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Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/06/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/09/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

10/07/2017, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications at the 

address listed above or other locally 

announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Ada, Canyon 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 153488 and for 

economic injury is 153490. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22520 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10174] 

Bureau of Consular Affairs; 

Registration for the Diversity 

Immigrant (DV–2019) Visa Program 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This public notice provides 

information on changes to the 

application process for the DV–2019 

Program due to unforeseen technical 

issues. 

Changes to the Entry Period 

The registration period for the DV– 

2019 DV program began at noon, Eastern 

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

October 3, 2017. Due to unforeseen 

technical issues with the application 

systems, the Department did not receive 

all required information from entries 

submitted between Tuesday, October 3, 

2017 and Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 

when the problem was identified and 

the Department ceased accepting 

entries. The technical issue has since 

been resolved, but the missing 

information was not recovered. 

In order to ensure that applications 

are not unfairly affected by this 

technical issue, a new registration 

period will begin at noon, Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT–4), 

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 and run 

until noon, Eastern Standard Time 

(EDT) (GMT–5), Wednesday, November 

22, 2017. Entries previously submitted 

between Tuesday, October 3, 2017, and 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017, will not be 

considered for the DV program. 

Individuals who submitted entries 

during that period are encouraged to 

submit a new entry during the new 

registration period. Do not wait until the 

last week of the registration period to 

enter, as heavy demand may result in 

Web site delays. No late entries or paper 

entries will be accepted. The law allows 

only one entry by or for each person 

during each registration period. The 

Department of State uses sophisticated 

technology to detect multiple entries. 

Individuals with more than one entry 

during this registration period will be 

disqualified. However, applicants who 

registered during the initial registration 

period of October 3, 2017 to October 10, 

2017, are encouraged to register in the 

new registration period, and will not be 

disqualified based on registering in both 

periods. 

In order to participate in DV–2019, 

individuals must submit an entry during 

this period; entries submitted between 

Tuesday, October 3 and Tuesday, 

October 9 will not be counted. 

Individuals who submitted entries 

between Tuesday, October 3 and 

Tuesday, October 10 must reapply 

during the new registration period in 

order to participate in DV–2019. 

All other requirements for entry into 

DV–2019, and all of the following 

information in this notice, remain the 

same with the exception of Frequently 

Asked Questions #9, 10, and 16 below, 

which have been updated to reflect the 

new registration period. 

Program Overview 

The Department of State administers 

the Congressionally-mandated Diversity 

Immigrant Visa Program annually. 

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA) provides for a 

class of immigrants known as ‘‘diversity 

immigrants,’’ from countries with 

historically low rates of immigration to 

the United States. For fiscal year 2019, 

50,000 diversity visas (DVs) will be 

available. There is no cost to register for 

the DV Program. 

Applicants who are selected in the 

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

but strict, eligibility requirements to 

qualify for a diversity visa. The 

Department of State determines 

selectees through a randomized 

computer drawing. Diversity visa 

numbers are distributed among six 

geographic regions, and no single 

country may receive more than seven 

percent of the available DVs in any one 

year. 

For DV–2019, natives of the following 

countries are not eligible to apply, 

because more than 50,000 natives of 

these countries immigrated to the 

United States in the previous five years: 

Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China 

(mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican 

Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, 

Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, 

South Korea, United Kingdom (except 

Northern Ireland) and its dependent 

territories, and Vietnam. 

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau 

SAR, and Taiwan are eligible. 

There are no changes in eligibility this 

year. 

Eligibility 

Requirement #1: Individuals born in 

countries whose natives qualify may be 

eligible to enter. 

If you were not born in an eligible 

country, there are two other ways you 

might be able to qualify. 

• Was your spouse born in a country 

whose natives are eligible? If yes, you 

can claim your spouse’s country of 

birth—provided that both you and your 

spouse are named on the selected entry, 

are found eligible for and issued 

diversity visas, and enter the United 

States simultaneously. 

• Were you born in a country whose 

natives are ineligible, but in which 

neither of your parents were born or 

legally resident at the time of your 

birth? If yes, you may claim the country 

of birth of one of your parents if it is a 

country whose natives are eligible for 

the DV–2019 program. For more details 

on what this means, see the Frequently 

Asked Questions. 

Requirement #2: Each applicant must 

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requirement of the DV program by 

having either: 

• At least a high school education or 

its equivalent, defined as successful 

completion of a 12-year course of formal 

elementary and secondary education; 

OR 

• two years of work experience 

within the past five years in an 

occupation that requires at least two 

years of training or experience to 

perform. The Department of State will 

use the U.S. Department of Labor’s 

O*Net Online database to determine 

qualifying work experience. For more 

information about qualifying work 

experience for the principal DV 

applicant, see the Frequently Asked 

Questions. 

Do not submit an entry to the DV 

program unless you meet both of these 

requirements. 

Completing Your Electronic Entry for 

the DV–2019 Program 

Submit your Electronic Diversity Visa 

Entry Form (E–DV Entry Form or DS– 

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

will not accept incomplete entries. 

There is no cost to register for the DV 

Program. 

We strongly encourage you to 

complete the entry form yourself, 

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

agent,’’ or other facilitator who offers to 

help. If someone else helps you, you 

should be present when your entry is 

prepared so that you can provide the 

correct answers to the questions and 

retain the confirmation page and your 

unique confirmation number. 

After you submit a complete entry, 

you will see a confirmation screen that 

contains your name and a unique 

confirmation number. Print this 

confirmation screen for your records. It 

is extremely important that you retain 

your confirmation page and unique 

confirmation number. Without this 

information, you will not be able to 

access the online system that will 

inform you of the status of your entry. 

You also should retain access to the 

email account listed in the E–DV. See 

the Frequently Asked Questions for 

more information about Diversity Visa 

scams. 

Starting May 15, 2018, you will be 

able to check the status of your entry by 

returning to 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– 

2019, providing instructions on how to 

proceed with your application, and 

notifying you of your appointment for 

your immigrant visa interview. Please 

review the Frequently Asked Questions 

for more information about the selection 

process. 

You must provide the following 

information to complete your E–DV 

entry: 

1. Name—last/family name, first 

name, middle name—exactly as on your 

passport. 

2. Gender—male or female. 

3. Birth date—day, month, year. 

4. City where you were born. 

5. Country where you were born— 

Use the name of the country currently 

used for the place where you were born. 

6. Country of eligibility for the DV 

Program—Your country of eligibility 

will normally be the same as your 

country of birth. Your country of 

eligibility is not related to where you 

live. 

If you were born in a country that is not 

eligible, please review the Frequently 

Asked Questions to see if there is 

another way you may be eligible. 

7. Entrant photograph(s)—Recent 

photographs (taken within 6 months) of 

yourself, your spouse, and all your 

children listed on your entry. See 

Submitting a Digital Photograph for 

compositional and technical 

specifications. You do not need to 

include a photograph for a spouse or 

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

Lawful Permanent Resident, but you 

will not be penalized if you do. We 

cannot accept group photographs; you 

must submit a photograph for each 

individual. Your entry may be 

disqualified or your visa refused if the 

photographs are more than six months 

old, have been manipulated in any way, 

or do not meet the specifications 

explained below. Submitting the same 

photograph that you submitted with a 

prior year’s entry) will result in 

disqualification. See Submitting a 

Digital Photograph for more 

information. 

8. Mailing Address—In Care Of 

Address Line 1 

Address Line 2 

City/Town 

District/Country/Province/State 

Postal Code/Zip Code 

Country 

9. Country where you live today. 

10. Phone number (optional). 

11. Email address—An email address 

to which you have direct access, and 

will continue to have direct access after 

we notify selectees in May of next year. 

If your entry is selected and you 

respond to the notification of your 

selection through the Entrant Status 

Check, you will receive follow-up email 

communication from the Department of 

State notifying you that details of your 

immigrant visa interview are available 

on Entrant Status Check. The 

Department of State will never send you 

an email telling you that you have been 

selected for the DV program. See the 

Frequently Asked Questions for more 

information about the selection process. 

12. Highest level of education you 

have achieved, as of today: (1) Primary 

school only, (2) Some high school, no 

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

Vocational school, (5) Some university 

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

graduate-level courses, (8) Master’s 

degree, (9) Some doctoral-level courses, 

and (10) Doctorate. See the Frequently 

Asked Questions for more information 

about educational requirements. 

13. Current marital status—(1) 

Unmarried, (2) married and my spouse 

is NOT a U.S. citizen or U.S. LPR, (3) 

married and my spouse IS a U.S. citizen 

or U.S. LPR, (4) divorced, (5) widowed, 

or (6) legally separated. Enter the name, 

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

country of birth of your spouse, and a 

photograph of your spouse meeting the 

same technical specifications as your 

photo. 

Failure to list your eligible spouse 

will result in disqualification of the 

principal applicant and refusal of all 

visas in the case at the time of the visa 

interview. You must list your spouse 

even if you currently are separated from 

him/her, unless you are legally 

separated. Legal separation is an 

arrangement when a couple remain 

married but live apart, following a court 

order. If you and your spouse are legally 

separated, your spouse will not be able 

to immigrate with you through the 

Diversity Visa program. You will not be 

penalized if you choose to enter the 

name of a spouse from whom you are 

legally separated. If you are not legally 

separated by a court order, you must 

include your spouse even if you plan to 

be divorced before you apply for the 

Diversity Visa. Failure to list your 

eligible spouse is grounds for 

disqualification. 

If your spouse is a U.S. citizen or 

Lawful Permanent Resident, do not list 

him/her in your entry. A spouse who is 

already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful 

Permanent Resident will not require or 

be issued a DV visa. Therefore, if you 

select ‘‘married and my spouse IS a U.S. 

citizen or U.S. LPR’’ on your entry, you 

will not be prompted to include further 

information on your spouse. See the 

Frequently Asked Questions for more 

information about family members. 

14. Number of children—List the 

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

birth, and country of birth for all living 

unmarried children under 21 years of 

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are living with you or intend to 

accompany or follow to join you should 

you immigrate to the United States. 

Submit individual photographs of each 

of your children using the same 

technical specifications as your own 

photograph. 

Be sure to include: 

• All living natural children; 

• all living children legally adopted 

by you; and, 

• all living step-children who are 

unmarried and under the age of 21 on 

the date of your electronic entry, even 

if you are no longer legally married to 

the child’s parent, and even if the child 

does not currently reside with you and/ 

or will not immigrate with you. 

Married children and children over 

the age of 21 are not eligible for the DV. 

However, the Child Status Protection 

Act protects children from ‘‘aging out’’ 

in certain circumstances. If you submit 

your DV entry before your unmarried 

child turns 21, and the child turns 21 

before visa issuance, it is possible that 

he or she may be treated as though he 

or she were under 21 for visa-processing 

purposes. 

A child who is already a U.S. citizen 

or a Lawful Permanent Resident will not 

require or be issued a diversity visa, and 

you will not be penalized for either 

including or omitting such family 

members from your entry. 

Failure to list all children who are 

eligible will result in disqualification of 

the principal applicant and refusal of all 

visas in the case at the time of the visa 

interview. See the Frequently Asked 

Questions for more information about 

family members. 

See the Frequently Asked Questions 

for more information about completing 

your Electronic Entry for the DV–2019 

Program. 

Selection of Applicants 

Based on the allocations of available 

visas in each region and country, the 

Department of State will randomly 

select individuals by computer from 

among qualified entries. All DV–2019 

entrants must go to the Entrant Status 

Check using the unique confirmation 

number saved from their DV–2019 

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 dvlottery.state.gov starting May 15, 

2018, through at least September 30, 

2019. 

If your entry is selected, you will be 

directed to a confirmation page that will 

provide further instructions, including 

information on fees connected with 

immigration to the United States. 

Entrant Status Check will be the ONLY 

means by which the Department of State 

notifies selectees of their selection for 

DV–2019. The Department of State will 

not mail out notification letters or notify 

selectees by email. U.S. embassies and 

consulates will not provide a list of 

selectees. Individuals who have not 

been selected also will be notified 

ONLY through Entrant Status Check. 

You are strongly encouraged to access 

Entrant Status Check yourself and not to 

rely on someone else to check and 

inform you. 

In order to immigrate, DV selectees 

must be admissible to the United States. 

The DS–260, Online Immigrant Visa and 

Alien Registration Application, 

electronically, and the consular officer, 

in person will ask you questions about 

your eligibility to immigrate, and these 

questions include criminal and security 

related grounds. 

All eligible selectees, including family 

members, must be issued by September 

30, 2019. Under no circumstances can 

the Department of State issue DVs or 

approve adjustments after this date, nor 

can family members obtain DVs to 

follow-to-join the principal applicant in 

the United States after this date. See the 

Frequently Asked Questions for more 

information about the selection process. 

Submitting a Digital Photograph 

(Image) 

You can take a new digital 

photograph or scan a recent 

photographic print, taken within the last 

6 months, with a digital scanner, as long 

as it meets the compositional and 

technical specifications listed below. 

Test your photos through the photo 

validation link on the E–DV Web site, 

which provides additional technical 

advice on photo composition and 

examples of acceptable and 

unacceptable photos. Do not submit an 

old photograph. Submitting the same 

photograph that was submitted with a 

prior year’s entry, a photograph that has 

been manipulated, or a photograph that 

does not meet the specifications below 

will result in disqualification. 

Photographs must be in 24-bit color 

depth. If you are using a scanner, the 

settings must be for True Color or 24-bit 

color mode. See the additional scanning 

requirements below. 

Compositional Specifications 

• Head Position: You must directly 

face the camera. The subject’s head 

should not be tilted up, down, or to the 

side. The head height or facial region 

size (measured from the top of the head, 

including the hair, to the bottom of the 

chin) must be between 50 percent and 

69 percent of the image’s total height. 

The eye height (measured from the 

bottom of the image to the level of the 

eyes) should be between 56 percent and 

69 percent of the image’s height. 

• Light-colored Background: The 

subject should be in front of a neutral, 

light-colored background. 

• Focus: The photograph must be in 

focus. 

• No Eyewear: The subject must not 

wear glasses or other items that detract 

from the face. 

• No Head Coverings or Hats: Head 

coverings or hats worn for religious 

beliefs are acceptable, but the head 

covering may not obscure any portion of 

the face. Tribal or other headgear not 

religious in nature may not be worn. 

Photographs of military, airline, or other 

personnel wearing hats will not be 

accepted. 

Technical Specifications 

• Taking a New Digital Image. If you 

submit a new digital image, it must meet 

the following specifications: 

Æ Image File Format: The image must 

be in the Joint Photographic Experts 

Group (JPEG) format. 

Æ Image File Size: The maximum 

image file size is 240 kilobytes (240KB). 

Æ Image Resolution and Dimensions: 

Minimum acceptable dimensions are 

600 pixels (width) x 600 pixels (height) 

up to 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels. Image 

pixel dimensions must be in a square 

aspect ratio (meaning the height must be 

equal to the width). 

Æ Image Color Depth: Image must be 

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

and white or 8-bit images will not be 

accepted. 

• Scanning a Submitted Photograph. 

Before you scan a photographic print, 

make sure it meets the color and 

compositional specifications listed 

above. Scan the print using the 

following scanner specifications: 

Æ Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a 

resolution of at least 300 dots per inch 

(dpi). 

Æ Image File Format: The image must 

be in the Joint Photographic Experts 

Group (JPEG) format. 

Æ Image File Size: The maximum 

image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB). 

Æ Image Color Depth: 24-bit color. 

[Note that black and white, 

monochrome, or grayscale images will 

not be accepted.] 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) 

Eligibility 

1. What do the terms ‘‘Native’’ and 

‘‘Chargeability’’ mean? 

‘‘Native’’ ordinarily means someone 

born in a particular country, regardless 

of the individual’s current country of 

residence or nationality. ‘‘Native’’ can 


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also mean someone who is entitled to be 

‘‘charged’’ to a country other than the 

one in which he/she was born under the 

provisions of Section 202(b) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Because there is a numerical 

limitation on immigrants who enter 

from a country or geographic region, 

each individual is ‘‘charged’’ to a 

country. Your chargeability’’ refers to 

the country towards which limitation 

you count. Your country of eligibility 

will normally be the same as your 

country of birth. However, you may 

choose your country of eligibility as the 

country of birth of your spouse, or the 

country of birth of either of your parents 

if you were born in a country in which 

neither parent was born and in which 

the parents were not resident at the time 

of your birth. These are the only three 

ways to select your country of 

chargeability. 

If you claim alternate chargeability 

through either of the above, you must 

provide an explanation on the E–DV 

Entry Form, in question #6. Listing an 

incorrect country of eligibility or 

chargeability (i.e., one to which you 

cannot establish a valid claim) will 

disqualify your entry. 

2. Can I still apply if I was not born in 

a qualifying country? 

There are two circumstances in which 

you still might be eligible to apply. 

First, if your derivative spouse was born 

in an eligible country, you may claim 

chargeability to that country. As your 

eligibility is based on your spouse, you 

will only be issued a DV–1 immigrant 

visa if your spouse is also eligible for 

and issued a DV–2 visa. Both of you 

must enter the United States together 

using your DVs. Similarly, your minor 

dependent child can be ‘‘charged’’ to a 

parent’s country of birth. 

Second, you can be ‘‘charged’’ to the 

country of birth of either of your parents 

as long as neither of your parents was 

born in or a resident of your country of 

birth at the time of your birth. People 

are not generally considered residents of 

a country in which they were not born 

or legally naturalized, if they were only 

visiting, studying in the country 

temporarily, or stationed temporarily for 

business or professional reasons on 

behalf of a company or government from 

a different country other than the one in 

which you were born. 

If you claim alternate chargeability 

through either of the above, you must 

provide an explanation on the E–DV 

Entry Form, in question #6. Listing an 

incorrect country of eligibility or 

chargeability (i.e., one to which you 

cannot establish a valid claim) will 

disqualify your entry. 

3. Why do natives of certain countries 

not qualify for the DV program? 

DVs are intended to provide an 

immigration opportunity for persons 

who are not from ‘‘high admission’’ 

countries. The law defines ‘‘high 

admission countries’’ as those from 

which a total of 50,000 persons in the 

Family-Sponsored and EmploymentBased visa categories immigrated to the 

United States during the previous five 

years. Each year, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) counts 

the family and employment immigrant 

admission and adjustment of status 

numbers for the previous five years to 

identify the countries that are 

considered ‘‘high admission’’ and 

whose natives will therefore be 

ineligible for the annual diversity visa 

program. Because USCIS makes this 

calculation annually, the list of 

countries whose natives are eligible or 

not eligible may change from one year 

to the next. 

4. How many DV–2019 visas will go to 

natives of each region and eligible 

country? 

United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (USCIS) 

determines the regional DV limits for 

each year according to a formula 

specified in Section 203(c) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). 

The number of visas the Department of 

State eventually will issue to natives of 

each country will depend on the 

regional limits established, how many 

entrants come from each country, and 

how many of the selected entrants are 

found eligible for the visa. No more than 

seven percent of the total visas available 

can go to natives of any one country. 

5. What are the requirements for 

education or work experience? 

U.S. immigration law and regulations 

require that every DV entrant must have 

at least a high school education or its 

equivalent or have two years of work 

experience within the past five years in 

an occupation that requires at least two 

years of training or experience. A ‘‘high 

school education or equivalent’’ is 

defined as successful completion of a 

12-year course of elementary and 

secondary education in the United 

States OR the successful completion in 

another country of a formal course of 

elementary and secondary education 

comparable to a high school education 

in the United States. Only formal 

courses of study meet this requirement; 

correspondence programs or 

equivalency certificates (such as the 

General Equivalency Diploma G.E.D.) 

are not acceptable. You must present 

documentary proof of education or work 

experience to the consular officer at the 

time of the visa interview. 

If you do not meet the requirements 

for education or work experience, your 

entry will be disqualified at the time of 

your visa interview, and no visas will be 

issued to you or any of your family 

members. 

6. What occupations qualify for the DV 

program? 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 

O*Net OnLine database will be used to 

determine qualifying work experience. 

The O*Net Online Database groups job 

experience into five ‘‘job zones.’’ While 

the DOL Web site lists many 

occupations, not all occupations qualify 

for the DV Program. To qualify for a DV 

on the basis of your work experience, 

you must have, within the past five 

years, two years of experience in an 

occupation that is classified in a 

Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) 

range of 7.0 or higher. 

If you do not meet the requirements 

for education or work experience, your 

entry will be disqualified at the time of 

your visa interview, and no visas will be 

issued to you or any of your family 

members. 

7. How can I find the qualifying DV 

occupations in the Department of 

Labor’s O*Net online database? 

When you are in O*Net OnLine, 

follow these steps to find out if your 

occupation qualifies: 

1. Under ‘‘Find Occupations’’ select 

‘‘Job Family’’ from the pull down; 

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

selection, and click ‘‘GO;’’ 

3. Click on the link for your specific 

occupation. 

4. Select the tab ‘‘Job Zone’’ to find 

the designated Job Zone number and 

Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) 

rating range. 

As an example, select Aerospace 

Engineers. At the bottom of the 

Summary Report for Aerospace 

Engineers, under the Job Zone section, 

you will find the designated Job Zone 4, 

SVP Range, 7.0 to < 8.0. Using this 

example, Aerospace Engineering is a 

qualifying occupation. 

For additional information, see the 

Diversity Visa—List of Occupations 

Web page (travel.state.gov/visa/ 

immigrants/types/types_1319.html). 

8. Is there a minimum age to apply for 

the DV program? 

There is no minimum age to apply, 

but the requirement of a high school 

education or work experience for each 

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application will effectively disqualify 

most persons who are under age 18. 

Completing Your Electronic Entry for 

the DV Program 

9. When can I submit my entry? 

The DV–2019 entry period will run 

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

Time (EDT) (GMT–4), Wednesday, 

October 18, 2017, until 12:00 p.m. 

(noon), Eastern Standard Time (EST) 

(GMT–5), Wednesday, November 22, 

2017. In order to participate in DV– 

2019, individuals must submit an entry 

during this period; entries submitted 

between Tuesday, October 3 and 

Tuesday, October 10 will not be 

counted. Individuals who submitted 

entries between Tuesday, October 3 and 

Tuesday, October 10 must reapply 

during the new registration period in 

order to participate in DV–2019. 

Each year, millions of people submit 

entries. Holding the entry period on 

these dates ensures selectees receive 

notification in a timely manner and 

gives both the visa applicants and our 

embassies and consulates time to 

prepare and complete cases for visa 

issuance. We strongly encourage you to 

enter early during the registration 

period. Excessive demand at the end of 

the registration period may slow the 

system down. We cannot accept entries 

after noon EST Wednesday, November 

22, 2017. 

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

the DV program? 

Yes, an entrant may apply while in 

the United States or another country. An 

entrant may submit an entry from any 

location. 

11. Can I only enter once during the 

registration period? 

Yes, the law allows only one entry by 

or for each person during each 

registration period. The Department of 

State uses sophisticated technology to 

detect multiple entries. Individuals with 

more than one entry during this 

registration period will be disqualified. 

In order to participate in DV–2019, 

individuals must submit an entry during 

this period; entries submitted between 

Tuesday, October 3 and Tuesday, 

October 10, will not be counted. 

Individuals who submitted entries 

between Tuesday, October 3 and 

Tuesday, October 10 must reapply 

during the new registration period in 

order to participate in DV–2019. 

12. May my spouse and I each submit 

a separate entry? 

Yes, a husband and a wife may each 

submit one entry if each meets the 

eligibility requirements. If either spouse 

is selected, the other is entitled to apply 

as a derivative dependent. 

13. What family members must I 

include in my DV entry? 

Spouse: If you are legally married, 

you must list your spouse (husband or 

wife) regardless of whether or not he or 

she lives with you or intends to 

immigrate to the United States. You 

must list your spouse even if you are 

currently separated from him/her, 

unless you are legally separated. Legal 

separation is an arrangement when a 

couple remain married but live apart, 

following a court order. If you and your 

spouse are legally separated, your 

spouse will not be able to immigrate 

with you through the Diversity Visa 

program. You will not be penalized if 

you choose to enter the name of a 

spouse from whom you are legally 

separated. If you are not legally 

separated by a court order, you must 

include your spouse even if you plan to 

be divorced before you apply for the 

Diversity Visa. Failure to list your 

eligible spouse is grounds for 

disqualification. 

If you are divorced or your spouse is 

deceased, you do not have to list your 

former spouse. 

The only exception to this 

requirement is if your spouse is already 

a U.S. citizen or U.S. Lawful Permanent 

Resident. A spouse who is already a 

U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent 

Resident will not require or be issued a 

DV. Therefore, if you select ‘‘married 

and my spouse IS a U.S. citizen or U.S. 

LPR’’ on your entry, you will not be able 

to include further information on your 

spouse. 

Children: You must list ALL your 

living children who are unmarried and 

under 21 years of age at the time of your 

initial E–DV entry, whether they are 

your natural children, your stepchildren 

(even if you are now divorced from that 

child’s parent), your spouse’s children, 

or children you have formally adopted 

in accordance with the applicable laws. 

List all children under 21 years of age 

at the time of your electronic entry, even 

if they no longer reside with you or you 

do not intend for them to immigrate 

under the DV program. You are not 

required to list children who are already 

U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent 

Residents, though you will not be 

penalized if you do include them. 

Parents and siblings of the entrant are 

ineligible to receive DV visas as 

dependents, and you should not include 

them in your entry. 

If you list family members on your 

entry, they are not required to apply for 

a visa or to immigrate or travel with 

you. However, if you fail to include an 

eligible dependent on your original 

entry, your case will be disqualified at 

the time of your visa interview and no 

visas will be issued to you or any of 

your family members. This only applies 

to those who were family members at 

the time the original application was 

submitted, not those acquired at a later 

date. Your spouse, if eligible to enter, 

may still submit a separate entry even 

though he or she is listed on your entry, 

as long as both entries include details 

on all dependents in your family (see 

FAQ #12 above). 

14. Must I submit my own entry, or can 

someone else do it for me? 

We encourage you to prepare and 

submit your own entry, but you may 

have someone submit the entry for you. 

Regardless of whether you submit your 

own entry, or an attorney, friend, 

relative, or someone else submits it on 

your behalf, only one entry may be 

submitted in your name. You, as the 

entrant, are responsible for ensuring that 

information in the entry is correct and 

complete; entries that are not correct or 

complete may be disqualified. Entrants 

should keep their own confirmation 

number so that they are able to 

independently check the status of their 

entry using Entrant Status Check at 

dvlottery.state.gov. Entrants should keep 

retain access to the email account used 

in the E–DV submission. 

15. I’m already registered for an 

immigrant visa in another category. Can 

I still apply for the DV program? 

Yes. Your DV registration will not 

make you ineligible for another 

immigrant visa classification. 

16. When will E–DV be available 

online? 

You can enter online during the 

registration period beginning at 12:00 

p.m. (noon) Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT) (GMT–4) on Wednesday, October 

18, 2017, and ending at 12:00 p.m. 

(noon) Eastern Standard Time (EST) 

(GMT–5) on Wednesday, November 22, 

2017. While E–DV was available 

between Tuesday, October 3 and 

Tuesday, October 10, entries submitted 

during that period will not be counted 

due to unforeseen technical issues. 

Individuals must reapply during the 

new registration period in order to 

participate in DV–2019. 

17. Can I download and save the E–DV 

entry form into a word processing 

program and finish it later? 

No, you will not be able to save the 

form into another program for 

completion and submission later. The 

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You must fill in the information and 

submit it while online. 

18. Can I save the form online and finish 

it later? 

No. The E–DV Entry Form is designed 

to be completed and submitted at one 

time. You will have 60 minutes starting 

from when you download the form to 

complete and submit your entry through 

the E–DV Web site. If you exceed the 60- 

minute limit and have not submitted 

your complete entry electronically, the 

system discards any information already 

entered. The system deletes any partial 

entries so that they are not accidentally 

identified as duplicates of a later, 

complete entry. Read the DV 

instructions completely before you start 

to complete the form online, so that you 

know exactly what information you will 

need. 

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

photographs to someone in the united 

states to scan them, save them, and mail 

them back to me so I can use them in 

my entry? 

Yes, as long as the photograph meets 

the requirements in the instructions and 

is electronically submitted with, and at 

the same time as, the E–DV online entry. 

You must already have the scanned 

photograph file when you submit the 

entry online; it cannot be submitted 

separately from the online application. 

The entire entry (photograph and 

application together) can be submitted 

electronically from the United States or 

from overseas. 

20. According to the procedures, the 

system will reject my E–DV entry form 

if my photos don’t meet the 

specifications. Can I resubmit my entry? 

Yes, as long as you complete your 

submission by 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern 

Standard Time (EST) (GMT–5) on 

Wednesday, November 22, 2017. If your 

photo(s) did not meet the specifications, 

the E–DV Web site will not accept your 

entry, so you will not receive a 

confirmation notice. However, given the 

unpredictable nature of the Internet, you 

may not receive the rejection notice 

immediately. If you can correct the 

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

or Two within 60 minutes, you may be 

able to successfully submit the entry. 

Otherwise, you will have to restart the 

entire entry process. You can try to 

submit an application as many times as 

is necessary until a complete 

application is submitted and you 

receive the confirmation notice. Once 

you receive a confirmation notice, your 

entry is complete and you should NOT 

submit any additional entries. 

21. How soon after I submit my entry 

will I receive the electronic 

confirmation notice? 

You should receive the confirmation 

notice immediately, including a 

confirmation number that you must 

record and keep. However, the 

unpredictable nature of the Internet can 

result in delays. You can hit the 

‘‘Submit’’ button as many times as is 

necessary until a complete application 

is submitted and you receive the 

confirmation notice. However, once you 

receive a confirmation notice, do not 

resubmit your information. 

22. I hit the ‘‘submit’’ button, but did 

not receive a confirmation number. If I 

submit another entry, will I be 

disqualified? 

If you did not receive a confirmation 

number, your entry was not recorded. 

You must submit another entry. It will 

not be counted as a duplicate. Once you 

receive a confirmation number, do not 

resubmit your information. 

Selection 

23. How do I know if I am selected? 

You must use your confirmation 

number to access the Entrant Status 

Check available on the E–DV Web site 

at dvlottery.state.gov starting May 15, 

2018 through September 30, 2019. 

Entrant Status Check is the sole means 

by which the Department of State will 

notify you if you are selected, provided 

further instructions on your visa 

application, and notify you of your 

immigrant visa interview appointment 

date and time. The only authorized 

Department of State Web site for official 

online entry in the Diversity Visa 

Program and Entrant Status Check is 

dvlottery.state.gov. 

The Department of State will NOT 

contact you to tell you that you have 

been selected (see FAQ #24). 

24. How will I know if I am not 

selected? will I be notified? 

You may check the status of your DV– 

2019 entry through the Entrant Status 

Check on the E–DV Web site at 

dvlottery.state.gov starting May 15, 

2018, until September 30, 2019. Keep 

your confirmation number until at least 

September 30, 2019. (Status information 

for the previous year’s DV program, DV– 

2018, is available online from May 2, 

2017, through September 30, 2018.) If 

your entry is not selected, you will not 

receive any additional instructions. 

25. What if I lose my confirmation 

number? 

You must have your confirmation 

number to access Entrant Status Check. 

A tool is now available in Entrant Status 

Check (ESC) on the eDV Web site that 

will allow you to retrieve your 

confirmation number via the email 

address with which you registered by 

entering certain personal information to 

confirm your identity. 

U.S. embassies and consulates and the 

Kentucky Consular Center are unable to 

check your selection status for you or 

provide your confirmation number to 

you directly (other than through the ESC 

retrieval tool). The Department of State 

is NOT able to provide a list of those 

selected to continue the visa process. 

26. Will I receive information from the 

Department of State by email or by 

postal mail? 

The Department of State will not send 

you a notification letter. The U.S. 

government has never sent emails to 

notify individuals that they have been 

selected, and there are no plans to use 

email for this purpose for the DV–2019 

program. If you are a selectee, you will 

only receive email communications 

regarding your visa appointment after 

you have responded to the notification 

instructions on Entrant Status Check. 

These emails will not contain 

information on the actual appointment 

date and time; they will simply tell you 

that appointment details are available, 

and you must then access Entrant Status 

Check for details. The Department of 

State may send emails reminding DV 

lottery applicants to check the ESC for 

their status. However, such emails will 

never indicate whether the lottery 

applicant was or was not selected. 

Only Internet sites that end with the 

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

government Web sites. Many other Web 

sites (e.g., with the suffixes ‘‘.com,’’ 

‘‘.org,’’ or ‘‘.net’’) provide immigration 

and visa-related information and 

services. The Department of State does 

not endorse, recommend, or sponsor 

any information or material on these 

other Web sites. 

You may receive emails from websites 

that try to trick you into sending money 

or providing your personal information. 

You may be asked to pay for forms and 

information about immigration 

procedures, all which are available for 

free on the Department of State Web site 

or through U.S. embassy or consulate 

Web sites. Additionally, organizations 

or Web sites may try to steal your 

money by charging fees for DV-related 

services. If you send money to one of 

these organizations, you will likely 

never see it again. Also, do not send 

personal information to these Web sites, 

as it may be used for identity fraud/ 

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These deceptive emails may come 

from people pretending to be affiliated 

with the Kentucky Consular Center or 

the Department of State. Remember, the 

U.S. government has never sent emails 

to notify individuals that they have been 

selected, and will not use email to 

notify selectees for the DV–2019 

program. The Department of State will 

never ask you to send money by mail or 

by services such as Western Union. 

27. How many individuals will be 

selected for DV–2019? 

For DV–2019, 50,000 DV visas are 

available. Because it is likely that some 

of the first 50,000 persons who are 

selected will not qualify for visas or not 

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. To maximize use of all 

available visas, the Department of State 

may update Entrant Status Check to 

include additional selectees at any time 

before the program ends on September 

30, 2019. 

You can check the E–DV Web site’s 

Entrant Status Check to see if you have 

been selected for further processing and 

your place on the list. Interviews for the 

DV–2019 program will begin in October 

2018 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 eligible for 

issuance during that month, visanumber availability permitting. Once all 

of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, 

the program will end. Visa numbers 

could be finished before September 

2019. Selected applicants who wish to 

apply for visas must be prepared to act 

promptly on their cases. Being randomly 

chosen as a selectee does not guarantee 

that you will receive a visa. Selection 

merely means that you are eligible to 

apply for a Diversity Visa, and if your 

rank number becomes eligible for final 

processing, you potentially may be 

issued a Diversity Visa. Only 50,000 

visas will be issued to such applicants. 

28. How will successful entrants be 

selected? 

Official notifications of selection will 

be made through Entrant Status Check, 

available starting May 15, 2018, through 

at least September 30, 2019, on the E– 

DV Web site dvlottery.state.gov. The 

Department of State does not send 

selectee notifications or letters by 

regular postal mail or by email. Any 

email notification or mailed letter 

stating that you have been selected to 

receive a DV does not come from the 

Department of State and is not 

legitimate. Any email communication 

you receive from the Department of 

State will direct you to review Entrant 

Status Check for new information about 

your application. The Department of 

State will never ask you to send money 

by mail or by services such as Western 

Union. 

All entries received from each region 

are individually numbered, and at the 

end of the entry period, a computer will 

randomly select entries from among all 

the entries received for each geographic 

region. Within each region, the first 

entry randomly selected will be the first 

case registered; the second entry 

selected will be the second case 

registered, etc. All entries received 

within each region during the entry 

period will have an equal chance of 

being selected. When an entry has been 

selected, the entrant will receive 

notification of his or her selection 

through the Entrant Status Check 

available starting May 15, 2018, on the 

E–DV Web site dvlottery.state.gov. If 

you are selected and you respond to the 

instructions provided online via Entrant 

Status Check, the Department of State’s 

Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) will 

process your case until you are 

instructed to appear for a visa interview 

at a U.S. embassy or consulate or, if you 

are in the United States, until you apply 

to adjust status with USCIS in the 

United States. 

29. I am already in the united states. If 

selected, may I adjust my status with 

USCIS? 

Yes, provided you are otherwise 

eligible to adjust status under the terms 

of Section 245 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA), you may apply to 

USCIS for adjustment of status to 

permanent resident. You must ensure 

that USCIS can complete action on your 

case, including processing of any 

overseas spouse or children under 21 

years of age, before September 30, 2019, 

since on that date your eligibility for the 

DV–2019 program expires. The 

Department of State will not approve 

any visa numbers or adjustments of 

status for the DV–2019 program after 

midnight EDT on September 30, 2019, 

under any circumstances. 

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

entitled to apply for a diversity visa? 

If you are selected in the DV–2019 

program, you are entitled to apply for 

visa issuance only during U.S. 

government fiscal year 2019, which is 

from October 1, 2018, through 

September 30, 2019. We encourage 

selectees to apply for visas as early as 

possible, once their lottery rank 

numbers become eligible for further 

processing. 

Without exception, all selected and 

eligible applicants must obtain their 

visa or adjust status by the end of the 

fiscal year. There is no carry-over of DV 

benefits into the next year for persons 

who are selected but who do not obtain 

visas by September 30, 2019 (the end of 

the fiscal year). Also, spouses and 

children who derive status from a DV– 

2019 registration can only obtain visas 

in the DV category between October 1, 

2018 and September 30, 2019. 

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. 

31. If a DV selectee dies, what happens 

to the case? 

If a DV selectee dies at any point 

before he or she has traveled to the 

United States or adjusted status, the DV 

case is automatically terminated. Any 

derivative spouse and/or children of the 

deceased selectee will no longer be 

entitled to a DV visa. Any visas that 

were issued to them will be revoked. 

Fees 

32. How much does it cost to enter the 

E–DV program? 

There is no fee charged for submitting 

an electronic entry. However, if you are 

selected and apply for a Diversity Visa, 

you must pay all required visa 

application fees at the time of visa 

application and interview directly to the 

consular cashier at the U.S. embassy or 

consulate. If you are a selectee already 

in the United States and you apply to 

USCIS to adjust status, you will pay all 

required application fees directly to 

USCIS. If you are selected, you will 

receive details of required DV and 

immigrant visa application fees with the 

instructions provided through the E–DV 

Web site at dvlottery.state.gov. 

33. How and where do I pay DV and 

immigrant visa fees if I am selected? 

If you are a randomly selected entrant, 

you will receive instructions for the DV 

visa application process through Entrant 

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will pay all DV and immigrant visa 

application fees in person only at the 

U.S. embassy or consulate at the time of 

the visa application. The consular 

cashier will immediately give you a U.S. 

government receipt for payment. Do not 

send money for DV fees to anyone 

through the mail, Western Union, or any 

other delivery service if you are 

applying for an immigrant visa at a U.S. 

embassy or consulate. 

If you are selected and you are already 

present in the United States and plan to 

file for adjustment of status with USCIS, 

the instructions page accessible through 

Entrant Status Check at 

dvlottery.state.gov contains separate 

instructions on how to mail adjustment 

of status application fees to a U.S. bank. 

34. If I apply for a DV, but don’t qualify 

to receive one, can I get a refund of the 

visa fees I paid? 

No. Visa application fees cannot be 

refunded. You must meet all 

qualifications for the visa as detailed in 

these instructions. If a consular officer 

determines you do not meet 

requirements for the visa, or you are 

otherwise ineligible for the DV under 

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

and you will forfeit all fees paid. 

Ineligibilities 

35. As a DV applicant, can I receive a 

waiver of any grounds of visa 

ineligibility? Does my waiver 

application receive any special 

processing? 

DV applicants are subject to all 

grounds of ineligibility for immigrant 

visas specified in the Immigration and 

Nationality Act (INA). There are no 

special provisions for the waiver of any 

ground of visa ineligibility aside from 

those ordinarily provided in the INA, 

nor is there special processing for 

waiver requests. Some general waiver 

provisions for people with close 

relatives who are U.S. citizens or Lawful 

Permanent Resident aliens may be 

available to DV applicants in some 

cases, but the time constraints in the DV 

program may make it difficult for 

applicants to benefit from such 

provisions. 

DV Fraud Warning and Scams 

36. How can I report internet fraud or 

unsolicited email? 

Please visit the econsumer.gov Web 

site, hosted by the Federal Trade 

Commission in cooperation with 

consumer-protection agencies from 17 

nations. You may also report fraud to 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

Internet Crime Complaint Center. To file 

a complaint about unsolicited email, 

visit the Department of Justice ‘‘Contact 

Us’’ page. 

DV Statistics 

37. How many visas will be issued in 

DV–2019? 

By law, a maximum of 55,000 visas 

are available each year to eligible 

persons. However, in November 1997, 

the U.S. Congress passed the Nicaraguan 

Adjustment and Central American 

Relief Act (NACARA), which stipulates 

that beginning as early as DV–1999, and 

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

the 55,000 annually-allocated DVs will 

be made available for use under the 

NACARA program. The actual reduction 

of the limit began with DV–2000 and 

will remain in effect through the DV– 

2019 program, so 50,000 visas remain 

for the DV program described in these 

instructions. 

38. If I receive a visa through the DV 

program, will the U.S. government pay 

for my airfare to the united states, help 

me find housing and employment, and/ 

or provide healthcare or any subsidies 

until I am fully settled? 

No. The U.S. government will not 

provide any of these services to you if 

you receive a visa through the DV 

program. If you are selected to apply for 

a DV, you will need to demonstrate that 

you will not become a public charge in 

the United States before being issued a 

visa. This evidence may be in the form 

of a combination of your personal 

assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I– 

134) submitted by a relative or friend 

residing in the United States, an offer of 

employment from an employer in the 

United States, or other evidence. 

List of Countries/Areas by Region 

Whose Natives Are Eligible for 

DV–2019 

The list below shows the countries 

whose natives are eligible for DV–2019, 

grouped by geographic region. 

Dependent areas overseas are included 

within the region of the governing 

country. USCIS identified the countries 

whose natives are not eligible for the 

DV–2019 program 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 EmploymentBased immigration or ‘‘high-admission’’ 

countries) are noted after the respective 

regional lists. 

Africa 

Algeria 

Angola 

Benin 

Botswana 

Burkina Faso 

Burundi 

Cameroon 

Cabo Verde 

Central African Republic 

Chad 

Comoros 

Congo 

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 

Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 

Djibouti 

Egypt * 

Equatorial Guinea 

Eritrea 

Ethiopia 

Gabon 

Gambia, The 

Ghana 

Guinea 

Guinea-Bissau 

Kenya 

Lesotho 

Liberia 

Libya 

Madagascar 

Malawi 

Mali 

Mauritania 

Mauritius 

Morocco 

Mozambique 

Namibia 

Niger 

Rwanda 

Sao Tome and Principe 

Senegal 

Seychelles 

Sierra Leone 

Somalia 

South Africa 

South Sudan 

Sudan 

Swaziland 

Tanzania 

Togo 

Tunisia 

Uganda 

Zambia 

Zimbabwe 

* Persons born in the areas 

administered prior to June 1967 by 

Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are 

chargeable, respectively, to Israel, 

Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Persons born 

in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to 

Egypt; persons born in the West Bank 

are chargeable to Jordan; persons born 

in the Golan Heights are chargeable to 

Syria. 

In Africa, natives of Nigeria are not 

eligible for this year’s diversity program. 

Asia 

Afghanistan 

Bahrain 

Bhutan 

Brunei 

Burma 

Cambodia 


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Hong Kong Special Administrative 

Region ** 

Indonesia 

Iran 

Iraq 

Israel * 

Japan 

Jordan * 

Kuwait 

Laos 

Lebanon 

Malaysia 

Maldives 

Mongolia 

Nepal 

North Korea 

Oman 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 

Singapore 

Sri Lanka 

Syria * 

Taiwan ** 

Thailand 

Timor-Leste 

United Arab Emirates 

Yemen 

* Persons born in the areas 

administered prior to June 1967 by 

Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt are 

chargeable, respectively, to Israel, 

Jordan, Syria, and Egypt. Persons born 

in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to 

Egypt; persons born in the West Bank 

are chargeable to Jordan; persons born 

in the Golan Heights are chargeable to 

Syria. 

** For the purposes of the diversity 

program only, persons born in Macau 

S.A.R. derive eligibility from Portugal. 

Natives of the following Asia Region 

countries are not eligible for this year’s 

diversity program: Bangladesh, China 

(mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South 

Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. 

Hong Kong S.A.R. (Asia region), 

Macau S.A.R. (Europe region, 

chargeable to Portugal), and Taiwan 

(Asia region) do qualify and are listed 

here. 

Europe 

Albania 

Andorra 

Armenia 

Austria 

Azerbaijan 

Belarus 

Belgium 

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Bulgaria 

Croatia 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Denmark (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

Estonia 

Finland 

France (including components and 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 (including components and 

dependent areas overseas) 

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 

** Macau S.A.R. does qualify and is 

listed above. For the purposes of the 

diversity program only, persons born in 

Macau S.A.R. derive eligibility from 

Portugal. 

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, British Indian 

Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, 

Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, 

Pitcairn, South Georgia and the South 

Sandwich Islands, 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 

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 

Ecuador 

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, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, 

Mexico, and Peru. 

Carl C. Risch, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22638 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee; Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 


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