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    2007 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration To Begin October 5

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    20 September 2005

    2007 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration To Begin October 5
    State Department announces two-month registration period for annual program


    The U.S. Department of State announced that registration for the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery will be held October 5 to December 4.

    The program, designed to bring greater racial and ethnic diversity to the United States, offers permanent residency visas to citizens of nations that have a traditionally low level of immigration to the United States. Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated Web site (www.dvlottery.state.gov) during the registration period. Registration is free of charge.

    The State Department will notify winning entrants by mail. The department said it plans to issue 50,000 permanent residency visas.

    Additional information on the Diversity Visa Immigrant Program is available on the State Department Web site. Lists of countries by region whose natives qualify for the 2007 diversity visa program are included in the media note below.

    Following is the text of the media note:

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    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
    Office of the Spokesman
    September 20, 2005

    MEDIA NOTE

    2007 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Begins

    The Department has announced that registration for the 2007 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will begin at noon on October 5, 2005. Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated Internet website during the registration period. The website for registering for the 2007 DV Lottery, www.dvlottery.state.gov, will be available from noon October 5, 2005 through noon December 4, 2005.

    In response to demand, the Department tripled the number of servers hosting the registration website this year. In addition, persons submitting entries to the 2007 lottery will receive a notice of receipt now containing their name, date of birth, country of chargeability, and a time/date stamp when information has been properly registered at www.dvlottery.state.gov.

    The Department continues to encourage persons who wish to enter the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery to submit their information early in the two-month registration period.

    There is no fee charged for entering the Diversity Visa Lottery. The Department of State does not endorse, recommend or sponsor any information or material from outside entities. The Department is aware that websites and email have masqueraded as official Diversity Visa Lottery facilitators. Registration for the Diversity Visa Lottery through the official, U.S. government website, www.dvlottery.state.gov is free of charge and notification of winning entries are sent by mail only.

    The 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery marks the third year that electronic registration is required. Paper entries and mail-in requests for Diversity Visa Lottery registration are not accepted.

    REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

    -- Applicant must be a native of one of the countries listed beginning on page 15. See "List Of Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify."

    Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases this means the country in which the applicant was born. However, there are two other ways a person may be able to qualify. First, if a person was born in a country whose natives are ineligible but his/her spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, such person can claim the spouse's country of birth provided both the applicant and spouse are issued visas and enter the U.S. simultaneously. Second, if a person was born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of his/her parents was born there or resided there at the time of his/her birth, such person may claim nativity in one of the parents' country of birth if it is a country whose natives qualify for the DV-2007 program.

    -- Applicant must meet either the education or training requirement of the DV program.

    Education or Training: An applicant 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.

    If the applicant cannot meet these requirements, he or she should NOT submit an entry to the DV program.

    PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2007

    -- The Department of State will only accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period beginning at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on October 5, 2005 and ending at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005.

    -- All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for the applicant is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. Applicants may prepare and submit their own entries, or have someone submit the entry for them.

    -- Successfully registered entries will result in the display of a confirmation screen containing the applicant's name, date of birth, country of chargeability, and a date/time stamp. The applicant may print this confirmation screen for his/her records using the print function of their web browser.

    -- Paper entries will not be accepted.

    -- The entry will be disqualified if all required photos are not submitted. Recent photographs of the applicant and his/her spouse and each child under 21 years of age, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren (except a child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident), even if a child no longer resides with the applicant or is not intended to immigrate under the DV program, must be submitted electronically with the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. Group or family photos will not be accepted; there must be a separate photo for each family member.

    A digital photo (image) of each applicant, his/her spouse, and children must be submitted on-line with the EDV 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.

    Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photo (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.

    -- Using a digital scanner to scan a submitted photograph.

    Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.

    Head Position

    -- Person being photographed must directly face the camera.

    -- Head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.

    -- Head of the person should cover about 50% of the area of the photo.

    Background

    -- Person being photographed should be in front of a neutral, light-colored background.

    -- Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable.

    Focus

    -- Photo must be in focus.

    Decorative Items

    -- Photos in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted.

    Head Coverings and Hats

    -- Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable due to religious beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant.

    -- Photos of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be accepted.

    -- Photos of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.

    Technical Specifications: The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the EDV Entry Form and notify the sender.

    -- Taking a New Digital Image. If a new digital image is taken, it must meet the following specifications:

    -- Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.

    -- Image File Size: The maximum image file size will be sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) bytes.

    Image Resolution: 320 pixels high by 240 pixels wide.

    Image Color Depth: 24-bit color or 8-bit grayscale. [Note: Monochrome images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.]

    Scanning a Submitted Photograph. Before a photographic print is scanned, it must meet the following specifications:

    -- Print Size: 2 inches by 2 inches (50mm x 50mm) square.

    -- Print Color: The image must be either in color or grayscale.

    The photographic print must also meet the Compositional Specifications. If the photographic print meets the Print Size, Print Color, and Compositional Specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications.

    -- Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a resolution of 150 dots per inch (dpi).

    -- Image File Format: The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.

    -- Image File Size: The maximum image file size will be sixty-two thousand five hundred (62,500) bytes.

    -- Image Resolution: 300 by 300 pixels.

    -- Image Color Depth: 24-bit color or 8-bit grayscale. [Note: Monochrome images (2-bit color depth) will not be accepted.]

    THE ENTRY

    There is only one way to enter the DV-2007 lottery. Applicants must submit an Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (EDV Entry Form), which is accessible only at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Failure to complete the form in its entirety will disqualify the applicant's entry. Applicants will be asked to submit the following information on the EDV 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/TOWN OF BIRTH

    5. COUNTRY OF BIRTH - The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where the applicant was born.

    6. APPLICANT PHOTOGRAPH - See page 2 for information on photo specifications.

    7. MAILING ADDRESS - Address, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, Country

    8. PHONE NUMBER (optional)

    9. E-MAIL ADDRESS (optional)

    10. COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY IF THE APPLICANT'S NATIVE COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY OF BIRTH - If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his/her place of birth, this information must be indicated on the entry.

    11. MARITAL STATUS - Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, Legally Separated

    12. NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARE UNMARRIED AND UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE - Except children that are either U.S. legal permanent residents or American citizens.

    13. SPOUSE INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph

    14. CHILDREN INFORMATION - Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph

    NOTE: Entries must include the name, date and place of birth of the applicant's spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are unmarried and under the age of 21 (except 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 will not qualify for the diversity visa. Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa. (See question 11 on the list of Frequently Asked Questions.)

    SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

    Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified entries. Those selected will be notified by mail between May and July 2007 and will be provided further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the U.S. Persons not selected will NOT receive any notification. U.S. embassies and consulates will not be able to provide a list of successful applicants. Spouses and unmarried children under age 21 of successful applicants may also apply for visas to accompany or follow to join the principal applicant. DV-2007 visas will be issued between October 1, 2006 and September 30, 2007.

    In order to actually receive a visa, applicants selected in the random drawing must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law. Processing of entries and issuance of diversity visas to successful applicants and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2007. 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 applicant in the U.S. after this date.

    Important Notice

    No fee is charged to enter 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 casework for applicants 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 applicant's discretion.

    A qualified entry submitted electronically directly by an applicant has an equal chance of being selected by the computer at the Kentucky Consular Center as does an entry submitted electronically through a paid intermediary who completes the entry for the applicant. Every entry received during the lottery registration period will have an equal random chance of being selected within its region. 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 DV REGISTRATION

    1. WHAT DOES THE TERM "NATIVE" MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY?

    "Native" ordinarily means someone born in a particular country, regardless of the individual's current country of residence or nationality. But 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 a principal applicant was born in a country that is not eligible for this year's DV program, he/she may claim "chargeability" to the country where his/her derivative spouse was born, but he/she will not be issued a DV-1 unless the spouse is also eligible for and issued a DV-2, and both must enter the U.S. together on the DVs. In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be "charged" to a parent's country of birth.

    Finally, any applicant born in a country ineligible for this year's DV program can be "charged" to the country of birth of either parent as long as neither parent was a resident of the ineligible country at the time of the applicant's 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 temporarily or stationed in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a company or government.

    An applicant who claims alternate chargeability must indicate such information on the application for registration.

    2. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THIS DIVERSITY VISA REGISTRATION?

    All DV-2007 lottery entries must be submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov between Wednesday, October 5, 2005 and Sunday, December 4, 2005. No paper entries will be accepted.

    The Department of State implemented an electronic registration system for last year's lottery in order to make the Diversity Visa process more efficient and secure. The Department utilizes special technology and other means to identify applicants who commit fraud for the purposes of illegal immigration or who submit multiple entries.

    The DV-2007 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program registration period will run from noon Eastern Standard Time October 5, 2005 through noon Eastern Standard Time December 4, 2005.

    3. ARE SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER, OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL APPLICANT?

    Signatures are not required on the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. Recent and individual photos of the applicant, his/her spouse and all children under 21 years of age are required. Family or group photos are not accepted. Check the information on the photo requirements on page 2 of this bulletin.

    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 which send large numbers of immigrants to the U.S. 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 Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated to the United States during the previous 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 must be excluded from the annual diversity lottery. Because there is a separate determination made before each annual DV entry period, the list of countries whose natives do not qualify may change from one year to the next.

    5. WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2007?

    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-99, and for as long as necessary, 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program. The actual reduction of the limit to 50,000 began with DV-2000 and remains in effect for the DV-2007 program.

    6. WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DIVERSITY VISA (DV) LIMITS FOR DV-2007?

    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-2007 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?

    The DV-2007 entry period will begin on noon EST Friday, October 5, 2005 and will through noon EST Sunday December 5, 2005. Each year millions apply for the program during the registration period. The massive volume of entries creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful applicants. Holding the entry period during October and December will ensure successful applicants are notified in a timely manner, and gives both them and our embassies and consulates time to prepare and complete entries for visa issuance. Applicants 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 Friday, December 4, 2005.

    8. MAY PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE U.S. APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?

    Yes, an applicant may be in the U.S. or in another country, and the entry may be submitted from the U.S. or from abroad.

    9. IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?

    Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period; applicants 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 that submit multiple entries during the registration period. Applicants submitting more than one entry will be disqualified and an electronic record will be permanently maintained by the Department of State. Applicants 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 were selected, the other would be entitled to derivative status.

    11. WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY DV ENTRY?

    On your entry you must list your spouse, that is 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, 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 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 persons who were dependents 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 EACH APPLICANT SUBMIT HIS/HER OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON BEHALF OF AN APPLICANT?

    Applicants may prepare and submit their own entries, or have someone submit the entry for them. Regardless of whether an entry is submitted by the applicant directly, or assistance is provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc., only one entry may be submitted in the name of each person. If the entry is selected, the notification letter will be sent only to the mailing address provided on the entry.

    13. WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?

    The law and regulations require that every applicant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or, within the past five years, have 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. Documentary proof of education or work experience should not be submitted with the lottery entry, but must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview. To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the Department of Labor's O*Net OnLine database will be used.

    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. When an entry has been selected, the applicant will be sent a notification letter by the Kentucky Consular Center, which will provide visa application instructions. The Kentucky Consular Center will continue to process the case until those who are selected are instructed to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. consular office, or until those able to do so apply at a USCIS office in the United States for change of status.

    15. MAY WINNING APPLICANTS ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?

    Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to adjust status under the terms of Section 245 of the INA, selected applicants who are physically present in the United States may apply to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (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, 2007, since on that date registrations for the DV-2007 program expire. No visa numbers for the DV-2007 program will be available after midnight on September 30, 2007 under any circumstances.

    16. WILL APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?

    No, applicants who are not selected will receive no response to their entry. Only those who are selected will be informed. All notification letters are sent within about five to seven months from the end of the application period to the address indicated on the entry. Since there is no notification provided to those not selected, anyone who does not receive a letter about five to seven months from the end of the registration period should assume that his/her application has not been selected.

    17. HOW MANY APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED?

    There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2007, 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 with those selected will begin in early October 2006. The Kentucky Consular Center will send appointment letters to selected applicants four to six weeks before the scheduled interviews with U.S. consular officers at overseas posts. Each month visas will be issued, visa number availability permitting, to those applicants who are ready for issuance during that month. 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 2007. Selected applicants who wish to receive visas must be prepared to act promptly on their cases. Random selection by the Kentucky Consular Center computer does not automatically guarantee that you will receive a visa.

    18. IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE 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 DV PROGRAM?

    There is no fee for submitting an entry. A special DV case processing fee will be payable later by persons whose entries are actually selected and processed at a U.S. consular section for this year's program. DV applicants, like other immigrant visa applicants, must also pay the regular visa fees at the time of visa application. Details of required fees will be included with the instructions sent by the Kentucky Consular Center to applicants who are selected.

    20. ARE DV APPLICANTS SPECIALLY ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR A WAIVER OF ANY OF THE GROUNDS OF VISA INELIGIBILITY?

    No. 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 other than those ordinarily provided in the Act.

    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-2007 lottery are entitled to apply for visa issuance only during fiscal year 2007, i.e., from October 2006 through September 2007. Applicants must obtain the DV visa or adjust status by the end of the Fiscal Year (September 30, 2007). There is no carry-over of DV benefits into the next year for persons who are selected but who do not obtain visas during FY-2007. Also, spouses and children who derive status from a DV-2007 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category between October 2006 and September 2007. Applicants who apply overseas will receive an appointment letter from the Kentucky Consular Center four to six weeks before the scheduled appointment.

    23. WHEN WILL E-DV ONLINE BE AVAILABLE?

    Online entry will become available at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on October 5, 2005 and will end at 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5) on December 4, 2005.

    24. 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 on-line.

    25. IF I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, CAN I SEND PHOTOS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE U.S. TO SCAN THE PHOTOS, SAVE THE PHOTOS TO A DISKETTE, AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE BACK TO ME TO APPLY?

    Yes, this can be done as long as the photo meets the photo requirements in the instructions, and the photo is electronically submitted with, and at the same time the E-DV online entry is submitted. The applicant must already have the scanned photo file when they submit the entry on-line. The photo cannot be submitted separate from the online application. Only one on-line entry by or for each person can be submitted. Multiple submissions will disqualify the entry for that person for DV-2007. The entire entry (photo and application together) can be submitted electronically from the United States.

    26. CAN I SAVE THE FORM ON-LINE 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 handle up to sixty (60) minutes between downloading of the form and when the entry is received at the E-DV web site after being submitted online. If more than sixty minutes elapses, and the entry has not been electronically received, the information received so far 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. For example, suppose an applicant with a wife and child sends a filled in E-DV Entry Form Part One and then receives Form Part Two, but there is a delay before sending Part Two because of trouble finding the file which holds the child's photograph. If the filled in Form Part Two is sent by the applicant and received by the E-DV website within sixty (60) minutes then there is no problem, but if the Form Part Two is received after sixty (60) minutes has elapsed then the applicant will be informed that they need to start over for the entire entry. The DV-2007 instructions explain clearly and completely what information needs to be gathered to fill in the form. This way you can be fully prepared, making sure you have all of the information needed, before you start to complete the form on-line.

    27. 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 website. 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 website. However, the amount of time it takes the rejection message to reach the sender is unpredictable due to the nature of the Internet. If the problems can be fixed by the applicant, and the Form Part One or Two re-sent within sixty (60) minutes then there is no problem. Otherwise the submission process will have to be started over. 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.

    28. 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 website which contains confirmation of the receipt of an acceptable E-DV Entry Form is sent by the E-DV website immediately, but 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.

    LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY

    The lists below show the countries whose natives are QUALIFIED within each geographic region for this diversity program. The determination of countries within each region is based on information provided by the Geographer of the Department of State. The countries whose natives do not qualify for the DV-2007 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. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region of the governing country. The countries whose natives do NOT qualify for this diversity program (because they are the principal source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration, or "high admission" countries) are noted after the respective regional lists.

    AFRICA

    Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, 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




    LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY



    ASIA

    Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, SAR, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Koream, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singaporem Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen


    Natives of the following Asian countries do not qualify for this year's diversity program:

    China [mainland-born], India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. The Hong Kong S.A.R and Taiwan do qualify and are listed above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies and is listed below.

    LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES QUALIFY

    EUROPE

    Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau SAR, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City


    Natives of the following European countries do not qualify for this year's diversity program: Great Britain, Poland and Russia. Great Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, 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 QUALIFY

    NORTH AMERICA

    The Bahamas

    In North America, natives of Canada and Mexico do not qualify for this year's diversity program.

    OCEANIA

    Australia (including components and dependent areas overseas), Palau, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Marshal Islands, Tonga,
    Micronesia, Federated States of Tuvalu, Nauru, Vanuatu,


    New Zealand (including components and

    dependent areas overseas)
    Samoa


    SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN

    Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela


    Countries in this region whose natives do not qualify for this year's diversity program:

    Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico.

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    This is the most insane thing I have ever seen.

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    You're not the only one who believes this is a crazy idea. I think it really trivializes the immigration process and turns it into a contest or game. However, I'm surprised Mexico isn't making a big fuss because their country is excluded.
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    Why should they make a fuss?

    Obviously they don't have to play by the rules like everybody else because they share a border and almost all of the country's citizens who can work are already here!

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    the US Department of State is a joke folks.....i have posted my own personal gripes about the State Department for as a CITIZEN I cannot even apply for a position overseas in a lower clerical or assistant position....they either give the jobs to RELATIVES (YUP NEPOTISM!) of US government employees being assigned to the country in question OR if no family member wants the job they go to foreign nationals. anyone in this forum who sees a job opening in Australia for example in the US Embassy cannot apply "Unless you reside" in the country....so they don't want you to even apply...i havee had soome nasty email exxchaanges wwith some of these "ELITES" and you should hea them spin it!

    the State Department even goes farther.....if the job goes to a family member they get paid better than the foreign national doing the same job....State loves to criticize other governments on human rights issues and look at their own policies? Pay foreign employees less? YUP Kind of unfair is it not? What if a female State Department official earned less than a male at State...? you see my point?

    this is why if you enter the US Embassy Bogota, Colombia for example, you see all Colombian nationals working in your embassy! You pay taxes and you could not even apply if you wanted to!

    the State Department is a little click of mostly Democrat "Elitists" who fly into their shoes in the morning.....hahaha

    Tancredo does not like State and they don't like him...wonder why...
    this lottery is more stupidity but remember something....no legal immigration means the Foreign Service Officers working in the consular sections are unemployed!! Ditto for immmigration laawyers see? it is all about the $$$$$ anyway you look at it!

    think of this IF every Mexican was deported as they should be then this lottery would not be necessary beccause it would all be balanced out?

    this is all more social engineering thanks to your DEMOCRATS

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    Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico.

    these countries don't qualify because state has already given lots of visas for these countries already by marriage and family reunification and probably because of the high number of illegals from these nations?

    LOTS OF ILLEGALS FROM THE COUNTRIES ALREADY HERE and as they get visas little by little they can bring their families in......

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    I did some more searching and came up with several articles on the diversity lottery. Big surprise to find out Ted Kennedy is behind it. The good news is there is a bill to eliminate the program in the works.


    http://washingtontimes.com/culture/2005 ... -8784r.htm

    Culture Briefs
    Published September 12, 2005

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    Pez-candy visas
    "The year after 9/11, there were a couple of major visa reform laws and border security measures, and of course the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. That was supposed to rein in a lot of the immigration chaos that helped lead to September 11 in the first place. But I don't think there has been the kind of immigration reform that is really necessary.

    "Not only should we enforce existing immigration laws more carefully, we should also take an honest look at every single visa program and ask: Does this meet a national security test? Is this in our national interest? We have ridiculous programs like the Diversity Visa Lottery, created at the behest of Senator Ted Kennedy, which has turned into this random Pez-candy approach for passing out visas to underrepresented minorities.

    "It's astounding to me that after the pain of 9/11 we still have immigration programs that exist for no other reason than to meet some multicultural agenda. These programs have already been used by people with links to terror acts in this country."



    http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=25427

    House Immigration Subcommittee Takes an Important Step
    Posted by FAIR on Tuesday September 13, 2005 at 10:37 am MST [ Send Story to Friend ]
    Panel Approves Measure that Would Repeal Visa Lottery

    Washington, DC- U.S. immigration law is full of illogical and unnecessary provisions. The so-called "Diversity" Visa Lottery that selects 55,000 new Americans each year by pulling their names out of a hat, is one of the worst. Last week, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration approved H.R. 1219, sponsored by Rep. Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), a bill that would put an end to this 15-year-old program.

    The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) commends Congressman Gooodlatte’s leadership in forcing Congress to confront a provision of our immigration law that serves no national interest. "The visa lottery has come to represent the utter bankruptcy of America’s immigration system," observed Dan Stein, president of FAIR.

    "In 1990 Congress clearly recognized our current policy, which creates endless chains of extended family migration, was unfair and unworkable. Rather than establish a rational policy for selecting new immigrants to the U.S., however, they added an exclamation point to our absurd legal immigration system by raffling-off an additional 55,000 immigration visas each year. Congressman Goodlatte’s bill is a bold effort to restore common sense, public interest, and fairness to the immigration process."

    FAIR strenuously opposed passage of the visa lottery in 1990 and advocated its repeal. "We should select new immigrants based on an objective assessment of each applicant’s personal qualification and on our nation’s capacity to absorb and assimilate newcomers, not because they happen to be an extended relative of another recent immigrant, and certainly not because their names were selected at random," said Stein.

    "We urge the full Judiciary Committee to quickly approve H.R. 1219 and send it to the floor for approval by the House," Stein continued. "There are entrenched special interests who will, no doubt, oppose H.R. 1219, but it will be very interesting to see what arguments these interests and their advocates in Congress can concoct to defend an indefensible provision in our immigration law."

    "Goodlatte’s effort to end the visa lottery is an important and courageous first step in comprehensive immigration reform. We must also end the policy of family chain migration if we, as a nation, are to rein in mass immigration and regain control over the process of deciding who comes to our country," concluded Stein.



    http://www.chn.ir/en/news/?section=1&id=1217


    US Lottery, a Dream Come True?
    Tehran, 19 September 2005 (CHN) – Each year millions of people including many Iranians participate in US Green Card lottery with the odds of 1 to 71 to be among the winners.

    This year’s list of final winners of the Green Card lottery has not yet been announced, but those Iranians, who have received the invitation letter of the immigration office, are preparing themselves to hand their documents to the United States Embassy in the United Arab Emirates.

    Each year, 50,000 immigrant visas are made available through a lottery to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Most often the registration for the lottery starts in October or November and the results are announced every year between May and September.

    Embassies and Consulates neither provide a list of the winners nor present any statistics about the winners. Although the Immigration Office of the United States and the related web sites have not yet published the list of this year’s winners, invitation letters have been sent to the winners. Every year, these invitations will be sent to 100,000 individuals, which is the double of the number of people who will be accepted.

    According to Embassy of Switzerland, US Interests Section, this year 7,000 people from Asia have been accepted as American residents. Considering the fact that in the last 5 years lotteries more than 5,000 citizens from China, India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippine and Vietnam have been accepted by the immigration office of the U.S, and the citizens of these countries were not allowed to register in this year’s lottery, therefore, Iranians may enjoy a higher chance of winning this year.

    Since February 1994, millions of people from all around the world have annually participated in US Green Card lottery, hoping to be one of the 50,000 people who wins the famous American Green Card, and with it a chance to a better life.

    Until two year ago, the applicants should have filled out application forms and post them to the United States. Most often there were some firms in Iran which provided people with these services for an amount of nearly 20 dollars. But now the process of registration can be done through the internet and the “Electronic diversity Visa Lottery�, therefore everyone with a little knowledge of internet and English can do the job himself, forcing many of the firms to resign from their services.

    Some Iranians register in the lottery year after year in the hope that one day they too can be among the winners. Some of them are those who don’t have a permanent job and a good income, some are those who seek better standards of life, some are those who do not have a chance of immigrating to US by usual processes or to other countries such as Canada and Australia, some are those who have always dreamed of living in the United States, some want the card to facilitate traveling to the US and other countries, and some just want to try their chance.

    It is not just Iranians who dream of going to the land of opportunities; some 5 to 7 million people from all around the world participate in this lottery every year with the odds of just 1 to 71.

    According to the reports in 2004, among the 7.5 millions who registered for US Green Card lottery, 820 of the winners were from Iran and in 2003, from among the 6 million, 1431 people were from Iran. But the highest record ever belongs to 2002, when among the 6.2 million participants, 1703 of the winners were from Iran.

    The Green Card lottery is aimed to prevent people from entering the US illegally and provide an appropriate channel for different ethnic groups and nations to be mixed and racism beliefs erased in the country.

    The lottery story is repeated year in year out for many. For six months they dream of being one of the lucky winners of the lottery. When the results come out and there is nothing there for them, they set to fill out a new form, hoping for their lucky star to shine maybe next time.




    http://www.irishecho.com/newspaper/story.cfm?id=17057

    One man's visa lifeline comes under fire


    By Ray O'Hanlon
    rohanlon@irishecho.com

    John Kavanagh could well be America's number one fan. He certainly knows a lot about the country.

    So much in fact that he has penned a state-by-state guide to the United States.

    The Dublin native, however, has only ever managed a few tantalizing glimpses of the 50.

    Kavanagh wants to see and learn more, lots more. He wants to be far more than just a tourist.

    He wants to make his future in a city like New York, Boston or perhaps San Francisco.

    And with that in mind he has faithfully, and doggedly, applied for a diversity visa each and every year for the last decade.

    He hasn't had any luck but said he is determined to stick at it until he either loses hope completely, or comes up trumps with what is popularly known as a "Schumer Visa."

    "I've been trying to get to America for the last 10 years and this is the only way I know how. I love America and believe in America," Kavanagh said in a phone interview this week.

    Kavanagh's hopes that this might be his lucky year were recently dashed, however.

    He was not one of the 205 successful applicants from the Republic in the 2005 lottery draw

    And he will not be among the 145 winning applicants from the Republic in the 2006 batch -- which was open to applicants from Northern Ireland on a separate basis.

    "If I got one I would have heard by the end of July," said Kavanagh.

    "So it's curtains this time around as well," he added.

    Kavanagh, whose book is entitled "Fascinating Flags & Facts of the Fabulous Fifty States," said he will apply later this year for the 2007 lottery.

    But if some members of Congress have their say, there will be no diversity program by the time that year rolls around.

    Bad news for John Kavanagh, and all the others who see the diversity visa scheme as a last chance ticket to their American dream.

    As it currently stands, the diversity visa lottery, in the words of the U.S. State Department "makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States."

    Fifty thousand looks like a significant number, but it pales when compared to the total number of annual applicants from eligible countries.

    That, unfortunately for Kavanagh and other Irish hopefuls, is most of the nations on the planet.

    For the 2005 program, for example, Kavanagh's application, assuming it was deemed part of the valid pile, was one in 5.9 million qualified entries.

    It's easy to see why the Dubliner's yearly effort has a whiff of the needle in a haystack about it.

    Indeed, the last time that the number of successful applicants from the entire island of Ireland exceeded 500 was way back in 1999 when the total reached a relatively impressive 637.

    But mere long odds have not deterred John Kavanagh yet.

    What might stymie him completely, however, is a provision in one of two primary immigration reform proposals that will be taken up by Congress when it returns from summer recess.

    GOP senators John Cornyn and Jon Kyl are together pressing a bill called the Comprehensive Enforcement and Immigration Reform Act of 2005.

    Among other proposals, the Cornyn/Kyl bill envisages the scrapping of the Schumer scheme.

    Sen. Edward Kennedy, co-author along with Sen. John McCain of a rival bill, has pledged to "resist any attempt" to get rid of the diversity visas, initially crafted by New York's Sen. Charles Schumer in 1994 when he was still a member of the House of Representatives.

    "There is a very substantial and legitimate reason for the diversity visas, especially at this time," Kennedy said.

    John Kavanagh -- who was born in 1963 and named after President Kennedy who visited Ireland in June of that fateful year -- would for certain agree with words such as substantial and legitimate.

    Kavanagh, who said that he would be ready and willing to serve in the National Guard the moment he sets foot on American soil, said that despite all the years of failing to secure a diversity visa he has never been tempted to simply visit America, overstay his visa waiver time limit and live an undocumented life.

    "I want to do it legally and above board," he told the Echo.

    Kavanagh's bid for an American life has lately taken on a sharper edge. His job at a Dublin-based garment company is being wound up due to downsizing.

    But he has more than enough work experience for a diversity visa that does not require an advance offer of a job in the U.S. in order for an application to be successful.

    Kavanagh's educational credentials are also a match for the State Department's requirements.

    And there is the matter of his book, a homage to a country he has yet to see with his own eyes.

    "I still believe there is hope, though it is becoming harder to believe that I will ever successfully secure a diversity visa," said Kavanagh.

    "But nobody believes in America more than myself," he added firmly.
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    Hey the terrorist who killed a couple of Jews at LAX a couple of years back used the diversity lottery to enter the country. Yet Bush continues to allow this madness.

    Contact your rep and demand that they abolish this abomination. There is a bill that has been brought to the House judicary committee concerning this very topic. Contact your rep and tell them to vote to end this travesty. Our citizenship is to be earned, not bastardized and cheapened by liberal bureaucrats who hate America.
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    Found another one about the diversity lottery.

    http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-09-30-voa59.cfm

    Immigration Lottery Begins Soon
    By Paige Kollock
    Washington, D.C.
    30 September 2005


    Starting on October 5th, immigrants who want to reside in the United States can try their luck with the 'Diversity Visa Lottery,' a program that gives out green cards to a few people all over the world.

    The U.S. Department of State has announced that registration for the annual Diversity Visa, or DV Lottery, will be held from October 5th to December 4th. The program is designed to bring greater racial and ethnic diversity to the United States.


    Maura Hardy, U.S. State Department
    Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of Consular Affairs for the State Department, is in charge of the program. "Traditionally, immigration occurs through a family tie or from a job opportunity. The DV Lottery expanded the opportunity, and gave folks from all over the world a chance to try their hand in what is a very level playing field…the lottery."

    Through the lottery, the U.S. gives out 55,000 immigrant visas each year to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States, such as Ethiopia, Egypt and Morocco. If accepted, an immigrant can live and work permanently in the United States. All that is required to apply is a high school degree from the immigrant's country or two years of equivalent work experience.

    Gabriela Kliewer is from Ecuador. She came to the U.S. in 2002 through the Diversity Visa Lottery.


    Gabriella Kliewer
    "I applied because there was a tough time in Ecuador in 1999,� she said. “I really didn't want to come. I was 24 at the time and I was having a great time in Ecuador. I had a good job and I didn't want to come. But then my mom tried to convince me to do this because of the opportunities and the new things that I would experience moving here, so I did it."

    John Keeley, from the Center for Immigration Studies, says it is exactly this approach that the United States should discourage.


    John Keeley, Center for Immigration Studies
    "I think the program also really cheapens the notion of immigration to the U.S. This program doesn't have any merits, in terms of saying to an individual immigrant, ‘what are your skills sets, what is your education, what talents are you bringing to the United States?’ "

    And Mr. Keeley says the United States needs to be particularly careful about who it is letting in.

    "At a time where we are very concerned about the porous nature of our borders, and prosecuting a war on terror globally, the idea that we would say to our immigration bureaucrats here in Washington, you now get to process the claims of 10 million people from around the world, is patently stupid. In a post-9/11 world, we need to know who is coming to the United States and not drawing names out of a hat," said Mr. Keeley.

    "I don't think it's totally random,� countered Ms. Kliewer. “All the people that I have met that have won the lottery, it's the same characteristics: single, professional, young. So I think the States is trying to have workers here, and good workers, like professional people that they know for sure they are not going to come here and live from the government."

    Gabriela ended up marrying an American, and has a job working in human resources at the National Council of La Raza in Washington D.C.

    Since the program does not include a system of tracking people once the visas are awarded, there is no way to tell how other winners are faring in the United States. Despite any security concerns, officials say the program will continue, because it is good publicity for the United States, and attracts people the country is happy to have.
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    Quote:

    "I don't think it's totally random,� countered Ms. Kliewer. “All the people that I have met that have won the lottery, it's the same characteristics: single, professional, young. So I think the States is trying to have workers here, and good workers, like professional people that they know for sure they are not going to come here and live from the government."

    This makes us citizens look like we are worthless and that this type of worker cannot be found unless they are sought after overseas.
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