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Modality of completion Number of 

responses 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours) 

SSA–7011–F4 .................................................................................................. 462,000 1 20 154,000 

2. Request for Deceased Individual’s 

Social Security Record—20 CFR 

402.130—0960–0665. When a member 

of the public requests an individual’s 

Social Security record, SSA needs the 

name and address of the requestor as 

well as a description of the requested 

record to process the request. SSA uses 

the information the respondent provides 

on Form SSA–711, or via an Internet 

request through SSA’s electronic 

Freedom of Information Act (eFOIA) 

Web site, to (1) verify the wage earner 

is deceased and (2) access the correct 

Social Security record. Respondents are 

members of the public requesting 

deceased individuals’ Social Security 

records. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

responses 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours) 

Internet Request through eFOIA ..................................................................... 49,800 1 7 5,810 

SSA–711 (paper) ............................................................................................. 200 1 7 23 

Total ................................................................................................................. 50,000 ........................ ........................ 5,833 

Dated: September 25, 2012. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Director, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–23869 Filed 9–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8044] 

2014 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This public notice provides 

information on how to apply for the 

DV–2014 Program. 

Instructions for the 2014 Diversity 

Immigrant Visa Program (DV–2014) 

This notice is issued pursuant to 22 

CFR 42.33(b)(3) which implements 

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)). 

The congressionally mandated 

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is 

administered on an annual basis by the 

Department of State and conducted 

based on United States law, specifically 

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA). This law 

provides for a class of immigrants 

known as ‘‘diversity immigrants,’’ with 

visas made available to persons from 

countries with historically low rates of 

immigration to the United States. For 

Fiscal Year 2014, 50,000 diversity visas 

(DV) will be available. 

The annual DV program makes visas 

available to persons meeting simple, but 

strict, eligibility requirements. A 

computer-generated, random drawing 

chooses selectees for DVs. The visas are 

distributed among six geographic 

regions, and within each region, no 

single country may receive more than 

seven percent of the available DVs in 

any one year. Visas are allocated to 

natives of countries with historically 

lower rates of U.S. immigration. Natives 

of countries who have sent more than 

50,000 immigrants to the United States 

over the past five years are not eligible 

to apply for the Diversity Visa program. 

For DV–2014, natives of the following 

countries are not eligible to apply 

because the countries sent a total of 

more than 50,000 immigrants 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, Pakistan, Peru, 

Philippines, South Korea, United 

Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and 

its dependent territories, and Vietnam. 

The term ‘‘country’’ in this notice 

includes countries, economies, and 

other jurisdictions explicitly listed at 

the end of these instructions. Persons 

born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, 

and Taiwan are eligible. 

Changes in eligibility this year: 

For DV–2014, natives of Guatemala 

are now eligible for selection. 

The Department of State implemented 

the electronic registration system 

beginning with DV–2005 in order to 

make the DV process more efficient and 

secure. The Department utilizes special 

technology and other means to identify 

those who commit fraud for the 

purposes of illegal immigration or those 

who submit multiple entries. 

Diversity Visa Registration Period 

Entries for the DV–2014 DV program 

must be submitted electronically 

between noon, Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) (GMT–4), Tuesday, October 2, 

2012, and noon, Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) (GMT–4), Saturday, November 3, 

2012. Applicants may access the 

electronic DV Entry Form (E–DV) at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov during the 

registration period. Paper entries will 

not be accepted. We strongly encourage 

applicants not to wait until the last 

week of the registration period to enter. 

Heavy demand may result in Web site 

delays. No entries will be accepted after 

noon, EDT, on November 3, 2012. 

Requirements for Entry 

To enter the DV program, you must be 

a native of one of the listed countries. 

In most cases, this means the country in 

which you were born. However, there 

are two other ways you may be able to 

qualify. First, if you were born in a 

country whose natives are ineligible but 

your spouse was born in a country 

whose natives are eligible, you can 

claim your spouse’s country of birth— 

provided that both you and your spouse 

are on the selected entry, are issued 

visas, and enter the United States 

simultaneously. Second, if you were 

born in a country whose natives are 

ineligible, but neither of your parents 

was born there or resided there at the 

time of your birth, you may claim 

nativity in one of your parents’ 

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whose natives qualify for the DV–2014 

program. 

To enter the DV program, you must 

meet either the education or 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 Frequently Asked 

Question #13. 

If you cannot meet either of these 

requirements, you should not submit an 

entry to the DV program. 

Procedures for Submitting an Entry to 

DV–2014 

The Department of State will only 

accept completed E–DV entry forms 

submitted electronically at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov during the 

registration period between noon, EDT 

(GMT–4), Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and 

noon, EDT (GMT–4), Saturday, 

November 3, 2012. 

All entries by an individual will be 

disqualified if more than one entry for 

that individual is received, regardless of 

who submitted the entry. You may 

prepare and submit your own entry or 

have someone submit the entry for you. 

There are no costs or fees to register for 

the DV Program. 

A registered entry that complies with 

submission instructions will result in a 

confirmation screen containing your 

name and a unique confirmation 

number. You must print this 

confirmation screen for your records 

using the print function of your web 

browser and ensure that you retain your 

confirmation number. Starting May 1, 

2013, you will be able to check the 

status of your DV–2014 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–2014, providing 

instructions to you on how to proceed 

with your application, and notifying 

you of your appointment for your 

immigrant visa interview. Therefore, it 

is essential you retain your confirmation 

number. 

Paper entries are no longer accepted. 

The sole method for entry to the 2014 

Diversity Visa Program is through this 

electronic process. 

On your entry, you must list your 

spouse (husband or wife), and 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, with 

the exception of children who are 

already U.S. citizens or Lawful 

Permanent Residents. A spouse or child 

who is already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful 

Permanent Resident will not require or 

be issued a DV visa. Failure to comply 

with this instruction can result in the 

disqualification of your entry. 

It is very important that you submit 

all required photographs. Your entry 

will be disqualified if you do not submit 

all the required photographs. Recent 

photographs of the following people 

must be submitted electronically with 

the E–DV entry form: 

D You 

D Your spouse 

D Each living unmarried child under 

21 years of age at the time of your 

electronic entry, including all natural 

children as well as all legally adopted 

children and stepchildren, even if a 

child no longer resides with you or you 

do not intend for a child to immigrate 

under the DV program. 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. 

Failure to submit the required 

photographs for your spouse and each 

child listed will result in an incomplete 

entry to the E-DV system. The entry will 

not be accepted and must be 

resubmitted. Group or family 

photographs will not be accepted; there 

must be a separate photograph for each 

family member. 

Failure to enter the correct 

photograph of each individual into the 

E–DV system may result in 

disqualification of the principal 

applicant and refusal of all visas 

associated with the case at the time of 

the visa interview. Entries are subject to 

disqualification and visa refusal for 

cases in which the photographs are not 

recent, show manipulation in any way, 

or fail to meet the specifications 

explained below. 

Instructions for Submitting a Digital 

Photograph (Image) 

A digital photograph (image) of you, 

your spouse, and each child must be 

submitted online with the E-DV entry 

form. The image file can be produced 

either by taking a new digital 

photograph or by scanning a 

photographic print with a digital 

scanner. The image file must adhere to 

the compositional and technical 

specifications listed below. Entrants 

may test their photos for suitability 

through the photo validation link on the 

e-DV Web site before submitting their 

entries. The photo validation provides 

additional technical advice on photo 

composition, along with examples of 

acceptable and unacceptable photos. 

Compositional Specifications 

The submitted digital image must 

conform to the following compositional 

specifications or the entry will be 

disqualified. 

Head Position. The person being 

photographed must directly face the 

camera. The head of the person 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. 

Background. The person being 

photographed should be in front of a 

neutral, light-colored background. Dark 

or patterned backgrounds are not 

acceptable. 

Focus. The photograph must be in 

focus. 

Decorative Items. Photographs in 

which the person being photographed is 

wearing sunglasses or other items that 

detract from the face will not be 

accepted. 

Head Coverings and Hats. Photos of 

applicants wearing head coverings or 

hats are only acceptable if the head 

covering is worn for religious beliefs; 

even then, the head covering may not 

obscure any portion of the face of the 

applicant. Photographs of applicants 

with tribal or other headgear not 

specifically religious in nature will not 

be accepted; photographs of military, 

airline, or other personnel wearing hats 

will not be accepted. 

Color photographs in 24-bit color 

depth are required. Color photographs 

may be downloaded from a camera to a 

file in the computer or they may be 

scanned onto a computer. If you are 

using a scanner, the settings must be for 

True Color or 24-bit color mode. See the 

additional scanning requirements 

below. 

Technical Specifications 

The submitted digital photograph 

must conform to the following 

specifications or the system will 

automatically reject the E-DV entry form 

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Taking a New Digital Image. If a new 

digital image is taken, 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 file 

size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB). 

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 a photographic print is scanned, 

it must meet the compositional 

specifications listed above. If the 

photographic print meets the print color 

and compositional specifications, 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.] 

Information Required for the Electronic 

Entry 

There is only one way to enter the 

DV–2014 program. You must submit the 

DS–5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa 

Entry Form (E–DV Entry Form), which 

is only accessible online at the EDV 

Web site www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

Failure to complete the form in its 

entirety will disqualify the entry. Those 

who submit the E–DV entry will be 

asked to include the information below 

on the E–DV Entry Form. 

Notice: The Department of State 

strongly encourages applicants to 

complete the entry form without the 

assistance of ‘‘Visa Consultants,’’ ‘‘Visa 

Agents,’’ or other individuals who offer 

to submit an entry on behalf of 

applicants. If somebody else (a thirdparty) helps you to complete your entry 

form, you should be present when the 

entry is prepared so that you can retain 

the confirmation page and your unique 

confirmation number. Facilitators may 

try to withhold confirmation numbers in 

order to make an unlawful demand for 

money or services in exchange for 

notification information that should 

have been directly available to you. 

Reminder: Your unique confirmation 

number from your DV–2014 online 

entry registration is required for you to 

later access the E–DV Web site. You will 

need to access the E–DV Web site 

(www.dvlottery.state.gov) after May 1, 

2013, to determine whether or not your 

entry has been selected through the 

Entrant Status Check. Entrant Status 

Check will be the sole means of 

informing you of your selection for DV– 

2014. It will provide instructions to you 

on how to proceed with your 

application and notify you of the date 

and time of your immigrant visa 

interview. If you do not have your 

confirmation information, you will not 

be able to check your DV entry status. 

1. Full Name—Last/Family Name, 

First Name, Middle name. Enter your 

name exactly as listed on your passport. 

2. Date of Birth—Day, Month, Year. 

3. Gender—Male or Female. 

4. City Where You Were Born. 

5. Country Where You Were Born— 

The name of the country should be is 

the one currently in use for the place 

where you were born. 

6. Country of Eligibility or 

Chargeability 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 for the DV 

program, please review the instructions 

to see if there is another option for 

country chargeability available for you. 

For additional information on 

chargeability, please review ‘‘Frequently 

Asked Question #1’’ of these 

instructions. 

7. Entry Photograph(S)—See the 

technical information on photograph 

specifications. Make sure you include 

photographs of your spouse and all your 

children, if applicable. See Frequently 

Asked Question #3. 

8. Mailing Address—In Care Of, 

Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/ 

Town, District/Country/Province/State, 

Postal Code/Zip Code, and Country. 

9. Country Where You Live Today. 

10. Phone Number (optional). 

11. E-Mail Address—Provide an email 

address to which you have direct access. 

You will not receive an official selection 

letter at this address. However, if your 

entry is selected and you respond to the 

notification of your selection through 

the Entrant Status Check, you will 

receive follow-up communication from 

the Department of State by email 

notifying you that details of your 

immigrant visa interview are available 

on Entrant Status Check. The 

Department of State may contact you at 

this email address, but will never send 

you an email telling you that you have 

been selected for the DV program. 

12. What Is the Highest Level of 

Education You Have Achieved, As of 

Today? You must indicate which one of 

the following represents your own 

highest level of educational 

achievement: (1) Primary school only, 

(2) High school, no degree, (3) High 

school degree, (4) Vocational school, (5) 

Some university courses, (6) University 

degree, (7) Some graduate level courses, 

(8) Masters degree, (9) Some doctorate 

level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree. 

13. Marital Status—Unmarried, 

Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Legally 

Separated. 

14. Number of Children—Entries must 

include the name, date, and place of 

birth of your spouse and all living 

natural children. Entries must also 

include all living children legally 

adopted by you, and living stepchildren 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 spouse or child 

does not currently reside with you and/ 

or will not immigrate with you. Note 

that married children and children 21 

years or older are not eligible for the DV; 

however, U.S. law 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 protected from 

aging out by the Child Status Protection 

Act and be treated as though he/she 

were fewer than 21 for visa-processing 

purposes. You are not required to list a 

spouse or child who is already a U.S. 

citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident, 

as they will not be eligible for a DV visa. 

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 Frequently Asked 

Question #11. 

15. Spouse Information—Name, Date 

of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, 

Country of Birth, and Photograph. 

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. 

16. Children Information—Name, 

Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of 

Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph. 

Include all children declared in 

question #14 above. 


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Selection of Applicants 

Based on the allocations of available 

visas in each region and country, 

computer software will randomly select 

individuals from among qualified 

entries. All DV–2014 entrants will be 

required to go to the E–DV Web site 

Entrant Status Check using the unique 

confirmation number saved from their 

DV–2014 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, 2013, and continuing 

through at least June 30, 2014. Selectees 

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–2014. 

The Department of State will not be 

mailing out notification letters. Those 

selected in the random drawing are not 

notified of their selection by email. 

Those individuals not selected will be 

notified of their non-selection through 

Entrant Status Check. U.S. embassies 

and consulates will not provide a list of 

selectees. Selectees’ spouses and 

unmarried children under age 21 may 

also apply for visas to accompany or 

follow-to-join the principal applicant. 

DV–2014 visas will be issued between 

October 1, 2013, and September 30, 

2014. 

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, 2014. 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. 

In order to receive a DV to immigrate 

to the United States, entrants in the 

random drawing that are selected for the 

next steps (called selectees) 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. 

Important Notice 

Electronic Online Entry In the Annual 

DV Program Is Free. The State 

Department does not charge any fees to 

enter. The U.S. government employs no 

outside consultants or private services 

to operate the DV program. Any 

intermediaries or others who offer 

assistance to prepare DV entries do so 

without the authority or consent of the 

U.S. government. Use of any outside 

intermediary or assistance to prepare a 

DV entry is entirely at the entrant’s 

discretion. The only Web site on which 

people can officially register to 

participation in the Diversity Program is 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

A qualified electronic entry submitted 

directly by an applicant has an equal 

chance of being randomly selected by 

computer, as does a qualified electronic 

entry received from an outside 

intermediary on behalf of the applicant. 

However, receipt of more than one entry 

per person will disqualify the person 

from registration, regardless of the 

source of the entry. 

Frequently Asked Questions 

1. What do the terms ‘‘eligibility,’’ 

‘‘native,’’ and ‘‘chargeability’’ mean? 

Are there any situations in which 

persons who were not born in a 

qualifying country may apply? 

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. ‘‘Native’’ 

ordinarily means someone born in a 

particular country, regardless of the 

individual’s current country of 

residence or nationality. For 

immigration purposes, ‘‘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. 

For example, if you were born in a 

country that is not eligible for this year’s 

DV program, you may claim 

chargeability to the country where your 

derivative spouse was born. Because 

your eligibility is based on your spouse, 

however, you will not be issued a DV– 

1 immigrant visa unless your spouse is 

also eligible for and issued a DV–2 visa, 

and both of you must enter the United 

States together using your DVs. In a 

similar manner, a minor dependent 

child can be ‘‘charged’’ to a parent’s 

country of birth. 

Finally, if you were born in a country 

not eligible to participate in this year’s 

DV program, you can be ‘‘charged’’ to 

the country of birth of either of your 

parents as long as neither parent was a 

resident of the ineligible country at the 

time of your birth. In general, people are 

not considered residents of a country in 

which they were not born or legally 

naturalized, if they are only visiting the 

country, studying in the country 

temporarily, or stationed temporarily in 

the country for business or professional 

reasons on behalf of a company or 

government from a country other than 

the country in which the applicant was 

born. If you claim alternate 

chargeability, you must indicate such 

information on the E–DV Entry Form, in 

question #6. Please be aware that listing 

an incorrect country of eligibility or 

chargeability (i.e., one to which you 

cannot establish a valid claim) may 

disqualify your entry. 

2. How will I know if the notification of 

selection that I have received is 

authentic? How can I confirm that I 

have in fact been chosen in the random 

DV program? 

Keep your confirmation page from the 

online registration entry submission 

until at least June 2014. You must have 

your confirmation number to access 

information through the Entrant Status 

Check available on the E–DV Web site 

at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entrant 

Status Check will be the sole means by 

which DV–2014 entrants are notified of 

their selection, provided instructions on 

how to proceed with their application, 

and notified of their immigrant visa 

interview appointment date and time. 

Be advised that the E–DV Web site 

www.dvlottery.state.gov is the only 

authorized Department of State Web site 

for official online entry, as well as the 

required online status check for the 

Diversity Visa Program. 

Status information will be available 

starting May 1, 2013 through at least 

June 30, 2014. You must have your 

confirmation information in order to 

check your DV entry status. Only the 

individuals selected randomly to 

continue the visa process will be given 

additional instructions on how to 

pursue their DV visa application. 

Persons not selected may verify the nonselection of their entry using their 

confirmation information through the 

official DV Web site, but they will not 

receive any additional instructions. U.S. 

Embassies and Consulates have no 

access to the Entrant Status check 

system; they are unable to check the 

system for you. The Department of State 

is not able to provide a list of those 

selected to continue the visa process. 

Randomly selected entrants will 

receive notification instructions for the 

DV visa application process on the 

selectee confirmation page available 

through Entrant Status Check on the E– 

DV Web site www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

The instructions say the selected 

applicants 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 immediately gives the 

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for payment. Selected applicants 

applying for an immigrant visa at a U.S. 

Embassy or Consulate should never 

send money for DV fees through the 

mail, Western Union, or any other 

delivery service. Those selectees who 

are already present in the United States 

and who file for adjustment of status 

will receive separate instructions on 

how to mail DV fees to a U.S. bank. 

The E–DV program entries are 

submitted on the Internet, on the official 

U.S. government E–DV Web site at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. Notification 

letters will not be sent to the selected 

applicants. 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–2014 program. 

Selectees will only receive email 

communications alerting them that a 

visa appointment has been scheduled 

after they have responded to the 

notification instructions on Entrant 

Status Check. Such emails will direct 

selectees to check their interview 

appointment details on Entrant Status 

Check and will not contain information 

on the actual appointment date and 

time. 

Please note that only Internet sites 

that end with the ‘‘.gov’’ domain suffix 

are official U.S. government Web sites. 

Many other non-governmental Web sites 

(e.g., using the suffixes ‘‘.com,’’ ‘‘.org,’’ 

or ‘‘.net’’) provide immigration and visa 

related information and services. 

Regardless of the content of nongovernmental Web sites, the Department 

of State does not endorse, recommend, 

or sponsor any information or material 

shown at these other Web sites. 

Some Web sites try to mislead 

customers and members of the public 

into thinking they are official Web sites 

and may contact you by email to lure 

you to their offers. These Web sites may 

attempt to require you to pay for 

services such as forms and information 

about immigration procedures, which 

are free on the Department of State Web 

site or through U.S. Embassy or 

Consulate Web sites. Additionally, these 

other Web sites may require you to pay 

for services you are not likely to receive 

(such as fees for DV immigration 

applications and visas) in an effort to 

steal your money. If you send in money 

to one of these scams, you will likely 

never see it again. Also, you should be 

wary of sending any personal 

information to these Web sites, as it may 

be used for identity fraud/theft. 

3. Why do natives of certain countries 

not qualify for the DV program? 

DVs are intended to provide an 

immigration opportunity for persons 

from countries other than the historical 

source countries of large numbers of 

immigrants to the United States, as 

indicated in the law by stating that no 

Diversity Visas shall be provided for 

natives of ‘‘high-admission’’ countries. 

The law defines this to mean countries 

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) adds the 

family and employment immigrant 

admission figures for the previous five 

years to identify the countries whose 

natives will be ineligible for the annual 

diversity visa program. Since there is a 

separate determination made before 

each annual E–DV entry period, the list 

of countries whose natives are not 

eligible may change from one year to the 

next. 

4. What is the numerical limit for DV– 

2014? 

By law, the DV program makes 

available a maximum of 55,000 

permanent residence visas each year to 

eligible persons. However, the 

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central 

American Relief Act (NACARA) passed 

by Congress in November 1997 

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 by up to 5,000 

DVs began with DV–2000 and will 

remain in effect through the DV–2014 

program. 

5. What are the regional DV limits for 

DV–2014? 

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. 

Once USCIS has completed these 

calculations, the regional visa limits 

will be announced. 

6. When will entries for the DV–2014 

program be accepted? 

The DV–2014 entry period will run 

from noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 

(GMT–4), Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 

until noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) 

(GMT–4), Saturday, November 3, 2012. 

Each year, millions of people apply for 

the program during the registration 

period. The massive volume of entries 

creates an enormous amount of work in 

selecting and processing successful 

individuals. Holding the entry period 

starting noon Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) on October 2 and continuing until 

noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 

November 3 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 whatsoever will be 

accepted after noon EDT Saturday, 

November 3, 2012. 

7. May persons who are in the United 

States apply for the program? 

Yes, an applicant may be in the 

United States or in another country, and 

the entry may be submitted from the 

United States or from abroad. 

8. Is each applicant limited to only one 

entry during the annual E–DV 

registration period? 

Yes, the law allows only one entry by 

or for each person during each 

registration period. Individuals for 

whom more than one entry is submitted 

will be disqualified. The Department of 

State employs technology and other 

means to identify individuals who 

submit multiple entries during the 

registration period. People submitting 

more than one entry will be 

disqualified, and an electronic record 

will be permanently maintained by the 

Department of State. Individuals may 

apply for the program once each year 

during the regular registration period. 

9. May a husband and a wife each 

submit a separate entry? 

Yes, a husband and a wife may each 

submit one entry if each meets the 

eligibility requirements. If either is 

selected, the other is entitled to apply as 

a derivative dependent. 

10. What family members must I include 

on my E–DV entry? 

On your entry you must list your 

spouse (husband or wife) and all living 

unmarried children less than 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. 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 or divorced, you do 

not need to list your former spouse. 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, 

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have formally adopted in accordance 

with the laws of your country, unless 

such child is already a U.S. citizen or 

Lawful Permanent Resident. List all 

children less than 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. 

The fact that you have listed family 

members on your entry does not mean 

that they must travel with you. They 

may choose to remain behind. However, 

if you include an eligible dependent on 

your visa application forms that you 

failed to include on your original entry, 

your case will be disqualified. 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 

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 

question #9 above. 

11. Can my same-sex spouse be 

included in a DV entry? 

No, same-sex marriages are not 

recognized under U.S. immigration law 

for the purpose of immigrating to the 

United States. However, your same-sex 

partner is free to submit his/her own 

entry into the DV program if he or she 

meets all eligibility requirements. 

12. Must I submit my own entry, or may 

someone act on my behalf? 

You may prepare and submit your 

own entry, or have someone submit the 

entry for you. Regardless of whether an 

entry is submitted by the individual 

directly, or assistance is provided by an 

attorney, friend, relative, etc., only one 

entry may be submitted in the name of 

each person, and the person seeking the 

Diversity Visa remains responsible for 

ensuring that information in the entry is 

correct and complete. All entrants, 

including those not selected, will be 

able to check the status of their entry 

through the Entrant Status Check 

available as of May 1, 2013, on the E– 

DV Web site at www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

Entrants must keep their own 

confirmation page information so that 

they are able to independently check the 

status of their entry. 

13. What are the requirements for 

education or work experience? 

U.S. Immigration law and regulations 

require that every Diversity Visa 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 

twelve-year course of elementary and 

secondary education in the United 

States or 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. 

14. What occupations qualify for the DV 

program? 

To determine eligibility based on 

work experience, definitions from the 

U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net 

OnLine database will be used. The 

O*Net Online Database groups job 

experience into five ‘‘job zones.’’ While 

many occupations are listed on the DOL 

Web site, only certain specified 

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. 

15. How do I find the qualifying 

occupations on the Department of Labor 

Web site? 

Qualifying DV Occupations are shown 

on the DOL O*Net Online Database. 

Follow these steps to find out if your 

occupation qualifies: Select ‘‘Find 

Occupations’’ and then select a specific 

‘‘Job Family.’’ For example, select 

Architecture and Engineering and click 

‘‘GO.’’ Then click on the link for the 

specific Occupation. Following the 

same example, click ‘‘Aerospace 

Engineers.’’ After selecting a specific 

Occupation link, select the tab ‘‘Job 

Zone’’ to find out the designated Job 

Zone number and Specific Vocational 

Preparation (SVP) rating range. For 

additional information, see the Diversity 

Visa—List of Occupations Web page. 

16. How will successful entrants be 

selected? 

All entries received from each region 

are individually numbered, and at the 

end of the registration period, a 

computer system 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 during the 

registration period will have an equal 

chance of being selected within each 

region. When an entry has been 

selected, the entrant will be notified of 

his or her selection through the Entrant 

Status Check available starting May 1, 

2013, on the E–DV Web site 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. The 

Department of State’s Kentucky 

Consular Center (KCC) will then process 

the case until those selected to be visa 

applicants are instructed to appear for 

visa interviews at a U.S. Embassy or 

Consulate, or until those qualifying to 

change status in the United States apply 

at a domestic USCIS office. 

Important Note: Official notifications of 

selection will be made through Entrant Status 

Check, available starting May 1, 2013, 

through at least June 30, 2014, 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. Should you receive an email 

notification or a mailed letter stating that you 

have been selected to receive a DV, be aware 

that the notification 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. 

17. May selectees adjust their status 

with USCIS? 

Yes, provided they are otherwise 

eligible to adjust status under the terms 

of Section 245 of the INA, selected 

individuals who are physically present 

in the United States may apply to USCIS 

for adjustment of status to permanent 

resident. Applicants must ensure that 

USCIS can complete action on their 

cases, including processing of any 

overseas spouse or children under 21 

years of age, before September 30, 2014, 

since on that date your eligibility for the 

DV–2014 program expires. No visa 

numbers for the DV–2014 program will 

be available after midnight EDT on 

September 30, 2014, under any 

circumstances. 

18. Will entrants who are not selected be 

informed? 

All entrants, including those not 

selected, may check the status of their 

entry through the Entrant Status Check 

on the E–DV Web site at 

www.dvlottery.state.gov to find out if 

their entry was or was not selected. 

Entrants must keep their own 

confirmation page information from the 

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2014. Status information for DV–2014 

will be available online from May 1, 

2013, through June 30, 2014. (Status 

information for the previous DV 

program, DV–2013, is available online 

from May 1, 2012, through June 30, 

2013.) 

19. How many individuals will be 

selected? 

There are 50,000 DV visas available 

for DV–2014. 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. All applicants who are 

selected will be able to see whether they 

have been selected for further 

processing and their place on the list by 

checking the E–DV Web site’s Entrant 

Status Check. Interviews for the DV– 

2014 program will begin in October 

2013 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 2014. Selected applicants 

who wish to receive visas must be 

prepared to act promptly on their cases. 

Random selection 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, issued a Diversity Visa. 

Only the first 50,000 selected applicants 

to qualify will be issued visas. 

20. Is there a minimum age for 

applicants to apply for the E–DV 

program? 

There is no minimum age to apply for 

the program, 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. Parents and siblings 

are ineligible to receive DV visas as 

dependents, and should not be included 

in the entry of the principal applicant. 

21. Are there any fees for the E–DV 

program? 

There is no fee for submitting an 

electronic entry. DV applicants 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. Selected 

individuals who adjust status while in 

the United States will pay all required 

fees directly to USCIS. Details of 

required DV and immigrant visa 

application fees will be included with 

the instructions provided to applicants 

who are selected. 

22. If I am selected and apply for the 

DV, but do not qualify to receive one, 

can I get a refund of the visa fees I paid? 

Visa fees cannot be refunded. DV 

applicants must meet all qualifications 

for the visa as detailed in these 

instructions. If a consular officer 

determines an applicant does not meet 

requirements for the visa, or is 

otherwise ineligible for the DV under 

U.S. law, the officer cannot issue a visa 

and the applicant will forfeit all fees 

paid. 

23. Do DV applicants receive waivers of 

any grounds of visa ineligibility or 

receive special processing for a waiver 

application? 

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 as well, 

but the time constraints in the DV 

program will make it difficult for 

applicants to benefit from such 

provisions. 

24. May persons who are already 

registered for an immigrant visa in 

another category apply for the DV 

program? 

Yes, such persons may apply for the 

DV program. 

25. How long do applicants who are 

selected remain entitled to apply for 

visas in the DV category? 

Persons selected in the DV–2014 

program are entitled to apply for visa 

issuance only during U.S. government 

Fiscal Year 2014, which spans from 

October 1, 2013, through September 30, 

2014. 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, 2014 (the end of 

the fiscal year). Also, spouses and 

children who derive status from a DV– 

2014 registration can only obtain visas 

in the DV category between October 1, 

2013 and September 30, 2014. 

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. 

26. If an E–DV selectee dies, what 

happens to the DV case? 

The death of a DV selectee results in 

automatic revocation of the DV case. 

Any eligible spouse and/or children will 

no longer be entitled to a DV visa for 

that entry. 

27. When will E–DV be available online? 

Online entry will be available during 

RegPeriod the registration period 

beginning at noon EDT (GMT–4) on 

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, and ending at 

noon EDT (GMT–4) on Saturday, 

November 3, 2012. 

28. Will I be able to download and save 

the E–Dv Entry Form to a Microsoft 

Word Program (or other suitable 

program) and then fill it out? 

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. 

This makes it more ‘‘universal’’ than a 

proprietary word processor format. 

Additionally, it does require that the 

information be filled in and submitted 

while online. 

29. If I don’t have access to a scanner, 

can I send photographs to my relative in 

the United States to scan the 

photographs, save the photographs to a 

diskette, and then mail the diskette back 

to me to apply? 

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. 

The applicants must already have the 

scanned photograph file when they 

submit the entry online. The photograph 

cannot be submitted separately from the 

online application. Only one online 

entry can be submitted for each person. 

Multiple submissions will disqualify the 

entry for that person for DV–2014. The 

entire entry (photograph and 

application together) can be submitted 

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30. Can I save the Form online so that 

I can fill out part and then come back 

later and complete the remainder? 

No. The E–DV Entry Form is designed 

to be completed and submitted at one 

time. However, because the form is in 

two parts, and because of possible 

network interruptions and delays, the 

E–DV system is designed to permit up 

to sixty (60) minutes between the form’s 

download and when the entry is 

received at the E–DV Web site. If more 

than sixty minutes have elapsed and the 

entry has not been electronically 

received, the information already 

received is discarded. This is done so 

that there is no possibility that a full 

entry could accidentally be interpreted 

as a duplicate of a previous partial 

entry. The DV–2014 instructions 

explain clearly and completely what 

information is required to fill in the 

form. Thus, you can be fully prepared, 

making sure you have all of the 

information needed before you start to 

complete the form online. 

31. If the submitted digital images do 

not conform to the specifications, the 

procedures state that the system will 

automatically reject the E–DV entry 

form and notify the sender. Does this 

mean I will be able re-submit my entry? 

Since the entry was automatically 

rejected, it was not actually considered 

as a submission to the E–DV Web site, 

so, yes, the entry can be resubmitted. It 

does not count as a submitted E–DV 

entry, and no confirmation notice of 

receipt is sent. If there are problems 

with the digital photograph sent, 

because it does not conform to the 

requirements, it is automatically 

rejected by the E–DV Web site. 

However, the amount of time it takes the 

rejection message to reach the sender is 

unpredictable, given the nature of the 

Internet. If the applicant can fix the 

error, and the Form Part One or Two is 

re-sent within sixty (60) minutes, there 

is no problem. Otherwise, the applicant 

will have to restart the submission 

process. An applicant can try to submit 

an application as many times as is 

necessary until a complete application 

is received and the confirmation notice 

sent. 

32. Will the electronic confirmation 

notice that the completed E–DV entry 

form has been received through the 

online system be sent immediately after 

submission? 

The response from the E–DV Web site 

which contains confirmation of the 

receipt of an acceptable E–DV Entry 

Form is sent by the E–DV Web site 

immediately. However, the amount of 

time it takes the response to reach the 

sender is unpredictable, given the 

nature of the Internet and email 

systems. If many minutes have elapsed 

since pressing the ‘‘Submit’’ button, 

there is no harm in pressing the 

‘‘Submit’’ button a second time. The E– 

DV system will not be confused by a 

situation where the ‘‘Submit’’ button is 

hit a second time, because no 

confirmation response has been 

received. An applicant can try to submit 

an application 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. 

33. How do I report Internet fraud or 

unsolicited email? 

If you wish to file a complaint about 

Internet fraud, please see the 

econsumer.gov Web site, hosted by the 

Federal Trade Commission, in 

cooperation with consumer-protection 

agencies from 17 nations (http:// 

www.econsumer.gov/english). 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. 

34. If I am successful in obtaining a visa 

through the DV program, will the U.S. 

government assist with my airfare to the 

United States, provide assistance to 

locate housing and employment, 

provide healthcare, or provide any 

subsidies until I am fully settled? 

No, applicants who obtain a DV are 

not provided any type of assistance such 

as airfare, housing assistance, or 

subsidies. 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) from 

a relative or friend residing in the 

United States, and/or an offer of 

employment from an employer in the 

United States. 

List of Countries/Areas by Region Whose 

Natives Are Eligible for DV–2014 

The list below shows the countries 

whose natives are eligible for DV–2014, 

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–2014 

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 

Nigeria 

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 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. 

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Bahrain 

Bhutan 

Brunei 

Burma 

Cambodia 

East Timor 

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 

United Arab Emirates 

Yemen 

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., Macau S.A.R., and Taiwan do 

qualify and are listed above. 

Persons born in the areas 

administered prior to June 1967 by 

Israel, Jordan, and Syria are chargeable, 

respectively, to Israel, Jordan, and Syria. 

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. 

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. 

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 14, 2012. 

Janice Jacobs, 

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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[Public Notice 8043] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Request for Entry Into 

Children’s Passport Issuance Alert 

Program 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 


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