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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8486] 

Bureau of Consular Affairs; 

Registration for the Diversity 

Immigrant (DV–2015) Visa Program 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This public notice provides 

information on how to apply for the 

DV–2015 Program and is issued 

pursuant to 22 CFR 42.33(b)(3), 

implementing sections 201(a)(3), 201(e), 

203(c), and 204(a)(1)(I) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153, and 

1154(a)(1)(I)). 

Instructions for the 2015 Diversity 

Immigrant Visa Program (DV–2015) 

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 2015, 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–2015, 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: For 

DV–2015, natives of Nigeria are no 

longer eligible. 

Eligibility 

Requirement #1: Individuals born in 

countries (listed below) whose natives 

qualify may be eligible to enter. 

If you were not born in 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 nativity in 

one of your parents’ countries of birth 

if it is a country whose natives are 

eligible for the DV–2015 program. For 

more details on what this means, see the 

Frequently Asked Questions. 

Requirement #2: In addition, to meet 

the education/work experience 

requirement of the DV program, you 

must have either: 

• A high school education or its 

equivalent, defined as successful 

completion of a 12-year course of 

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–2015 DV program 

must be submitted electronically at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov between noon, 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), 

Tuesday, October 1, 2013, and noon, 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), 

Saturday, November 2, 2013. 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. If you submit 

more than one entry you will be 

disqualified. 

Completing Your Electronic Entry for 

the DV–2014 Program 

Submit your Electronic Diversity Visa 

Entry Form (E–DV Entry Form or DS– 

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

Incomplete entries will be disqualified. 

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. 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 

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Starting May 1, 2014, 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–2015, 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 

here 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 

be issued a DV visa, though you will not 

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–2015 

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–2015 entrants will be 

required to go to the Entrant Status 

Check using the unique confirmation 

number saved from their DV–2015 

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 

1, 2014, through at least September 30, 

2015. 

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–2015. 

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 

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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, 2015. 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 

D 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. 

D Light-colored Background: The 

subject should be in front of a neutral, 

light-colored background. 

D Focus: The photograph must be in 

focus. 

D No Decorative Items: The subject 

must not wear sunglasses or other items 

that detract from the face. 

D 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 miage must be 

in the Joint Photographic Experts Group 

(JPEG) format. 

Image File Size: The maximum image 

file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB). 

Image Resolution and Dimensions: 

Minimum acceptable dimensions are 

600 pixels (width) × 600 pixels (height). 

Image pixel dimensions must be in a 

square aspect ration (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 Resolution: 600 by 600 pixels. 

Image Color Depth: 24-bit color [Note 

that black and white, monochrome, or 

grayscale images will not be accepted.] 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

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 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. 

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–2015 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. 

USCIS will announce these numbers 

once these calculations are completed. 

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 

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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. 

6. WHAT OCCUPATIONS QUALIFY 

FOR THE DV PROGRAM? 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 

O*Net OnLine database (http://

online.onetcenter.org/) 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. 

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 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–2015 entry period will run 

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

Time (EDT) (GMT–4), Tuesday, October 

1, 2013, until 12:00 p.m. (noon), Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), 

Saturday, November 2, 2013. 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 end of the 

registration period may slow the system 

down. No entries will be accepted after 

noon EDT Saturday, November 2, 2013. 

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. If you submit 

more than one entry you 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 

intends 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 and none of you will be 

eligible for a visa. 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 

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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 Tuesday, October 1, 

2013, and ending at 12:00 p.m. (noon) 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4) 

on Saturday, November 2, 2013. 

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 U.S. 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 

receive the rejection notice 

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, interruptions 

in your Internet connection 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 

1, 2014 through at least September 2015. 

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– 

2015 entry through the Entrant Status 

Check on the E–DV Web site at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov starting May 1, 

2014, until September 30, 2015. Keep 

your confirmation number until at least 

September 30, 2015. (Status information 

for the previous year’s DV program, DV– 

2014, is available online from May 1, 

2013, through September 30, 2014.) 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–2015 

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 Web 

sites 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 

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For DV–2015, 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 may 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–2015 program will begin in October 

2014 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. In principle, visa 

numbers could be finished before 

September 2015. 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 qualified, be issued a Diversity 

Visa. Only the first 50,000 selected 

applicants to qualify may be issued 

visas. 

27. HOW WILL SUCCESSFUL 

ENTRANTS BE SELECTED? 

Official notifications of selection will 

be made through Entrant Status Check, 

available starting May 1, 2014, through 

at least September 30, 2015, 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 

your application. The Department of 

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 1, 

2014, 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, 2015, 

since on that date your eligibility for the 

DV–2015 program expires. No visa 

numbers or adjustments of status for the 

DV–2015 program will be approved 

after midnight EDT on September 30, 

2015, 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–2015 

program, you are entitled to apply for 

visa issuance only during U.S. 

Government Fiscal Year 2015, which 

spans from October 1, 2014, through 

September 30, 2015. 

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, 2015 (the end of 

the fiscal year). Also, spouses and 

children who derive status from a DV– 

2015 registration can only obtain visas 

in the DV category between October 1, 

2014 and September 30, 2015. 

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 they 

have traveled to the United States, the 

DV case is automatically revoked. Any 

eligible derivative spouse and/or 

children of the deceased selectee will no 

longer be entitled to a DV visa. 

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 

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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? 

No; 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 

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 (http:// 

www.ic3.gov). To file a complaint about 

unsolicited email, visit the Department 

of Justice Contact Us page (http://

www.usdoj.gov/spam.htm). 

DV Statistics 

36. HOW MANY VISAS WILL BE 

ISSUED IN DV–2015? 

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 

NACARA program. The actual reduction 

of the limit began with DV–2000 and 

will remain in effect through the DV– 

2015 program, so 50,000 visas remain 

for the DV program described in these 

instructions. 

Miscellaneous 

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 be required to provide 

evidence 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– 

2015 

The list below shows the countries 

whose natives are eligible for DV–2015, 

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–2015 

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 

* 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. 

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 

*Persons born in the areas 

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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. 

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 

dependent areas overseas) 

Georgia 

Germany 

Greece 

Hungary 

Iceland 

Ireland 

Italy 

Kazakhstan 

Kosovo 

Kyrgyzstan 

Latvia 

Liechtenstein 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Macau Special Administrative Region** 

Macedonia 

Malta 

Moldova 

Monaco 

Montenegro 

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 

**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. 

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 10, 2013. 

Janice L. Jacobs, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23624 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8487] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Isa 

Genzken: Retrospective’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as 

appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 

257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby 

determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Isa 

Genzken: Retrospective,’’ imported from 

abroad for temporary exhibition within 

the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at The Museum of 

Modern Art, New York, NY, from on or 

about November 23, 2013, until on or 

about March 10, 2014; the Museum of 

Contemporary Art, Chicago, Il, from on 

or about April 12, 2014, until on or 

about August 3, 2014; the Dallas 

Museum of Art, from on or about 

September 14, 2014, until on or about 

January 4, 2015, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 


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