DV Lottery 2008/General Immigration Information

Winners will be announced in the summer of 2007 and called to interview in 2008.

2008 Diversity Visa Lottery Registrations

Over 6.4 million entries for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery were received during the two-month electronic registration period, from October 4, 2006, through December 3, 2006. This is an increase from the more than 5.5 million applications received in the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery. Taking into account dependents, there are more than 10 million participants in the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery.

Most of the applications were from Africa and Asia with 41 percent of the total from Africa, 38 percent from Asia, 19 percent coming from Europe, and 2 percent coming from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The largest number of applicants came from Bangladesh (more than 1.7 million applicants) followed by Nigeria (684,735) and Ukraine (619,584). The number of winning entries by country will be available after the random lottery process is conducted next year.

The electronic registration process makes it easier for applicants to apply and continues to increase the Department's ability to screen against duplicate and other fraudulent entries. Anti-fraud technology using facial recognition and data mining will be used to eliminate duplicate cases.

Winners will be notified with a letter mailed from the Kentucky Consular Center confirming the name, date of birth, and country of chargeability for the registrant, as well as a time/date stamp when entries were registered. Notification will be sent to the winning entrants by mail only between April and July 2007 and will provide further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the United States.

There have been several attempts to defraud Diversity Visa Lottery entrants. Lottery entrants selected as winners in the Diversity Visa random drawing are notified only by the Department of State's Kentucky Consular Center. No other organization or company is authorized by the Department of State to contact winning entrants.

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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibilty Act of 1996 and the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program (US-VISIT) have serious implications for any undocumented winners of the DV-2008 visa lottery. These implications will be thoroughly explained at the public information meetings. The Act introduced bars to legalization to overstayers after September 27, 1997 and the US-VISIT program has enabled an entry-exit tracking system. Those undocumented living in the U.S. should know about the law and its enforcement.

Previous Results

DV-2007 Diversity Visa -'Lottery Visa'
results announced

Ireland= 160

N. Ireland = 42

The US Department of State has announced the results of the 2007 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery. Selected entrants have been notified by mail of their eligibility to begin the application for this year's round of Diversity Visas. Those not selected will NOT receive any correspondence from the Department of State, but are free to re apply for next year's Lottery when the entry dates are announced later this year.

If you have received a notification, and have questions about your eligibility to apply for a Diversity Visa or to Adjust your Status in the United States,

Please note that mere notification of selection does NOT guarantee that you will receive a Green Card, especially if you have ever been unlawfully present in the U.S, or have a criminal record.

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