the DV Program. 

Applicants who are selected in the 

lottery (‘‘selectees’’) must meet simple, 

but strict, eligibility requirements in 

order to qualify for a diversity visa. 

Selectees are chosen through a 

randomized computer drawing. 

Diversity visas are distributed among six 

geographic regions and no single 

country may receive more than seven 

percent of the available DVs in any one 

year. 

For DV–2016, natives of the following 

countries are not eligible to apply, 

because more than 50,000 natives of 

these countries immigrated 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, 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. 

Changes in eligibility this year: None. 

Eligibility 

Requirement #1: Individuals born in 

countries whose natives qualify may be 

eligible to enter. If you were not born in 


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an eligible country, there are two other 

ways you might be able to qualify. 

• Was your spouse born in a country 

whose natives are eligible? If yes, you 

can claim your spouse’s country of 

birth—provided that both you and your 

spouse are named on the selected entry, 

are issued diversity visas, and enter the 

United States simultaneously. 

• Were you born in a country whose 

natives are ineligible, but in which 

neither of your parents was born or 

legally resident at the time of your 

birth? If yes, you may claim the country 

of birth of one of your parents if it is a 

country whose natives are eligible for 

the DV–2016 program. For more details 

on what this means, see the Frequently 

Asked Questions. 

Requirement #2: Each applicant must 

meet the education work experience 

requirement of the DV program by 

having either: 

• A high school education or its 

equivalent, defined as successful 

completion of a 12-year course of formal 

elementary and secondary education; 

or 

• two years of work experience 

within the past five years in an 

occupation requiring at least two years 

of training or experience to perform. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net 

Online database will be used to 

determine qualifying work experience. 

For more information about qualifying 

work experience for the principal DV 

applicant, see the Frequently Asked 

Questions. 

Do not submit an entry to the DV 

program unless you meet both of these 

requirements. 

Entry Period 

Entries for the DV–2016 DV program 

must be submitted electronically at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov 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 Web site 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. 

Completing Your Electronic Entry for 

the DV–2016 Program 

Submit your Electronic Diversity Visa 

Entry Form (E–DV Entry Form or DS– 

5501), online at www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

Incomplete entries will not be accepted. 

There is no cost to register for the DV 

Program. 

You are strongly encouraged to 

complete the entry form yourself, 

without a ‘‘visa consultant,’’ ‘‘visa 

agent,’’ or other facilitator who offers to 

help. If somebody else helps you, you 

should be present when your entry is 

prepared so that you can provide the 

correct answers to the questions and 

retain the confirmation page and your 

unique confirmation number. It is 

extremely important that you retain 

your confirmation page and unique 

confirmation number. Without this 

information, you will not be able to 

access the online system that will 

inform you of the status of your entry. 

Think carefully if someone else offers to 

keep this information for you. You also 

should retain access to the email 

account listed in the E–DV. See the 

Frequently Asked Questions for more 

information about Diversity Visa scams. 

After you submit a complete entry, 

you will see a confirmation screen 

containing your name and a unique 

confirmation number. Print this 

confirmation screen for your records. 

Starting May 5, 2015, you will be able 

to check the status of your entry by 

returning to www.dvlottery.state.gov, 

clicking on Entrant Status Check, and 

entering your unique confirmation 

number and personal information. 

Entrant Status Check will be the sole 

means of informing you of your 

selection for DV–2016, providing 

instructions on how to proceed with 

your application, and notifying you of 

your appointment for your immigrant 

visa interview. Please review the 

Frequently Asked Questions for more 

information about the selection process. 

You must provide the following 

information to complete your E–DV 

entry: 

1. Name—last/family name, first 

name, middle name—exactly as on your 

passport. 

2. Birth date—day, month, year. 

3. Gender—male or female. 

4. City where you were born. 

5. Country where you were born—Use 

the name of the country currently used 

for the place where you were born. 

6. Country of eligibility for the DV 

Program—Your country of eligibility 

will normally be the same as your 

country of birth. Your country of 

eligibility is not related to where you 

live. If you were born in a country that 

is not eligible, please review the 

Frequently Asked Questions to see if 

there is another way you may be 

eligible. 

7. Entrant photograph(s)—Recent 

photographs of yourself, your spouse, 

and all your children listed on your 

entry. See Submitting a Digital 

Photograph for compositional and 

technical specifications. You do not 

need to include a photograph for a 

spouse or child who is already a U.S. 

citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident, 

but you will not be penalized if you do. 

Group photographs will not be 

accepted; you must submit a photograph 

for each individual. Your entry may be 

disqualified or visa refused if the 

photographs are not recent, have been 

manipulated in any way, or do not meet 

the specifications explained below. See 

Submitting a Digital Photograph for 

more information. 

8. Mailing Address—In Care Of 

Address Line 1 

Address Line 2 

City/Town 

District/Country/Province/State 

Postal Code/Zip Code 

Country 

9. Country where you live today. 

10. Phone number (optional). 

11. Email address—An email address 

to which you have direct access. If your 

entry is selected and you respond to the 

notification of your selection through 

the Entrant Status Check, you will 

receive follow-up email communication 

from the Department of State notifying 

you that details of your immigrant visa 

interview are available on Entrant 

Status Check. The Department of State 

will never send you an email telling you 

that you have been selected for the DV 

program. See the Frequently Asked 

Questions for more information about 

the selection process. 

12. Highest level of education you 

have achieved, as of today: (1) Primary 

school only, (2) Some high school, no 

diploma, (3) High school diploma, (4) 

Vocational school, (5) Some university 

courses, (6) University degree, (7) Some 

graduate-level courses, (8) Master’s 

degree, (9) Some doctoral-level courses, 

and (10) Doctorate. See the Frequently 

Asked Questions for more information 

about educational requirements. 

13. Current marital status— 

Unmarried, married, divorced, 

widowed, or legally separated. Enter the 

name, date of birth, gender, city/town of 

birth, country of birth of your spouse, 

and a photograph of your spouse 

meeting the same technical 

specifications as your photo. 

Failure to list your eligible spouse 

will result in disqualification of the 

principal applicant and refusal of all 

visas in the case at the time of the visa 

interview. You must list your spouse 

even if you plan to be divorced before 

you apply for a visa. A spouse who is 

already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful 

Permanent Resident will not require or 

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be penalized if you list them on your 

entry form. See the Frequently Asked 

Questions for more information about 

family members. 

14. Number of children—List the 

Name, date of birth, gender, city/town of 

birth, and country of birth for all living 

unmarried children under 21 years of 

age, regardless of whether or not they 

are living with you or intend to 

accompany or follow to join you should 

you immigrate to the United States. 

Submit individual photographs of each 

of your children using the same 

technical specifications as your own 

photograph. 

• Be sure to include: 

• All living natural children; 

• all living children legally adopted 

by you; and, 

• all living step-children who are 

unmarried and under the age of 21 on 

the date of your electronic entry, even 

if you are no longer legally married to 

the child’s parent, and even if the child 

does not currently reside with you and/ 

or will not immigrate with you. 

Married children and children over 

the age of 21 are not eligible for the DV. 

However, the Child Status Protection 

Act protects children from ‘‘aging out’’ 

in certain circumstances. If your DV 

entry is made before your unmarried 

child turns 21, and the child turns 21 

before visa issuance, he/she may be 

treated as though he/she were under 21 

for visa-processing purposes. 

A child who is already a U.S. citizen 

or a Lawful Permanent Resident is not 

eligible for a diversity visa, and you will 

not be penalized for either including or 

omitting such family members from 

your entry. 

Failure to list all children who are 

eligible will result in disqualification of 

the principal applicant and refusal of all 

visas in the case at the time of the visa 

interview. See the Frequently Asked 

Questions for more information about 

family members. 

See the Frequently Asked Questions 

for more information about completing 

your Electronic Entry for the DV–2016 

Program. 

Selection of Applicants 

Based on the allocations of available 

visas in each region and country, 

individuals will be randomly selected 

by computer from among qualified 

entries. All DV–2016 entrants will be 

required to go to the Entrant Status 

Check using the unique confirmation 

number saved from their DV–2016 

online entry registration to find out 

whether their entry has been selected in 

the DV program. Entrant Status Check 

will be available on the E–DV Web site 

at www.dvlottery.state.gov starting May 

5, 2015, through at least June 30, 2016. 

If your entry is selected, you will be 

directed to a confirmation page that will 

provide further instructions, including 

information on fees connected with 

immigration to the United States. 

Entrant Status Check will be the only 

means by which selectees will be 

notified of their selection for DV–2016. 

The Department of State will not mail 

out notification letters or notify 

selectees by email. U.S. embassies and 

consulates will not provide a list of 

selectees. Individuals who have not 

been selected also will be notified 

ONLY through Entrant Status Check. 

You are strongly encouraged to access 

Entrant Status Check yourself and not to 

rely on someone else to check and 

inform you. 

If you are selected, in order to receive 

a DV to immigrate to the United States, 

you still must meet all eligibility 

requirements under U.S. law. These 

requirements may significantly increase 

the level of scrutiny required and time 

necessary for processing for natives of 

some countries listed in this notice 

including, but not limited to, countries 

identified as state sponsors of terrorism. 

All processing of entries and issuance 

of DVs to selectees meeting eligibility 

requirements and their eligible family 

members must be completed by 

midnight on September 30, 2016. Under 

no circumstances can DVs be issued or 

adjustments approved after this date, 

nor can family members obtain DVs to 

follow-to-join the principal applicant in 

the United States after this date. See the 

Frequently Asked Questions for more 

information about the selection process. 

Submitting a Digital Photograph 

(Image) 

You can take a new digital 

photograph or scan a photographic print 

with a digital scanner, as long as it 

meets the compositional and technical 

specifications listed below. Test your 

photos through the photo validation 

link on the E–DV Web site, which 

provides additional technical advice on 

photo composition and examples of 

acceptable and unacceptable photos. 

Photographs must be in 24-bit color 

depth. If you are using a scanner, the 

settings must be for True Color or 24-bit 

color mode. See the additional scanning 

requirements below. 

Compositional Specifications 

• Head Position: The subject must 

directly face the camera. The subject’s 

head should not be tilted up, down, or 

to the side. The head height or facial 

region size (measured from the top of 

the head, including the hair, to the 

bottom of the chin) must be between 50 

percent and 69 percent of the image’s 

total height. The eye height (measured 

from the bottom of the image to the level 

of the eyes) should be between 56 

percent and 69 percent of the image’s 

height. 

• Light-colored Background: The 

subject should be in front of a neutral, 

light-colored background. 

• Focus: The photograph must be in 

focus. 

• No Decorative Items: The subject 

must not wear sunglasses or other items 

that detract from the face. 

• No Head Coverings or Hats: Head 

coverings or hats worn for religious 

beliefs are acceptable, but the head 

covering may not obscure any portion of 

the face. Tribal or other headgear not 

religious in nature may not be worn. 

Photographs of military, airline, or other 

personnel wearing hats will not be 

accepted. 

Technical Specifications 

• Taking a New Digital Image. If you 

take a new digital image, it must meet 

the following specifications: 

Image File Format: The image must be 

in the Joint Photographic Experts Group 

(JPEG) format. 

Image File Size; The maximum image 

file size is 240 kilobytes (240KB). 

Image Resolution and Dimensions: 

Minimum acceptable dimensions are 

600 pixels (width) x 600 pixels (height). 

Image pixel dimensions must be in a 

square aspect ratio (meaning the height 

must be equal to the width). 

Image Color Depth: Image must be in 

color (24 bits per pixel). 24-bit black and 

white or 8-bit images will not be 

accepted. 

• Scanning a Submitted Photograph. 

Before you scan a photographic print, 

make sure it meets the color and 

compositional specifications listed 

above. Scan the print using the 

following scanner specifications: 

Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a 

resolution of at least 300 dots per inch 

(dpi). 

Image File Format: The image must be 

in the Joint Photographic Experts Group 

(JPEG) format. 

Image File Size: The maximum image 

file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB). 

Image Color Depth: 24-bit color. [Note 

that black and white, monochrome, or 

grayscale images will not be accepted.] 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) 

Eligibility 

1. What do the terms ‘‘Native’’ and 

‘‘chargeability’’ mean? 

‘‘Native’’ ordinarily means someone 

born in a particular country, regardless 


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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 a numerical limitation is 

placed on immigrants entering from a 

country or geographic region, each 

individual is ‘‘charged’’ to a country. 

Your chargeability’’ refers to the country 

whose limitation you count towards. 

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 the 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 disqualify your entry. 

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 a DV–1 immigrant 

visa if your spouse is also eligible for 

and issued a DV–2 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, if they were only 

visiting, studying in the country 

temporarily, or stationed temporarily for 

business or professional reasons on 

behalf of a company or government from 

a different country other than the one in 

which you were born. 

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) may disqualify your entry. 

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. The law defines ‘‘high 

admission countries’’ as those from 

which a total of 50,000 persons in the 

Family-Sponsored and EmploymentBased visa categories immigrated to the 

United States during the previous five 

years. Each year, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) tallies the 

family and employment immigrant 

admission and adjustment of status 

figures 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 this calculation is made 

annually, the list of countries whose 

natives are eligible or not eligible may 

change from one year to the next. 

4. How many DV–2016 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 INA. 

The number of visas that will eventually 

be issued 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 requiring 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. Documentary proof 

of education or work experience must 

be presented to the consular officer at 

the time of the visa interview. 

If you do not meet the requirements 

for education or work experience, your 

entry will be disqualified at the time of 

your visa interview, and no visas will be 

issued to you or any of your family 

members. 

6. What occupations qualify for the DV 

program? 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 

O*Net OnLine database will be used to 

determine qualifying work experience. 

The O*Net Online Database groups job 

experience into five ‘‘job zones.’’ While 

many occupations are listed on the DOL 

Web site, 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 that is designated as Job 

Zone 4 or 5, 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, your 

entry will be disqualified at the time of 

your visa interview, and no visas will be 

issued to you or any of your family 

members. 

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 find out if your 

occupation qualifies: 

1. Under ‘‘Find Occupations’’ select 

‘‘Job Family’’ from the pull down; 

2. Browse by ‘‘Job Family’’, make your 

selection, and click ‘‘GO’’; 

3. Click on the link for your specific 

occupation. 

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 

Web page (http://travel.state.gov/visa/

immigrants/types/types_1319.html). 

8. Is there a minimum age to apply for 

the 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 


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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–2016 entry period will run 

from 12:00 p.m. (noon), Eastern Daylight 

Time (EST) (GMT–4), Wednesday, 

October 1, 2014, until 12:00 p.m. (noon), 

Eastern Standard Time (EDT) (GMT–5), 

Monday, November 3, 2014. Each year, 

millions of people submit entries. 

Holding the entry period on these dates 

ensures that selectees are notified in a 

timely manner and gives both the visa 

applicants and our embassies and 

consulates time to prepare and complete 

cases for visa issuance. 

You are strongly encouraged to enter 

early during the registration period. 

Excessive demand at the end of the 

registration period may slow the system 

down. No entries will be accepted after 

noon EST Monday, November 3, 2014. 

10. I am in the United States. Can I enter 

the DV program? 

Yes, an applicant may be in the 

United States or in another country, and 

the entry may be submitted from 

anywhere. 

11. Can I only enter once during the 

registration period? 

Yes, 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. 

12. May my spouse and I each submit 

a separate entry? 

Yes, a husband and a wife 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. 

13. What family members must I 

include in my DV entry? 

Spouse: You must list your spouse 

(husband or wife) regardless of whether 

or not he/she is living with you or 

intentds to immigrate to the United 

States. You must list your spouse even 

if you are currently separated from him/ 

her, unless you are legally separated 

(i.e., there is a written agreement 

recognized by a court or a court order). 

If you are legally separated, you do not 

have to list your spouse, though you 

will not be penalized if you do so. If you 

are divorced or your spouse is deceased, 

you do not have to list your former 

spouse. 

Children: You must list ALL your 

living children who are unmarried and 

under 21 years of age at the time of your 

initial E–DV entry, whether they are 

your natural children, your stepchildren 

(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 laws of your 

country. 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 should not be included 

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 and later list them on your visa 

application forms, your case will be 

disqualified at the time of your visa 

interview and no visas will be issued to 

you or any of your family members. 

This only applies to those who were 

family members at the time the original 

application 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, as long as both 

entries include details on all 

dependents in your family (see FAQ #12 

above). 

14. Must I submit my own entry, or can 

someone else do it for me? 

You are encouraged 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 may be disqualified. Entrants 

should keep their own confirmation 

number so that they are able to 

independently check the status of their 

entry using Entrant Status Check at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entrants 

should keep retain access to the email 

account used in the E–DV submission. 

15. I’m already registered for an 

immigrant visa in another category. Can 

I still apply for the DV program? 

Yes. 

16. When will E–DV be available 

online? 

You can enter online during the 

registration period beginning at 12:00 

p.m. (noon) Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) (GMT–4) on Wednesday, October 

1, 2014, and ending at 12:00 p.m. (noon) 

Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT–5) 

on Monday, November 3, 2014. 

17. 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. 

18. 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 sixty (60) minutes 

starting from when you download the 

form to complete and submit your entry 

through the E–DV Web site. If you 

exceed the sixty minute limit and have 

not electronically submitted your 

complete entry, any information already 

entered is discarded. 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. 

19. I don’t have a scanner. Can I send 

photographs to someone in the United 

States to scan them, save them, and mail 

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. 

20. According to the procedures, the 

system will reject my E–DV entry form 

if my photos don’t meet the 

specifications. Can I resubmit my entry? 

Yes. If your photo(s) did not meet the 

specifications, your entry will not be 

accepted by the E–DV Web site, so you 

will not receive a confirmation notice. 

However, given the unpredictable 

nature of the Internet, you may not 

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immediately. If you can correct the 

photo(s) and re-send the Form Part One 

or Two within sixty (60) minutes, you 

may be able to successfully submit the 

entry. Otherwise, you will have to 

restart the entire entry process. 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 have 

received a confirmation notice, your 

entry is complete and you should NOT 

submit any additional entries. 

21. 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 received and the confirmation notice 

sent. However, once you receive a 

confirmation notice, do not resubmit 

your information. 

Selection 

22. 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 Web site 

at www.dvlottery.state.gov starting May 

5, 2015 through at least June 30, 2016. 

Entrant Status Check is the sole means 

by which you will be notified if you are 

selected, provided further instructions 

on your visa application, and notified of 

your immigrant visa interview 

appointment date and time. The only 

authorized Department of State Web site 

for official online entry in the Diversity 

Visa Program and Entrant Status Check 

is www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

The Department of State will not 

contact you to tell you that you have 

been selected (see FAQ #23). 

23. How will I know if I am not 

selected? Will I be notified? 

You may check the status of your DV– 

2016 entry through the Entrant Status 

Check on the E–DV Web site at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov starting May 5, 

2015, until at least June 30, 2016. Keep 

your confirmation number until at least 

September 30, 2016. (Status information 

for the previous year’s DV program, DV– 

2015, is available online from May 1, 

2014, through June 30, 2015.) If your 

entry is not selected, you will not 

receive any additional instructions. 

24. 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 (ESC) on the eDV Web site that 

will allow you to retrieve your 

confirmation number via the email 

address you registered with 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 ESC retrieval tool). The 

Department of State is NOT able to 

provide a list of those selected to 

continue the visa process. 

25. 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–2016 

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. 

These emails will not contain 

information on the actual appointment 

date and time; they will simply tell you 

that appointment details are available 

and you must then access Entrant Status 

Check for details. 

Only Internet sites that end with the 

‘‘.gov’’ domain suffix are official U.S. 

government Web sites. Many other Web 

sites (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 Web sites. 

You may receive emails from websites 

trying 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 which are available free 

on the Department of State Web site or 

through U.S. Embassy or Consulate Web 

sites. Additionally, organizations or 

Web sites may try to steal your money 

by charging fees for DV-related services. 

If you send money to one of these 

scams, you will likely never see it again. 

Also, do not send personal information 

to these Web sites, as it may be used for 

identity fraud/theft. 

26. How many individuals will be 

selected for DV–2016? 

For DV–2016, 50,000 DV visas are 

available. Because it is likely that some 

of the first 50,000 persons who are 

selected will not qualify for visas or 

pursue their cases to visa issuance, more 

than 50,000 entries will be selected to 

ensure that all of the available DV visas 

are issued. However, this also means 

that there will not be a sufficient 

number of visas for all those who are 

initially selected 

You can check the E–DV Web site’s 

Entrant Status Check to see if you have 

been selected for further processing and 

your place on the list. Interviews for the 

DV–2016 program will begin in October 

2015 for selectees who have submitted 

all pre-interview paperwork and other 

information as requested in the 

notification instructions. Selectees who 

provide all required information will be 

informed of their visa interview 

appointment through the E–DV Web 

site’s Entrant Status Check four to six 

weeks before the scheduled interviews 

with U.S. consular officers at overseas 

posts. 

Each month, visas will be issued to 

those applicants who are ready for 

issuance during that month, visanumber availability permitting. Once all 

of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, 

the program will end. Visa numbers 

could be finished before September 

2016. Selected applicants who wish to 

receive 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. 

Selection merely means that you are 

eligible to apply for a Diversity Visa, 

and if your rank number becomes 

eligible for final processing, potentially 

to be issued a Diversity Visa. Only 

50,000 visas will be issued to such 

applicants. 

27. How will successful entrants be 

selected? 

Official notifications of selection will 

be made through Entrant Status Check, 

available starting May 5, 2015, through 

at least June 30, 2016, on the E–DV Web 

site www.dvlottery.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 does not come from the 

Department of State and 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 

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State will never ask you to send money 

by mail or by services such as Western 

Union. 

All entries received from each region 

are individually numbered, and 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 be notified of 

his/her selection through the Entrant 

Status Check available starting May 5, 

2015, on the E–DV Web site 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. If you are 

selected and you 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 at a 

domestic USCIS office. 

28. 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 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 spouse or children under 21 

years of age, before September 30, 2016, 

since on that date your eligibility for the 

DV–2016 program expires. No visa 

numbers or adjustments of status for the 

DV–2016 program will be approved 

after midnight EDT on September 30, 

2016, under any circumstances. 

29. If I am selected, for how long am I 

entitled to apply for a diversity visa? 

If you are selected in the DV–2016 

program, you are entitled to apply for 

visa issuance only during U.S. 

Government Fiscal Year 2016, which 

spans from October 1, 2015, through 

September 30, 2016. Selectees are 

encouraged to apply for visas as early as 

possible, once their lottery rank 

numbers become eligible for further 

processing. 

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, 2016 (the end of 

the fiscal year). Also, spouses and 

children who derive status from a DV– 

2016 registration can only obtain visas 

in the DV category between October 1, 

2015 and September 30, 2016. 

Applicants who apply overseas will 

receive an appointment notification 

from the Department through Entrant 

Status Check on the E–DV Web site four 

to six weeks before the scheduled 

appointment. 

30. 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, the DV case is 

automatically terminated. Any 

derivative spouse and/or children of the 

deceased selectee will no longer be 

entitled to a DV visa. Any visas that 

were issued to them will be revoked. 

Fees 

31. How much does it cost to enter the 

E DV program? 

There is currently no fee charged for 

submitting an electronic entry. 

However, if you are selected and apply 

for a Diversity Visa, you must pay all 

required visa 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 DV and immigrant visa 

application fees with the instructions 

provided through the E–DV Web site at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

32. 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 

visa application process through Entrant 

Status Check at www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

You will pay all DV and immigrant visa 

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 you 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 

www.dvlottery.state.gov contains 

separate instructions on how to mail DV 

fees to a U.S. bank. 

33. 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 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 

34. 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 

Immigration and Nationality Act (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 

35. How can I report internet fraud or 

unsolicited email? 

Please visit the www.econsumer.gov 

Web site, hosted by the Federal Trade 

Commission in cooperation with 

consumer-protection agencies from 17 

nations. You may also report fraud to 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

Internet Crime Complaint Center. To file 

a complaint about unsolicited email, 

visit the Department of Justice Contact 

Us page. 

DV Statistics 

36. How many visas will be issued in 

DV–2016? 

By law, a maximum of 55,000 visas 

are available each year to eligible 

persons. However, in November 1997, 

the U.S. Congress passed the Nicaraguan 

Adjustment and Central American 

Relief Act (NACARA), which stipulates 

that beginning as early as DV–1999, and 

for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of 

the 55,000 annually-allocated DVs will 

be made available for use under the 

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*Persons born in the areas administered prior to 

June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are 

chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, Syria, and 

Egypt. Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable 

to Egypt; persons born in the West Bank are 

chargeable to Jordan; persons born in the Golan 

Heights are chargeable to Syria. 

* Persons born in the areas administered prior to 

June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are 

chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, Syria, and 

Egypt. Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable 

to Egypt; persons born in the West Bank are 

chargeable to Jordan; persons born in the Golan 

Heights are chargeable to Syria. 

** Natives of the following Asia Region countries 

are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: 

Bangladesh, China (mainland-born), India, Pakistan, 

South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Hong Kong 

S.A.R. (Asia region), Macau S.A.R. (Europe region), 

and Taiwan (Asia region) do qualify and are listed 

here. 

** Natives of the following European countries 

are not eligible for this year’s DV program: Great 

Britain (United Kingdom). Great Britain (United 

Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: 

Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman 

Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, 

Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. 

Note that for purposes of the diversity program 

only, Northern Ireland is treated separately; 

Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among 

the qualifying areas. Macau S.A.R. does qualify and 

is listed above. 

of the limit began with DV–2000 and 

will remain in effect through the DV– 

2016 program, so 50,000 visas remain 

for the DV program described in these 

instructions. 

37. 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, you will need to demonstrate that 

you will not become a public charge in 

the United States before being issued a 

visa. This evidence may be in the form 

of a combination of your personal 

assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I– 

134) submitted by a relative or friend 

residing in the United States, an offer of 

employment from an employer in the 

United States, or other evidence. 

List of Countries/Areas by Region Whose 

Natives are Eligible for DV–2016 

The list below shows the countries 

whose natives are eligible for DV–2016, 

grouped by geographic region. 

Dependent areas overseas are included 

within the region of the governing 

country. The countries whose natives 

are not eligible for the DV–2016 

program were identified by USCIS, 

according to the formula in Section 

203(c) of the INA. The countries whose 

natives are not eligible for the DV 

program (because they are the principal 

source countries of Family-Sponsored 

and Employment-Based immigration or 

‘‘high-admission’’ countries) are noted 

after the respective regional lists. 

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 

Rwanda 

Sao Tome and Principe 

Senegal 

Seychelles 

Sierra Leone 

Somalia 

South Africa 

South Sudan 

Sudan 

Swaziland 

Tanzania 

Togo 

Tunisia 

Uganda 

Zambia 

Zimbabwe 

In Africa, natives of Nigeria are not 

eligible for this year’s diversity program. 

Asia 

Afghanistan 

Bahrain 

Bhutan 

Brunei 

Burma 

Cambodia 

Hong Kong Special Administrative 

Region ** 

Indonesia 

Iran 

Iraq 

Israel * 

Japan 

Jordan * 

Kuwait 

Laos 

Lebanon 

Malaysia 

Maldives 

Mongolia 

Nepal 

North Korea 

Oman 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 

Singapore 

Sri Lanka 

Syria * 

Taiwan ** 

Thailand 

Timor-Leste 

United Arab Emirates 

Yemen 

Europe 

Albania 

Andorra 

Armenia 

Austria 

Azerbaijan 

Belarus 

Belgium 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Bulgaria 

Croatia 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Estonia 

Finland 

France (including components and areas 

overseas) 

Georgia 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Iceland 

Ireland 

Italy 

Kazakhstan 

Kosovo 

Kyrgyzstan 

Latvia 

Liechtenstein 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Macau Special Administrative Region** 

Macedonia 

Malta 

Moldova 

Monaco 

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1Academy Express filed its application for 

acquisition of the properties of Go Bus and MCIZ 

on July 23, 2014. However, the Board determined 

that the information provided was not sufficiently 

complete to provide the required notice to the 

Board and to the public as to the nature and effect 

of the proposed transaction. In a Board decision 

served on August 21, 2014, Academy Express was 

directed to supplement its application, which it did 

on August 26, 2014. 

2According to the corporate charts included in 

the applicant’s petition, the Academy Bus entity 

that is controlled by the Tedesco Family ESB Trust 

is a New York limited liability company. But 

another entity with the name Academy Bus, L.L.C., 

is owned by the Francis Tedesco Revocable Trust 

and the Mark Tedesco Revocable Trust as a Florida 

limited liability company. The applicant states that 

the Florida Academy Bus, L.L.C., was formerly 

Cabana Coaches, LLC, but changed its name to 

Academy Bus, L.L.C., on January 10, 2014. The 

Francis Tedesco Revocable Trust and the Mark 

Tedesco Revocable Trust obtained authority to 

acquire Cabana Coaches, LLC, in Tedesco Family 

ESB Trust—Purchase of Certain Assets & 

Membership Interests—Evergreen Trails, Inc., MCF 

21056 (STB served Nov. 21, 2013). 

Netherlands (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Northern Ireland** 

Norway 

Poland 

Portugal (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Romania 

Russia 

San Marino 

Serbia 

Slovakia 

Slovenia 

Spain 

Sweden 

Switzerland 

Tajikistan 

Turkey 

Turkmenistan 

Ukraine 

Uzbekistan 

Vatican City 

North America 

The Bahamas 

In North America, natives of Canada 

and Mexico are not eligible for this 

year’s diversity program. 

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 

Samoa 

South America, Central America, and 

the Caribbean 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Argentina 

Barbados 

Belize 

Bolivia 

Chile 

Costa Rica 

Cuba 

Dominica 

Grenada 

Guatemala 

Guyana 

Honduras 

Nicaragua 

Panama 

Paraguay 

Saint Kitts and Nevis 

Saint Lucia 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 

Suriname 

Trinidad and Tobago 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 

Countries in this region whose natives 

are not eligible for this year’s diversity 

program: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, 

Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. 

Dated: September 12, 2014. 

Michele T. Bond, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22767 Filed 9–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. MCF 21059] 

Academy Express, L.L.C.—Acquisition 

of the Properties of Go Bus LLC and 

Its Affiliate, MCIZ Corp. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice Tentatively Authorizing 

Finance Transaction. 

SUMMARY: Academy Express, L.L.C. 

(Academy Express), a motor carrier of 

passengers, has filed an application 

under 49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire 

properties of Go Bus LLC (Go Bus) and 

its affiliate, MCIZ Corp. (MCIZ), both 

motor carriers of passengers.1 The Board 

is tentatively approving and authorizing 

the transaction, and, if no opposing 

comments are timely filed, this notice 

will be the final Board action. Persons 

wishing to oppose the application must 

follow the rules under 49 CFR 1182.5 

and 1182.8. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

November 10, 2014. Applicants may file 

a reply by November 24, 2014. If no 

comments are filed by November 10, 

2014, this notice shall be effective on 

November 11, 2014 

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 

copies of any comments referring to 

Docket No. MCF 21059 to: Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, send one copy of comments to 

Academy Express’s representative: Fritz 

R. Kahn, Fritz R. Kahn, P.C., 1919 M 

Street NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 

20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valerie Quinn, (202) 245–0382. Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Tedesco Family ESB Trust directly 

controls the following noncarriers: 

Academy Bus, L.L.C. (Academy Bus); 2

Franmar Leasing, Inc.; Franmar 

Logistics, Inc.; Academy Services, Inc.; 

and Log Re, Inc. Academy Bus directly 

controls the following carriers: 

Academy Express, Academy Lines, 

L.L.C., and Number 22 Hillside, L.L.C. 

The applicant, Academy Express, holds 

authority from the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA) as a 

motor carrier primarily engaged in 

interstate special and charter operations 

(MC–413682). Go Bus and MCIZ are 

motor carriers licensed by FMCSA (MC– 

801906 and MC–161381, respectively). 

According to the corporate organization 

chart provided by Academy Express in 

its August 26 filing, Zev Marmurstein, 

an individual, Renee Marmurstein, an 

individual, and the ZRM Family Trust 

control 62–R LLC, a noncarrier, which 

controls Go Bus. Zev Marmurstein 

directly controls MCIZ. 

Academy Express primarily provides 

charter bus and contract carrier services 

for associations or other groups in 

interstate commerce in the states of New 

York and New Jersey, and to a lesser 

extent in the District of Columbia, 

Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 

Connecticut, Rhode Island, and 

Massachusetts, and commuter line 

service between New Jersey and New 

York. Go Bus and MCIZ are primarily 

engaged in providing special and 

charter operations to and from places in 

the state of New York. Go Bus also 

provides regular-route service between 

New York, NY (New York City), and 

Cambridge and Newton, Mass., and 

commuter line service between Glen 

Cove, NY, and New York City. MCIZ, 

pursuant to a contract with the New 

York City Board of Education, provides 

transportation to students and teachers 

on day trips from and to places in New 

York for sports or other events. 


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