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12The Commission has not, to date, adopted rules 

concerning other significant matters where 

uninstructed broker votes should be prohibited, 

although it may do so in the future. Should the 

Commission adopt such rules, we would expect 

Nasdaq to adopt coordinating rules promptly to 

comply with the statute. 

13As the Commission stated in approving NYSE 

rules prohibiting broker voting in the election of 

directors, having those with an economic interest in 

the company vote the shares, rather than the broker 

who has no such economic interest, furthers the 

goal of enfranchising shareholders. See Securities 

Exchange Act Release No. 60215 (July 1, 2009), 74 

FR 33293 (July 10, 2009) (SR–NYSE–2006–92). 

14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

15 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

from the beneficial owner of the 

shares.12

The Commission believes that the 

proposal is consistent with Section 

6(b)(5) of the Act because the proposal 

will further investor protection and the 

public interest by assuring that 

shareholder votes on the election of the 

board of directors of an issuer (except 

for a vote with respect to the 

uncontested election of a member of the 

board of directors of any investment 

company registered under the 

Investment Company Act of 1940) and 

on executive compensation matters are 

made by those with an economic 

interest in the company, rather than by 

a broker that has no such economic 

interest, which should enhance 

corporate governance and accountability 

to shareholders.13

Based on the above, the Commission 

finds that the Nasdaq proposal will 

further the purposes of Sections 6(b)(5) 

and 6(b)(10) of the Act because it should 

enhance corporate accountability to 

shareholders while also serving to fulfill 

the Congressional intent in adopting 

Section 6(b)(10) of the Act. 

The Commission also finds good 

cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of 

the Act,14 for approving the proposed 

rule change prior to the 30th day after 

the date of publication of notice in the 

Federal Register. Section 6(b)(10) of the 

Act, enacted under Section 957 of the 

Dodd-Frank Act, does not provide for a 

transition phase, and requires rules of 

national securities exchanges to prohibit 

broker voting on the election of a 

member of the board of directors of an 

issuer (except for a vote with respect to 

the uncontested election of a member of 

the board of directors of any investment 

company registered under the 

Investment Company Act of 1940), 

executive compensation, or any other 

significant matter, as determined by the 

Commission by rule. The Commission 

believes that good cause exists to grant 

accelerated approval to the Exchange’s 

proposal, because it will conform 

Nasdaq Rule 2251 to the requirements of 

Section 6(b)(10) of the Act. 

V. Conclusion 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,15 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–Nasdaq– 

2010–114) be, and it hereby is, approved 

on an accelerated basis. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.16

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7164] 

Notice of Intent To Establish the 

President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS 

Relief (PEPFAR) Scientific Advisory 

Board, Hereinafter Referred to as ‘‘the 

Board’’ 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of intent to 

establish The President’s Emergency 

Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 

Scientific Advisory Board, hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Board.’’ 

The Board serves the Global AIDS 

Coordinator (‘‘the Coordinator’’) in a 

solely advisory capacity concerning 

scientific, implementation, and policy 

issues related to the global response to 

HIV/AIDS. These issues will be of 

concern as they influence the priorities 

and direction of PEPFAR evaluation and 

research, the content of national and 

international strategies and 

implementation, and the role of 

PEPFAR in the international discourse 

regarding appropriate and resourced 

responses. 

The Board will be composed of 25 to 

30 members appointed by the 

Coordinator, representing U.S. 

Government and non-U.S. Government 

personnel. The membership will be 

representative of the HIV/AIDS 

community, academia, international 

experts, partner government 

representatives, multilateral and 

bilateral agency representatives, 

foundations, advocates, and nongovernmental organizations. Members 

who are not U.S. employees will be 

representative members. 

Public notice of all meetings of the 

Panel will be provided in the Federal 

Register in accordance with the FACA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

D. Bouey, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS 

Coordinator, Washington, DC 20037, 

BoueyPD@state.gov. 

This certification will be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Dated: September 27, 2010. 

Paul D. Bouey, 

Deputy Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global 

AIDS Coordinator, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24691 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7184] 

Bureau of Consular Affairs; 

Registration for the Diversity 

Immigrant (DV–2012) Visa Program 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This public notice provides 

information on how to apply for the 

DV–2012 Program. 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)). 

Instructions for the 2012 Diversity 

Immigrant Visa Program (DV–2012) 

The congressionally mandated 

Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is 

administered on an annual basis by the 

Department of State and conducted 

under the terms of Section 203(c) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 

Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 

1990 (Pub. L. 101–649) amended INA 

203 and provides for a class of 

immigrants known as ‘‘diversity 

immigrants.’’ Section 203(c) of the INA 

provides a maximum of 55,000 Diversity 

Visas (DV) each fiscal year to be made 

available to persons from countries with 

low rates of immigration to the United 

States. 

The annual DV program makes 

permanent residence visas available to 

persons meeting the simple, but strict, 

eligibility requirements. A computergenerated random lottery drawing 

chooses selectees for Diversity Visas. 

The visas are distributed among six 

geographic regions with a greater 

number of visas going to regions with 

lower rates of immigration, and with no 

visas going to nationals of countries 

sending more than 50,000 immigrants to 

the United States over the period of the 

past five years. Within each region, no 

single country may receive more than 

seven percent of the available Diversity 

Visas in any one year. 

For DV–2012, natives of the following 

countries are not eligible to apply 

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more than 50,000 immigrants to the 

United States in the previous five years: 

BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainlandborn), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 

ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, 

HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, 

PAKISTAN, PERU, the PHILIPPINES, 

POLAND, 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. For 

DV–2012, no countries have been added 

or removed from the previous year’s list 

of eligible countries. 

The Department of State implemented 

the electronic registration system 

beginning with DV–2005 in order to 

make the Diversity Visa 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 who submit multiple 

entries. 

Diversity Visa Registration Period 

Entries for the DV–2012 Diversity 

Visa Lottery must be submitted 

electronically between noon, Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), Tuesday, 

October 5, 2010, and noon, Eastern 

Standard Time (EST) (GMT–5) 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010. 

Applicants may access the electronic 

Diversity Visa Entry Form (E–DV) at 

http://www.dvlottery.state.gov during 

the registration period. Paper entries 

will not be accepted. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged 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, EST, on November 

3, 2010. 

Requirements for Entry 

To enter the DV lottery, you must be 

a native of one of the listed countries. 

See ‘‘List of Countries by Region Whose 

Natives Qualify.’’ 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 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’ country 

of birth, if it is a country whose natives 

qualify for the DV–2012 program. 

To enter the lottery, 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, 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–2012 

The Department of State will only 

accept completed Electronic Diversity 

Visa (E–DV) Entry Forms submitted 

electronically at http:// 

www.dvlottery.state.gov during the 

registration period between noon, 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), 

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 and noon, 

Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT–5) 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010. 

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. 

A successfully registered entry will 

result in the display of a confirmation 

screen containing your name and a 

unique confirmation number. You may 

print this confirmation screen for your 

records using the print function of your 

Web browser. You will be able to check 

the status of your DV–2012 entry by 

returning to the Web site and entering 

your unique confirmation number and 

personal information. 

Paper entries will not be accepted. 

It is very important that all required 

photographs be submitted. Your entry 

will be disqualified if all required 

photographs are not submitted. Recent 

photographs of the following people 

must be submitted electronically with 

the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry 

Form: You; your spouse; each 

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 submit a 

photo for a child who is already a U.S. 

citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident. 

Group or family photographs will not 

be accepted; there must be a separate 

photograph for each family member. 

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. Failure to enter the correct 

photograph of each individual in the 

case into the E–DV system will result in 

disqualification of the principal 

applicant and refusal of all visas in the 

case at the time of the visa interview. 

A digital photograph (image) of you, 

your spouse, and each child must be 

submitted on-line 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. 

Entries are subject to disqualification 

and visa refusal for cases in which the 

photographs are not recent or have been 

manipulated or fail to meet the 

specifications explained below. 

Instructions for Submitting a Digital 

Photograph (Image) 

The image file must adhere to the 

following compositional specifications 

and technical specifications and can be 

produced in one of the following ways: 

taking a new digital image or using a 

digital scanner to scan a submitted 

photograph. Entrants may test their 

photos for suitability through the photo 

validator link on the e-DV Web site 

before submitting their entries. The 

photo validator 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: 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% and 69% 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% and 69% of the image’s 

height; the photograph should be taken 

with the person in front of a neutral, 

light-colored background; dark or 

patterned backgrounds are not 

acceptable; the photograph must be in 

focus; photos in which the person being 

photographed is wearing sunglasses or 

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will not be accepted; photographs of 

applicants wearing head coverings or 

hats are only acceptable if the 

headcovering is worn for religious 

beliefs, and 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. Photographs may be 

downloaded from a camera to a file in 

the computer, or they may be scanned 

to a file in the computer. If you are 

using a scanner, the settings must be for 

True Color or 24-bit color mode. Color 

photographs must be scanned at this 

setting for the requirements of the DV 

program. 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 and notify the sender. 

When taking a new digital image: the 

image file format must be in the Joint 

Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) 

format; it must have a maximum image 

file size of two hundred forty kilobytes 

(240 KB); the minimum acceptable 

image resolution and 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). The image 

color depth must be 24-bit color. [Note: 

Color photographs are required. Black 

and white, monochrome images (2-bit 

color depth), 8-bit color or 8-bit 

grayscale will not be accepted.] 

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 must 

be at least 300 dots per inch (dpi); the 

image file format in Joint Photographic 

Experts Group (JPEG) format; the 

maximum image file size must be two 

hundred forty kilobytes (240 KB); the 

image resolution 600 by 600 pixels; the 

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–2012 lottery. You must submit the 

DS 5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa 

Entry Form (E–DV Entry Form), which 

is accessible only online at http:// 

www.dvlottery.state.gov. Failure to 

complete the form in its entirety will 

disqualify the entry. Note: To ensure 

that the form is completed accurately, 

the Department of State strongly 

encourages applicants to complete the 

application without the assistance of 

‘‘Visa Consultants,’’ ‘‘Visa Agents,’’ or 

other individuals who offer to submit an 

application on behalf of applicants. 

Those who submit the E–DV entry 

will be asked to include the following 

information on the E–DV Entry Form. 

1. Full Name—Last/Family Name, 

First Name, Middle name. 

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 that 

which is 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 of 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 rather than using someone else’s 

address or a standard company address. 

Notifications to those selected in the 

random lottery are NOT sent by e-mail. 

Official notifications of selection will be 

made through Entry Status Check, 

available from May 1, 2011 on the E–DV 

Web site http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

Should you receive an e-mail 

notification or a mailed letter about your 

E–DV selection, be aware that the 

notification is not legitimate. It is only 

after you are selected, and respond to 

the notification instructions made 

available to you via Entry Status Check, 

and processing begins on your case, that 

you may receive follow-up e-mail 

communication from the KCC informing 

you to review Entry Status Check for 

new information about your application. 

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) Master degree, (9) Some doctorate 

level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree. 

13. Marital Status—Unmarried, 

Married, Divorced, Widowed, Legally 

Separated. 

14. Number of Children: Entries must 

include the name, date and place of 

birth of your spouse and all natural 

children, as well as all legally-adopted 

children and stepchildren who are 

unmarried and under the age of 21 on 

the date of your electronic entry (do not 

include children who are already U.S. 

citizens or Legal Permanent Residents), 

even if you are no longer legally married 

to the child’s parent, and even if the 

spouse or child does not currently 

reside with you and/or will not 

immigrate with you. Note that married 

children and children 21 years or older 

are not eligible for the Diversity Visa; 

however, U.S. law protects children 

from ‘‘aging out’’ in certain 

circumstances. If your electronic 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 under 21 for visaprocessing purposes. 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 spouse will result in 

disqualification of the principal 

applicant and refusal of all visas in the 

case at the time of the visa interview. 

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. 

Selection of Applicants 

The computer will randomly select 

individuals from among all qualified 

entries. Starting May 1, 2011, entrants 

may enter their DV–2012 entry 

confirmation number into the Entry 

Status Check available at http:// 

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whether their entry was selected or not. 

The notification information provided 

on the site will give further instructions 

for selectees, including information on 

fees connected with immigration to the 

United States. Those selected in the 

random drawing are NOT notified by email. Applicants MUST go to http:// 

www.dvlottery.state.gov to confirm their 

selection status and to receive further 

instructions. U.S. embassies and 

consulates will not be able to provide a 

list of successful entrants. Successful 

entrants’ spouses and unmarried 

children under age 21 may also apply 

for visas to accompany or follow-to-join 

the principal applicant. DV–2012 visas 

will be issued between October 1, 2011 

and September 30, 2012. Selectees who 

provide information requested in the 

notification instructions will be 

informed of their visa interview 

appointment through the E–DV Web 

site’s Entry 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 2012. Selected applicants 

who wish to receive visas must be 

prepared to act promptly on their cases. 

Processing of entries and issuance of 

diversity visas to successful individuals 

and their eligible family members 

MUST occur by midnight on September 

30, 2012. Under no circumstances can 

Diversity Visas be issued or adjustments 

approved after this date, nor can family 

members obtain Diversity Visas to 

follow-to-join the principal applicant in 

the United States after this date. 

In order to receive a Diversity Visa to 

immigrate to the United States, those 

chosen in the random drawing 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 

No fee is charged for the electronic 

lottery entry in the annual DV program. 

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. 

A qualified electronic entry submitted 

directly by an applicant has an equal 

chance of being randomly selected by 

the computer at the Kentucky Consular 

Center, 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 About 

E–DV Registration 

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, but you will not be 

issued a DV–1 unless your spouse is 

also eligible for and issued a DV–2, and 

both of you must enter the United States 

together with the diversity visas. 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 

the 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 electronic 

online 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. Are there any changes or new 

requirements in the application 

procedures for this Diversity Visa 

registration? 

Yes. The registration period for DV– 

2012 will be 30 days in duration. 

Photographs must now be scanned at a 

resolution of at least 300 dots per inch 

(dpi), rather than the previous 150 dots 

per inch (dpi). All other requirements 

for scanning a submitted photograph are 

the same. 

Additionally, the Entry Status Check 

available on the E–DV Web site http:// 

www.dvlottery.state.gov will be the sole 

means by which you will be notified of 

your selection, or that you were not 

selected. The KCC will not mail you 

official notification letters, but will 

instead include notification instructions 

on how to follow up on your selection 

and pursue a DV visa application on 

your confirmation page. Entry Status 

Check will also be the means by which 

you are informed of your DV visa 

interview appointment date. The KCC 

will not send anyone mailed letters 

informing them of their interview 

appointment. 

Entry Status Check will be available 

for DV–2012 beginning May 1, 2011. If 

you applied for the previous year’s DV– 

2011 program, you may check the status 

of your entry until the end of June 2011. 

All other requirements for DV–2012 

remain the same. 

3. Are signatures and photographs 

required for each family member, or 

only for the principal entrant? 

Signatures are not required on the 

Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. 

Recent and individual photographs of 

you, your spouse and all children under 

21 years of age are required. Family or 

group photographs are not accepted. 

Refer to information on the photograph 

requirements located in this notice. 

4. Why do natives of certain countries 

not qualify for the Diversity program? 

Diversity Visas are intended to 

provide an immigration opportunity for 

persons from countries other than the 

countries that send large numbers of 

immigrants to the United States. The 

law states 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 FamilySponsored and Employment-Based visa 

categories immigrated to the United 

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five years. Each year, the U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) adds the family and 

employment immigrant admission 

figures for the previous five years in 

order to identify the countries whose 

natives will be ineligible for the annual 

diversity lottery. Because 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. 

5. What is the numerical limit for DV– 

2012? 

By law, the U.S. diversity immigration 

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 annuallyallocated diversity visas will be made 

available for use under the NACARA 

program. The actual reduction of the 

limit by up to 5,000 diversity visas 

began with DV–2000 and is likely to 

remain in effect through the DV–2012 

program. 

6. What are the regional Diversity Visa 

(DV) limits for DV–2012? 

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) determines the DV 

regional limits for each year according 

to a formula specified in Section 203(c) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA). Once the USCIS has completed 

the calculations, the regional visa limits 

will be announced. 

7. When will entries for the DV–2012 

program be accepted? 

The DV–2012 entry period will run 

through the registration period listed 

above. 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 from October 5, 2010, until 

November 3, 2010 will ensure 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 in the 

registration period. Excessive demand at 

end of the registration period may slow 

the system down. No entries whatsoever 

will be accepted after noon EST 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010. 

8. 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. 

9. 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 will employ sophisticated 

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 each year during 

the regular registration period. 

10. 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 

derivative status. 

11. What family members must I include 

on my E–DV entry? 

On your entry you must list your 

spouse (husband or wife), and all 

unmarried children under 21 years of 

age, with the exception of children who 

are already U.S. citizens or Legal 

Permanent Residents. 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 

children who are unmarried and under 

21 years of age at the time of your initial 

electronic DV entry, whether they are 

your natural children, your spouse’s 

children, or children you have formally 

adopted in accordance with the laws of 

your country, unless such child is 

already a U.S. citizen or Legal 

Permanent Resident. 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. 

The fact that you have listed family 

members on your entry does not mean 

that they later 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 #10 above. 

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 entrant remains 

responsible for insuring that 

information in the entry is correct and 

complete. If the entry is selected, the 

notification letter will be sent only to 

the mailing address provided on the 

entry. All entrants, including those not 

selected, will be able to check the status 

of their entry through the official DV 

Web site. Entrants should keep their 

own confirmation page information so 

they may independently check the 

status of their entry. 

13. What are the requirements for 

education or work experience? 

The law and regulations require that 

every entrant must have at least a high 

school education or its equivalent or 

have, within the past five years, two 

years of work experience in an 

occupation requiring at least two years 

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 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. 

What Occupations qualify for the 

Diversity Visa Program? To determine 

eligibility based on work experience, 

definitions from the 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 

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certain specified occupations qualify for 

the Diversity Visa Program. To qualify 

for a Diversity Visa 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. 

How do I find the qualifying 

occupations on the Department of Labor 

Web site? Qualifying DV Occupations 

are shown on the Department of Labor 

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. 

14. How will successful entrants be 

selected? 

At the Kentucky Consular Center, all 

entries received from each region will 

be individually numbered. After the end 

of the registration 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 the second registration, 

etc. All entries received during the 

registration period will have an equal 

chance of being selected within each 

region. Beginning on May 1, 2011 

selected entrants will be able to receive 

further instructions at http:// 

www.dvlottery.state.gov/. The Kentucky 

Consular Center will continue to 

process the case until those selected to 

be visa applicants are instructed to 

appear for visa interviews at a U.S. 

consular office or until those qualifying 

to change status in the United States 

apply at a domestic USCIS office. 

Important Note: Notifications to those 

selected in the random lottery are not sent by 

e-mail or mail. Should you receive an e-mail 

or mail notification about your E–DV 

selection, be aware that the message is not 

legitimate. It is only after you are selected, 

and respond to the notification instructions 

made available to you via Entry Status Check, 

and processing begins on your case, that you 

may receive follow-up e-mail communication 

from the KCC informing you to review Entry 

Status Check for new information about your 

application. The Kentucky Consular Center 

will not ask you to send money to them by 

mail or by services such as Western Union. 

15. 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 the 

USCIS for adjustment of status to 

permanent resident. Applicants must 

ensure that USCIS can complete action 

on their cases, including processing of 

any overseas derivatives, before 

September 30, 2012, since on that date 

registrations for the DV–2012 program 

expire. No visa numbers for the DV– 

2012 program will be available after 

midnight on September 30, 2012 under 

any circumstances. 

16. Will entrants who are not selected be 

informed? 

All entrants, including those NOT 

selected, may check the status of their 

entry through the E–DV Web site and 

find out if their entry was or was not 

selected. Entrants should keep their 

own confirmation page information 

from the time of their entry until they 

may check the status of their entry 

online. Status information for DV–2012 

will be available online beginning May 

1, 2011. (Status information for the 

previous DV lottery, DV–2011, is 

available online until June 30, 2011.) All 

official notification letters are sent to the 

address indicated on the entry within 

five to seven months from the end of the 

application period. 

17. How many individuals will be 

selected? 

There are 50,000 DV visas available 

for DV–2012, but more than that number 

of individuals will be selected. 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 by the Kentucky 

Consular Center 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 informed 

promptly of their place on the list. 

Interviews for the DV–2012 program 

will begin in October 2011. The 

Kentucky Consular Center will notify 

selected applicants via the Electronic 

Diversity Visa Lottery Web site, http:// 

www.dvlottery.state.gov/, four to six 

weeks before the scheduled interviews 

with U.S. consular officers at overseas 

posts. Selectees will only receive e-mail 

communications from the KCC alerting 

them that a visa appointment has been 

scheduled after they have responded to 

the notification instructions on Entry 

Status Check. Such e-mails will direct 

selectees to check their interview 

appointment details on Entry Status 

Check and will not contain information 

on the actual appointment date and 

time. Each month visas will be issued to 

those applicants who are ready for 

issuance during that month, visa 

number availability permitting. Once all 

of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, 

the program for the year will end. In 

principle, visa numbers could be 

finished before September 2012. 

Selected applicants who wish to receive 

visas must be prepared to act promptly 

on their cases. Random selection by the 

Kentucky Consular Center computer as 

a selectee does not automatically 

guarantee that you will receive a visa. 

You must qualify for the visa as well. 

18. 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. 

19. Are there any fees for the E–DV 

program? 

There is no fee for submitting an 

electronic lottery entry. DV applicants 

must pay all required visa fees at the 

time of visa application directly to the 

consular cashier at the embassy or 

consulate. Details of required diversity 

visa and immigration visa application 

fees will be included with the 

instructions sent by the Kentucky 

Consular Center to applicants who are 

selected. 

20. 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. There are no special 

provisions for the waiver of any ground 

of visa ineligibility aside from those 

ordinarily provided in the Act, nor is 

there special processing for waiver 

requests. Some general waiver 

provisions for people with close 

relatives who are American Citizens of 

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 

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21. 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. 

22. How long do applicants who are 

selected remain entitled to apply for 

visas in the DV category? 

Persons selected in the DV–2012 

lottery are entitled to apply for visa 

issuance only during fiscal year 2012, 

from October 1, 2011, through 

September 30, 2012. Applicants must 

obtain the DV 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, 2012 (the end of the fiscal year). 

Also, spouses and children who derive 

status from a DV–2012 registration can 

only obtain visas in the DV category 

between October 2011 and September 

2012. Applicants who apply overseas 

will receive an appointment letter from 

the Kentucky Consular Center four to 

six weeks before the scheduled 

appointment. 

23. If an E–DV selectee dies, what 

happens to the DV case? 

The death of an individual selected in 

the lottery results in automatic 

revocation of the DV case. Any eligible 

spouse and/or children are no longer 

entitled to the DV visa, for that entry. 

24. When will E–DV online be available? 

Online entry will be available during 

the registration period beginning at 

noon EDT (GMT–4) on October 5, 2010 

and ending at noon EST (GMT–5) on 

November 3, 2010. 

25. 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. 

26. 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, this can be done as long as the 

photograph meets the photograph 

requirements in the instructions and the 

photograph is electronically submitted 

with, and at the same time as, the E–DV 

online entry is submitted. 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–2012. The 

entire entry (photograph and 

application together) can be submitted 

electronically from the United States or 

from overseas. 

27. Can I save the form online so that 

I can fill out part and then come back 

later and complete the remainder? 

No, this cannot be done. 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 forms 

download and when the entry is 

received at the E–DV Web site. If more 

than sixty minutes elapse 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–2012 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. 

28. 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? 

Yes, the entry can be resubmitted. 

Since the entry was automatically 

rejected, it was not actually considered 

as submitted to the E–DV Web site. 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 problem can be fixed by 

the applicant, 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. 

29. 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, how long it 

takes the response to reach the sender 

is unpredictable due to the nature of the 

Internet. 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. 

30. 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 lottery? 

Keep your confirmation page. You 

will need your confirmation number to 

access information through the Entry 

Status Check available on the E–DV 

Web site http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

Entry Status Check will be the sole 

means by which DV–2012 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. 

Status information will be available 

from May 1, 2011. If you lose your 

confirmation information, you will not 

be able to check your DV entry status by 

yourself, and we will not resend the 

confirmation page information to you. 

Only the randomly selected individuals 

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. We 

will NOT forward the confirmation page 

information to you. U.S. Embassies and 

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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 Entry Status Check on the E–DV 

Web site http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. 

The instructions say the selected 

applicants will pay all diversity and 

immigrant visa fees in person only at 

the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at the 

time of the visa application. The 

consular cashier or consular officer 

immediately gives the visa applicant a 

U.S. Government receipt 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. 

Selected applicants 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 US bank. 

The E–DV lottery entries are 

submitted on the Internet, on the official 

U.S. Government E–DV Web site at 

http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. The KCC 

will not send notification letters to the 

selected applicants. The KCC, consular 

offices, or the U.S. Government have 

never sent e-mails to notify individuals 

they have been selected, and there are 

no plans to use e-mail for this purpose 

for the DV–2012 program. Selectees will 

only receive e-mail communications 

from the KCC alerting them that a visa 

appointment has been scheduled after 

they have responded to the notification 

instructions on Entry Status Check. 

Such e-mails will direct selectees to 

check their interview appointment 

details on Entry Status Check and will 

not contain information on the actual 

appointment date and time. 

The Department of State’s Bureau of 

Consular Affairs advises the public that 

only Internet sites including the ‘‘.gov’’ 

domain suffix are official government 

Web sites. Many other nongovernmental Web sites (e.g., using the 

suffixes ‘‘.com’’ or ‘‘.org’’ or ‘‘.net’’) 

provide immigration and visa related 

information and services. Regardless of 

the content of non-governmental 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 may try to mislead 

customers and members of the public 

into thinking they are official Web sites 

and may contact you by e-mail 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 otherwise free on the Department of 

State Visa Services Web site or through 

U.S. Embassy Consular Section’s Web 

sites. Additionally, these other Web 

sites may require you to pay for services 

you will not receive (such as fees for DV 

immigration applications and visas). 

Also, you should be wary of sending 

any personal information to these Web 

sites that might be used for identity 

fraud/theft. 

31. How do I report internet fraud or 

unsolicited e-mail? 

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 e-mail, contact the 

Department of Justice Contact Us page. 

32. 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 visa 

are not provided any type of assistance 

such as airfare, housing assistance, or 

subsidies. If you are selected to apply 

for a DV visa, before you can be issued 

a visa, you will be required, before you 

are issued a visa, to provide evidence 

that you will not become a public 

charge in the United States. 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 by Region Whose 

Natives Are Eligible for DV–2012 

The lists below show the countries 

whose natives are eligible for DV–2012, 

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–2012 

program were identified by the U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(USCIS) according to the formula in 

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act. The countries whose 

natives are NOT eligible for this 

diversity program (because they are the 

principal source countries of FamilySponsored 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 

Sudan 

Swaziland 

Tanzania 

Togo 

Tunisia 

Uganda 

Zambia 

Zimbabwe 

Persons born in the Gaza Strip are 

chargeable to Egypt. 

List of Countries by Region Whose 

Natives Are Eligible for DV–2012 

Asia 

Afghanistan 

Bahrain 

Bangladesh 

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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 Asian 

countries are not eligible for this year’s 

diversity program: China [mainlandborn], India, Pakistan, South Korea, 

Philippines, and Vietnam. Hong Kong 

S.A.R and Taiwan do qualify and are 

listed above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies 

and is listed below. Persons born in the 

areas administered prior to June 1967 by 

Israel, Jordan and Syria are chargeable, 

respectively, to Israel, Jordan and Syria. 

List of Countries by Region Whose 

Natives Are Eligible for DV–2012 

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 

Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav 

Republic 

Macau Special Administrative Region 

Malta 

Moldova 

Monaco 

Montenegro 

Netherlands (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Northern Ireland 

Norway 

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 

diversity program: Great Britain and 

Poland. 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. 

List of Countries by Region Whose 

Natives Are Eligible for DV–2012 

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 

Samoa 

Solomon Islands 

Tonga 

Tuvalu 

Vanuatu 

South America, Central America, and 

the Caribbean 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Argentina 

Barbados 

Belize 

Bolivia 

Chile 

Costa Rica 

Cuba 

Dominica 

Grenada 

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, 

Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and 

Peru. 

Dated: September 24, 2010. 

Janice Jacobs, 

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24688 Filed 9–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

2010 Special 301 Out of Cycle Review 

of Notorious Markets: Request for 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Request for written submissions 

from the public. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 182 of the 

Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 

2242) the United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) issues an annual 

review of the global state of intellectual 

property rights (IPR) protection and 

enforcement, conducted by the Office of 

the United States Trade Representative 

(USTR), commonly referred to as the 


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