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2011-2012 Holiday Greetings

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DV 2013 Bahasa Indonesia

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PETUNJUK PROGRAM UNDIAN DIVERSITY VISA 2013 (DV-2013)

Program DV-2013 menyediakan visa menetap bagi mereka yang memenuhi persyaratan yang sederhana, namun ketat. Para pemohon "Diversity Visa" ini dipilih berdasarkan undian acak melalui komputer.

Visa-visa tersebut dibagi rata diantara enam wilayah geografis dimana jumlah visa yang terbanyak akan jatuh pada wilayah-wilayah yang laju imigrasinya rendah, dan visa tidak diberikan kepada negara-negara yang telah mengirimkan sebanyak 50,000 imigran ke Amerika Serikat dalam lima tahun terakhir. Dalam setiap wilayah, tidak ada satupun negara yang dapat menerima visa "diversity" lebih dari tujuh persen dari yang tersedia dalam satu tahun.

PERIODE PENDAFTARAN DIVERSITY VISA
* Permohonan program DV-2013 harus dikirim secara elektronik.
* Program akan berlangsung pada hari Selasa, tanggal 4 Oktober 2011,
* Program akan berakhir pada hari Sabtu, tanggal 5 November 2011.

Pemohon dapat mengakses aplikasi elektronik diversity visa melalui http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ selama masa pendaftaran. Aplikasi melalui surat tidak akan diterima. Pemohon sangat disarankan untuk tidak menunda pendaftarannya sampai minggu terakhir masa pendaftaran.

Banyaknya permohonan yang masuk dapat menyebabkan akses ke website menjadi lambat. Permohonan yang masuk setelah jam 12 siang pada tanggal tanggal 5 November 2011 tidak akan diterima.

Petunjuk lebih lanjut mengenai photo dll bisa di lihat di situs ini: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/PETUNJUK_PROGRAM_DV_2013_Ind.pdf

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DV 2013 in different languages

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DV 2013 Program-Online Registration

The online registration period for the 2013 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2013) began at www.dvlottery.state.gov on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and will conclude on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).

Please read the DV-2013 Program Instructions below BEFORE submitting an entry.

DV-2013 Program Instructions
The English version of the DV-2013 Program Instructions is available in PDF format for your convenience and required use. The English language version of the DV-2013 Program Instructions is the only official version.

Unofficial translations in additional languages are available below.
* Albanian
* Arabic
* Armenian
* Bahasa Indonesia (Terjemahan dalam Bahasa Indonesia, klik disini)
* French
* Hungarian
* Italian
* Japanese
* Latvian
* Polish
* Romanian
* Russian
* Turkish
* Ukrainian
* Uzbek

Translations (All translations are in .pdf format)

DV 2013 Diversity Visa Program

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DV 2013 Program - Diversity Visa Lottery
The online registration period for the 2013 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2013) will begin on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 5, 2011, at noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2013 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2013)
The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted based on United States law, specifically Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This law provides for a class of immigrants known as ―diversity immigrants, with visas made available to persons from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2013, 50,000 diversity visas will be available.

The annual DV program makes visas available to persons meeting simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. A computergenerated, random drawing chooses selectees for DVs. The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, and within each region, no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year. Visas are allocated to nationals of countries with historically lower rates of U.S. immigration. Nationals of countries who have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the past five years are not eligible to apply for the Diversity Visa program.

For DV-2013, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years:
BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, 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.
Changes in eligibility this year:
For DV-2013, natives of South Sudan and Poland are now eligible for selection, while Bangladesh natives are now ineligible.

The Department of State implemented the electronic registration system beginning with DV-2005 in order to make the DV process more efficient and secure. The Department utilizes special technology and other means to identify those who commit fraud for the purposes of illegal immigration or those who submit multiple entries

DV REGISTRATION PERIOD
Entries for the DV-2013 DV program must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 4, 2011, and noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Saturday, November 5, 2011.

Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) at dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period. Paper entries will not be accepted. We strongly encourage applicants not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon, EDT, on November 5, 2011

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Informasi di website & e-group ini untuk mempermudah pengiriman berita ke masyarakat Indonesia yang ingin mendapatkan US Permanent Resident melalui Lottery Program dari Pihak Imigrasi Amerika Serikat.

US Greencard lottery bisa diikuti secara GRATIS bila anda mengikuti petunjuk dari instansi pemerintah yang mengeluarkan lottery tersebut. Informasi selengkapnya ada di e-group.

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dan ikuti petunjuk di website. Mohon perkenalkan diri anda dengan NAMA, ALAMAT, sekurang kurangnya KOTA dan kode pos.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

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To enter the DV program, you must be a native of one of the listed countries

Native of a qualifying country: In most cases, this means the country in which you were born. However, there are two other ways you may be able to qualify. First, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible but your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth—provided that both you and your spouse are on the selected entry, are issued visas, and enter the United States simultaneously. Second, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ countries of birth if it is a country whose natives qualify for the DV-2013 program.
To enter the DV program, you must meet either the education or work experience requirement of the DV program: You must have either a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education; OR two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience to perform.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used to determine qualifying work experience. For more information about qualifying work experience for the principal DV applicant, see Frequently Asked Question #13

PROCEDURES / ENTRY

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The Department of State will only accept completed E-DV entry forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period between noon, EDT (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 4, 2011, and noon, EDT (GMT-4), Saturday, November 5, 2011
All entries by an individual will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for that individual is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. You may prepare and submit your own entry or have someone submit the entry for you. There are NO COSTS or FEES to register for the DV Program.
A successfully registered entry will result in a confirmation screen containing your name and a unique confirmation number. You must print this confirmation screen for your records using the print function of your web browser and ensure that you retain your confirmation number.
Starting May 1, 2012, you will be able to check the status of your DV-2013 entry by returning to www.dvlottery.state.gov
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-2013, providing instructions to you on how to proceed with your application, and notifying you of your appointment for your immigrant visa interview. Therefore, it is essential you retain your confirmation number. The U.S. Department of State is unable to provide your entry confirmation number if it is lost.
Paper entries are no longer accepted. The sole method for entry to the 2013 Diversity Visa Program is through this electronic process.
It is very important that you submit all required photographs. Your entry will be disqualified if you do not submit all the required photographs. Recent photographs of the following people must be submitted electronically with the E-DV entry form
 You
 Your spouse
 Each unmarried child under 21 years of age
at the time of your electronic entry, including all natural children as well as all legally adopted children and stepchildren, even if a child no longer resides with you or you do not intend for a child to immigrate under the DV program
Failure to submit the required photographs for your spouse and each child listed will result in an incomplete entry to the E-DV system. The entry will not be accepted and must be resubmitted
On your entry, you must list your spouse (husband or wife), and all unmarried children under 21 years of age, regardless of whether or not they are living with the petitioner or intend to accompany or follow to join the petitioner should the petitioner immigrate to the United States, with the exception of children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents. A spouse or child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident will not require or be issued a DV visa. However, you should include all family members in your registration and photos of each family member who will apply for a DV visa. Group or family photographs will not be accepted; there must be a separate photograph for each family member.
Failure to enter the correct photograph of each individual into the E-DV system may result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas associated with the case at the time of the visa interview.
Entries are subject to disqualification and visa refusal for cases in which the photographs are not recent, show manipulation in any way, or fail to meet the specifications explained below

Photograph Instructions

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Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photograph (Image) Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photograph (Image)
A digital photograph (image) of you, your spouse, and each child must be submitted online with the E-DV entry form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner. The image file must adhere to the compositional and technical specifications listed below. Entrants may test their photos for suitability through the photo validation link on the e-DV website before submitting their entries. The photo validation provides additional technical advice on photo composition, along with examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos

Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
Head Position
o The person being photographed must directly face the camera.
o The head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
o 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

Review examples on the Photo Requirements webpage

Background

Focus: The photograph must be in focus
Decorative Items: Photographs in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted.
Head Coverings and Hats
Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable if the head covering is worn for religious beliefs; even then, the head covering may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant. Photographs of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be accepted; photographs of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted

Color photographs in 24-bit color depth are required. Color photographs may be downloaded from a camera to a file in the computer or they may be scanned onto a computer. If you are using a scanner, the settings must be for True Color or 24-bit color mode. See the additional scanning requirements below.

Technical Specifications
The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the E-DV entry form 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 is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution and Dimensions:
Minimum acceptable dimensions are 600 pixels (width) x 600 pixels
(height). Image pixel dimensions must be in a square aspect ratio
(meaning the height must be equal to the width).
Image Color Depth: Image must be in color (24 bits per pixel). 24-bit black and white or 8-bit images will not be accepted

Scanning a Submitted Photograph.
Before a photographic print is scanned, it must meet the compositional specifications listed above. If the photographic print meets the print color and compositional specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications:

Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a resolution of at least 300 dots per inch (dpi).

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

Image File Size: The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).

Image Resolution: 600 by 600 pixels.

Image Color Depth: 24-bit color. [Note that black and white, monochrome, or grayscale images will not be accepted.

Click here for Department of State’s free photo tool :http://travel.state.gov/_res/flash/cropper/FIG_cropper.html
or here for the DV entry during application period

E-ENTRY INFO REQUIRED

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INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENTRY

There is only one way to enter the DV-2013 program. You must submit the DS 5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form), which is only accessible online at the EDV website www.dvlottery.state.gov.

Failure to complete the form in its entirety will disqualify the entry. Those who submit the E-DV entry will be asked to include the information below on the E-DV Entry Form.

NOTICE: The Department of State strongly encourages applicants to complete the entry form without the assistance of “Visa Consultants,” “Visa Agents,” or other individuals who offer to submit an entry on behalf of applicants. If you use the services of somebody else to complete your entry form, you should be present when the entry is prepared, and you should retain the confirmation page and your unique confirmation number. Facilitators may try to withhold confirmation numbers in order to make an unlawful demand for money in exchange for notification information that should have been directly available to you.

Your confirmation number from your DV-2013 online entry registration is required to enable you to go to the E-DV website and receive notification of whether your entry has been selected through the Entrant Status.

Check available as of May 1, 2012, on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entrant Status Check will be the sole means of informing you of your selection for DV-2013, providing instructions to you on how to proceed with your application, and notifying you of the date and time of your appointment for your immigrant visa interview. If you lose your confirmation information, you will not be able to check your DV entry status, and we will not resend the confirmation page information to you

FULL NAME – Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name. Enter your name exactly as listed on your passport.
DATE OF BIRTH – Day, Month, Year
GENDER – Male or Female
CITY WHERE YOU WERE BORN
COUNTRY WHERE YOU WERE BORN – The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where you were born.
COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY OR CHARGEABILITY FOR THE DV PROGRAM – Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live.
If you were born in a country that is not eligible for the DV program, please review the instructions to see if there is another option for country chargeability available for you. For additional information on chargeability, please review ―Frequently Asked Question #1‖ of these instructions.
ENTRY PHOTOGRAPH(S) – See the technical information on photograph specifications. Make sure you include photographs of your spouse and all your children, if applicable. See Frequently Asked Question #3.
MAILING ADDRESS – In Care Of, Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, and Country
COUNTRY WHERE YOU LIVE TODAY
PHONE NUMBER (optional)
E-MAIL ADDRESS – provide an e-mail address to which you have direct access. You will NOT receive an official selection letter at this address. However, if your entry is selected and you respond to the notification of your selection through the Entrant Status Check, you will receive follow-up communication from the Department of State by e-mail notifying you that details of your immigrant visa interview are available on Entrant Status Check.
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION YOU HAVE ACHIEVED, AS OF TODAY? You must indicate which one of the following represents your own highest level of educational achievement: (1) Primary school only, (2) High school, no degree, (3) High school degree, (4) Vocational school, (5) Some university courses, (6) University degree, (7) Some graduate level courses, (8) Masters degree, (9) Some doctorate level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree.
MARITAL STATUS – Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Legally Separated.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN – Entries MUST include the name, date, and place of birth of your spouse and all natural children. Entries must also include all children legally adopted by you, and 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 spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21 years or older are not eligible for the DV;
however, U.S. law protects children from ―aging out‖ in certain circumstances. If your DV entry is made before your unmarried child turns 21, and the child turns 21 before visa issuance, he/she may be protected from aging out by the Child Status Protection Act and be treated as though he/she were under 21 for visaprocessing purposes. You are not required to list a spouse or child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful
Permanent Resident, as they will not be eligible for a DV visa. Failure to list all children who are eligible will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview. See Frequently Asked Question #11
SPOUSE INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph. Failure to list your eligible spouse will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview. You must list your spouse here even if you plan to be divorced before you apply for a visa.
CHILDREN INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph: Include all children declared in question #14 above

SELECTION OF APPLICANT

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SELECTION OF APPLICANT

Based on the allocations of available visas in each region and country, the computer will randomly select individuals from among qualified entries.

All DV- 2013 entrants will be required to go to the E-DV website Entrant Status Check using the confirmation number saved from their DV-2013 online entry registration to find out whether their entry has been selected in the DV program.

Entrant Status Check will be available starting May 1, 2012, at the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Selectees will be directed to a confirmation page that will provide further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the United States.

Entrant Status Check will be the ONLY means by which selectees will be notified of their selection for DV-2013. The Department of State will not be mailing out notification letters. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified of their selection by e-mail. Those individuals NOT selected will be notified of their non-selection through Entrant Status Check. U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of selectees.

Selectees’ spouses and unmarried children under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow-to-join the principal applicant. DV-2013 visas will be issued between October 1, 2012, and September 30, 2013.

Processing of entries and issuance of DVs to selectees meeting eligibility requirements and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2013. Under no circumstances can DVs be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family members obtain DVs to follow-to-join the principal applicant in the United States after this date.

In order to receive a DV to immigrate to the United States, those chosen in the random drawing must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law. These requirements may significantly increase the level of scrutiny required and time necessary for processing for natives of some countries listed in this notice including, but not limited to, countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism

Important Notice
Electronic online entry in the annual DV program is FREE (there is no fee). The U.S. government employs no outside consultants or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries or others who offer assistance to prepare DV entries do so without the authority or consent of the U.S. government. Use of any outside intermediary or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the entrant’s discretion. The ONLY website on which people can officially register to participation in the Diversity Program is www.dvlottery.state.gov.

A qualified electronic entry submitted directly by an applicant has an equal chance of being randomly selected by computer, as does a qualified electronic entry received from an outside intermediary on behalf of the applicant. However, receipt of more than one entry per person will disqualify the person from registration, regardless of the source of the entry

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

WHAT DO THE TERMS “ELIGIBILITY,” “NATIVE,” AND “CHARGEABILITY” MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY

Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. "Native" ordinarily means someone born in a particular country, regardless of the individual’s current country of residence or nationality. For immigration purposes, "native" can also mean someone who is entitled to be ―"charged" to a country other than the one in which he/she was born under the provisions of Section 202(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For example, if you were born in a country that is not eligible for this year’s DV program, you may claim chargeability to the country where your derivative spouse was born, but you will not be issued a DV-1 immigrant visa unless your spouse is also eligible for and issued a DV-2 visa, and both of you must enter the United States together with the DVs. In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be "charged" to a parent’s country of birth.

Finally, if you were born in a country not eligible to participate in this year’s DV program, you can be "charged" to the country of birth of either of your parents as long as neither parent was a resident of the ineligible country at the time of the your birth. In general, people are not considered residents of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized, if they are only visiting the country, studying in the country temporarily, or stationed temporarily in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a
company or government from a country other than the country in which the applicant was born. If you claim alternate chargeability, you must indicate such information on the E-DV Entry Form, in question #6.
Please be aware that listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability (i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid claim) may disqualify your entry.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF THE NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS AUTHENTIC? HOW CAN I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE IN FACT BEEN CHOSEN IN THE RANDOM DV PROGRAM

Keep your confirmation page from the online registration entry submission until at least June 2013. You must have your confirmation number to access information through the Entrant Status Check available on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entrant Status Check will be the sole means by which DV-2013 entrants are notified of their selection, provided instructions on how to proceed with their application,
and notified of their immigrant visa interview appointment date and time.

Status information will be available as of May 1, 2012. If you lose your confirmation information, you will not be able to check your DV entry status. Only the randomly selected individuals will be given additional instructions on how to pursue their DV visa application. Persons not selected may verify the non-selection of their entry using their confirmation information through the official DV website, but they will not receive any
additional instructions. We will NOT forward the confirmation page information to you. U.S. Embassies and Consulates have no access to the Entrant Status check system, and the Department of State is NOT able to provide a list of those selected to continue the visa process.

Randomly selected entrants will receive notification instructions for the DV visa application process on the selectee confirmation page available through Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. The instructions say the selected applicants will pay all DV and immigrant visa fees in person only at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at the time of the visa application. The consular cashier immediately gives the visa applicant a U.S. government receipt for payment. Selected applicants applying for an immigrant visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate should never send money for DV fees through the mail,
Western Union, or any other delivery service. Those selectees who are already present in the United States and who file for adjustment of status will receive separate instructions on how to mail DV fees to a U.S. bank.

The E-DV program entries are submitted on the Internet, on the official U.S. government E-DV website at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Notification letters will not be sent to the selected applicants. The U.S. government has never sent e-mails to notify individuals they have been selected, and there are no plans to use e-mail for this purpose for the DV-2013 program. Selectees will only receive e-mail communications alerting them that a visa appointment has been scheduled after they have responded to the notification instructions on Entrant Status Check. Such e-mails will direct selectees to check their interview appointment details on Entrant Status Check and will not contain information on the actual appointment date and time.
Please note that only Internet sites that end with the ―.gov‖ domain suffix are official U.S. government websites. Many other non-governmental websites (e.g., using the suffixes .com, .org, or .net) provide immigration and visa related information and services. Regardless of the content of non-governmental websites, the Department of State does not endorse, recommend, or sponsor any information or material shown at these other websites.

Some websites try to mislead customers and members of the public into thinking they are official websites and may contact you by e-mail to lure you to their offers. These websites may attempt to require you to pay for services such as forms and information about immigration procedures, which are free on the Department of State website or through U.S. Embassy or Consulate websites. Additionally, these other websites may require you to pay for services you are not likely to receive (such as fees for DV immigration applications and visas) in an effort to steal your money. If you send in money to one of these scams, you will likely never see it again. Also, you should be wary of sending any personal information to these websites, which might be used for identity fraud/theft
WHY DO NATIVES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DV PROGRAM?
DVs are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the historical source countries of large numbers of immigrants to the United States, as indicated in the law by stating that no Diversity Visas shall be provided for natives of "high-admission" countries. The law defines this to mean countries from which a total of 50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated to the United States during the previous five years. Each year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adds the family and employment immigrant admission figures for the previous five years to identify the countries whose natives will be ineligible for the annual diversity visa program. Since there is a separate determination made before each annual E-DV entry period, the list of countries whose natives are not eligible may change from one year to the next
WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2013?
By law, the DV program makes available a maximum of 55,000 permanent residence visas each year to eligible persons. However, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning as early as DV-1999, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated DVs will be made available for use under the NACARA program.

The actual reduction of the limit by up to 5,000 DVs began with DV-2000 and is likely to remain in effect through the DV-2013 program.
WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DV LIMITS FOR DV-2013?
USCIS determines the regional DV limits for each year according to a formula specified in Section 203(c) of the INA. Once USCIS has completed these calculations, the regional visa limits will be announced.
WHEN WILL ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2013 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?
The DV-2013 entry period will run through the registration period listed above. Each year, millions of people apply for the program during the registration period. The massive volume of entries creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful individuals. Holding the entry period during October and until November 5 ensures that selectees are notified in a timely manner and gives both the visa
applicants and our embassies and consulates time to prepare and complete cases for visa issuance. You are strongly encouraged to enter early 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 EDT Saturday,November 5, 2011.
MAY PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE UNITED STATES APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?
Yes, an applicant may be in the United States or in another country, and the entry may be submitted from the United States or from abroad
IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL E-DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?
Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period. Individuals for whom more than one entry is submitted will be disqualified. The Department of State employs technology and other means to identify individuals who submit multiple entries during the registration period.
People submitting more than one entry will be disqualified, and an electronic record will be permanently maintained by the Department of State. Individuals may apply for the program each year during the regular registration period.
MAY A HUSBAND AND A WIFE EACH SUBMIT A SEPARATE ENTRY?
Yes, a husband and a wife may each submit one entry if each meets the eligibility requirements. If either is selected, the other is entitled to apply as a derivative dependent.
WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY E-DV ENTRY?
On your entry you must list your spouse (husband or wife) and all unmarried children under 21 years of age, regardless of whether or not they are living with the petitioner or intend to accompany or follow to join the petitioner should the petitioner immigrate to the United States.

You must list your spouse even if you are currently separated from him/her, unless you are legally separated (i.e., there is a written agreement recognized by a court or a court order). If you are legally separated or divorced, you do not need to list your former spouse.

You must list ALL your 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 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 Lawful Permanent Resident.

List all children under 21 years of age at the time of your electronic entry, even if they no longer reside with you or you do not intend for them to immigrate under the DV program. You are not required to list children who are already U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents.

The fact that you have listed family members on your entry does not mean that they must travel with you. They may choose to remain behind. However, if you include an eligible dependent on your visa application forms that you failed to include on your original entry, your case will be disqualified. This only applies to those who were family members at the time the original application was submitted, not those acquired at a later date.

Your spouse may still submit a separate entry, even though he or she is listed on your entry, as long as both entries include details on all dependents in your family. See question #9 above.
CAN MY SAME-SEX SPOUSES BE INCLUDED IN A DV ENTRY?
No, same-sex marriages are not recognized by immigration law for the purpose of immigrating to the United States. However, your same-sex partner is free to submit his/her own entry into the DV program.
MUST I SUBMIT MY OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON MY BEHALF?
You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you. Regardless of whether an entry is submitted by the individual directly, or assistance is provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc., only one entry may be submitted in the name of each person, and the person seeking the Diversity Visa remains responsible for ensuring that information in the entry is correct and complete.

All entrants, including those not selected, will be able to check the status of their entry through the Entrant Status Check available as of May 1, 2012, on the E-DV website: www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information so that they may independently check the status of their entry.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?
U.S. Immigration law and regulations require that every Diversity Visa entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have, within the past five years, two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience. A ―high school education or equivalent is defined as successful completion of a twelve-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary
education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the General Equivalency Diploma G.E.D.)) are not acceptable. Documentary proof of education or work experience must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview
WHAT OCCUPATIONS QUALIFY FOR THE DV PROGRAM??
To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net OnLine database will be used. The O*Net Online Database groups job experience into five job zones.

While many occupations are listed on the DOL Website, only certain specified occupations qualify for the DV Program. To qualify for a DV on the basis of your work experience, you must have, within the past five years, two years of experience in an occupation that is designated as Job Zone 4 or 5, classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.
HOW DO I FIND THE QUALIFYING OCCUPATIONS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WEB SITE?
Qualifying DV Occupations are shown on the DOL O*Net Online Database. Follow these steps to find out if your occupation qualifies: Select ―Find Occupations‖ and then select a specific ―Job Family.
For example, select Architecture and Engineering and click ―GO. Then click on the link for the specific Occupation.
Following the same example, click ―Aerospace Engineers. After selecting a specific Occupation link, select the tab ―Job Zone to find out the designated Job Zone number and Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) rating range. For additional information, see the Diversity Visa – List of Occupations webpage.
HOW WILL SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS BE SELECTED?
All entries received from each region are individually numbered, and at the end of the registration period, a computer will randomly select entries from among all the entries received for each geographic region. Within each region, the first entry randomly selected will be the first case registered; the second entry selected will be the second case registered etc. All entries received during the registration period will have an equal
chance of being selected within each region. When an entry has been selected, the entrant will be notified of his/her selection through the Entrant Status Check available from May 1, 2012, on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) will then process the case until those selected to be visa applicants are instructed to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate or until those qualifying to change status in the United States apply at a domestic USCIS office.

Important Note: Notifications to those selected are not sent by e-mail. Official notifications of selection will be made through Entrant Status Check, available as of May 1, 2012 on the E-DV website www.dvlottery,state.gov. The Department of State does not send selectee notifications or letters by regular postal mail. Should you receive an e-mail notification or a mailed letter about your E-DV selection, be aware that the notification is not legitimate. It is only after you are selected, and respond to the notification instructions made available to you via Entrant Status Check, and processing begins on your case, that you may receive follow-up e-mail communication from the Department of State informing you to review Entrant Status Check for new information about your application. You will not be asked to send money by mail or by services such as Western Union.
MAY SELECTEES ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?
Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to adjust status under the terms of Section 245 of the INA, selected individuals who are physically present in the United States may apply to USCIS for adjustment of status to permanent resident. Applicants must ensure that USCIS can complete action on their cases, including processing of any overseas derivatives, before September 30, 2013, since on that date your eligibility for the DV-2013 program expires. No visa numbers for the DV-2013 program will be available after midnight EDT on September 30, 2013, under any circumstances.
WILL ENTRANTS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?
All entrants, including those NOT selected, may check the status of their entry through the Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov and find out if their entry was or was not selected.
Entrants must keep their own confirmation page information from the time of their entry until at least June 30 2013. Status information for DV-2013 will be available online from May 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.
(Status information for the previous DV program, DV-2012, is available online from July 15, 2011, through June 30, 2012.)
HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SELECTED?
There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2013. 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 CA/CST 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 through the E-DV website’s Entrant Status Check.

Interviews for the DV-2013 program will begin in October 2012. Selectees who provide information requested in the notification instructions will be informed of their visa interview appointment through the E-DV website’s Entrant Status Check four to six weeks before the scheduled interviews with U.S. consular officers at overseas posts. Each month, visas will be issued to those applicants who are ready for issuance during that month, visa-number availability permitting. Once all of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, the program will end. In principle, visa numbers could be finished before September 2013. Selected applicants who wish to receive visas must be prepared to act promptly on their cases. Random selection as a selectee does not guarantee that you will receive a visa. Selection merely means that you are eligible to apply for a Diversity Visa, and if qualified, issued a Diversity Visa. Only the first 50,000 selected applicants to qualify will be issued visas.
IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?
There is no minimum age to apply for the program, but the requirement of a high school education or work experience for each principal applicant at the time of application will effectively disqualify most persons who are under age 18. Parents and siblings are ineligible to receive DV visas as dependents, and should not be included in the entry of the principal applicant.
ARE THERE ANY FEES FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?
There is no fee for submitting an electronic entry. DV applicants must pay all required visa fees at the time of visa application and interview directly to the consular cashier at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Details of required DV and immigrant visa application fees will be included with the instructions provided to applicants who are selected.
DO DV APPLICANTS RECEIVE WAIVERS OF ANY GROUNDS OF VISA INELIGIBILITY OR RECEIVE SPECIAL PROCESSING FOR A WAIVER APPLICATION?
Applicants are subject to all grounds of ineligibility for immigrant visas specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). There are no special provisions for the waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility aside from those ordinarily provided in the INA, nor is there special processing for waiver requests. Some general waiver provisions for people with close relatives who are U.S. Citizens or Lawful Permanent Resident aliens may be available to DV applicants as well, but the time constraints in the DV program will make it difficult for applicants to benefit from such provisions.
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.
HOW LONG DO APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR VISAS IN THE DV CATEGORY?
Persons selected in the DV-2013 program are entitled to apply for visa issuance only during U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2013, which spans from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2013. 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, 2013 (the end of the fiscal year). Also, spouses and children who derive status from a DV-2013 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013. Applicants who apply overseas will receive an appointment notification from the Department through
Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website four to six weeks before the scheduled appointment.
IF AN E-DV SELECTEE DIES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DV CASE?
The death of a DV selectee results in automatic revocation of the DV case. Any eligible spouse and/or children will no longer entitled to the DV visa for that entry.
WHEN WILL E-DV BE AVAILABLE ONLINE?
Online entry will be available during the registration period beginning at noon EDT (GMT-4) on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, and ending at noon EDT (GMT-4) on Saturday, November 5, 2011.
WILL I BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THE E-DV ENTRY FORM TO A MICROSOFT WORD PROGRAM (OR OTHER SUITABLE PROGRAM) AND THEN FILL IT OUT?
No, you will not be able to save the form into another program for completion and submission later. The E-DV Entry Form is a Web form only. This makes it more universal than a proprietary word processor format.
Additionally, it does require that the information be filled in and submitted while online
IF I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, CAN I SEND PHOTOGRAPHS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES TO SCAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, SAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO A DISKETTE, AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE BACK TO ME TO APPLY?
Yes, as long as the photograph meets the requirements in the instructions and is electronically submitted with, and at the same time as, the E-DV online entry. The applicants must already have the scanned photograph file when they submit the entry online. The photograph cannot be submitted separately from the online application. Only one online entry can be submitted for each person. Multiple submissions will disqualify the entry for that person for DV-2013. The entire entry (photograph and application together) can be submitted electronically from the United States or from overseas.
CAN I SAVE THE FORM ONLINE SO THAT I CAN FILL OUT PART AND THEN COME BACK LATER AND COMPLETE THE REMAINDER?
No. The E-DV Entry Form is designed to be completed and submitted at one time. However, because the form is in two parts, and because of possible network interruptions and delays, the E-DV system is designed to permit up to sixty (60) minutes between the form’s download and when the entry is received at the E-DV website. If more than sixty minutes have elapsed and the entry has not been electronically received, the information already received is discarded. This is done so that there is no possibility that a full entry could accidentally be interpreted as a duplicate of a previous partial entry. The DV-2013 instructions explain clearly and completely what information is required to fill in the form. Thus, you can be fully prepared, making sure you have all of the information needed before you start to complete the form online.
IF THE SUBMITTED DIGITAL IMAGES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE SPECIFICATIONS, THE PROCEDURES STATE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY REJECT THE E-DV ENTRY FORM AND NOTIFY THE SENDER. DOES THIS MEAN I WILL BE ABLE RE-SUBMIT MY ENTRY?
Since the entry was automatically rejected, it was not actually considered as a submission to the E-DV website, so, yes, the entry can be resubmitted. It does not count as a submitted E-DV entry, and no confirmation notice of receipt is sent. If there are problems with the digital photograph sent, because it does not conform to the requirements, it is automatically rejected by the E-DV website. However, the amount of time it takes the rejection message to reach the sender is unpredictable, given the nature of the Internet. If
the problem can be fixed by the applicant, and the Form Part One or Two is re-sent within sixty (60) minutes, there is no problem. Otherwise, the applicant will have to restart the submission process. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent
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. However, the amount of time it takes the response to reach the sender is unpredictable, given the nature of the Internet and email systems. If many minutes have elapsed since pressing the ―Submit button, there is no harm in pressing the ―Submit button a second time.
The E-DV system will not be confused by a situation where the ―Submit button is hit a second time, because no confirmation response has been received. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent. However, once you receive a confirmation notice, do not resubmit your information.
HOW DO I REPORT INTERNET FRAUD OR UNSOLICITED EMAIL?
If you wish to file a complaint about Internet fraud, please see the econsumer.gov website, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with consumer-protection agencies from 17 nations (http://www.econsumer.gov/english/). You may also report fraud to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center. To file a complaint about unsolicited email, visit the Department of Justice
Contact Us page.
IF I AM SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A VISA THROUGH THE DV PROGRAM, WILL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSIST WITH MY AIRFARE TO THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDE HEALTHCARE, OR PROVIDE ANY SUBSIDIES UNTIL I AM FULLY SETTLED?
No, applicants who obtain a DV are not provided any type of assistance such as airfare, housing assistance, or subsidies. If you are selected to apply for a DV, you will be required to provide evidence that you will not become a public charge in the United States before being issued a visa. This evidence may be in the form of a combination of your personal assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) from a relative or friend residing in
the United States, and/or an offer of employment from an employer in the United States

LIST OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

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LIST OF COUNTRIES/AREAS BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2013

The list below shows the countries whose natives are eligible for DV-2013, grouped by geographic region. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region of the governing country. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV-2013 program were identified by USCIS, according to the formula in Section 203(c) of the INA. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV program (because they are the principal source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration or ―high-admission‖ countries) are noted after the respective regional lists.

AFRICA
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt.

ASIA
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Natives of the following Asia Region countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program:
Bangladesh, China (mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Hong Kong S.A.R., Macau S.A.R., and Taiwan do qualify and are listed above.
Persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, and Syria are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, and Syria

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, Poland, Portugal (including components and dependent areas overseas), Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City

Natives of the following European countries are not eligible for this year’s DV program: Great Britain (United Kingdom). Great Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Note that for purposes of the diversity program only, Northern Ireland is treated separately; Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among the qualifying areas.

Ramadhan

2011-08-01T00:50:00.005-05:00

Selamat menunaikan Ibadah Puasa di bulan suci Ramadhan.

Mohon maaf lahir dan bathin.

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DV entry status check

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Entry Status Check
DV Program for 2011: Entrants who completed online DV-2011 entries through the official website can check the status of their entries by returning to the website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ from July 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011.

Entrants will need to use the information from their DV-2011 confirmation pages saved at the time of entry. The DV-2011 registration period was from October 2, 2009, until November 30, 2009. To review instructions for DV-2011 entrants and selectees, see Instructions for the 2011 Diversity Visa Program.

DV Program 2012: Starting on or about July 15, 2011, through June 30, 2012, all entrants may check the status of their entries through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website.

Entry Status Check will be the ONLY means of informing you of your selection for DV-2012. All entrants, including those NOT selected, may check the status of their entries through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov and find out if their entry was or was not selected. Entrants will need to use the information from their DV-2012 confirmation pages saved at the time of entry. The DV-2012 registration period was from October 5, 2010, until November 3, 2010.

Lottery Selectee Notification and Next Steps
DV Program 2011: Selectees for the DV-2011 lottery were notified by mail between May and July of 2010. For successful DV 2011 entrants, the diversity immigrant visa application process is underway, which must be completed and visas issued by September 30, 2011.

DV Program 2012: On or about July 15, 2011 through June 30, 2012, all entrants may check the status of their entries through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entry Status Check will be the ONLY means by which DV lottery winners/selectees will be notified of their selection for DV-2012. Additionally, Entry Status Check will provide you, the successful selectee, instructions on how to proceed with your application and notify you of the date and time of your immigrant visa appointment. The Kentucky Consular Center will no longer mail notification letters to DV selectees. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified of their selection by email. The above procedures are explained in the DV Lottery 2012 Instructions. The "Selection of Applicants" section of the DV instructions provides information about the DV time frame and process.

For Successful DV Entrants: If you have been selected for further processing in the Diversity Visa program, after you receive instructions, you will need to demonstrate you are eligible for a diversity immigrant visa by successfully completing the next steps. When requested to do so by the Kentucky Consular Center, you will need to complete the immigrant visa application, submit required documents and forms, pay required fees, complete a medical examination, and be interviewed by a consular officer at the U.S. embassy or consulate to demonstrate you qualify for a diversity visa. Please note that the Kentucky Consular Center will provide application information either by mail (for DV-2011 selectees) or online through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov (for DV-2012 selectees).

Qualifying Occupations
Successful DV entrants must be eligible to receive a visa by qualifying based on education, work, and other requirements. The law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least:

A high school education or its equivalent; or
Two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years' training or experience.
To learn more about qualifying occupations, see the Diversity Visa Instructions Frequently Asked Questions and the List of Occupations webpage.

DV Lottery update

2011-05-25T19:02:00.003-05:00

Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
DV Program 2012: Review the IMPORTANT NOTICE on the E-DV website http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/. Starting on or about July 15, 2011, through June 30, 2012, all entrants may check the status of their entries through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website. Review more about Entry Status Check.

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Transcript:
“Hello, my name is David Donahue. As the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services here at the U.S. Department of State, I oversee our visa program.

Every year, the Diversity Visa Lottery generates excitement around the world, as entrants hope to be selected for the chance to apply for an immigrant visa to the United States. Some people have already logged on to our Entry Status Check website to view this year’s selection results. Regrettably, the results that were previously posted on this website are not valid. They were posted in error.

These results are not valid because they did not represent a fair, random selection of entrants as required by U.S. law. Although we received large numbers of entries every day during the 30-day registration period, a computer programming error caused more than 90% of the selectees to come from the first two days of the registration period. The computer error that caused this unfair, non-random result has since been corrected. We sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this problem might have caused.

Because this problem unfairly disadvantaged many Diversity Visa Lottery entrants, we will conduct a new, random selection. The new selection will be based on the original entries. If you submitted a qualified entry in 2010 between October 5 and November 3, you do not need to reapply. Your confirmation number to check results on this website is still valid.

We expect the results of the new selection process to be available on the DV Entry Status Check website on or about July 15, 2011. More information is available on our website:
http://dvlottery.state.gov/

Again, we sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this problem might have caused. Thank you.”

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why was it necessary to invalidate the names that were selected?
U.S. law requires that Diversity Immigrant visas be made available through a strictly random process. A computer programming error resulted in a selection that was not truly random.

Since the computer programming error caused an outcome that was not random, the outcome did not meet the requirements of the law, and would have been unfair to many DV entrants.

Q: Is the 2012 Diversity Visa Program cancelled?
No. The 2012 program will continue. The computer programming error has been identified and corrected. The Department of State will run a new selection using all the qualified entries (ones received between October 5, 2010 and November 3, 2010) it received for the 2012 program.

Q: Do I have to submit a new application?
No. You may not submit a new application. We will use all qualified entries received during the October 5 to November 3, 2010 registration period.

Q: Will you open a new entry period?
New entries will not be accepted.

Q: I checked the Entry Status Check website after May 1 and it said I had been selected. Can I apply for a DV visa?
Unfortunately results previously posted on this website were not valid because the selection process was not fair or random. We will take the entries of all individuals who sent in their registration during the original October 5 to November 3, 2010 time period and run a new lottery. We regret any inconvenience or disappointment this has caused. We expect new results to be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011.

Q: How can I check the results of the new selection?
The new results should be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011. The confirmation code you received when you registered is still valid for use on the website.

Q: Was the Department of State hacked? Was my personal information at risk?
We have no evidence that this problem was caused by any intentional act. No unauthorized party accessed data related to the DV program.

This appears to be solely the result of a computer programming error.

Immigrant Visa Statistics

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Immigrant Visa Statistics
Immigrant Number Use for Visa Issuances and Adjustments of Status in the Diversity Immigrant Category: Fiscal Years 1995-2010

Foreign State: Indonesia
1995 71
1996 89
1997 98
1998 152
1999 161
2000 447
2001 223
2002 329
2003 399
2004 213
2005 111
2006 152
2007 148
2008 156
2009 122
2010* 122

Renew a Green Card

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Renew a Green Card

How to Apply To Renew a Green Card

If you are a permanent resident whose 10-year green card has expired or will expire within the next 6 months, you may begin the renewal process by:

How to Renew a Green Card If You Are Outside the United States

If you are outside the United States and your green card will expire within 6 months (but you will return within 1 year of your departure from the United States and before the card expires), you should file for your renewal card as soon as you return to the United States.

If you are outside of the United States when the card expires and you have not applied for the renewal card prior to your departure, you should contact the nearest U.S. Consulate, USCIS office, or U.S. port of entry before attempting to file Form I-90 for a renewal green card.

For more information on USCIS office locations, see our Find a USCIS Office webpage.

When to Renew a Green Card

You should renew your green card if you are a permanent resident with a Form I-551 valid for 10 years and the card is either expired or will expire within the next 6 months.

Source: USCIS

Maintaining Permanent Residence

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Maintaining Permanent Residence

You may lose your permanent resident status (green card) if you commit an act that makes you removable from the United States under the law, as described in Section 237 or 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (see the “INA” link to the right). If you commit such an act, you may be brought before an immigration court to determine your right to remain a permanent resident.

Abandoning Permanent Resident Status.

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

Move to another country intending to live there permanently
Remain outside of the United States for more than 1 year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned, any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year
Remain outside of the United States for more than 2 years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year
Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the United States for any period
Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant” on your tax returns

Source: USCIS website

After a Green Card is Granted

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After a Green Card is Granted

A green card is issued to all permanent residents as proof that they are authorized to live and work in the United States. If you are a permanent resident age 18 or older, you are required to have a valid green card in your possession at all times. Current green cards are valid for 10 years, or 2 years in the case of a conditional resident, and must be renewed before the card expires.

A green card can be used to prove employment eligibility in the United States when completing the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. It can also be used to apply for a Social Security Card and a state issued driver’s license. A green card is valid for readmission to the United States after a trip abroad if you do not leave for longer than 1 year. If your trip will last longer than 1 year, a reentry permit is needed.

You have certain rights and responsibilities as a permanent resident. This section will give you a general idea of what these are and provide you with some other useful information related to your immigration status.

You may also wish to read Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants, a guide (in English and 10 other languages) containing practical information to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information that introduces new immigrants to the U.S. system of government

Source: USCIS

Beware of SCAMs

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Pemberitahuan ini kami sampaikan sehubungan dengan banyak nya penipuan yang terjadi seputar GreenCard Lottery.

Pada hari Rabu tanggal 3 Nopember 2010, penerimaan Lottery telah ditutup sampai adanya penerimaan lottery berikutnya.
Kami belum tahu kapan akan ada penerimaan lottery berikutnya. Harap sabar menunggu.

Apabila anda menyimpan kode konfirmasi applikasi anda, silahkan periksa kembali sekitar bulan MEI 2011 nanti di situs ini http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/

Silahkan bergabung dengan milis kami di GreenCardLottery YahooGroups untuk mendapatkan informasi lottery berikutnya.

Harap diperhatikan bahwa dengan menjadi anggota milis, kami tidak memasukkan aplikasi lottery untuk anda.

Apabila anda bertamu kerumah orang, pasti pemilik rumah akan bertanya siapa anda bukan ? Sama hal nya dengan milis kami, untuk menjadi anggota, kami minta perkenalan diri anda. Tanpa perkenalan, kami tidak akan menerima anda dalam milis kami.

Apabila anda sudah memasukkan aplikasi lottery anda tahun lalu dan anda menerima e-mail seperti contoh dibawah ini yang meminta pembayaran lewat transfer ke rekening bank, harap e-mail tersebut di buang saja. Jangan sampai anda tertipu.

Pihak pemerintah Amerika tidak mewakilkan pengurusan lottery ini kepada perorangan, perusahaan atau organisasi non pemerintah Amerika, baik di Amerika, Eropah atau di negara lain.

Surat panggilan yang sah akan dikirimkan melalui surat pos ke alamat anda dengan beberapa formulir yang harus diisi dan dikembalikan ke Instansi pemerintah Amerika yang sah atau ke Kedutaan Amerika di Jakarta atau Konsulat Amerika di Indonesia.

Setelah anda mengirimkan berkas surat2 tersebut, anda akan menerima panggilan wawancara di Kedutaan Amerika di Jakarta atau Konsulat Amerika di Indonesia untuk penentuan tahap terahir.

Pembayaran biaya visa akan ditagih sebelum wawancara anda di Kedutaan Amerika di Jakarta atau Konsulat Amerika di Indonesia.

Untuk mengikuti GreenCard Lottery tahap awal, anda tidak dikenakan biaya. Tetapi setelah anda terpilih sebagai pemenang lottery, untuk proses visa akan ada biaya DV Lottery Visa yang bisa dilihat informasi nya di situs ini http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html

Semoga anda beruntung dan bisa mendapatkan Lottery tahun ini.

Just so that you know..... The US GreenCard Lottery, also called Diversity Lottery or DV lottery is currently closed. The last day to apply in 2010 was Wednesday, November 3, 2010.
Wait for the next one if you wish to apply for the lottery.

We do not have the information regarding the upcoming Lottery yet, but we will update the information on this website when the information becoming available later.

Please join our GreenCardLottery Mailing list to get update on the upcoming Lottery.

Please note that joining our mailing list does not means that we will send the application for you.

As if you are coming to someone's home, if you don't know the home owner, you will need to introduce yourself before you can come in, right ?
We do request your introduction prior to our acceptance to the e-group, simply because we do not want any stranger, an anonymous guest being a member that might be sending junk mail to the e-group. Without proper introduction, we will not welcome you to the group.

If you had submitted your application last year and receive an e-mail, asking for payment, please note that your e-mail notification is a SCAM. Do NOT send any money or give your information to any person in USA, Europe or anywhere else who ask for payment through the bank account.

Please continue to read the information below ...

BEWARE of SCAMS !

The above image is a sample of an e-mail SCAM that notify your winning lottery and asking for payment.

The US Immigration Department will NEVER send you an e-mail to notify you that you won your US Green Card Lottery or DV Lottery, asking for payment to be transfer to a person's bank account in USA or other countries.

Your winning notification will be coming by regular Post Office Mail. It will be an official letter from the US Department State along with an APPLICATION FOR IMMIGRANT VISA AND ALIEN REGISTRATION form http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DS-0230.pdf that you will need to fill in your BIOGRAPHIC DATA to start the process of your Lottery as a selectee.

Your notification will be mailed to your address sometimes in MAY 2011 or later. Most likely before August 2011. If you keep your entry confirmation number, you can check your selectee status in MAY 2011 or later on this website http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/

Once you received your official mail with the forms and instructions, please fill in and send it back immidiately with your personal information without any payment (yet) to the official US government office.

As a selectee, you will have to come in person to the US Embassy or US Consulate in your country when you received your schedule for an interview to finalized of your Lottery process.

The DV Lottery is FREE to apply online, directly through the DV Lottery website.
However once you are selected, it is not FREE to process your Final Immigrant Visa.
You will have to pay for the DV Visa fee, just before your interview at the US Embassy or US Consulate overseas or US Immigration office in USA

The official DV Lottery Visa Services fee is on this website: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html

Thank you and Good luck to your DV Lottery application !

Happy holidays, Happy 2011

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Wishing you and your family a
Healthy, Happy and Successful 2011

Have a safe and and Happy holidays !

Tedjo Express Travel - USAhttp://tedjoexpresstravel.co.nr/

DV 2012 Summary

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DV REGISTRATION PERIOD
Entries for the DV-2012 DV lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 5, 2010, and noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ during the registration period.

For DV-2012, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years:
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
Click here for the LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2012

For more information, click on the weblink on the right column:

It is very important that all required photographs be submitted.
Check ENTRY PROCEDURES for photo/image sample
DIGITAL PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS
A qualified electronic entry submitted directly by an applicant has an equal chance of being randomly selected by the computer at the KCC, as does a qualified electronic entry received from an outside intermediary on behalf of the applicant. However, receipt of more than one entry per person will disqualify the person from registration, regardless of the source of the entry.
Please read the information before you submit your application.
Good luck with your lottery application.
Do not forget to print and save your confirmation number of your lottery submission. You will need this confirmation number to check your luck in May 2011

DV-2012 INSTRUCTIONS

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2012 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2012)

The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 and provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants.” Section 203(c) of the INA provides a maximum of 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) each fiscal year to be made available to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2012, 50,000 DVs will be available.

The annual DV program makes visas available to persons meeting simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. A computer-generated, random lottery drawing chooses selectees for DVs. The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration, and with no visas going to nationals of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the period of the past five years. Within each region, no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.

For DV-2012, natives of the following countries1 are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years:
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.

For DV-2012, no countries have been added or removed from the previous year’s list of eligible countries.
The Department of State implemented the electronic registration system beginning with DV-2005 in order to make the DV process more efficient and secure. The Department utilizes special technology and other means to identify those who commit fraud for the purposes of illegal immigration or those who submit multiple entries.

DV REGISTRATION PERIOD
Entries for the DV-2012 DV lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 5, 2010, and noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ during the registration period. Paper entries will not be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon, EDT, on November 3, 2010.

DV-2012 PROGRAM

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PETUNJUK PROGRAM UNDIAN DIVERSITY VISA 2012 (DV-2012)
Program DV-2012 menyediakan visa menetap bagi mereka yang memenuhi persyaratan yang sederhana, namun ketat. Para pemohon "Diversity Visa" ini dipilih berdasarkan undian acak melalui komputer. Visa-visa tersebut dibagi rata diantara enam wilayah geografis dimana jumlah visa yang terbanyak akan jatuh pada wilayah-wilayah yang laju imigrasinya rendah, dan visa tidak diberikan kepada negara-negara yang telah mengirimkan sebanyak 50,000 imigran ke Amerika Serikat dalam lima tahun terakhir. Dalam setiap wilayah, tidak ada satupun negara yang dapat menerima visa "diversity" lebih dari tujuh persen dari yang tersedia dalam satu tahun.

Berikut adalah negara-negara yang tidak berhak mengajukan permohonan DV-2012 karena negara-negara tersebut telah mengirimkan lebih dari 50,000 imigran ke Amerika Serikat dalam lima tahun terakhir:
BRAZIL, KANADA, CHINA, KOLUMBIA, REPUBLIK DOMINIKA, EKUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAIKA, MEKSIKO, PAKISTAN, PHILIPINA, PERU, POLANDIA, KOREA SELATAN, INGGRIS (kecuali Irlandia Utara) SERTA DAERAH JAJAHANNYA, dan VIETNAM.
Mereka yang lahir di Hong Kong SAR, Makau SAR dan Taiwan boleh mengikuti program ini.

Pemerintah Amerika Serikat telah mengimplementasikan system pendaftaran secara elektronik yang telah dimulai pada program DV-2005 dengan tujuan agar proses aplikasi Diversity Visa dapat berjalan lebih efisien dan aman. Pemerintah Amerika Serikat menggunakan teknologi special untuk mengidentifikasi pemohon yang melakukan penipuan sehubungan dengan status keimigrasiannya atau pemohon yang memasukkan dua kali permohonan.

PERIODE PENDAFTARAN DIVERSITY VISA

Permohonan program DV-2012 harus dikirim secara elektronik. Program akan berlangsung pada hari Selasa, tanggal 5 Oktober 2010, dan berakhir pada hari Rabu, tanggal 3 November 2010.
Pemohon dapat mengakses elektronik diversity visa melalui http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ selama masa pendaftaran.
Aplikasi melalui surat tidak akan diterima. Pemohon sangat disarankan untuk tidak menunda pendaftarannya sampai minggu terakhir masa pendaftaran. Banyaknya permohonan yang masuk dapat menyebabkan akses ke website menjadi lambat. Permohonan yang masuk setelah jam 12 siang pada tanggal tanggal 3 November 2010 tidak akan diterima.

PERSYARATAN PERMOHONAN
Untuk dapat mengikuti Program DV-2012, pemohon harus berasal dari negara-negara yang tercantum di dalam “Daftar Negara-negara Yang Penduduknya Dapat Megajukan Aplikasi Diversity Visa”

Peserta dari negara yang berhak mengikuti program DV: Artinya negara dimana pemohon dilahirkan. Akan tetapi, jika seseorang lahir dinegara yang tidak berhak mengikuti program DV namun suami/istri lahir dinegara yang berhak untuk mengikuti program DV, maka pemohon tersebut dapat mencantumkan negara kelahiran suami/istri pemohon dengan catatan jika visa kedua suami dan istri disetujui maka mereka harus masuk ke Amerika Serikat bersama-sama.
Jika pemohon lahir dinegara yang tidak berhak mengikuti program Diversity Visa, akan tetapi tidak satupun dari kedua orang tua pemohon lahir atau menjadi penduduk dinegara tersebut pada waktu melahirkan anda, maka pemohon dapat mencantumkan salah satu dari negara asal orang tua pemohon, selama negara tersebut berhak mengikuti program Diversity Visa 2012.

Untuk dapat mengikuti Program DV-2012, pemohon harus memenuhi persyaratan pendidikan atau latihan untuk program DV ini.
Pendidikan atau Latihan: setiap pemohon harus menyelesaikan pendidikan menengah atas atau yang sederajat yakni mengikuti pendidikan selama 12 tahun yaitu sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah; ATAU dalam waktu lima tahun terakhir ini mempunyai dua tahun pengalaman kerja yang memerlukan latihan atau pengalaman dua tahun. O*Net OnLine (Database Departemen Tenaga Kerja Amerika Serikat) akan dipergunakan untuk menentukan apakah pengalaman kerja yang anda miliki memenuhi syarat. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut mengenai pegalaman kerja, silahkan lihat daftar pertanyaan-pertanyaan umum mengenai DV-2012 nomor 13.
Seandainya pemohon tidak dapat memenuhi persyaratan-persyaratan tersebut, maka pemohon tidak disarankan untuk mengikuti program ini.

SYARAT PERMOHONAN

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PERSYARATAN PERMOHONAN

Untuk dapat mengikuti Program DV-2012, pemohon harus berasal dari negara-negara yang tercantum di dalam “Daftar Negara-negara Yang Penduduknya Dapat Megajukan Aplikasi Diversity Visa” (Silahkan Lihat Tabel Daftar Negara Yang Penduduknya Dapat Mengajukan Aplikasi Diversity Visa).

Peserta dari negara yang berhak mengikuti program DV: Artinya negara dimana pemohon dilahirkan. Akan tetapi, jika seseorang lahir dinegara yang tidak berhak mengikuti program DV namun suami/istri lahir dinegara yang berhak untuk mengikuti program DV, maka pemohon tersebut dapat mencantumkan negara kelahiran suami/istri pemohon dengan catatan jika visa kedua suami dan istri disetujui maka mereka harus masuk ke Amerika Serikat bersama-sama.

Jika pemohon lahir dinegara yang tidak berhak mengikuti program Diversity Visa, akan tetapi tidak satupun dari kedua orang tua pemohon lahir atau menjadi penduduk dinegara tersebut pada waktu melahirkan anda, maka pemohon dapat mencantumkan salah satu dari negara asal orang tua pemohon, selama negara tersebut berhak mengikuti program Diversity Visa 2012.
Untuk dapat mengikuti Program DV-2012, pemohon harus memenuhi persyaratan pendidikan atau latihan untuk program DV ini.
Pendidikan atau Latihan: setiap pemohon harus menyelesaikan pendidikan menengah atas atau yang sederajat yakni mengikuti pendidikan selama 12 tahun yaitu sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah; ATAU dalam waktu lima tahun terakhir ini mempunyai dua tahun pengalaman kerja yang memerlukan latihan atau pengalaman dua tahun. O*Net OnLine (Database Departemen Tenaga Kerja Amerika Serikat) akan dipergunakan untuk menentukan apakah pengalaman kerja yang anda miliki memenuhi syarat. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut mengenai pegalaman kerja, silahkan lihat daftar pertanyaan-pertanyaan umum mengenai DV-2012 nomor 13.

Seandainya pemohon tidak dapat memenuhi persyaratan-persyaratan tersebut, maka pemohon tidak disarankan untuk mengikuti program ini.

PETUNJUK dan PHOTO

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PETUNJUK MENGAJUKAN PERMOHONAN PROGRAM DV-2012

Pemerintah hanya akan menerima Formulir Elektronik Diversity Visa yang telah diisi secara lengkap dan dikirim secara elektronik melalui www.dvlottery.state.gov selama masa pendaftaran, yang dimulai pada hari Selasa, 5 Oktober 2010 dan berakhir pada hari Rabu, 3 November 2010.

Pemohon yang mengirim lebih dari satu aplikasi akan dinyatakan gugur. Pemohon boleh menyiapkan aplikasinya sendiri atau meminta bantuan orang lain.
Pemerintah Amerika akan memberikan lembar konfirmasi elektronik kepada semua pemohon DV-2012 setelah aplikasi anda diterima. Pemohon harus mencetak lembar konfrmasi tersebut pada secarik kertas. Mulai tanggal 1 May 2011, pemohon dapat mengetahui status aplikasi DV-2012 melalui website www.dvlottery.state.gov Entry Status Check dengan memasukkan nomer konfirmasi anda dan informasi pribadi anda. Entry Status Check adalah satu satunya cara untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai status aplikasi DV-2012 anda. Entry Status Check menyediakan instruksi tentang bagaimana melanjutkan proses aplikasi DV, dan informasi mengenai jadwal interview, jadi sangat penting bagi anda unutk menyimpan lembar konfirmasi tersebut.
Permohonan melalui surat tidak diterima.

Sangat penting untuk mencantumkan semua foto pemohon. Permohonan akan dinyatakan gugur jika foto tidak dilampirkan. Foto terbaru dari daftar berikut harus dilampirkan bersamaan dengan formulir elektronik diversity visa:

pemohon
suami/istri pemohon
setiap anak dibawah usia 21 tahun yang belum menikah, termasuk semua anak kandung maupun anak yang secara sah telah diadopsi dan anak tiri walaupun anak-anak tersebut tidak lagi tinggal bersama dengan pemohon atau tidak akan ikut berimigrasi bersama pemohon.

Jika anda tidak mencantumkan foto suami/istri anda dan setiap anak anda, berarti permohonan E-DV anda tidak lengkap. Permohonan tersebut tidak dapat diterima dan anda harus mengulangnya kembali.

Anda tidak perlu mencantumkan foto anak anda yang sudah menjadi Permanent Resident Amerika atau yang sudah menjadi warganegara Amerika. Foto keluarga tidak dapat diterima, harus ada satu foto untuk masing masing pemohon.

Jika anda tidak mencantumkan foto sesuai dengan syarat yang diminta pada sistem E-DV, dapat mengakibatkan gugurnya aplikasi anda, dan visa dapat ditolak pada waktu anda di interview.

Permohonan anda bisa dinyatakan gugur, jika foto yang anda serahkan bukan foto terbaru anda atau foto tersebut tidak sesuai dengan syarat-syarat yang diminta.

Petunjuk Mengenai Foto Digital

Foto digital dari masing-masing pemohon, suami/istri, dan anak-anak harus diserahkan secara on-line melalui E-DV entry form. Foto dapat diambil dengan menggunakan kamera digital atau dengan memindai (men-scan) photo menggunakan pemindai (digital scanner).

Format foto harus sesuai dan mengikuti spesifikasi komposisional dan spesifikasi teknis yang dapat diperoleh melalui cara berikut melalui kamera digital atau menggunakan digital scanner (mesin pemindai) untuk men-scan (memindai) foto. Pemohon dapat memeriksa foto anda melalui photo validator link yang terdapat di e-DV website, sebelum memasukkan permohonan. Photo validator akan memberikan informasi mengenai komposisi, dan contoh mengenai foto yang dapat diterima atau yang tidak dapat diterima.

Spesifikasi Komposisional: digital foto harus mengikuti spesifikasi berikut ini, jika tidak maka secara otomatis permohonan anda akan gugur.

Posisi Kepala
* Wajah pemohon harus menghadap lurus ke depan.
* Kepala pemohon tidak boleh terlalu mendongak, menunduk atau menghadap ke arah lain.
* Kepala pemohon harus meliputi 50% dari area foto.
Latarbelakang
* Foto harus diambil dengan latar belakang berwarna netral atau muda.
* Foto yang diambil dengan latar belakang gelap atau bercorak tidak akan diterima.
Fokus
* Foto yang diambil dengan wajah yang tidak terfokus tidak akan diterima.
Aksesories
* Foto yang diambil dengan memakai kacamata dengan lensa yang gelap atau perhisasan lainnya dimana wajah orang tersebut tidak terlihat jelas, tidak akan diterima.
Penutup Kepala dan Topi
* Foto pemohon yang memakai tutup kepala atau topi hanya dapat diterima karena kepercayaan agama, itupun tidak boleh mengaburkan bagian wajah pemohon. Foto pemohon dengan tutup kepala suku tertentu yang tidak ada hubungan dengan agama tidak dapat diterima. Foto dengan topi militer, penerbangan dan lain-lain tidak dapat diterima

Disarankan untuk menggunakan foto berwarna dengan kedalaman 24-bit. Foto dapat anda download dari kamera digital, atau bisa anda pindai (scan). Jika anda menggunakan pemindai (scanner), setting scanner anda harus True Color atau 24-bit color mode.

Spesifikasi Teknis: digital foto yang dimasukkan harus mengikuti spesifikasi berikut ini, jika foto tidak memenuhi persyaratan seperti yang tertera di bawah ini, maka secara otomatis system akan menolak permohonan Elektronik Diversity Visa anda.

Memotret dengan Kamera Digital. Jika menggunakan kamera digital, maka harus mengikuti ketentuan berikut:

Format Image File:
Foto harus dalam format JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
Ukuran Image File:
Ukuran maksimal yang dapat diterima adalah 240 kilobytes (240KB)
Resolution Image:
Minimum 600 x 600 pixels
Image Color Depth:
24-bit color [catatan: disarankan untuk memakai foto berwarna, tetapi jika menggunakan foto hitam putih harus di pindai (scan) dengan 24-bit color mode.Image monochrome (kedalaman 2-bit color), 8-bit color, atau 8-bit grayscale tidak dapat diterima]

Memindai (scan) foto. Sebelum foto di scan, scanner harus sesusai dengan spesifikasi terlampir. Apabila foto sesuai Print Color dan spesifikasi komposisional, maka anda bisa men-scan photo dengan menggunakan kualifikasi scanner sebagai berikut:

Scanner Resolution:
Foto harus di-scan dengan menggunakan scanner beresolusi 300 dpi (dots per inch).
Image File Format:
Foto harus dalam format JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
Image File Size:
Ukuran maksimal yang dapat diterima adalah 240 kilobytes (240KB)
Image Resolution:
600 x 600 pixels
Image Color Depth:
24-bit color Image hitam putih, monochrome atau grayscale tidak dapat diterima)

INFORMASI PEMOHON

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INFORMASI YANG DIPERLUKAN UNTUK PERMOHONAN ELEKTRONIK
Hanya ada satu cara untuk mengikuti DV-2012. Pemohon harus mengajukan permohonan DS-5501 Elekronik Diversity Visa (E-DV) melalui www.dvlottery.state.gov. Jika anda gagal mengisi formulir secara lengkap maka anda akan gugur secara otomatis. Pemohon akan diminta untuk memberikan data berikut ini.

CATATAN: Department of State sangat menyarankan pemohon untuk tidak menggunakan jasa “visa consultants”, “visa agents” atau pihak lain yang menawarkan jasa untuk membantu pemohon dalam melengkapi aplikasi DV Loterry. Banyak terjadi dimana mereka (visa consultants, visa agents, atau pihak lain) mengganti data alamat anda dengan alamat mereka, sehingga nantinya mereka yang akan menerima pemberitahuan dari KCC. Para pemberi jasa ini akan meminta biaya tambahan agar pemberitahuan dari KCC yang seharusnya diterima langsung oleh pemohon, akhirnya dikirim melalui agent. Dengan lembar konfirmasi anda dapat mengunjungi E-DV website dan memperoleh informasi mengenai staus aplikasi anda melalui Entry Status Check yang tersedia mulai tanggal 1 May 2011 pada E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entry Status Check adalah satu satunya cara untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai status aplikasi DV-2012 anda. Entry Status Check menyediakan instruksi tentang bagaimana melanjutkan proses aplikasi DV, dan informasi mengenai jadwal interview, jadi sangat penting bagi anda untuk menyimpan lembar konfirmasi tersebut.

NAMA LENGKAP - Nama Keluarga, Nama Pertama, Nama Tengah
TANGGAL LAHIR - Hari, Bulan, Tahun
JENIS KELAMIN - Laki laki atau Perempuan
KOTA TEMPAT LAHIR
NEGARA TEMPAT LAHIR
COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY (negara yang bisa mengikuti program DV) biasanya sama dengan negara tempat anda lahir. Country of eligibility tidak terkait dengan dengan dimana anda tinggal. Jika anda lahir di negara yang tidak bisa mengikuti program DV, silahkan anda lihat penjelasan lebih lanjut untuk mengetahui apakah anda masih mempunyai pilihan negara lain. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut mengenai country of eligibility silahkan lihat daftar pertanyaan-pertanyaan umum mengenai DV-2012 nomor 1.
FOTO PEMOHON - silahkan lihat keterangan tentang spesfikasi foto. Pastikan anda telah mencantumkan photo sumi/istri anda dan semua anak anda. SIlahkam lihat daftar pertanyaan – pertanyaan umum mengenai DV-2011 nomor 3.
ALAMAT LENGKAP PENGIRIM - Alamat, Kota, Propinsi, Kode Pos, Negara
NEGARA TEMPAT ANDA TINGGAL
NOMOR TELEPHONE
ALAMAT E-MAIL – cantumkan alamat email anda. Anda tidak akan menerima pemberitahuan secara formal melalui alamat email ini. Apabila anda adalah salah satu pemenang, dan anda merespons pemberitahuan yang anda dapat melalui Entry Status Check, nantinya anda akan menerima pemberitahuan lebih lanjut dari Kentucky Consula Center (KCC) melalui email mengenai detail dari proses yang harus anda jalani untuk interview visa imigran.
PENDIDIKAN TERAKHIR ANDA. – Anda harus memilih satu dari beberapa jenjang pendidikan terakhir yang telah anda tempuh. (1) Sekolah dasar, (2) SMA, tanpa ijazah, (3) SMA dengan ijazah, (4) Sekolah Kejuruan, (5) D-1 / D-3, (6) S-1, (7) Some graduate level courses, (8) S-2, (9) Some doctorate level courses, (10) S-3
STATUS PERNIKAHAN - Belum Menikah, Menikah, Cerai, Janda/Duda, Pisah
JUMLAH ANAK YANG BELUM MENIKAH DAN BERUSIA DIBAWAH 21 TAHUN – Pemohon harus mencantumkan nama, tempat dan tanggal lahir dari pemohon suami/istri dan setiap anak dibawah usia 21 tahun yang belum menikah, termasuk semua anak kandung maupun anak yang secara sah diadopsi dan anak tiri (kecuali anak yang sudah menjadi Permanent Resident Amerika atau anak yang sudah menjadi warganegara Amerika), walaupun pemohon tidak lagi terikat pernikahan dengan orang tua anak pemohon, atau anak-anak tersebut tidak lagi tinggal bersama dengan pemohon atau tidak akan ikut berimigrasi bersama pemohon, informasi mengenai anak tersebut harus dilampirkan bersama-sama dengan surat permohonan. Anak yang sudah menikah dan yang sudah berusai diatas 21 tahun tidak dapat mengikuti program ini. Apabila pada saat aplikasi dibuat anak anda masih berusia dibawah 21 tahun, dan anak anda sudah berusia 21 tahun sebelum visa dikeluarkan, maka ada kemungkinan anak anda masih dapat memperoleh visa imigran melalui perhitungan CSPA (Child Status Protection Act). Jika pemohon gagal mencantumkan nama anak pemohon yang belum menikah dan berusia di bawah 21 tahun, maka aplikasi pemohon dapat didiskualifikasi dan visa dapat ditolak pada saat interview. Silahkan lihat daftar pertanyaan-pertanyaan umum mengenai DV-2012 no 11.
INFORMASI TENTANG SUAMI/ISTRI - Nama, Tanggal Lahir, Jenis Kelamin, Tempat Lahir, Negara Tempat Lahir, Foto. Jika pemohon gagal mencantumkan nama suami/istri pemohon, maka permohonan anda dapat didiskualifikasi dan visa dapat ditolak pada saat interview. Anda harus mencantumkan nama suami/istri anda walaupun anda merencanakan untuk bercerai sebelum visa di proses.
INFORMASI TENTANG ANAK - Nama, Tanggal Lahir, Jenis Kelamin, Tempat Lahir, Negara Tempat Lahir. Foto: lampirkan semua foto anak anda yang tercantum di nomor 14.

SELEKSI PARA PEMOHON
Para pemohon yang memenuhi syarat akan dipilih secara acak oleh komputer. Semua para pemohon Diversity Visa (DV 2012) diharuskan mengunjungi E-DV website Entry Status Check untuk memeriksa apakah aplikasi mereka merupakan salah satu pemenang DV Lottery. Pemenang DV Lottery akan diumumkan melalui Entry Status Check yang dimulai pada tanggal 1 May 2011 di E-DV website www.dvloterry.state.gov. Pemenang DV Lottery akan diarahkan ke halaman konfirmasi yang akan memberikan instruksi lebih lanjut, termasuk informasi mengenai biaya terkait dengan proses imigran ke Amerika Serikat. Entry Status Check adalah satu satunya cara untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai status aplikasi DV-2012 anda. Kentucky Consular Center tidak akan mengirimkan pemebritahuna melalui surat. Para pemenang DV -2012 tidak akan menerima pemberitahuan melalui email. Para pemohon yang TIDAK TERPILIH akan diberitahukan melalui website Entry Status Check. Kedutaan Amerika dan Konsulat Amerika Serikat tidak akan dapat menyediakan daftar nama-nama mereka yang terpilih. Suami/istri serta anak-anak yang belum menikah dan berusia dibawah 21 tahun dari pemohon yang terpilih dapat ikut bersama-sama pemohon atau menyusul kemudian. Visa DV-2012 akan dikeluarkan antara 1 Oktober 2011 sampai dengan 30 September 2012.

Diversity visa yang diproses dan dikeluarkan untuk para pemohon yang terpilih beserta anggota keluarga HARUS dikeluarkan sebelum tanggal 30 September 2012. Dalam situasi dan kondisi apapun Diversity visa tidak akan bisa dikeluarkan atau diubah setelah 30 September 2012, juga visa tidak akan bisa dikeluarkan untuk anggota yang menyusul setelah 30 September 2012.

Untuk mendapatkan visa, para pemohon yang terpilih harus memenuhi SEMUA persyaratan berdasarkan undang-undang Amerika Serikat.

Pemberitahuan Penting

Tidak ada biaya untuk mengikuti pendaftaran program DV ini. Pemerintah Amerika Serikat tidak mempekerjakan konsultan luar atau "private service" untuk pengoperasian program DV. Perantara atau pihak lain yang menawarkan bantuan untuk penyiapan urusan DV bagi para pemohon adalah diluar wewenang atau persetujuan dari pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Penggunaan perantara atau seseorang untuk membantu menyiapkan permohonan DV sepenuhnya terserah kepada pemohon.

Permohonan yang memenuhi syarat baik yang dikirim langsung oleh pemohon atau dikirim dengan bantuan perantara mempunyai kesempatan yang sama untuk dipilih melalui komputer di Kentucky Consular Center. Setiap permohonan yang diterima selama masa pendaftaran akan mempunyai kesempatan yang sama untuk dipilih sesuai dengan wilayahnya. Namun demikian, jika anda mengirimkan permohonan lebih dari satu kali dapat menggugurkan pemohon tersebut dari pendaftaran.

PERTANYAAN UMUM

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PERTANYAAN – PERTANYAAN UMUM MENGENAI DV-2012

APA ARTI KALIMAT “PRIBUMI/PENDUDUK”(NATIVE)? APAKAH ORANG YANG LAHIR DI NEGARA YANG TIDAK TERMASUK NEGARA YANG BERHAK MENGAJUKAN PERMOHONAN DV MASIH BISA MEMOHON DIVERSITY VISA?
“Pribumi/Penduduk” artinya orang yang lahir di suatu negara tertentu, tanpa terkecuali negara tempat orang tersebut tinggal atau negara sesuai dengan status kewarganegaraannya. Tetapi untuk tujuan imigrasi, “pribumi” juga berarti seseorang yang berhak untuk diakui di suatu negara selain negara tempat dia dilahirkan sesuai dengan ketentuan Pasal 202(b) dari Undang Undang Imigrasi dan Nationaliti.

Sebagai contoh, jika pemohon lahir di suatu negara yang tidak termasuk dalam daftar negara yang bisa memohon DV, maka pemohon tersebut dapat menggunakan negara tempat suami/istrinya dilahirkan, tetapi pemohon tidak bisa menerima visa DV-1 kecuali suami/istri pemohon memenuhi syarat untuk status DV-2, dan keduanya harus masuk ke Amerika bersama-sama.

Semua pemohon yang lahir dari negara yang tidak berhak untuk mengikuti program ini, dapat menggunakan negara lahir dari salah satu orang tuanya selama orang tua pemohon tinggal di negara tersebut pada saat pemohon dilahirkan. Intinya orang tidak dapat menjadi warganegara dari suatu negara jika mereka tidak dilahirkan di negara tersebut atau orang tidak dapat menjadi warganegara dari suatu negara tersebut jika mereka hanya melakukan kunjungan sementara atau ditugaskan bekerja oleh perusahaan atau pemerintah.
APAKAH ADA PERUBAHAN ATAU PERSYARATAN BARU DALAM PROSEDUR PEMOHONAN DIVERSITY VISA?
Ada. Masa pendaftaran DV-2012 adalah 30 hari. Untuk dapat memindai foto, maka pemindai anda harus minimal 300 dots per inci (dpi), bukan 150 dpi.

Entry Status Check yang tersedia di E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov adalah satu satunya cara untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai status aplikasi DV-2012 anda. KCC tidak akan mengirimkan pemberitahuan melalui surat kepada para pemenang DV-2012, tetapi mencantumkan nama pemenang DV-2012 pada halamam konfirmasi pemenang DV-2012, beserta instruksi mengenai cara melanjutkan proses DV visa. Entry Status Check juga akan memberikan informasi mengenai jadwal interview anda.

Entry Status Check akan tersedia untuk memfasilitasi DV-2012 mulai tanggal 1 May 2011. Apabila anda mendaftar untuk program DV-2011, maka anda dapat memeriksa status aplikasi anda sampai akhir bulan June 2011.
APAKAH TANDATANGAN DAN FOTO DIHARUSKAN UNTUK SETIAP ANGGOTA KELUARGA, ATAU HANYA UNTUK PEMOHON UTAMA?
Tanda tangan tidak diperlukan pada E-DV Entry Form. Foto terbaru dari masing masing individu, pemohon, suami/istri, dan semua anak dibawah usia 21 tahun harus dimasukkan. Foto keluarga atau group foto tidak diterima.
MENGAPA WARGANEGARA DARI BEBERAPA NEGARA TERTENTU TIDAK DAPAT MEMOHON DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM?
Tujuan dari Diversity Visa adalah untuk memberikan kesempatan berimigrasi yang sama kepada penduduk dari negara-negara tertentu, selain dari negara-negara yang sudah mengirimkan sejumlah besar imigran ke Amerika. Undang-Undang Amerika menyatakan bahwa Diversity Visa tidak dapart diberikan kepada Negara-negara yang laju imigrasinya tinggi. Ini ditujukan bagi negara-negara yang telah mengirimkan sebanyak 50,000 imigran ke Amerika Serikat dalam lima tahun terakhir. Setiap tahun USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) menghitung jumlah imigran dari berbagai negara dengan tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi negara negara yang sudah tidak dapat diikutsertakan dalam program Diversity Visa lagi. Karena adanya perubahan jumlah imigran yang masuk ke Amerika, maka daftar Negara-negara yang bisa ikut dalam program diversity visa berubah setiap tahunnya.
BERAPA JUMLAH MAXIMAL DIVERSITY VISA 2012 YANG TERSEDIA?
Menurut Undang-Undang, program diversity visa menyediakan 55,000 permanent resident visa setiap tahunnya. Tetapi Nicaraguan Adjustment dan Central American Relief Act (NACARA) melalui congress bulan November 1997 menetapkan bahwa mulai tahun 1999 dan seterusnya dari 55,000 diversity visa yang tersedia, sebanyak 5,000 visa akan dialokasikan dan dipergunakan dibawah program NACARA. Sisanya, sebesara 50,000 visa akan dipergunakan untuk program diversity visa tahun 2000 dan peraturan tersebut masih berlanjut sampai sekarang.
BERAPA BANYAK DIVERSITY VISA UNTUK TAHUN 2012 YANG BISA DIPEROLEH OLEH SUATU WILAYAH?
USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) dengan menggunakan formula yang tertulis dalam Pasal 203 (c) dari Immigration and Nationality Act, adalah badan yang menentukan besarnya jumlah imigran yang bisa diperoleh suatu wilayah. USCIS akan mengumumkan jumlah visa yang bisa diperoleh suatu wilayah setelah hasil perhitungan diperoleh.
KAPAN PROGRAM DV 2012 DIMULAI?
DV-2012 dimulai pada tanggal 05 Oktober 2010 siang hari (EST – Eastern Standard Time) dan akan berakhir pada tanggal 3 November 2010 siang hari (EST – Eastern Standard Time). Setiap tahunnya berjuta-juta pemohon mengaplikasi program ini. Besarnya jumlah pemohon yang masuk menyebabkan sulitnya proses pemilihan pemohon. Proses pendaftaran yang berlangsung dari bulan Oktober sampai November dapat memberikan cukup waktu bagi kedutaan, konsulat dan pemohon untuk melakukan persiapan-persiapan yang berhubungan dengan diversity visa. Pemohon sangat disarankan untuk tidak menunda pendaftarannya sampai minggu terakhir masa pendaftaran, karena permintaan yang terlalu banyak dapat mengakibatkan keterlambatan diterimanya permohonan anda. Permohonan yang masuk setelah jam 12 siang (EST) pada tanggal 3 November 2010 tidak akan diterima.
APAKAH ORANG YANG BERADA DI AMERIKA DAPAT MENGIKUTI PROGRAM INI?
Bisa, pemohon bisa berada di Amerika atau di negara lain untuk memohon DV, dan permohonan bisa dimasukkan melalui Amerika atau negara lain
APAKAH PEMOHON HANYA BISA MEMASUKKAN SATU KALI PERMOHONAN SELAMA PROGRAM DV?
Ya, undang-undang hanya mengijinkan satu kali permohonan untuk satu pemohon selama masa pendaftaran, jika anda memohon lebih dari satu kali dalam satu periode, maka permohonan anda otomatis akan gugur. Pemerintah Amerika Serikat menggunakan teknologi yang canggih yang dapat mengidentifikasi pemohon yang memasukkan permohonannya lebih dari satu kali dalam satu periode. Permohonan yang masuk lebih dari satu kali dalam satu periode akan di-diskualifikasi. Pemohon boleh mengikuti program ini setiap tahun.
APAKAH SUAMI DAN ISTRI BISA MENGAJUKAN PERMOHONAN SECARA TERPISAH?
Bisa, suami dan istri bisa mengajukan permohonan secara terpisah, selama mereka memenuhi syarat untuk mengajukan permohonan. Jika salah satu dari mereka terpilih, maka suami/istri pemohon dapat memperoleh status derivative.
SIAPA SAJA (ANGGOTA KELUARGA YANG MANA) YANG HARUS SAYA CANTUMKAN DALAM PERMOHONAN DV?
Dalam permohonan anda, anda harus mencantumkan suami/istri anda, dan setiap anak dibawah usia 21 tahun yang belum menikah kecuali anak yang sudah menjadi Permanent Resident Amerika atau anak yang sudah menjadi warganegara Amerika. Anda harus mencantumkan suami/istri anda walaupun anda sudah berpisah dan tidak tinggal lagi bersama suami/istri anda, kecuali anda sudah bercerai secara resmi (harus ada dokumen tertulis resmi yang dikeluarkan pleh pengadilan). Jika anda sudah resmi bercerai maka anda tidak perlu lagi mencantumkan nama suami/istri anda dalam permohonan anda. Anda harus mencantumkan semua anak anda yang berusia dibawah 21 tahun dan belum menikah, termasuk semua anak kandung maupun anak yang secara sah telah diadopsi dan anak tiri kecuali anak yang sudah menjadi Permanent Resident Amerika atau anak yang sudah menjadi warganegara Amerika. Anda harus mencantumkan setiap anak dibawah usia 21 tahun yang belum menikah walaupun anak-anak tersebut tidak lagi tinggal bersama dengan pemohon atau tidak akan ikut berimigrasi bersama pemohon.

Walaupun anda mencantumkan suami/istri dan anak-anak dalam permohonan anda tidak berarti mereka harus ikut berimigrasi dengan anda. Mereka bisa memilih untuk tetap berada di Indonesia. Akan tetapi jika anda mencantumkan suami/istri dan anak anak anda dalam formulir aplikasi tetapi tidak mencantumkan mereka dalam permohonan elektronik anda maka permohonan anda akan di-diskualifikasi. (Pernyataan ini hanya berlaku untuk suami/istri dan anak anak pemohon pada saat pemohon mengajukan permohonannya). Suami/istri anda dapat mengajukan permohonan terpisah walaupun suami/istri anda sudah tercantum dalam permohonan anda, selama keduanya mencantumkan nama suami/istri anda. (Lihat pertanyaan no 10)
APAKAH SETIAP PEMOHON HARUS MEMASUKKAN PERMOHONANNYA SENDIRI ATAU BOLEH MEMINTA BANTUAN ORANG LAIN?
Pemohon boleh menyiapkan permohonannya dan memasukkannya sendiri, atau meminta bantuan orang lain. Walaupun permohonan itu dimasukkan oleh anda sendiri atau dengan bantuan orang lain, seperti pengacara, teman, atau saudara, anda hanya bisa memasukkan satu permohonan untuk anda sendiri. Semua pemohon DV lottery dapat memeriksa status aplikasi mereka melalui Entry Status Check yang tersedia mulai tanggal 1 May 2011 pada E-DV website www.dv.lottery.state.gov. Pemohon harus menyimpan lembar konfirmasi yang mereka terima, sehingga pemohon dapat memeriksa sendiri status aplikasi anda.
APA SAJA SYARAT-SYARAT UNTUK PENDIDIKAN DAN PENGALAMAN KERJA?
Undang undang telah menetapkan bahwa semua pemohon DV harus menyelesaikan pendidikan sekolah menengah atas atau yang sederajat ATAU dalam waktu lima tahun terakhir ini mempunyai dua tahun pengalaman kerja yang memerlukan latihan atau pengalaman dua tahun. Pendidikan sekolah menengah atas atau yang sederajat berarti pernah mengikuti pendidikan selama 12 tahun yang terdiri dari sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah. Harap dicatat Ijazah dari Ujian Kesetaraan Kejar Paket C tidak dapat diterima. Bukti seperti ijazah terakhir atau surat pengalama kerja tidak perlu dilampirkan dalam permohonan anda, tetapi anda harus bisa menunjukkan bukti tersebut pada saat anda akan di interview. Untuk melihat apakah pengalaman kerja yang anda miliki memenuhi syarat, anda dapat menemukan informasi tersebut pada http://online.onetcenter.org/.
PEKERJAAN APA YANG MEMENUHI SYARAT PROGRAM DV?
Departemen Tenaga Kerja (DOL) O*Net Online Database mengelompokkan jenis pekerjaan menjadi lima area. Walaupun banyak sekali jenis pekerjaan yang terdapat di DOL website, tetapi hanya beberapa pekerjaan saja yang memenuhi syarat program DV-2012. Untuk dapat memenuhi syarat dari program DV-2012 berdasarkan pekerjaan, maka anda harus mempunyai pengalaman kerja paling sedikit 2 tahun dari pekerjaan seperti yang terdapat pada Job Zone 4 or 5, classified in Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.
BAGAIMANA SAYA MENGETAHUI MENGENAI KUALIFIKASI PEKERJAAN DARI WEBSITE DEPARTEMEN TENAGA KERJA?
Kualifikasi pekerjaan terdapat pada database Deaprtemen Tenaga Kerja O*Net Online Database. Ikuti langkah berikut untuk mengetahui apakah pekerjaan anda masuk kualifikasi. Pilih "Find Occupations" dan pilih "Job Family". Sebagai contoh, pilih Architecture and Engineering dan click "GO". Dan click pada link untuk penjelasan mengenai detail pekerjaan. Ikuti langkah yang sama, click Aerospace Engineers. Setelah memilih specific occupation link, pilih tab "Job Zone" untuk mengetahui nomor Job Zone dan tingkat Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP).
BAGAIMANA CARA PENENTUAN PEMENANG?
Kentucky Consular Center akan menerima dan memberi nomor semua permohonan yang masuk. Setelah masa pendaftaran berakhir, para pemohon "Diversity Visa" ini akan dipilih berdasarkan undian acak melalui computer berdasar wilayah geographis. Pada setiap wilayah, setiap permohonan yang pertama kali terpilih akan menjadi permohonan nomor satu, dan begitu seterusnya. Semua permohonan yang masuk pada masa pendaftaran, mempunyai kesempatan yang sama untuk memenangkan lotere. Pemenang DV Lottery akan diumumkan melalui Entry Status Check yang dimulai pada tanggal 1 May 2011 di E-DV website www.dvloterry.state.gov. Kentucky Consular Center akan terus memproses permohonan anda sampai pemohon mendapatkan instruksi lebih lanjut untuk datang ke kantor kedutaan untuk interview atau sampai pemohon datang ke USCIS untuk memohon perubahan status.

Informasi penting: Pemberitahuan pemenang tidak akan dikirim melalui email. Pemenang DV Lottery akan diumumkan melalui Entry Status Check yang dimulai pada tanggal 1 May 2011 di E-DV website www.dvloterry.state.gov. KCC tidak akan mengirimkan pemberitahuan melalui surat kepada para pemenang DV-2012. Harap berhati-hati apabila anda menerima pemberitahuan melalui email mengneai aplikasi E-DV anda. Email dari KCC hanya akan anda terima setelah anda terpilih sebagai salah satu pemenang DV-2012, dan setelah anda merespons pemberitahuan yang anda terima melalui Entry Status Check. KCC tidak akan pernah meminta anda unutk mengirim uang melalui Western Union.
APAKAH PEMENANG DV LOTERE BISA MEMOHON PERUBAHAN STATUS DI USCIS?
Bisa, selama mereka berhak untuk merubah status sesuai dengan pasal 245 dari INA (Immigration and Nationality Act), pemenang lotere yang berada di Amerika bisa mengajukan perubahan status di USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigraton Services). Pemohon harus yakin bahwa USCIS dapat menyelesaikan permohonan anda sebelum 30 September 2012, karena pada tanggal tersebut program DV berakhir. Dalam situasi dan kondisi apapun Diversity visa tidak akan bisa dikeluarkan atau diubah setelah 30 September 2012 .
APAKAH PEMOHON YANG TIDAK TERPILIH AKAN DIBERITAHU?
Semua pemohon, baik pemohonan yang tidak terpilih, dapat mengetahui status aplikasi mereka melalui Entry Status Check pada E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Pemohon harus menyimpan lembar konfirmasi aplikasi DV anda. Anda dapat mengetahui status aplikasi DV-2012 mulai tanggal 1 May 2011 sampai 30 Juni 2012. (Informasi mengenai status DV-2011, dapat anda lihat mulai tanggal 1 July 2010 sampai 30 Juni 2011).
BERAPA BANYAK PEMOHON YANG AKAN TERPILIH?
Terdapat 50,000 visa bagi DV-2012, tetapi yang terpilih akan lebih dari 50,000. Karena biasanya 50,000 orang pertama yang terpilih tidak memenuhi kualifikasi visa diversity, maka Kentucky Consular Center memilih lebih dari 50,000 pemenang untuk memastikan agar semua visa lotere yang tersedia bisa dikeluarkan. Ini berarti juga bahwa nomor visa yang tersedia tidak akan cukup untuk semua pemohon yang terpilih. Semua pemohon yang terpilih akan menerima pemberitahuan secepatnyamelalui E-DV website Entry Status Check. Interview diversity visa akan dimulai pada bulan October 2011. Pemenang yang telah memberikan informasi yang diminta akan memperoleh jadwal interview melalui E-DV website Entry Status Check kurang lebih empat sampai enam minggu sebelum tanggal interview. Setiap bulan, visa akan diberikan kepada para pemenang yang memenuhi syarat untuk memperoleh visa. Setelah 50,000 visa DV dikeluarkan program lotere akan berakhir. Intinya, program bisa berakhir sebelum September 2011 jika nomor visa sudah melebihi 50,000. Pilihan acak yang dilakukan oleh computer Kentucky Consular Center tidak menjamin anda akan mendapat visa. Hanya 50,000 pemenang yang memenuhi syarat yang dapta memperoleh visa.
APAKAH ADA USIA MINIMUM JIKA SESEORANG INGIN MENGIKUTI PROGRAM DV?
Tidak ada usia minimum untuk mengikuti program ini, tetapi semua pemohon DV harus menyelesaikan pendidikan sekolah menengah atas ATAU mempunyai pengalaman kerja yang berarti semua pemohon harus berusia diatas 18 tahun.
APAKAH ADA BIAYA UNTUK MENGIKUTI PROGRAM INI?
Tidak ada biaya untuk mengikuti program ini. Khusus untuk Diversity Visa biaya akan dikeluarkan setelah anda terpilih sebagai pemenang lotere dan memproses visa anda. Pemenang DV, seperti pemohon visa imigran lainnya, harus membayar biaya visa pada saat pengurusan visa. Rincian biaya yang akan dikeluarkan akan tercantum pada lembaran instruksi yang dikirim oleh Kentucky Consular Center.
APAKAH PEMENANG DV YANG MEMPUNYAI STATUS ILEGAL DI AMERIKA MENDAPAT PERLAKUAN KHUSUS DALAM MEMINTA WAIVER?
Tidak. Program DV tidak memberikan perlakuan khusus bagi pemohon yang mempunyai status illegal di Amerika sekalipun dengan permohonan waiver.
APAKAH ORANG YANG SUDAH MEMOHON VISA IMMIGRAN MASIH BISA MENGIKUTI PROGRAM DV?
Bisa, orang tersebut masih bisa mengikuti program DV
BERAPA LAMA WAKTU YANG DIMILIKI PEMENANG LOTERE DV UNTUK MEMOHON DIVERSITY VISA?
Pemohon yang memenangkan lotere bisa memohon visanya antara 1 October 2011 sampai 30 September 2012. Pemohon harus memperoleh DV visa atau memohon perubahan status sebelum tanggal 30 September 2012. Anda tidak bisa mengurus dan memperoleh visa anda dan setelah tanggal 30 September 2012 Begitu pula dengan suami/istri dan anak-anak anda, mereka hanya bisa mendapatkan visa mereka antara bulan Oktober 2011 sampai September 2012. Pemohon yang mengajukan permohonan dari luar Amerika akan menerima pemberitahuan jadwal interview dari Kentucky Consular Center, empat sampai enam minggu sebelum tangal interview anda.
APA YANG TERJADI JIKA PEMOHON UTAMA DV MENINGGAL?
Pemohon Utama DV yang meninggal, berarti secara otomatis permohonannya akan gugur. Suami/istri dan anak-anak dari almarhum tidak bisa melanjutkan proses DV-2012.
KAPAN DV ONLINE AKAN DIMULAI?
Permohonan on-line akan dimulai pada jam 12.00 siang EST – Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) pada tanggal 5 October 2010 dan akan berakhir pada jam 12.00 EST – Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5) pada tanggal 3 November 2010.
APAKAH SAYA BISA MEN-DOWNLOAD DAN MENYIMPAN SERTA MELENGKAPI PERMOHONAN DV LOTERE PADA PROGRAM MICROSOFT WORD?
Tidak bisa, anda tidak bisa menyimpan dan melengkapi formulir tersebut pada program lain. Formulir Elektronik DV adalah formulir yang hanya bisa dikerjakan secara on-line.
JIKA SAYA TIDAK MEMPUNYAI SCANNER, APAKAH SAYA BISA MENGIRIMKAN FOTO SAYA KEPADA SAUDARA SAYA DI AMERIKA SUPAYA DIA MEN-SCAN FOTO SAYA, MENYIMPAN HASIL SCAN TERSEBUT DI DALAM DISKET, DAN MENGIRIMKAN DISKET ITU KEMBALI KE SAYA?
Ya, hal tersebut bisa dilakukan selama foto tersebut memenuhi persyaratan foto yang tertulis di instruksi, dan foto tersebut harus dicantumkan pada saat anda mengisi permohonan Elektronik Diversity Visa anda. Pemohon harus sudah memiliki scan foto file pada saat mereka mengisi permohonan mereka. Foto tidak dapat dimasukkan secara terpisah. Hanya satu permohonan dari setiap pemohon yang bisa dimasukkan. Jika anda memohon lebih dari satu kali dalam satu periode, maka permohonan anda otomatis akan gugur.
APAKAH BISA MENYIMPAN FORMULIR ON-LINE UNTUK SEMENTARA WAKTU KEMUDIAN DIBUKA LAGI UNTUK MELENGKAPINYA?
Anda tidak dapat melakukan hal tersebut. Formulir E- DV dibuat untuk dilengkapi dan dimasukkan pada saat yang bersamaan. Meskipun begitu, karena formulir ini terdiri dari dua bagian, dan karena ada kemungkinan gangguan dan lambatnya jaringan computer, kita diberi waktu untuk membuka formulir dan melengkapi informasi selama 60 menit. Bila formulir yang dilengkapi melebihi 60 menit, maka otomatis informasi yang dimasukan tidak akan tersimpan. Hal ini dibuat untuk mencegah kemungkinan adanya duplikat permohonan. Sebagai contoh, seorang pemohon dengan istri dan anaknya telah mengisi Formulir DVOn-Line bagian pertama lalu melengkapi bagian kedua. Pada saat ia akan mengirimkan bagian kedua, terjadi keterlambatan karena adanya kesulitan mencari file yang menyimpan foto anaknya. Bila Formulir bagian kedua dikirimkan pemohon dan diterima system dalam waktu 60 menit, maka tidak akan ada masalah. Namun bila formulir bagian kedua diterima system setelah 60 menit, maka pemohon akan diinformasikan untuk mengulang dari awal kembali. Instruksi dalam DV 2012 menginformasikan secara jelas dan lengkap akan informasi yang harus dimasukan dalam formulir. Dengan cara ini maka anda dapat mengetahui dan menyiapkan semua informasi terlebih dahulu sebelum anda mulai mengisi formulir on-line.
BILA FOTO YANG DIMASUKAN TIDAK MEMENUHI PERSYARATAN, SISTEM AKAN SECARA OTOMATIS MENOLAK FORMULIR SEJAK AWAL DAN AKAN MENGINFORMASIKAN PEMOHON MENGENAI HAL TERSEBUT. APAKAH INI BERARTI FORMULIR DAPAT DIMASUKKAN LAGI OLEH PEMOHON ?
Formulir dapat dimasukkan kembali. Karena system telah menolak permohonan sejak awal maka formulir tersebut tidak terhitung telah dimasukkan dan juga karena tidak ada konfirmasi bahwa formulir telah diterima. Bila ada masalah dengan foto digital yang dikirimkan tidak sesuai dengan persyaratan, system akan secara otomatis menolak foto tersebut. Walau demikian, tidak dapat diperkirakan berapa lama pesan penolakan tersebut dapat sampai ke pemohon karena tergantung jaringan internet. Jika ini dapat diselesaikan oleh pemohon dan Formulir bagian pertama dan kedua dikirim ulang dalam waktu 60 menit maka tidak akan ada masalah. Sebaliknya bila tidak maka permohonan harus diulang dari awal kembali. Pemohon dapat mencoba memasukan formulir berulang kali agar diterima system dan sampai menerima konfirmasi penerimaan.
APAKAH PEMBERITAHUAN KONFIRMASI ELEKTRONIK YANG MENYATAKAN BAHWA FORM E-DV YANG TELAH DIISI TELAH DITERIMA MELALUI SISTEM ON-LINE AKAN SEGERA DIKIRIM SETELAH (FORM) DISERAHKAN?
Pemberitahuan dari website Diversity Visa yang berisi konfirmasi bahwa permohonan anda sudah diterima, akan dikirim langsung dari Elektronik Diversity Visa Program, tetapi berapa lama waktu yang dibutuhkan sampai anda menerima konfirmasi atau pemberitahuan tersebut tergantung dari kecepatan system internet anda. Jika setelah beberapa menit anda menekan tombol ‘Submit’ dan anda belum mendapat konfirmasi, maka anda dapat menekan tombol ‘Submit’ sekali lagi. Hal ini tidak akan membuat system bingung karena anda menekan tombol ‘Submit’ kedua kalinya selama anda belum menerima konfirmasi elektronik. Pemohon dapat mencoba untuk memasukkan permohonannya beberapa kali sampai permohonan yang sudah lengkap diterima dan pemohon menerima konfirmasi bahwa permohonannya sudah diterima.
BAGAIMANA SAYA BISA MENGETAHUI KALAU PEMBERITAHUAN YANG SAYA TERIMA ADALAH PEMBERITAHUAN YANG SAH? BAGAIMANA SAYA BISA MEMPEROLEH KONFIRMASI BAHWA SAYA BENAR TERPILIH SECARA ACAK UNUTK PROGRAM LOTERE DV?
Anda harus menyimpan lembar konfirmasi aplikasi DV lottery anda. Anda memerlukan lembar konfirmasi anda untuk dapat mengakses informasi staus aplikasi anda melalui Entry Status Check yang terdapat pada E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entry Status Check adalah satu satunya cara bagi para pemohon DV-2012 untuk mengetahui status aplikasi mereka, memperoleh instruksi tentang bagaimana melanjutkan proses aplikasi visa dan jadwal interview.

Informasi tersebut akan tersedia mulai tanggal 1 May 2011. Apabila lembar konfirmasi anda hilang, maka anda tidak dapat memeriksa status aplikasi anda, dan kami tidak dapat memberikan nomor konfirmasi baru. Mereka yang terpilih akan menerima pemberitahuan untuk melanjutkan proses Diversity Visa. Mereka yang tidak terpilih TIDAK akan menerima pemberitahuan. Kedutaan dan konsulat Amerika tidak bisa memberikan daftar pemenang DV lotere.

Para pemenang akan menerima instruksi untuk proses aplikasi visa DV melalui Entry Status Check yang terdapat pada E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Instruksi akan menjelaskan, bahwa para pemenang harus membayar biaya proses Diversity Visa dan Immigrant Visa hanya di Kedutaan atau Konsulat Amerika pada saat pemenang akan di interview. Kasir dari bagian consular atau consular officer akan langsung memberikan tanda bukti pembayaran. Anda jangan pernah mengirim uang untuk membayar biaya Diversity Visa melalui e-mail, Western Union atau jasa pengiriman yang lain. Pemohon yang sudah berada di Amerika dan mengajukan permohonan perubahan status di Amerika akan menerima instruksi yang berbeda tentang cara pembayaran Diversity Visa.

Permohonan E-DV lotere dilakukan melalui internet, yang difasilitasi oleh Pemerintah Amerika Serikat, melalui website www.dvlottery.state.gov. KCC tidak akan mengirimkan pemberitahuan melalui surat kepada para pemenang. Email dari KCC hanya akan anda terima setelah anda terpilih sebagai salah satu pemenang DV-2012, dan setelah anda merespons pemberitahuan yang anda terima melalui Entry Status Check. Email tersebut akan memberikan arahan pada pemenang untuk memeriksa jadwal interview yang terdapat padat Entry Status Check.

Departemen Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat dan visa servis memberitahukan kepada masyarakat bahwa hanya domain yang menggunakan .gov adalah website resmi dari pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Banyak website dari lembaga lembaga bukan pemerintahan (".com atau .org atau .net") memberikan informasi yang sah dan berguna sehubungan dengan masalah imigrasi dan visa. Pemerintah Amerika Serikat tidak merekomendasi atau mensponsori semua informasi yang terdapat pada website lembaga- lembaga tersebut.

Beberapa website mungkin akan memberikan informasi yang merugikan kepada masyarakat, dan menyebabkan masyarakat percaya bahwa website tersebut adalah website resmi Pemerintah Amerika Serikat, dan mereka akan menghubungi anda melalui e-mail dan memberikan tawaran-tawaran yang cukup menggiurkan. Website tersebut mungkin mengharuskan anda membayar untuk memperoleh formulir dan informasi tentang prosedur imigrasi, padahal informasil tersebut bisa diperoleh secara gratis melalui website Pemerintah Amerika Serikat atau melalui website Consular Section. Sebagai tambahan website tersebut juga meminta anda untuk membayar biaya tambahan atas jasa yang tidak anda terima, seperti permohonan diversity immigration dan biaya visa, dimana sebenarnya mereka hanya ingin mencuri uang anda. Anda tidak akan pernah menerima uang anda kembali yang telah anda kirimkan ke lembaga lembaga tersebut. Anda juga harus berhati-hati jika anda mengirimkan informasi pribadi anda ke website tersebut yang mungkin dapat dipakai untuk pemalsuan identitas.
SETELAH MENERIMA VISA MELALUI PROGRAM DV LOTERE, APAKAH PEMERINTAH AMERIKA AKAN MEMBANTU SAYA DALAM MEMBELI TIKET PESAWAT, MENCARIKAN TEMPAT TINGGAL DAN PEKERJAAN, TUNJANGAN KESEHATAN ATAU HAL-HAL LAINNYA SAMPAI SAYA MAPAN?
Tidak, pemenang DV lotere tidak mendapat bantuan dalam membeli tiket pesawat, mencari tempat tinggal atau hal hal lainnya. Apabila anda terpilih sebagai pemenang DV lotere, anda harus dapat menunjukkan bukti bahwa anda tidak akan menjadi beban bagi pemerintah Amerika. Bukti yang harus anda tunjukkan biasanya berupa dokumen keuangan anda, Affidavit of Support (I-134) dari temen atau keluarga yang tinggal di Amerika, atau tawaran kerja dari perusahaan di Amerika.

INSTRUCTIONS DV2012

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

To enter the DV lottery, you must be a native of one of the listed countries. See List Of Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify.

Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases, this means the country in which you were born. However, there are two other ways you may be able to qualify. First, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible but your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth—provided that both you and your spouse are on the selected entry, are issued visas, and enter the United States simultaneously. Second, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ countries of birth if it is a country whose natives qualify for the DV-2012 program.

• To enter the lottery, you must meet either the education or work experience requirement of the DV program: You must have either a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education; OR two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience to perform. The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used to determine qualifying work experience. For more information about qualifying work experience, see Frequently Asked Question #13.

If you cannot meet either of these requirements, you should NOT submit an entry to the DV program.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

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PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2012

The Department of State will only accept completed E-DV entry forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period between noon, EDT (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 5, 2010 and noon, EDT (GMT-4), Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

All entries by an individual will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for that individual is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. You may prepare and submit your own entry or have someone submit the entry for you.
A successfully registered entry will result in a confirmation screen containing your name and a unique confirmation number. You should print this confirmation screen for your records using the print function of your web browser and ensure that you retain your confirmation number. Starting May 1, 2011, you will be able to check the status of your DV-2012 entry by returning to www.dvlottery.state.gov Entry Status Check and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information.

Entry Status Check will be the sole means of informing you of your selection for DV-2012, providing instructions to you on how to proceed with your application, and notifying you of your appointment for your immigrant visa interview, so it is essential you retain your confirmation number.
Paper entries will not be accepted.

It is very important that all required photographs be submitted. Your entry will be disqualified if all required photographs are not submitted. Recent photographs of the following people must be submitted electronically with the E-DV entry form:

* You
* Your spouse
* Each unmarried child under 21 years of age at the time of your electronic entry, including all natural children as well as all legally adopted children and stepchildren, even if a child no longer resides with you or you do not intend for a child to immigrate under the DV program.

Failure to submit the required photographs for your spouse and each child listed will result in an incomplete entry to the E-DV system. The entry will not be accepted and must be resubmitted.

A spouse or child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident will not require or be issued a DV visa. However, you should include all family members in your registration and photos of each person who will receive a DV visa. Group or family photographs will not be accepted; there must be a separate photograph for each family member.

Failure to enter the correct photograph of each individual into the E-DV system may result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas associated with the case at the time of the visa interview.

Entries are subject to disqualification and visa refusal for cases in which the photographs are not recent or have been manipulated or fail to meet the specifications explained below.

Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photograph (Image)
A digital photograph (image) of you, your spouse, and each child must be submitted online with the E-DV entry form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner.The image file must adhere to the following compositional and technical specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways: taking a new digital image or using a digital scanner to scan a photograph. Entrants may test their photos for suitability through the photo validator link on the e-DV website before submitting their entries. The photo validator provides additional technical advice on photo composition, along with examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos.

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

Head Position
The person being photographed must directly face the camera.
The head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
The head height or facial region size (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50 percent and 69 percent of the image's total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 56 percent and 69 percent of the image's height.
Background
The person being photographed should be taken with the person in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable.
Focus The photograph must be in focus.
Decorative Items
Photographs in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted.
Head Coverings and Hats
Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable if the head covering is worn for religious beliefs; even then, the head covering may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant. Photographs of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be accepted; photographs of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.

Color photographs in 24-bit color depth are required. Color photographs may be downloaded from a camera to a file in the computer or they may be scanned onto a computer. If you are using a scanner, the settings must be for True Color or 24-bit color mode. See the additional scanning requirements below.

Technical Specifications
The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the E-DV entry form 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 is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution and Dimensions:
Minimum acceptable dimensions are 600 pixels (width) x 600 pixels (height). Image pixel dimensions must be in a square aspect ratio (meaning the height must be equal to the width).
Image Color Depth:
image must be in color (24 bits per pixel). 24-bit black and white or 8-bit images will not be accepted.
Scanning a Submitted Photograph. Before a photographic print is scanned, it must meet the compositional specifications listed above. If the photographic print meets the print color and compositional specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications:
Scanner Resolution:
Scanned at a resolution of at least 300 dots per inch (dpi).
Image File Format:
The image must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
Image File Size:
The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution:
600 by 600 pixels.
Image Color Depth:
24-bit color. [Note that black and white, monochrome, or grayscale images will not be accepted.]

ENTRY INFO REQUIRED

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INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENTRY

There is only one way to enter the DV-2012 lottery. You must submit the DS 5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form), which is accessible only online at the EDV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Failure to complete the form in its entirety will disqualify the entry. Those who submit the E-DV entry will be asked to include the following information on the E-DV Entry Form.

NOTE: The Department of State strongly encourages applicants to complete the entry form without the assistance of “Visa Consultants,” “Visa Agents,” or other individuals who offer to submit an entry on behalf of applicants. If you use the services of somebody else to complete your entry form, you should be present when the entry is prepared, and you should retain the confirmation page and your unique confirmation number. Facilitators may try to withhold confirmation numbers in order to make an unlawful demand for money in exchange for notification information that should have been directly available to you. Your confirmation number ensures that you can go to the E-DV website and receive notification of whether your entry has been selected through the Entry Status Check available from May 1, 2011 on the E-DV website http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/.

Entry Status Check will be the sole means of informing you of your selection for DV-2012, providing instructions to you on how to proceed with your application, and notifying you of the date and time of your appointment for your immigrant visa interview,

FULL NAME – Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
DATE OF BIRTH – Day, Month, Year
GENDER – Male or Female
CITY WHERE YOU WERE BORN
COUNTRY WHERE YOU WERE BORN – The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where you were born.
COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY OR CHARGEABILITY FOR THE DV PROGRAM – Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. If you were born in a country that is not eligible for the DV program, please review the instructions to see if there is another option for country chargeability available for you. For additional information on chargeability, please review "Frequently Asked Question #1" of these instructions.5
ENTRY PHOTOGRAPH(S) – See the technical information on photograph specifications. Make sure you include photographs of your spouse and all your children, if applicable. See Frequently Asked Question #3.
MAILING ADDRESS – In Care Of, Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, and Country
COUNTRY WHERE YOU LIVE TODAY
PHONE NUMBER (optional)
E-MAIL ADDRESS – provide an e-mail address to which you have direct access. You will NOT receive an official selection letter at this address. However, if your entry is selected and you respond to the notification of your selection through the Entry Status Check, you will receive follow-up communication from the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) by e-mail notifying you that details of your immigrant visa interview are available on Entry Status Check.
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION YOU HAVE ACHIEVED, AS OF TODAY? You must indicate which one of the following represents your own highest level of educational achievement: (1) Primary school only, (2) High school, no degree, (3) High school degree, (4) Vocational school, (5) Some university courses, (6) University degree, (7) Some graduate level courses, (8) Master degree, (9) Some doctorate level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree
MARITAL STATUS – Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Legally Separated
NUMBER OF CHILDREN – Entries MUST include the name, date, and place of birth of your spouse and all natural children. Entries must also include all children legally adopted by you, and stepchildren who are unmarried and under the age of 21 on the date of your electronic entry , even if you are no longer legally married to the child’s parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21 years or older are not eligible for the DV; however, U.S. law protects children from "aging out" in certain circumstances. If your electronic DV entry is made before your unmarried child turns 21, and the child turns 21 before visa issuance, he/she may be protected from aging out by the Child Status Protection Act and be treated as though he/she were under 21 for visa-processing purposes. Failure to list all children who are eligible will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview. See Frequently Asked Question #11.
SPOUSE INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph. Failure to list your eligible spouse will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview. You must list your spouse here even if you plan to be divorced before you apply for a visa.
CHILDREN INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph: Include all children declared in question #14 above.

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

The computer will randomly select individuals from among all qualified entries. All Diversity Visa (DV- 2012) entrants will be required to go to the E-DV website Entry Status Check to find out whether their entry has been selected in the DV lottery or to find out they have not been selected. Selectees will be notified of their selection through the Entry Status Check available starting May 1, 2011 at the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Selectees will be directed to a confirmation page that will provide further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the United States. Entry Status Check will be the ONLY means by which selectees will be notified of their selection for DV-2012. The Kentucky Consular Center will not be mailing out notification letters. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified of their selection by e-mail. Those individuals NOT selected will be notified of their non-selection through the web-based Entry Status Check. U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of selectees. Selectees’ spouses and unmarried children under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow-to-join the principal applicant. DV-2012 visas will be issued between October 1, 2011, and September 30, 2012.

Processing of entries and issuance of DVs to selectees meeting eligibility requirements and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2012. Under no circumstances can DVs be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family members obtain DVs to follow-to-join the principal applicant in the United States after this date.

In order to receive a DV to immigrate to the United States, those chosen in the random drawing must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law. These requirements may significantly increase the level of scrutiny required and time necessary for processing for natives of some countries listed in this notice including, but not limited to, countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism.

Important Notice
Electronic lottery entry in the annual DV program is free (there is no fee). The U.S. Government employs no outside consultants or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries or others who offer assistance to prepare DV entries do so without the authority or consent of the U.S. Government. Use of any outside intermediary or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the entrant’s discretion.

A qualified electronic entry submitted directly by an applicant has an equal chance of being randomly selected by the computer at the KCC, as does a qualified electronic entry received from an outside intermediary on behalf of the applicant. However, receipt of more than one entry per person will disqualify the person from registration, regardless of the source of the entry.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT DO THE TERMS “ELIGIBILITY”, “NATIVE” AND “CHARGEABILITY” MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY?
Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. “Native” ordinarily means someone born in a particular country, regardless of the individual’s current country of residence or nationality. For immigration purposes, “native” can also mean someone who is entitled to be “charged” to a country other than the one in which he/she was born under the provisions of Section 202(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For example, if you were born in a country that is not eligible for this year’s DV program, you may claim chargeability to the country where your derivative spouse was born, but you will not be issued a DV-1 unless your spouse is also eligible for and issued a DV-2, and both of you must enter the United States together with the DVs. In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be “charged” to a parent’s country of birth.

Finally, if you were born in a country not eligible to participate in this year’s DV program, you can be “charged” to the country of birth of either of your parents as long as neither parent was a resident of the ineligible country at the time of the your birth. In general, people are not considered residents of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized if they are only visiting the country, studying in the country temporarily, or stationed temporarily in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a company or government from a country other than the country in which the applicant was born. If you claim alternate chargeability, you must indicate such information on the E-DV electronic online Entry Form, in question #6. Please be aware that listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability (i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid claim) may disqualify your entry.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THIS DV REGISTRATION?
Yes. The registration period for DV-2012 will be 30 days in duration. Regarding scanning a photograph, the print must now be scanned at a resolution of at least 300 dots per inch (dpi), rather than the previous 150 dots per inch (dpi). All other requirements for scanning a submitted photograph are the same.

Additionally, the Entry Status Check available on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov will be the sole means by which DV-2012 entrants are notified of their selection, or that the entrant was not selected. The KCC will not mail selectees official notification letters, but will instead include on the selectee confirmation page, notification instructions on how to follow up on their selection and pursue a DV visa application. Entry Status Check will also be the means by which selectees are informed of their DV visa interview appointment date. The KCC will not sending selectees mailed letters informing them of their interview appointment.

Entry Status Check will be available for DV-2012 beginning May 1, 2011. If you applied for the DV-2011 program, you may check the status of your entry until the end of June 2011. All other requirements for DV-2012 remain the same.
ARE SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER, OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL ENTRANT?
Signatures are not required on the E-DV Entry Form. Recent and individual photographs of you, your spouse, and all children under 21 years of age are required. Family or group photographs are not accepted. Refer to information on the photograph requirements located in this bulletin.
WHY DO NATIVES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DV PROGRAM?
DVs are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries that send large numbers of immigrants to the United States. The law states that no DVs 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, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adds the family and employment immigrant admission figures for the previous five years to identify the countries whose natives will be ineligible for the annual diversity lottery. Because there is a separate determination made before each annual E-DV entry period, the list of countries whose natives are not eligible may change from one year to the next.
WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2012?
By law, the U.S. DV program makes available a maximum of 55,000 permanent residence visas each year to eligible persons. However, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning as early as DV-1999, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated DVs will be made available for use under the NACARA program. The actual reduction of the limit by up to 5,000 DVs began with DV-2000 and is likely to remain in effect through the DV-2012 program.
WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DV LIMITS FOR DV-2012?
USCIS determines the regional DV limits for each year according to a formula specified in Section 203(c) of the INA. Once USCIS has completed these calculations, the regional visa limits will be announced.
WHEN WILL ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2012 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?
The DV-2012 entry period will run through the registration period listed above. Each year, millions of people apply for the program during the registration period. The massive volume of entries creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful individuals. Holding the entry period during October and November ensures that selectees are notified in a timely manner and gives both the visa applicants and our embassies and consulates time to prepare and complete cases for visa issuance. You are strongly encouraged to enter early in the registration period. Excessive demand at end of the registration period may slow the system down. No entries whatsoever will be accepted after noon EST Wednesday November 3, 2010.
MAY PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE UNITED STATES APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?
Yes, an applicant may be in the United States or in another country, and the entry may be submitted from the United States or from abroad.
IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL E-DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?
Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period. Individuals for whom more than one entry is submitted will be disqualified. The Department of State will employ sophisticated technology and other means to identify individuals who submit multiple entries during the registration period. People submitting more than one entry will be disqualified, and an electronic record will be permanently maintained by the Department of State. Individuals may apply for the program each year during the regular registration period.
MAY A HUSBAND AND A WIFE EACH SUBMIT A SEPARATE ENTRY?
Yes, a husband and a wife may each submit one entry if each meets the eligibility requirements. If either is selected, the other is entitled to derivative status.
WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY E-DV ENTRY?
On your entry you must list your spouse (husband or wife) and all unmarried children under 21 years of age. You must list your spouse even if you are currently separated from him/her, unless you are legally separated (i.e., there is a written agreement recognized by a court or a court order). If you are legally separated or divorced, you do not need to list your former spouse. You must list ALL your children who are unmarried and under 21 years of age at the time of your initial E-DV entry, whether they are your natural children, your spouse’s children, or children you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country. 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. Children who are already U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents will not require or be issued a DV visa. However, you should include them on your registration.

The fact that you have listed family members on your entry does not mean that they must travel with you. They may choose to remain behind. However, if you include an eligible dependent on your visa application forms that you failed to include on your original entry, your case will be disqualified. This only applies to those who were family members at the time the original application was submitted, not those acquired at a later date. Your spouse may still submit a separate entry, even though he or she is listed on your entry, as long as both entries include details on all dependents in your family. See question #10 above.
MUST I SUBMIT MY OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON MY BEHALF?
You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you. Regardless of whether an entry is submitted by the individual directly, or assistance is provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc., only one entry may be submitted in the name of each person, and the entrant remains responsible for ensuring that information in the entry is correct and complete. All entrants, including those not selected, will be able to check the status of their entry through the Entry Status Check available from May 1, 2011 on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information so that they may independently check the status of their entry.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?
The law and regulations require that every entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have, within the past five years, two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years’ training or experience. A "high school education or equivalent" is defined as successful completion of a twelve-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the G.E.D.) are not acceptable. Documentary proof of education or work experience must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview.
WHAT OCCUPATIONS QUALIFY FOR THE DV PROGRAM??
To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net OnLine database will be used. The O*Net Online Database groups job experience into five "job zones." While many occupations are listed on the DOL Website, only certain specified occupations qualify for the DV Program. To qualify for a DV on the basis of your work experience, you must have, within the past five years, two years of experience in an occupation that is designated as Job Zone 4 or 5, classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.
HOW DO I FIND THE QUALIFYING OCCUPATIONS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WEB SITE?
Qualifying DV Occupations are shown on the DOL O*Net Online Database. Follow these steps to find out if your occupation qualifies: Select "Find Occupations" and then select a specific "Job Family." For example, select Architecture and Engineering and click "GO." Then click on the link for the specific Occupation. Following the same example, click Aerospace Engineers. After selecting a specific Occupation link, select the tab "Job Zone" to find out the designated Job Zone number and Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) rating range. For additional information see the Diversity Visa – List of Occupations webpage
HOW WILL SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS BE SELECTED?
At the KCC, 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 entrant will be notified of their selection through the Entry Status Check available from May 1, 2011 on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. The KCC will continue to process the case until those selected to be visa applicants are instructed to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. consular office or until those qualifying to change status in the United States apply at a domestic USCIS office.

Important Note: Notifications to those selected in the random lottery are www.dvlottery,state.gov. The KCC will no longer send selectee notifications or letters by regular postal mail. Should you receive an e-mail notification or a mailed letter about your E-DV selection, be aware that the notification is not legitimate. It is only after you are selected, and respond to the notification instructions made available to you via Entry Status Check, and processing begins on your case, that you may receive follow-up e-mail communication from the KCC informing you to review Entry Status Check for new information about your application. The KCC will not sent by e-mail. Official notifications of selection will be made through - Entry Status Check, available from May 1, 2011 on the E-DV website not ask you to send money to them by mail or by services such as Western Union.
MAY SELECTEES ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?
Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to adjust status under the terms of Section 245 of the INA, selected individuals who are physically present in the United States may apply to USCIS for adjustment of status to permanent resident. Applicants must ensure that USCIS can complete action on their cases, including processing of any overseas derivatives, before September 30, 2012, since on that date registrations for the DV-2012 program expire. No visa numbers for the DV-2012 program will be available after midnight EST on September 30, 2012, under any circumstances.
WILL ENTRANTS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?
All entrants, including those NOT selected, may check the status of their entry through the Entry Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov and find out if their entry was or was not selected. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information from the time of their entry until the completion of their visa application, if selected. Status information for DV-2012 will be available online from May 1, 2011, until June 30, 2012. (Status information for the previous DV lottery, DV-2011, is available online from July 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011.)
HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SELECTED?
There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2012, but 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 KCC 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 through the E-DV website’s Entry Status Check. Interviews for the DV-2012 program will begin in October 2011. Selectees who provide information requested in the notification instructions will be informed of their visa interview appointment through the E-DV website’s Entry Status Check four to six weeks before the scheduled interviews with U.S. consular officers at overseas posts. Each month, visas will be issued to those applicants who are ready for issuance during that month, visa-number availability permitting. Once all of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, the program will end. In principle, visa numbers could be finished before September 2012. Selected applicants who wish to receive visas must be prepared to act promptly on their cases. Random selection by the KCC computer as a selectee does not automatically guarantee that you will receive a visa. Only the first 50,000 selected applicants to qualify will be issued visas and you must qualify for the visa as well.
IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?
There is no minimum age to apply for the program, but the requirement of a high school education or work experience for each principal applicant at the time of application will effectively disqualify most persons who are under age 18.
ARE THERE ANY FEES FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?
There is no fee for submitting an electronic lottery entry. DV applicants must pay all required visa fees at the time of visa application directly to the consular cashier at the embassy or consulate. Details of required DV and immigration visa application fees will be included with the instructions sent by the KCC to applicants who are selected.
DO DV APPLICANTS RECEIVE WAIVERS OF ANY GROUNDS OF VISA INELIGIBILITY OR RECEIVE SPECIAL PROCESSING FOR A WAIVER APPLICATION?
Applicants are subject to all grounds of ineligibility for immigrant visas specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). There are no special provisions for the waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility aside from those ordinarily provided in the INA, nor is there special processing for waiver requests. Some general waiver provisions for people with close relatives who are U.S. Citizens or Lawful Permanent Resident aliens may be available to DV applicants as well, but the time constraints in the DV program will make it difficult for applicants to benefit from such provisions.
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.
HOW LONG DO APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR VISAS IN THE DV CATEGORY?
Persons selected in the DV-2012 lottery are entitled to apply for visa issuance only during fiscal year 2012, from October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012. Applicants must obtain 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, 2012 (the end of the fiscal year.). Also, spouses and children who derive status from a DV-2012 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012. Applicants who apply overseas will receive an appointment notification from the KCC through Entry Status Check on the E-DV website four to six weeks before the scheduled appointment.
IF AN E-DV SELECTEE DIES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DV CASE?
The death of an individual selected in the lottery results in automatic revocation of the DV case. Any eligible spouse and/or children are no longer entitled to the DV visa for that entry.
WHEN WILL E-DV BE AVAILABLE ONLINE?
11 Online entry will be available during the registration period beginning at noon EDT (GMT-4) on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, and ending at noon EST (GMT-5) on Wednesday, November 3, 2010.
WILL I BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THE E-DV ENTRY FORM TO A MICROSOFT WORD PROGRAM (OR OTHER SUITABLE PROGRAM) AND THEN FILL IT OUT?
No, you will not be able to save the form into another program for completion and submission later. The E-DV Entry Form is a Web form only. This makes it more "universal" than a proprietary word processor format. Additionally, it does require that the information be filled in and submitted while online.
IF I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, CAN I SEND PHOTOGRAPHS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES TO SCAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, SAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO A DISKETTE, AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE BACK TO ME TO APPLY?
Yes, this can be done, as long as the photograph meets the photograph requirements in the instructions and the photograph is electronically submitted with, and at the same time as, the E-DV online entry. The applicants must already have the scanned photograph file when they submit the entry online. The photograph cannot be submitted separately from the online application. Only one online entry can be submitted for each person. Multiple submissions will disqualify the entry for that person for DV-2012. The entire entry (photograph and application together) can be submitted electronically from the United States or from overseas.
CAN I SAVE THE FORM ONLINE SO THAT I CAN FILL OUT PART AND THEN COME BACK LATER AND COMPLETE THE REMAINDER?
No, this cannot be done. The E-DV Entry Form is designed to be completed and submitted at one time. However, because the form is in two parts, and because of possible network interruptions and delays, the E-DV system is designed to permit up to sixty (60) minutes between the form’s download and when the entry is received at the E-DV website. If more than sixty minutes elapse and the entry has not been electronically received, the information already received is discarded. This is done so that there is no possibility that a full entry could accidentally be interpreted as a duplicate of a previous partial entry. The DV-2012 instructions explain clearly and completely what information is required to fill in the form. Thus, you can be fully prepared, making sure you have all of the information needed before you start to complete the form online.
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 a submission 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, given the nature of the Internet. If the problem can be fixed by the applicant, and the Form Part One or Two is re-sent within sixty (60) minutes, there is no problem. Otherwise, the applicant will have to restart the submission process. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent.
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. However, the amount of time it takes the response to reach the sender is unpredictable, given the nature of the Internet. If many minutes have elapsed since pressing the "Submit" button, there is no harm in pressing the "Submit" button a second time. The E-DV system will not be confused by a situation where the "Submit" button is hit a second time, because no confirmation response has been received. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent. However, once you receive a confirmation notice, do not resubmit your information.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF THE NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS AUTHENTIC? HOW CAN I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE IN FACT BEEN CHOSEN IN THE RANDOM DV LOTTERY?
Keep your confirmation page. You will need your confirmation number to access information through the Entry Status Check available on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Entry Status Check will be the sole means by which DV-2012 entrants are notified of their selection, provided instructions on how to proceed with their application, and notified of their immigrant visa interview appointment date and time.

Status information will be available from May 1, 2011. If you lose your confirmation information, you will not be able to check your DV entry status by yourself, and we will not resend the confirmation page information to you. Only the randomly selected individuals will be given additional instructions on how to pursue their DV visa application. Persons not selected may verify the non-selection of their entry using their confirmation information through the official DV website, but they will not receive any additional instructions. We will NOT forward the confirmation page information to you. U.S. Embassies and Consulates will NOT provide a list of those selected to continue the visa process.

Randomly selected entrants will receive notification instructions for the DV visa application process on the selectee confirmation page available through Entry Status Check on the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. The instructions say the selected applicants will pay all diversity and immigrant visa fees in person only at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at the time of the visa application. The consular cashier or consular officer immediately gives the visa applicant a U.S. Government receipt for payment. Selected applicants applying for an immigrant visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate should never send money for DV fees through the mail, Western Union, or any other delivery service. Selected applicants who are already present in the United States and who file for adjustment of status will receive separate instructions on how to mail DV fees to a US bank.

The E-DV lottery entries are submitted on the Internet, on the official U.S. Government E-DV website at www.dvlottery.state.gov. The KCC will not send notification letters to the selected applicants. The KCC, consular offices, or the U.S. Government have never sent e-mails to notify individuals they have been selected, and there are no plans to use e-mail for this purpose for the DV-2012 program. Selectees will only receive e-mail communications from the KCC alerting them that a visa appointment has been scheduled after they have responded to the notification instructions on Entry Status Check. Such e-mails will direct selectees to check their interview appointment details on Entry Status Check and will not contain information on the actual appointment date and time.

The Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs advises the public that only Internet sites including the ".gov" domain suffix are official government websites. Many other non-governmental websites (e.g., using the suffixes ".com" or ".org" or ".net") provide immigration and visa related information and services. Regardless of the content of non-governmental websites, the Department of State does not endorse, recommend, or sponsor any information or material shown at these other websites.

Some websites may try to mislead customers and members of the public into thinking they are official websites and may contact you by e-mail to lure you to their offers. These websites may attempt to require you to pay for services such as forms and information about immigration procedures, which are otherwise free on the Department of State Visa Services website or through U.S. embassy consular sections’ websites. Additionally, these other websites may require you to pay for services you will not receive (such as fees for DV immigration applications and visas) in an effort to steal your money. If you send in money to one of these scams, you will never see it again. Also, you should be wary of sending any personal information to these websites that might be used for identity fraud/theft.
HOW DO I REPORT INTERNET FRAUD OR UNSOLICITED EMAIL?
If you wish to file a complaint about Internet fraud, please see the econsumer.gov website, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with consumer-protection agencies from 17 nations (http://www.econsumer.gov/english/). You may also report fraud to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center. To file a complaint about unsolicited email, visit the Department of Justice Contact Us page.
IF I AM SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A VISA THROUGH THE DV PROGRAM, WILL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSIST WITH MY AIRFARE TO THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDE HEALTHCARE, OR PROVIDE ANY SUBSIDIES UNTIL I AM FULLY SETTLED?
No, applicants who obtain a DV are not provided any type of assistance such as airfare, housing assistance, or subsidies. If you are selected to apply for a DV, you will be required to provide evidence that you will not become a public charge in the United States before being issued a visa. This evidence may be in the form of a combination of your personal assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) from a relative or friend residing in the United States, and/or an offer of employment from an employer in the United States.

COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE DV-2012

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LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2012

The list below shows the countries whose natives are eligible for DV-2012, grouped by geographic region. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region of the governing country. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV-2012 program were identified by USCIS, according to the formula in Section 203(c) of the INA. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV program (because they are the principal source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration or “high-admission” countries) are noted after the respective regional lists.

AFRICA
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt.

ASIA
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
East Timor
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Natives of the following Asian countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program:
China (mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Hong Kong S.A.R and Taiwan do qualify and are listed above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies and is listed below (Europe).

Persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, and Syria are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, and Syria.

EUROPE
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark (including components and
dependent areas overseas)
Estonia
Finland
France (including components and
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
Portugal (including components and
dependent areas overseas)
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Natives of the following European countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: Great Britain (United Kingdom) and Poland. Great Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Note that for purposes of the diversity program only, Northern Ireland is treated separately; Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among the qualifying areas.

NORTH AMERICA
The Bahamas
In North America, natives of Canada and Mexico are not eligible for this year’s diversity program.

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

SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Chile
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Countries in this region whose natives are not eligible for this year’s diversity program:
Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru.

DV Lottery 2012 update

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Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery

Important Notice about DV-2011: The DV-2011 Diversity Visa Lottery online entry registration period has ended; therefore, registrations cannot be entered now.
The DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery entry registration period was between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009.

Overview
The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available 50,000 diversity visas (DV) annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

DV Lottery 2012 Online Registration
Check back later for information about the upcoming DV Lottery 2012 registration period, scheduled to start in October 2010. Entrants will apply on Form DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, available only during the DV open registration period.

Fraud Warning
Please Note: There have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State notifies successful Diversity Visa applicants by letter, and NOT by e-mail. To learn more see the Department of State Warning and the Federal Trade Commission Warning.

Lottery Winner Notification
Diversity Visa lottery applicants selected are notified by mail between May and July of the next year, following DV Online entry. Lottery entrants selected are provided further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the U.S. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified by email. Those individuals NOT selected will NOT receive any notification. The Diversity Visa Lottery Instructions "Selection of Applicants" section provides information about the DV timeframe and process.

We will update information on Green Card Lottery for anyone who wants to join the US Immigration Lottery / Program on this website. We have posted the links in the e-group where you can get the information and instruction to join the Lottery.

Please introduce your self with your NAME, ADDRESS, at least your CITY & ZIP or POST Code when applying to join our e-group.
Annonymous Applicant will not be approved as our member in this e-group.

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Checking Confirmation Entry

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Have you applied for the DV2011 registration between 02 Oktober - 30 November 2009 ?
Did you keep the registration "Confirmation Number" ?
If you did, check your entry status on this website:
http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/

Please be sure to have the Entrant's information in order to check the status online.
DV-2010 Entrant Status Check Instructions
You need to have the following information:
Confirmation Number
Last Name/Family Name
Year of Birth

IF you had applied for the lottery and did not keep the confirmation number, watch your incoming mail between April - June if there is any letter from
USPS (United States Postal Service) :
KENTUCKY CONSULAR CENTER,
3505 NORTH HIGHWAY 25W,
WILLIAMSBURG, KY 40769
The notification is sent to you in a white letter size enveloppe.

Read carefully and follow the instruction(s).
Fill out the form(s) and send it back as soon as possible to increase your chances to get the visa before the cut-off date or allocation cut-off number for each country.

Please note that your notification is only sent to you by regular mail, not by express mail, registered mail, FedEx, UPS nor an e-mail.
Beware of scam if someone is asking you to send $payment$ to a non US Institution!

If you haven't received anything , starting July 1, 2010, you will be able to check the status of your entry by returning to the DV website and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information.

Otherwise, apply for the next DV Lottery!

GREEN CARD LOTTERY DV 2010
OCT 02 - 01 DEC 2008

GREEN CARD LOTTERY DV 2011
OCT 02 - NOV 30 2009

GREEN CARD LOTTERY DV 2012
?? We will send you the update through our mailing list when the information is available ??

We will update information on Green Card Lottery for anyone who wants to join the US Immigration Lottery / Program. We have posted the links in the e-group where you can get the information and instruction to join the Lottery.

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SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

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The computer will randomly select individuals from among all qualified entries. The selected individuals will be notified by mail between May and July 2010; the notification letters will provide further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the United States. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified by e-mail. Those individuals NOT selected will NOT receive any notification. U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of successful entrants. Successful entrants’ spouses and unmarried children under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow-to-join the principal applicant. DV-2011 visas will be issued between October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011.
Processing of entries and issuance of DVs to successful individuals and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2011. Under no circumstances can DVs be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family members obtain DVs to follow-to-join the principal applicant in the United States after this date.

In order to receive a DV to immigrate to the United States, those chosen in the random drawing must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law. These requirements may significantly increase the level of scrutiny required and time necessary for processing for natives of some countries listed in this notice including, but not limited to, countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism.

Important Notice
No fee is charged for the electronic lottery entry in the annual DV program. The U.S. Government employs no outside consultants or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries or others who offer assistance to prepare DV entries do so without the authority or consent of the U.S. Government. Use of any outside intermediary or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the entrant’s discretion.
A qualified electronic entry submitted directly by an applicant has an equal chance of being randomly selected by the computer at the KCC, as does a qualified electronic entry received from an outside intermediary on behalf of the applicant. However, receipt of more than one entry per person will disqualify the person from registration, regardless of the source of the entry.

UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2011

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UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2011
* 02 Oktober 2009 - 30 November 2009 *

Undian Green Card adalah sebuah program Diversity Visa yang diadakan setiap tahun oleh pemerintah Amerika Serikat yang memberikan 55000 kartu izin menetap (Green Card) untuk masyarakat dari berbagai negara yang jumlah penduduknya masih rendah di Amerika Utara, termasuk Indonesia. Green Card memberikan hak kepada warga negara luar untuk berkerja, sekolah, tinggal sebagaimana warga AS lainnya.
Para peserta harus memiliki syarat pendidikan minimal Sekolah Menengah Atas atau telah lulus dari 12 tahun pendidikan di sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah. Untuk melihat daftar pekerjaan yang memenuhi persyaratan bisa di lihat di http://online.onetcenter.org/.
Untuk mengikuti program ini anda harus berasal dari negara yang termasuk dalam daftar. Perhatikan daftar negara yang tidak termasuk dalam program undian berdasarkan negara kelahiran anda. Contoh: Anak dari orang tua warga Indonesia yang lahir di India, Filipina, Inggris, Polandia, Kanada dan beberapa negara lain (Lihat di daftar) tidak dapat mengikuti program undian ini.
PENDAFTARAN UNDIAN TIDAK DIPUNGUT BIAYA! Pendaftaran Undian Green Card hanya bisa dilakukan melalui Internet melalui situs http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ saat periode pendaftaran yang dimulai pada tanggal 2 Oktober 2009 dan ditutup pada tanggal 30 November 2009.
Proses seleksi dilakukan secara acak. Peserta yang terpilih akan diberitahukan melalui surat yang dikirim ke alamat yang telah anda tulis di formulir pendaftaran beserta dengan informasi untuk proses selanjutnya. Informasi biaya untuk pengurusan visa bagi yang menang Undian, bisa dilihat di situs ini: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html
Peserta masing- masing hanya boleh melakukan SATU PENDAFTARAN PER ORANG. Peserta yang melakukan lebih dari satu pendaftaran per orang akan didiskualifikasi. Pendaftaran yang terpisah untuk pasangan suami istri diperbolehkan.
HINDARI PELAKU PENIPUAN: Pemerintah Amerika Serikat tidak berkerja sama dengan pihak luar (Agen) untuk program Undian Green Card. Apabila anda mencoba untuk mendapatkan Green Card berhati-hatilah apabila anda berniat menggunakan jasa pihak ketiga atau agen luar. Anda akan dikenakan biaya tambahan, dengan alasan mempermudah proses pengurusan undian tahunan Green Card.
Program Undian ini diadakan setahun sekali. Bagi anda yang sudah mengikuti tapi belum mendapatkan keberuntungan, boleh mencoba lagi di tahun yang akan datang.
Informasi di website GreenCardLottery.co.nr dan e-group GreenCardLottery ini dibuat untuk mempermudah pengiriman berita ke masyarakat Indonesia yang ingin mendapatkan US Permanent Resident melalui Program undian dari Pihak Imigrasi Amerika Serikat.
Anggota e-group akan mendapatkan informasi melalui e-mail yang setiap tahun pada saat pemerintah membuka kesempatan bagi anda untuk mengajukan permohonan baru.
Untuk bergabung dengan e-group kami, silahkan klik di kotak bertulisan "Join this Group" dan ikuti petunjuk di website. Mohon perkenalkan diri anda dengan NAMA, ALAMAT, sekurang kurangnya KOTA dan kode pos.
Permohonan anggota tanpa nama, alamat dan perkenalan tidak akan diterima khususnya untuk menghindari "Junk mail" atau "Spam".

Semoga kali ini anda berhasil mendapatkan Kartu Hijau melalui Undian!

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DV-2011 INSTRUCTIONS

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2011 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2011)

The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 and provides for a class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants." Section 203(c) of the INA provides a maximum of 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) each fiscal year to be made available to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

The annual DV program makes visas available to persons meeting simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. A computer-generated, random lottery drawing chooses selectees for DVs. The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration, and with no visas going to nationals of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the period of the past five years. Within each region, no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.

For DV-2011, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years:
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM.

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
For DV-2011, no countries have been added or removed from the previous year’s list of eligible countries.

The Department of State implemented the electronic registration system beginning with DV-2005 in order to make the DV process more efficient and secure. The Department utilizes special technology and other means to identify those who commit fraud for the purposes of illegal immigration or those who submit multiple entries.

DV REGISTRATION PERIOD
Entries for the DV-2011 DV lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009.
Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period. Paper entries will not be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon, EST, on November 30, 2009.

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

To enter the DV lottery, you must be a native of one of the listed countries. See List Of Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify. (LIST OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES FOR DV-2011)
Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases, this means the country in which you were born. However, there are two other ways you may be able to qualify.
* First, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible but your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth—provided that both you and your spouse are on the selected entry, are issued visas, and enter the United States simultaneously.
* Second, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ countries of birth if it is a country whose natives qualify for the DV-2011 program.
To enter the lottery, you must meet either the education or work experience requirement of the DV program: You must have either a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education; OR two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience to perform.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used to determine qualifying work experience. For more information about qualifying work experience, see Frequently Asked Question #13.
If you cannot meet either of these requirements, you should NOT submit an entry to the DV program.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

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PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2011

The Department of State will only accept completed E-DV entry forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period between noon, EDT (GMT-4), Friday, October 2, 2009 and noon, EST (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009.

All entries by an individual will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for that individual is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. You may prepare and submit your own entry or have someone submit the entry for you.
Paper entries will not be accepted
It is very important that all required photographs be submitted. Your entry will be disqualified if all required photographs are not submitted. Recent photographs of the following people must be submitted electronically with the E-DV entry form:
 You
 Your spouse
 Each unmarried child under 21 years of age at the time of your electronic entry, including all natural children as well as all legally adopted children and stepchildren, even if a child no longer resides with you or you do not intend for a child to immigrate under the DV program.
You do not need to submit a photo for a child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident. Group or family photographs will not be accepted; there must be a separate photograph for each family member.
Failure to submit the required photographs for your spouse and each child listed will result in an incomplete entry to the E-DV system. The entry will not be accepted and must be resubmitted. Failure to enter the correct photograph of each individual into the E-DV system will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas associated with the case at the time of the visa interview.
A digital photograph (image) of you, your spouse, and each child must be submitted online with the E-DV entry form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner.
Entries are subject to disqualification and visa refusal for cases in which the photographs are not recent or have been manipulated or fail to meet the specifications explained below.

DIGITAL PHOTO INSTRUCTIONS

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Head Position
* The person being photographed must directly face the camera.
* The head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
* The head height or facial region size (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50 percent and 69 percent of the image's total height. The eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of the eyes) should be between 56 percent and 69 percent of the image's height.
Background
* The person being photographed should be taken with the person in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
* Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable.
Focus
* The photograph must be in focus
Decorative Items
* Photographs in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted.
Head Coverings and Hats
* Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable if the head covering is worn for religious beliefs; even then, the head covering may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant. Photographs of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be accepted; photographs of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.
Color photographs in 24-bit color depth are required. Color photographs may be downloaded from a camera to a file in the computer or they may be scanned onto a computer. If you are using a scanner, the settings must be for True Color or 24-bit color mode. See the additional scanning requirements below.

Technical Specifications
The submitted digital photograph must conform to the following specifications or the system will automatically reject the E-DV entry form 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 is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution and Dimensions:
Minimum acceptable dimensions are 600 pixels (width) x 600 pixels (height). Image pixel dimensions must be in a square aspect ratio (meaning the height must be equal to the width).
Image Color Depth:
24-bit color [Note: Color photographs are required. Black and white, monochrome images (2-bit color depth), 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale will not be accepted.]
Scanning a Submitted Photograph.
Before a photographic print is scanned, it must meet the compositional specifications listed above. If the photographic print meets the print color and compositional specifications, scan the print using the following scanner specifications:
Scanner Resolution: Scanned at a resolution of at least 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 is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
Image Resolution: 600 by 600 pixels.
Image Color Depth: 24-bit color. [Note that black and white, monochrome, or grayscale images will not be accepted.]

Photo Validation
If you have your picture ready, click here to check your picture before you submit your application.

REQUIRED INFO FOR E-ENTRY

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There is only one way to enter the DV-2011 lottery. You must submit the DS 5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form), which is accessible only online at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Failure to complete the form in its entirety will disqualify the entry. Those who submit the E-DV entry will be asked to include the following information on the E-DV Entry Form.

NOTE: The Department of State strongly encourages applicants to complete the application without the assistance of "Visa Consultants," "Visa Agents," or other individuals who offer to submit an application on behalf of applicants. In many cases, these facilitators substitute their address for an applicant’s address and thereby receive the selection notification instead of it being received by the actual applicant. Subsequently, the visa facilitators extort money from the selectees in order to receive the notification information that should rightly have gone directly to the DV selectee.

FULL NAME – Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
DATE OF BIRTH – Day, Month, Year
GENDER – Male or Female
CITY WHERE YOU WERE BORN
COUNTRY WHERE YOU WERE BORN – The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where you were born.
COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY OR CHARGEABILITY FOR THE DV PROGRAM – Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. If you were born in a country that is not eligible for the DV program, please review the instructions to see if there is another option for country chargeability available for you. For additional information on chargeability, please review ―Frequently Asked Question #1 of these instructions.
ENTRY PHOTOGRAPH(S) – See the technical information on photograph specifications. Make sure you include photographs of your spouse and all your children, if applicable. See Frequently Asked Question #3.
MAILING ADDRESS – In Care Of, Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, and Country
COUNTRY WHERE YOU LIVE TODAY
PHONE NUMBER (optional)
E-MAIL ADDRESS – provide an email address to which you have direct access. You will NOT receive an official selection letter at this address. However, if your entry is selected and you respond to the official letter you receive from the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), you may receive follow-up communication from them by email.
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION YOU HAVE ACHIEVED, AS OF TODAY? You must indicate which one of the following represents your own highest level of educational achievement: (1) Primary school only, (2) High school, no degree, (3) High school degree, (4) Vocational school, (5) Some university courses, (6) University degree, (7) Some graduate level courses, (8) Master degree, (9) Some doctorate level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree
MARITAL STATUS – Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Legally Separated
NUMBER OF CHILDREN – Entries MUST include the name, date, and place of birth of your spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally adopted children and stepchildren who are unmarried and under the age of 21 on the date of your electronic entry (do not include children who are already U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents), even if you are no longer legally married to the child’s parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21 years or older are not eligible for the DV; however, U.S. law protects children from ―aging out‖ in certain circumstances. If your electronic DV entry is made before your unmarried child turns 21, and the child turns 21 before visa issuance, he/she may be protected from aging out by the Child Status Protection Act and be treated as though he/she were under 21 for visa-processing purposes. Failure to list all children who are eligible will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview. See Frequently Asked Question #11.
SPOUSE INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph. Failure to list your spouse will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview.
CHILDREN INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph: Include all children declared in question #14 above.

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ

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WHAT DO THE TERMS “ELIGIBILITY”, “NATIVE” AND “CHARGEABILITY” MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY?

Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. "Native" ordinarily means someone born in a particular country, regardless of the individual’s current country of residence or nationality. For immigration purposes, "native" can also mean someone who is entitled to be "charged" to a country other than the one in which he/she was born under the provisions of Section 202(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For example, if you were born in a country that is not eligible for this year’s DV program, you may claim chargeability to the country where your derivative spouse was born, but you will not be issued a DV-1 unless your spouse is also eligible for and issued a DV-2, and both of you must enter the United States together with the DVs. In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be "charged" to a parent’s country of birth.

Finally, if you were born in a country not eligible to participate in this year’s DV program, you can be "charged" to the country of birth of either of your parents as long as neither parent was a resident of the ineligible country at the time of the your birth. In general, people are not considered residents of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized if they are only visiting the country, studying in the country temporarily, or stationed temporarily in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a company or government from a country other than the country in which the applicant was born. If you claim alternate chargeability, you must indicate such information on the E-DV electronic online Entry Form, in question #6. Please be aware that listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability (i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid claim) may disqualify your entry.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THIS DV REGISTRATION?

Yes, you must provide an email address this year as part of your entry, it is no longer optional. If you are selected, you will still receive an official letter from KCC by regular mail, but KCC may send other communications to you by email. Please provide a personal email address that you can access rather than using someone else’s address or a standard company address.

All other requirements for DV-2011 remain the same. The Entry Status Check will be available for DV-2011 beginning July 1, 2010. If you applied for the DV-2010 program, you may check the status of your entry until the end of June 2010.
ARE SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER, OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL ENTRANT?

Signatures are not required on the E-DV Entry Form. Recent and individual photographs of you, your spouse, and all children under 21 years of age are required. Family or group photographs are not accepted. Refer to information on the photograph requirements located in this bulletin.
WHY DO NATIVES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DV PROGRAM?

DVs are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries that send large numbers of immigrants to the United States. The law states that no DVs 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, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) adds the family and employment immigrant admission figures for the previous five years to identify the countries whose natives will be ineligible for the annual diversity lottery. Because there is a separate determination made before each annual E-DV entry period, the list of countries whose natives are not eligible may change from one year to the next.
WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2011?

By law, the U.S. DV program makes available a maximum of 55,000 permanent residence visas each year to eligible persons. However, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning as early as DV-1999, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated DVs will be made available for use under the NACARA program. The actual reduction of the limit by up to 5,000 DVs began with DV-2000 and is likely to remain in effect through the DV-2011 program.
WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DV LIMITS FOR DV-2011?

USCIS determines the regional DV limits for each year according to a formula specified in Section 203(c) of the INA. Once USCIS has completed these calculations, the regional visa limits will be announced.
WHEN WILL ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2011 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?

The DV-2011 entry period will run through the registration period listed above. Each year, millions of people apply for the program during the registration period. The massive volume of entries creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful individuals. Holding the entry period during October, November, and December will ensure that selectees are notified in a timely manner and gives both the visa applicants and our embassies and consulates time to prepare and complete cases for visa issuance. You are strongly encouraged to enter early in the registration period. Excessive demand at end of the registration period may slow the system down. No entries whatsoever will be accepted after noon EST Monday November 30, 2009.
MAY PERSONS WHO ARE IN THE UNITED STATES APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM?

Yes, an applicant may be in the United States or in another country, and the entry may be submitted from the United States or from abroad.
IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL E-DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?

Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period. Individuals for whom more than one entry is submitted will be disqualified. The Department of State will employ sophisticated technology and other means to identify individuals who submit multiple entries during the registration period. People submitting more than one entry will be disqualified, and an electronic record will be permanently maintained by the Department of State. Individuals may apply for the program each year during the regular registration period.
MAY A HUSBAND AND A WIFE EACH SUBMIT A SEPARATE ENTRY?

Yes, a husband and a wife may each submit one entry if each meets the eligibility requirements. If either is selected, the other is entitled to derivative status.
WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY E-DV ENTRY?

On your entry you must list your spouse (husband or wife) and all unmarried children under 21 years of age, with the exception of children who are already U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents. You must list your spouse even if you are currently separated from him/her, unless you are legally separated (i.e., there is a written agreement recognized by a court or a court order). If you are legally separated or divorced, you do not need to list your former spouse. You must list ALL your children who are unmarried and under 21 years of age at the time of your initial E-DV entry, whether they are your natural children, your spouse’s children, or children you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country, unless such child is already a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident. List all children under 21 years of age at the time of your electronic entry, even if they no longer reside with you or you do not intend for them to immigrate under the DV program.

The fact that you have listed family members on your entry does not mean that they must travel with you. They may choose to remain behind. However, if you include an eligible dependent on your visa application forms that you failed to include on your original entry, your case will be disqualified. This only applies to those who were family members at the time the original application was submitted, not those acquired at a later date. Your spouse may still submit a separate entry, even though he or she is listed on your entry, as long as both entries include details on all dependents in your family. See question #10 above.
MUST I SUBMIT MY OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON MY BEHALF?

You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you. Regardless of whether an entry is submitted by the individual directly, or assistance is provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc., only one entry may be submitted in the name of each person, and the entrant remains responsible for ensuring that information in the entry is correct and complete. If the entry is selected, the notification letter will be sent only to the mailing address provided on the entry. All entrants, including those not selected, will be able to check the status of their entry through the official DV website. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information so that they may independently check the status of their entry.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?

The law and regulations require that every entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have, within the past five years, two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years’ training or experience. A "high school education or equivalent" is defined as successful completion of a twelve-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the G.E.D.) are not acceptable. Documentary proof of education or work experience must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview.

What Occupations qualify for the DV Program?

To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net OnLine database will be used. The O*Net OnLine Database groups job experience into five ―"job zones".While many occupations are listed on the DOL Website, only certain specified occupations qualify for the DV Program. To qualify for a DV on the basis of your work experience, you must have, within the past five years, two years of experience in an occupation that is designated as Job Zone 4 or 5, classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.

How Do I Find the Qualifying Occupations on the Department of Labor Website?

Qualifying DV Occupations are shown on the DOL O*Net OnLine Database. Follow these steps to find out if your occupation qualifies: Select ―"Find Occupations" and then select a specific ―"Job Family". For example, select Architecture and Engineering and click "GO". Then click on the link for the specific Occupation. Following the same example, click Aerospace Engineers. After selecting a specific Occupation link, select the tab "Job Zone" to find out the designated Job Zone number and Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) rating range.
HOW WILL SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS BE SELECTED?

At the KCC, 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 entrant will be sent a notification letter by the KCC, which will provide visa application instructions. The KCC will continue to process the case until those selected to be visa applicants are instructed to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. consular office or until those qualifying to change status in the United States apply at a domestic USCIS office.

Important Note: Notifications to those selected in the random lottery are not sent by e-mail. Official notifications of selection are sent by regular postal mail from the KCC. Should you receive an email notification about your E-DV selection, be aware that the message is not legitimate. It is only after you are selected, notified by an official letter sent via postal mail, and processing begins on your case, that you may receive follow-up email communication from the KCC. The KCC will not ask you to send money to them by mail or by services such as Western Union.
MAY SELECTEES ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?

Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to adjust status under the terms of Section 245 of the INA, selected individuals who are physically present in the United States may apply to USCIS for adjustment of status to permanent resident. Applicants must ensure that USCIS can complete action on their cases, including processing of any overseas derivatives, before September 30, 2011, since on that date registrations for the DV-2011 program expire. No visa numbers for the DV-2011 program will be available after midnight EST on September 30, 2011, under any circumstances.
WILL ENTRANTS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?

All entrants, including those NOT selected, may check the status of their entry through the E-DV website and find out if their entry was or was not selected. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information from the time of their entry until they may check the status of their entry online. Status information for DV-2011 will be available online from July 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011. (Status information for the previous DV lottery, DV-2010, is available online from July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2010.) All official notification letters are sent to the address indicated on the entry within five to seven months from the end of the application period.
HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SELECTED?

There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2011, but 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 KCC to ensure that all of the available DV visas are issued. However, this also means that there will not be a sufficient number of visas for all those who are initially selected. All applicants who are selected will be informed promptly of their place on the list. Interviews for the DV-2011 program will begin in October 2010. The KCC 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 to those applicants who are ready for issuance during that month, visa-number availability permitting. Once all of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, the program will end. In principle, visa numbers could be finished before September 2011. Selected applicants who wish to receive visas must be prepared to act promptly on their cases. Random selection by the KCC computer as a selectee does not automatically guarantee that you will receive a visa. You must qualify for the visa as well.
IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?

There is no minimum age to apply for the program, but the requirement of a high school education or work experience for each principal applicant at the time of application will effectively disqualify most persons who are under age 18.
ARE THERE ANY FEES FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?

There is no fee for submitting an electronic lottery entry. DV applicants must pay all required visa fees at the time of visa application directly to the consular cashier at the embassy or consulate. Details of required DV and immigration visa application fees will be included with the instructions sent by the KCC to applicants who are selected.
DO DV APPLICANTS RECEIVE WAIVERS OF ANY GROUNDS OF VISA INELIGIBILITY OR RECEIVE SPECIAL PROCESSING FOR A WAIVER APPLICATION?

Applicants are subject to all grounds of ineligibility for immigrant visas specified in the INA. There are no special provisions for the waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility aside from those ordinarily provided in the INA, nor is there special processing for waiver requests. Some general waiver provisions for people with close relatives who are U.S. Citizens or Lawful Permanent Resident aliens may be available to DV applicants as well, but the time constraints in the DV program will make it difficult for applicants to benefit from such provisions.
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.
HOW LONG DO APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR VISAS IN THE DV CATEGORY?

Persons selected in the DV-2011 lottery are entitled to apply for visa issuance only during fiscal year 2011, from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011. 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, 2010 (the end of the fiscal year.). Also, spouses and children who derive status from a DV-2011 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category between October 2010 and September 2011. Applicants who apply overseas will receive an appointment letter from the KCC four to six weeks before the scheduled appointment.
IF AN E-DV SELECTEE DIES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DV CASE?

The death of an individual selected in the lottery results in automatic revocation of the DV case. Any eligible spouse and/or children are no longer entitled to the DV visa for that entry.
WHEN WILL E-DV BE AVAILABLE ONLINE?

Online entry will be available during the registration period beginning at noon EDT (GMT-4) on October 2, 2009, and ending at noon EST (GMT-5) on November 30, 2009.
WILL I BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THE E-DV ENTRY FORM TO A MICROSOFT WORD PROGRAM (OR OTHER SUITABLE PROGRAM) AND THEN FILL IT OUT?

No, you will not be able to save the form into another program for completion and submission later. The E-DV Entry Form is a Web form only. This makes it more "universal" than a proprietary word processor format. Additionally, it does require that the information be filled in and submitted while online.
IF I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, CAN I SEND PHOTOGRAPHS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES TO SCAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, SAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO A DISKETTE, AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE BACK TO ME TO APPLY?

Yes, this can be done, as long as the photograph meets the photograph requirements in the instructions and the photograph is electronically submitted with, and at the same time as, the E-DV online entry. The applicants must already have the scanned photograph file when they submit the entry online. The photograph cannot be submitted separately from the online application. Only one online entry can be submitted for each person. Multiple submissions will disqualify the entry for that person for DV-2011. The entire entry (photograph and application together) can be submitted electronically from the United States or from overseas.
CAN I SAVE THE FORM ONLINE SO THAT I CAN FILL OUT PART AND THEN COME BACK LATER AND COMPLETE THE REMAINDER?

No, this cannot be done. The E-DV Entry Form is designed to be completed and submitted at one time. However, because the form is in two parts, and because of possible network interruptions and delays, the E-DV system is designed to permit up to sixty (60) minutes between the form’s download and when the entry is received at the E-DV website. If more than sixty minutes elapse and the entry has not been electronically 11
received, the information already received is discarded. This is done so that there is no possibility that a full entry could accidentally be interpreted as a duplicate of a previous partial entry. The DV-2011 instructions explain clearly and completely what information is required to fill in the form. Thus, you can be fully prepared, making sure you have all of the information needed before you start to complete the form online.
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 a submission 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, given the nature of the Internet. If the problem can be fixed by the applicant, and the Form Part One or Two is re-sent within sixty (60) minutes, there is no problem. Otherwise, the applicant will have to restart the submission process. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent.
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. However, the amount of time it takes the response to reach the sender is unpredictable, given the nature of the Internet. If many minutes have elapsed since pressing the ―Submit‖ button, there is no harm in pressing the ―Submit‖ button a second time. The E-DV system will not be confused by a situation where the ―Submit‖ button is hit a second time, because no confirmation response has been received. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent. However, once you receive a confirmation notice, do not resubmit your information.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF THE NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS AUTHENTIC? HOW CAN I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE IN FACT BEEN CHOSEN IN THE RANDOM DV LOTTERY?

Keep your confirmation page. You will need it to check the status of your entry on the official DV website after the electronic lottery is conducted (usually March). If you lose your confirmation information, you will not be able to check your DV entry status by yourself, and we will not resend the confirmation page to you. If selected, you will also receive a letter from the KCC by mail sometime between May and July 2010 at the addresses listed on their E-DV entry. Only the randomly selected individuals will be notified by mail. Persons not selected may check their entry using their confirmation information through the official DV website, but they will not receive any additional official notification by email or by mail. We will NOT resend confirmation page information to you. If you lose your confirmation page information, you will only find out that you were selected if you receive an official letter by mail. U.S. Embassies and Consulates will NOT provide a list of those selected to continue the visa process.

The KCC will send notification letters to those who are selected. These letters will contain instructions for the visa application process. The instructions say the selected applicants will pay all diversity and immigrant visa fees in person only at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at the time of the visa application. The consular cashier or consular officer immediately gives the visa applicant a U.S. Government receipt for payment. You should never send money for DV fees through the mail, Western Union, or any other delivery service.

The E-DV lottery entries are submitted on the Internet, on the official U.S. Government E-DV website at www.dvlottery.state.gov. KCC sends only letters to the selected applicants. KCC, consular offices, or the U.S. Government have never sent e-mails to notify selected individuals, and there are no plans to use e-mail for this purpose for the DV-2011 program.

The Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs advises the public that only Internet sites including the ―".gov" domain suffix are official government websites. Many other non-governmental websites (e.g., using the suffixes ".com" or ".org" or ".net") provide immigration and visa related information and services. Regardless of the content of non-governmental websites, the Department of State does not endorse, recommend, or sponsor any information or material shown at these other websites.

Some websites may try to mislead customers and members of the public into thinking they are official websites and may contact you by e-mail to lure you to their offers. These websites may attempt to require you to pay for services such as forms and information about immigration procedures, which are otherwise free on the Department of State Visa Services website or through U.S. embassy consular sections’ websites. Additionally, these other websites may require you to pay for services you will not receive (such as fees for DV immigration applications and visas) in an effort to steal your money. If you send in money to one of these scams, you will never see it again. Also, you should be wary of sending any personal information to these websites that might be used for identity fraud/theft.
IF I AM SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A VISA THROUGH THE DV PROGRAM, WILL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSIST WITH MY AIRFARE TO THE UNITED STATES, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDE HEALTHCARE, OR PROVIDE ANY SUBSIDIES UNTIL I AM FULLY SETTLED?

No, applicants who obtain a DV are not provided any type of assistance such as airfare, housing assistance, or subsidies. If you are selected to apply for a DV, you will be required to provide evidence that you will not become a public charge in the United States before being issued a visa. This evidence may be in the form of a combination of your personal assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) from a relative or friend residing in the United States, and/or an offer of employment from an employer in the United States.

LIST OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES FOR DV-2011

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LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2011

The list below shows the countries whose natives are eligible for DV-2011, grouped by geographic region. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region of the governing country. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV-2011 program were identified by USCIS, according to the formula in Section 203(c) of the INA. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV program (because they are the principal source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration or ―high-admission‖ countries) are noted after the respective regional lists.

AFRICA
Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
* Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt.

ASIA
Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Burma Cambodia East Timor Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kuwait Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal North Korea Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Thailand United Arab Emirates Yemen
*Natives of the following Asian countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: China (mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Hong Kong S.A.R and Taiwan do qualify and are listed above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies and is listed below (Europe). Persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, and Syria are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, and Syria.

EUROPE
Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark (including components and dependent areas overseas) Estonia Finland France (including components and 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 Portugal (including components and dependent areas overseas) Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Vatican City
* Natives of the following European countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: Great Britain (United Kingdom) and Poland. Great Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Note that for purposes of the diversity program only, Northern Ireland is treated separately; Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among the qualifying areas.

NORTH AMERICA
The Bahamas
In North America, natives of Canada and Mexico are not eligible for this year’s diversity program.

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

SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Barbados Belize Bolivia Chile Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Grenada Guyana Honduras Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela
* Countries in this region whose natives are not eligible for this year’s diversity program:
Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru.

Checking Your Confirmation Entry

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Have you applied for the DV2010 registration before December 1st, 2008 ?
Did you keep the registration "Confirmation Number" ?
If you did, you can check your entry status on this website:
http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/

IF you had applied for the lottery and did not keep the confirmation number, watch your incoming mail between April - June 2009 if there is any letter from
USPS (United States Postal Service) from:
KENTUCKY CONSULAR CENTER,
3505 NORTH HIGHWAY 25W,
WILLIAMSBURG, KY 40769
The notification is sent to you in a white letter size enveloppe.

Read carefully and follow the instruction(s).
Fill out the form(s) and send it back as soon as possible to increase your chances to get the visa before the cut-off date or allocation cut-off number for each country.

Please note that your notification is only sent to you by regular mail, not by express mail, registered mail nor an e-mail.
Beware of scam if someone is asking you to send $payment$ to a non US Institution!

If you haven't received anything until the end of June 2009,
starting July 1, 2009, you will be able to check the status of your entry by returning to the DV website and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information.

Otherwise, apply for the next DV Lottery!

GREEN CARD LOTTERY DV 2010
OCT 02 - 01 DEC 2008

GREEN CARD LOTTERY DV 2011
OCT 02 - NOV 30 2009

Please introduce your self with your NAME, ADDRESS, at least your CITY & ZIP or POST Code when applying to join our e-group.
Annonymous Applicant will not be approved as our member in this e-group.

Thank you for your joining and Good luck to your application!

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The US GreenCard Lottery

2009-06-10T19:55:00.005-05:00

The entry registration period for
DV-2010 GreenCard Lottery closed on December 1st, 2008 at 12 noon EST
and all submission processing on the website has stopped.

IF you had applied for the lottery, watch your incoming mail between April - June 2009 if there is any letter from
USPS (United States Postal Service) from:
KENTUCKY CONSULAR CENTER,
3505 NORTH HIGHWAY 25W,
WILLIAMSBURG, KY 40769
The notification is sent to you in a white letter size enveloppe.

Read carefully and follow the instruction(s).
Fill out the form(s) and send it back as soon as possible to increase your chances to get the visa before the cut-off date or allocation cut-off number for each country.

UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2010
telah ditutup pada tanggal 01 Desember 2008 jam 12 siang.

Please introduce your self with your NAME, ADDRESS, at least your CITY & ZIP or POST Code when applying to join our e-group.
Annonymous Applicant will not be approved as our member in this e-group.

Thank you for your joining and Good luck to your application!

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The next GreenCard Lottery

2008-12-01T13:52:00.004-06:00

The entry registration period for
DV-2010 GreenCard Lottery closed on December 1st, 2008 at 12 noon EST
and all submission processing at this website has stopped.

UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2010
telah ditutup pada tanggal 01 Desember 2008 jam 12 siang.

Please introduce your self with your NAME, ADDRESS, at least your CITY & ZIP or POST Code when applying to join our e-group.
Annonymous Applicant will not be approved as our member in this e-group.

Thank you for your joining and Good luck to your application!

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UNDIAN GREEN CARD berikutnya

2008-12-01T13:38:00.004-06:00

UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2010
* telah ditutup tanggal 01 Desember 2008 *

Undian Green Card adalah sebuah program Diversity Visa yang diadakan setiap tahun oleh pemerintah Amerika Serikat yang memberikan kartu izin menetap (Green Card) untuk masyarakat dari berbagai negara yang jumlah penduduknya masih rendah di Amerika Utara, termasuk Indonesia. Green Card memberikan hak kepada warga negara luar untuk berkerja, sekolah, tinggal sebagaimana warga AS lainnya.
Para peserta harus memiliki syarat pendidikan minimal Sekolah Menengah Atas
Informasi di website & e-group GreenCardLottery ini untuk mempermudah pengiriman berita ke masyarakat Indonesia yang ingin mendapatkan US Permanent Resident melalui Program undian dari Pihak Imigrasi Amerika Serikat.
Untuk bergabung dengan e-group kami, silahkan klik di kotak bertulisan "Join this Group" dan ikuti petunjuk di website. Mohon perkenalkan diri anda dengan NAMA, ALAMAT, sekurang kurangnya KOTA dan kode pos.
Permohonan anggota tanpa nama, alamat dan perkenalan anda tidak akan diterima khususnya untuk menghindari "Junk mail" atau "Spam".

Semoga kali ini anda berhasil mendapatkan Kartu Hijau melalui Undian!

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US Green Card ?

2008-10-20T14:34:00.003-05:00

UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2010

2008-10-01T21:30:00.015-05:00

UNDIAN GREEN CARD 2010
* 02 Oktober 2008 - 01 Desember 2008 *

Undian Green Card adalah sebuah program Diversity Visa yang diadakan setiap tahun oleh pemerintah Amerika Serikat yang memberikan 55000 kartu izin menetap (Green Card) untuk masyarakat dari berbagai negara yang jumlah penduduknya masih rendah di Amerika Utara, termasuk Indonesia. Green Card memberikan hak kepada warga negara luar untuk berkerja, sekolah, tinggal sebagaimana warga AS lainnya.
Para peserta harus memiliki syarat pendidikan minimal Sekolah Menengah Atas atau telah lulus dari 12 tahun pendidikan di sekolah dasar dan sekolah menengah. Untuk melihat daftar pekerjaan yang memenuhi persyaratan bisa di lihat di http://online.onetcenter.org/.
Untuk mengikuti program ini anda harus berasal dari negara yang termasuk dalam daftar. Perhatikan daftar negara yang tidak termasuk dalam program undian berdasarkan negara kelahiran anda. Contoh: Anak dari orang tua warga Indonesia yang lahir di India, Filipina, Inggris, Polandia, Kanada dan beberapa negara lain (Lihat di daftar) tidak dapat mengikuti program undian ini.
PENDAFTARAN UNDIAN TIDAK DIPUNGUT BIAYA! Pendaftaran Undian Green Card hanya bisa dilakukan melalui Internet melalui situs http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ saat periode pendaftaran yang dimulai pada tanggal 2 Oktober 2008 dan ditutup pada tanggal 1 December 2008 jam 12.00 WIB.
Proses seleksi dilakukan secara acak. Peserta yang terpilih akan diberitahukan melalui surat yang dikirim ke alamat yang telah anda tulis di formulir pendaftaran beserta dengan informasi untuk proses selanjutnya. Informasi biaya untuk pengurusan visa bagi yang menang Undian, bisa dilihat di situs ini: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html
Peserta masing- masing hanya boleh melakukan SATU PENDAFTARAN PER ORANG. Peserta yang melakukan lebih dari satu pendaftaran per orang akan didiskualifikasi. Pendaftaran yang terpisah untuk pasangan suami istri diperbolehkan.
HINDARI PELAKU PENIPUAN: Pemerintah Amerika Serikat tidak berkerja sama dengan pihak luar (Agen) untuk program Undian Green Card. Apabila anda mencoba untuk mendapatkan Green Card berhati-hatilah apabila anda berniat menggunakan jasa pihak ketiga atau agen luar. Anda akan dikenakan biaya tambahan, dengan alasan mempermudah proses pengurusan undian tahunan Green Card.
Program Undian ini diadakan setahun sekali. Bagi anda yang sudah mengikuti tapi belum mendapatkan keberuntungan, boleh mencoba lagi di tahun yang akan datang.
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DV-2010 INSTRUCTIONS

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2010 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2010)

The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Section 131 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-649) amended INA 203 and provides for a class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants." Section 203(c) of the INA provides a maximum of 55,000 Diversity Visas (DV) each fiscal year to be made available to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

The annual DV program makes visas available to persons meeting the simple, but strict, eligibility requirements. A computer-generated, random lottery drawing chooses selectees for diversity visas. The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration, and with no visas going to nationals of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. over the period of the past five years. Within each region, no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available Diversity Visas in any one year.

For DV-2010, natives of the following countries1 are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years:

BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, PERU, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM.

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.

For DV-2010, Russia has returned to the list of eligible countries. Kosovo has also been added to the list of eligible countries. No countries have been removed from the list of eligible countries for DV-2010.

The Department of State implemented the electronic registration system beginning with DV-2005 in order to make the Diversity Visa process more efficient and secure. The Department utilizes special technology and other means to identify those who commit fraud for the purposes of illegal immigration or those who submit multiple entries. In DV-2010, for the first time, those who submit entries may check the status of entries online and determine whether their entries are selected or not selected. Successful entrants will continue to receive notification letters by mail.

DIVERSITY VISA REGISTRATION PERIOD

Entries for the DV-2010 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Thursday, October 2, 2008, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, December 1, 2008. Applicants may access the electronic Diversity

Visa entry form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period. Paper entries will not be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon, EST, on December 1, 2008.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

To enter the DV lottery, you must be a native of one of the listed countries. See List Of Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify.
Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases, this means the country in which you were born. However, there are two other ways you may be able to qualify. First, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible but your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible; you can claim your spouse’s country of birth, provided both you and your spouse are on the selected entry, are issued visas, and enter the U.S. simultaneously. Second, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ country of birth, if it is a country whose natives qualify for the DV-2010 program.
To enter the lottery, you must meet either the education or work experience requirement of the DV program.
Education or Work Experience: You must have either a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education; OR two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience to perform. The U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used to determine qualifying work experience. For more information about qualifying work experience, see Frequently Asked Question #13. If you cannot meet either of these requirements, you should NOT submit an entry to the DV program.

SUBMIT AN ENTRY

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PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO DV-2010

Department of State will only accept completed Electronic Diversity Visa (E-DV) Entry Forms submitted electronically at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Thursday, October 2, 2008 and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, December 1, 2008.

All entries by an individual will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for that individual is received, regardless of who submitted the entry. You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you.
A successfully registered entry will result in the display of a confirmation screen containing your name and a unique confirmation number. You may print this confirmation screen for your records using the print function of your web browser. Starting July 1, 2009, you will be able to check the status of your entry by returning to the website and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information.
Paper entries will not be accepted.
It is very important that all required photographs be submitted. Your entry will be disqualified if all required photographs are not submitted. Recent photographs of the following people must be submitted electronically with the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form:
 You
 Your spouse
 Each unmarried child under 21 years of age at the time of your electronic entry, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted children and stepchildren, even if a child no longer resides with you or you do not intend for a child to immigrate under the DV program.
You do not need to submit a photo for a child who is already a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident. Group or family photographs will not be accepted; there must be a separate photograph for each family member. Failure to submit the required photographs for your spouse and each child listed will result in an incomplete entry to the E-DV system. The entry will not be accepted and must be resubmitted. Failure to enter the correct photograph of each individual in the case into the E-DV system will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview.
A digital photograph (image) of you, your spouse, and each child must be submitted on-line with the E-DV Entry Form. The image file can be produced either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner.
Entries are subject to disqualification and visa refusal for cases in which the photographs are not recent or have been manipulated or fail to meet the specifications explained below.

Digital Photo Instructions

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Instructions for Submitting a Digital Photograph (Image)

The image file must adhere to the following compositional and technical specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways: taking a new digital image or using a digital scanner to scan a photograph. Entrants may test their photos for suitability through the photo validator link on the e-DV website before submitting their entries. The photo validator provides additional technical advice on photo composition, along with examples of acceptable and unacceptable photos.

Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.
 Head Position
* The person being photographed must directly face the camera.
* The head of the person should not be tilted up, down, or to the side.
* The head of the person should cover about 50% of the area of the photograph.

 Background
* The person being photographed should be taken with the person in front of a neutral, light-colored background.
* Dark or patterned backgrounds are not acceptable.

 Focus
* The photograph must be in focus.

 Decorative Items
* Photographs in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted.

 Head Coverings and Hats
Photos of applicants wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable if the head covering is worn for religious beliefs; and even then, the head covering may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant. Photographs of applicants with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be accepted; photographs of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.

Color photographs in 24-bit color depth are required. Photographs may be downloaded from a camera to a file in the computer, or they may be scanned to a file in the computer. If you are using a scanner, the settings must be for True Color or 24-bit color mode. Color photographs must be scanned at this setting for the requirements of the DV program. See the additional scanning requirements below.

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

 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 is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).

Image Resolution:
600 pixels high by 600 pixels wide.

Image Color Depth:
24-bit color [Note: Color photographs are required. Black and white, monochrome images (2-bit color depth), 8-bit color, or 8-bit grayscale will not be accepted.]

INFO REQUIRED FOR e-ENTRY

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INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ENTRY

There is only one way to enter the DV-2010 lottery. You must submit the DS 5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form), which is accessible only at www.dvlottery.state.gov. Failure to complete the form in its entirety will disqualify the entry. Those who submit the E-DV entry will be asked to include the following information on the E-DV Entry Form.

FULL NAME – Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name
DATE OF BIRTH – Day, Month, Year
GENDER – Male or Female
CITY WHERE YOU WERE BORN
COUNTRY WHERE YOU WERE BORN – The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where you were born.
COUNTRY OF ELIGIBILITY OR CHARGEABILITY FOR THE DV PROGRAM – Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. If you were born in a country that is not eligible for the DV program, please review the instructions to see if there is another option for country chargeability available for you. For additional information on chargeability, please review "Frequently Asked Question #1" of these instructions.
ENTRY PHOTOGRAPH(S) – See the technical information on photograph specifications. Make sure you include photographs of your spouse and all your children, if applicable. See Frequently Asked Question #3.
MAILING ADDRESS – In Care Of, Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, and Country
COUNTRY WHERE YOU LIVE TODAY
PHONE NUMBER (optional)
E-MAIL ADDRESS (optional)
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION YOU HAVE ACHIEVED, AS OF TODAY? You must indicate which one of the following represents your own highest level of educational achievement: (1) Primary school only, (2) High school, no degree, (3) High school degree, (4) Vocational school, (5) Some university courses, (6) University degree, (7) Some graduate level courses, (8) Master degree, (9) Some doctorate level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree
MARITAL STATUS – Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Legally Separated
NUMBER OF CHILDREN – Entries MUST include the name, date, and place of birth of your spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted children and stepchildren who are unmarried and under the age of 21 on the date of your entry (do not include children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents), even if you are no longer legally married to the child’s parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you. Note that married children and children 21 years or older are not eligible for the diversity visa; however, U.S. law protects children from "aging out" in certain circumstances. If your electronic DV entry is made before your unmarried child turns 21, and the child turns 21 before visa issuance, he/she will be treated as though he/she were under 21 for visa-processing purposes. Failure to list all children who are eligible will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview. See Frequently Asked Question #11.
SPOUSE INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph. Failure to list your spouse will result in disqualification of the principal applicant and refusal of all visas in the case at the time of the visa interview.
CHILDREN INFORMATION – Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, and Photograph: Include all children declared in question #14 above.

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

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SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

The computer will randomly select individuals from among all qualified entries. The selected individuals will be notified by mail between May and July 2009; the notification letters will provide further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the U.S. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified by e-mail. Those individuals NOT selected will NOT receive any notification. U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of successful entrants. Successful entrants’ spouses and unmarried children under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow-to-join the principal applicant. DV-2010 visas will be issued between October 1, 2009, and September 30, 2010.

Processing of entries and issuance of diversity visas to successful individuals and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2010. Under no circumstances can diversity visas be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family members obtain diversity visas to follow-to-join the principal applicant in the U.S. after this date.

In order to receive a Diversity Visa to immigrate to the United States, those chosen in the random drawing must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law. These requirements may significantly increase the level of scrutiny required and time necessary for processing for natives of some countries listed in this notice including, but not limited to, countries identified as state sponsors of terrorism.

Important

Notice No fee is charged for the electronic lottery entry in the annual DV program. The U.S. Government employs no outside consultants or private services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries or others who offer assistance to prepare DV entries do so without the authority or consent of the U.S. Government. Use of any outside intermediary or assistance to prepare a DV entry is entirely at the entrant’s discretion.

A qualified electronic entry submitted directly by an applicant has an equal chance of being selected by the computer at the Kentucky Consular Center as does an electronic 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

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT DO THE TERMS “ELIGIBILITY”, “NATIVE” AND “CHARGEABILITY” MEAN? ARE THERE ANY SITUATIONS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO WERE NOT BORN IN A QUALIFYING COUNTRY MAY APPLY?

Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. “Native” ordinarily means someone born in a particular country, regardless of the individual’s current country of residence or nationality. For immigration purposes, “native” can also mean someone who is entitled to be “charged” to a country other than the one in which he/she was born under the provisions of Section 202(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

For example, if you were born in a country that is not eligible for this year’s DV program, you may claim chargeability to the country where your derivative spouse was born, but you will not be issued a DV-1 unless your spouse is also eligible for and issued a DV-2, and both of you must enter the United States together with the diversity visas. In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be “charged” to a parent’s country of birth.

Finally, if you were born in a country not eligible to participate in this year’s DV program, you can be “charged” to the country of birth of either of your parents as long as neither parent was a resident of the ineligible country at the time of the your birth. In general, people are not considered residents of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized if they are only visiting the country, studying in the country temporarily, or stationed temporarily in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a company or government from a country other than the country in which the applicant was born. If you claim alternate chargeability, you must indicate such information on the E-DV electronic online entry form, in question #6. Please be aware that listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability (i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid claim) may disqualify your entry.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR NEW REQUIREMENTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THIS DIVERSITY VISA REGISTRATION?
For DV-2010, you may check the status of your entry using your confirmation page information. Because this confirmation information will be provided only once – at the time of your entry – it is extremely important that you print or write down your confirmation information for later use. If you lose this information, you will still receive a letter from the Kentucky Consular Center by mail notifying you of your selection, if you are successful. You will receive no additional notification if your entry is unsuccessful, but you may check this through the Internet using your confirmation information.

Photo size requirements have increased for DV-2010 to 600 by 600 pixels. Old photos used in previous years should not be reused for DV-2010. Only color photos may be submitted for DV-2010. Black and white photos are not acceptable.
ARE SIGNATURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS REQUIRED FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER, OR ONLY FOR THE PRINCIPAL ENTRANT?
Signatures are not required on the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. Recent and individual photographs of you, your spouse and all children under 21 years of age are required. Family or group photographs are not accepted. Refer to information on the photograph requirements located in this bulletin.
WHY DO NATIVES OF CERTAIN COUNTRIES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DIVERSITY PROGRAM?
Diversity visas are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries that send large numbers of immigrants to the 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 USCIS adds the family and employment immigrant admission figures for the previous five years to identify the countries whose natives will be ineligible for the annual diversity lottery. Because there is a separate determination made before each annual E-DV entry period, the list of countries whose natives are not eligible may change from one year to the next.
WHAT IS THE NUMERICAL LIMIT FOR DV-2010?
By law, the U.S. diversity immigration program makes available a maximum of 55,000 permanent residence visas each year to eligible persons. However, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulates that beginning as early as DV-1999, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program. The actual reduction of the limit by up to 5,000 diversity visas began with DV-2000 and is likely to remain in effect through the DV-2010 program.
WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL DIVERSITY VISA (DV) LIMITS FOR DV-2010?
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.
WHEN WILL ENTRIES FOR THE DV-2010 PROGRAM BE ACCEPTED?
The DV-2010 entry period will run through the registration period listed above. Each year millions of people apply for the program during the registration period. The massive volume of entries creates an enormous amount of work in selecting and processing successful individuals. Holding the entry period during October, November, and December will ensure that selectees are notified in a timely manner and gives both the visa applicants and our embassies and consulates time to prepare and complete cases for visa issuance. You are strongly encouraged to enter early in the registration period. Excessive demand at end of the registration period may slow the system down. No entries whatsoever will be accepted after noon EST Monday December 1, 2008.
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 United States or from abroad.
IS EACH APPLICANT LIMITED TO ONLY ONE ENTRY DURING THE ANNUAL E-DV REGISTRATION PERIOD?
Yes, the law allows only one entry by or for each person during each registration period. Individuals for whom more than one entry is submitted will be disqualified. The Department of State will employ sophisticated technology and other means to identify individuals who submit multiple entries during the registration period. People submitting more than one entry will be disqualified and an electronic record will be permanently maintained by the Department of State. Individuals may apply for the program each year during the regular registration period.
MAY A HUSBAND AND A WIFE EACH SUBMIT A SEPARATE ENTRY?
Yes, a husband and a wife may each submit one entry if each meets the eligibility requirements. If either is selected, the other is entitled to derivative status.
WHAT FAMILY MEMBERS MUST I INCLUDE ON MY E-DV ENTRY?
On your entry you must list your spouse (husband or wife) and all unmarried children under 21 years of age, with the exception of children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents. You must list your spouse even if you are currently separated from him/her, unless you are legally separated (i.e., there is a written agreement recognized by a court or a court order). If you are legally separated or divorced, you do not need to list your former spouse. You must list ALL your children who are unmarried and under 21 years of age at the time of your initial electronic DV entry, whether they are your natural children, your spouse’s children, or children you have formally adopted in accordance with the laws of your country, unless such child is already a U.S. citizen or Legal Permanent Resident. List all children under 21 years of age at the time of your electronic entry, even if they no longer reside with you or you do not intend for them to immigrate under the DV program.

The fact that you have listed family members on your entry does not mean that they must travel with you. They may choose to remain behind. However, if you include an eligible dependent on your visa application forms that you failed to include on your original entry, your case will be disqualified. This only applies to those who were family members at the time the original application was submitted, not those acquired at a later date. Your spouse may still submit a separate entry, even though he or she is listed on your entry, as long as both entries include details on all dependents in your family. See question #10 above.
MUST I SUBMIT MY OWN ENTRY, OR MAY SOMEONE ACT ON MY BEHALF?
You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry for you. Regardless of whether an entry is submitted by the individual directly, or assistance is provided by an attorney, friend, relative, etc., only one entry may be submitted in the name of each person, and the entrant remains responsible for ensuring that information in the entry is correct and complete. If the entry is selected, the notification letter will be sent only to the mailing address provided on the entry. All entrants, including those not selected, will be able to check the status of their entry through the official DV website. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information so that they may independently check the status of their entry.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OR WORK EXPERIENCE?
The law and regulations require that every entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have, within the past five years, two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years’ training or experience. A “high school education or equivalent” is defined as successful completion of a twelve-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the G.E.D.) are not acceptable. Documentary proof of education or work experience must be presented to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview.

What Occupations qualify for the Diversity Visa Program?
To determine eligibility based on work experience, definitions from the Department of Labor’s O*Net OnLine database will be used. The O*Net Online Database groups job experience into five “job zones.” While many occupations are listed on the DOL Website, only certain specified occupations qualify for the Diversity Visa Program. To qualify for a Diversity Visa on the basis of your work experience, you must have, within the past five years, two years of experience in an occupation that is designated as Job Zone 4 or 5, classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.

How Do I Find the Qualifying Occupations on the Department of Labor Website?
Qualifying DV Occupations are shown on the Department of Labor O*Net Online Database. Follow these steps to find out if your occupation qualifies: Select “Find Occupations” and then select a specific “Job Family.” For example, select Architecture and Engineering and click “GO.” Then click on the link for the specific Occupation. Following the same example, click Aerospace Engineers. After selecting a specific Occupation link, select the tab “Job Zone” to find out the designated Job Zone number and Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) rating range.
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 entrant 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 selected to be visa applicants are instructed to appear for visa interviews at a U.S. consular office or until those qualifying to change status in the United States apply at a domestic USCIS office.
Important Note: Notifications to those selected in the random lottery are not sent by e-mail. Should you receive an e-mail notification about your E-DV selection, be aware that the message is not legitimate.
MAY SELECTEES ADJUST THEIR STATUS WITH USCIS?
Yes, provided they are otherwise eligible to adjust status under the terms of Section 245 of the INA, selected individuals who are physically present in the United States may apply to the USCIS for adjustment of status to permanent resident. Applicants must ensure that USCIS can complete action on their cases, including processing of any overseas derivatives, before September 30, 2010, since on that date registrations for the DV-2010 program expire. No visa numbers for the DV-2010 program will be available after midnight EST on September 30, 2010 under any circumstances.
WILL ENTRANTS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED BE INFORMED?
Starting with DV-2010, all entrants, including those NOT selected, will be able to check the status of their entry through the E-DV website and find out if their entry was or was not selected. Entrants should keep their own confirmation page information from the time of their entry (October 2, 2008, to December 1, 2008) until they may check the status of their entry online. Status information for DV-2010 will be available online from July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2010. All notification letters are sent to the address indicated on the entry within five to seven months from the end of the application period.
HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SELECTED?
There are 50,000 DV visas available for DV-2010, but more than that number of individuals will be selected. Because it is likely that some of the first 50,000 persons who are selected will not qualify for visas or pursue their cases to visa issuance, more than 50,000 entries will be selected by the Kentucky Consular Center to ensure that all of the available DV visas are issued. However, this also means that there will not be a sufficient number of visas for all those who are initially selected. All applicants who are selected will be informed promptly of their place on the list. Interviews for the DV-2010 program will begin in October 2009. 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 to those applicants who are ready for issuance during that month, visa-number availability permitting. Once all of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued, the program will end. In principle, visa numbers could be finished before September 2010. Selected applicants who wish to receive visas must be prepared to act promptly on their cases. Random selection by the Kentucky Consular Center computer as a selectee does not automatically guarantee that you will receive a visa. You must qualify for the visa as well.
IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE FOR APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?
There is no minimum age to apply for the program, but the requirement of a high school education or work experience for each principal applicant at the time of application will effectively disqualify most persons who are under age 18.
ARE THERE ANY FEES FOR THE E-DV PROGRAM?
There is no fee for submitting an electronic lottery entry. DV applicants must pay all required visa fees at the time of visa application directly to the consular cashier at the embassy or consulate. Details of required diversity visa and immigration visa application fees will be included with the instructions sent by the Kentucky Consular Center to applicants who are selected.
DO DV APPLICANTS RECEIVE WAIVERS OF ANY GROUNDS OF VISA INELIGIBILITY OR RECEIVE SPECIAL PROCESSING FOR A WAIVER APPLICATION?
Applicants are subject to all grounds of ineligibility for immigrant visas specified in the Immigration and Nationality Act. There are no special provisions for the waiver of any ground of visa ineligibility aside from those ordinarily provided in the Act, nor is there special processing for waiver requests. Some general waiver provisions for people with close relatives who are American Citizens or Lawful Permanent Resident aliens may be available to DV applicants as well, but the time constraints in the DV program will make it difficult for applicants to benefit from such provisions.
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.
HOW LONG DO APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED REMAIN ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR VISAS IN THE DV CATEGORY?
Persons selected in the DV-2010 lottery are entitled to apply for visa issuance only during fiscal year 2010, from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2010. Applicants must obtain the DV visa or adjust status by the end of the fiscal year. There is no carry-over of DV benefits into the next year for persons who are selected but who do not obtain visas during FY-2010. Also, spouses and children who derive status from a DV-2010 registration can only obtain visas in the DV category between October 2009 and September 2010. Applicants who apply overseas will receive an appointment letter from the Kentucky Consular Center four to six weeks before the scheduled appointment.
IF AN E-DV SELECTEE DIES, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DV CASE?
The death of an individual selected in the lottery results in automatic revocation of the DV case. Any eligible spouse and/or children are no longer entitled to the DV visa for that entry.
WHEN WILL E-DV ONLINE BE AVAILABLE?
Online entry will be available during the registration period beginning at noon EDT (GMT-4) on October 2, 2008, and ending at noon EST (GMT-5) on December 1, 2008.
WILL I BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AND SAVE THE E-DV ENTRY FORM TO A MICROSOFT WORD PROGRAM (OR OTHER SUITABLE PROGRAM) AND THEN FILL IT OUT?
No, you will not be able to save the form into another program for completion and submission later. The E-DV Entry Form is a Web form only. This makes it more “universal” than a proprietary word processor format. Additionally, it does require that the information be filled in and submitted while online.
IF I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, CAN I SEND PHOTOGRAPHS TO MY RELATIVE IN THE U.S. TO SCAN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, SAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO A DISKETTE, AND THEN MAIL THE DISKETTE BACK TO ME TO APPLY?
Yes, this can be done, as long as the photograph meets the photograph requirements in the instructions and the photograph is electronically submitted with, and at the same time as, the E-DV online entry. The applicants must already have the scanned photograph file when they submit the entry online. The photograph cannot be submitted separately from the online application. Only one online entry can be submitted for each person. Multiple submissions will disqualify the entry for that person for DV-2010. The entire entry (photograph and application together) can be submitted electronically from the United States or from overseas.
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 permit up to sixty (60) minutes between the form’s download and when the entry is received at the E-DV website. If more than sixty minutes elapse and the entry has not been electronically received, the information already received is discarded. This is done so that there is no possibility that a full entry could accidentally be interpreted as a duplicate of a previous partial entry. The DV-2010 instructions explain clearly and completely what information is required to fill in the form. Thus you can be fully prepared, making sure you have all of the information needed before you start to complete the form online.
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, given the nature of the Internet. If the problem can be fixed by the applicant, and the Form Part One or Two is re-sent within sixty (60) minutes, there is no problem. Otherwise, the applicant will have to restart the submission process. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent.
WILL THE ELECTRONIC CONFIRMATION NOTICE THAT THE COMPLETED E-DV ENTRY FORM HAS BEEN RECEIVED THROUGH THE ONLINE SYSTEMBE 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. However, how long it takes the response to reach the sender is unpredictable, given the nature of the Internet. If many minutes have elapsed since pressing the “Submit” button, there is no harm in pressing the “Submit” button a second time. The E-DV system will not be confused by a situation where the “Submit” button is hit a second time, because no confirmation response has been received. An applicant can try to submit an application as many times as is necessary until a complete application is received and the confirmation notice sent. However, once you receive a confirmation notice, do not resubmit your information.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF THE NOTIFICATION OF SELECTION THAT I HAVE RECEIVED IS AUTHENTIC? HOW CAN I CONFIRM THAT I HAVE IN FACT BEEN CHOSEN IN THE RANDOM DV LOTTERY?
Keep your confirmation page. You will need it to check the status of your entry on the official DV website after the electronic lottery is conducted (usually March). If you lose your confirmation information, you will not be able to check your DV entry status by yourself, and we will not resend the confirmation page to you. If selected, you will also receive a letter from the Kentucky Consular Center by mail sometime between May and July 2009 at the addresses listed on their E-DV entry. Only the randomly selected individuals will be notified by mail. Persons not selected may check their entry using their confirmation information through the official DV website, but they will not receive any additional official notification by email or by mail. We will NOT resend confirmation page information to you. If you lose your confirmation page information, you will only find out that you were selected if you receive an official letter by mail. U.S. embassies and consulates will NOT provide a list of those selected to continue the visa process.

The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) will send the letters notifying those selected. These letters will contain instructions for the visa application process. The instructions say the selected applicants will pay all diversity and immigrant visa fees in person only at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate at the time of the visa application. The Consular Cashier or Consular Officer immediately gives the visa applicant a U.S. Government receipt for payment. You should never send money for DV fees through the mail, Western Union, or any other delivery service.

The E-DV lottery entries are submitted on the Internet, on the official US Government E-DV website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ KCC sends only letters to the selected applicants. KCC, consular offices, or the U.S. Government has never sent e-mails to notify selected individuals, and there are no plans to use e-mail for this purpose for the DV-2010 program.

The Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs advises the public that only internet sites including the “.gov” domain suffix are official government websites. Many other non-governmental websites (e.g., using the suffixes “.com” or “.org” or “.net”) provide legitimate and useful immigration and visa related information and services. Regardless of the content of non-governmental websites, the Department of State does not endorse, recommend, or sponsor any information or material shown at these other websites.

Some websites may try to mislead customers and members of the public into thinking they are official websites and may contact you by e-mail to lure you to their offers. These websites may attempt to require you to pay for services such as forms and information about immigration procedures, which are otherwise free on the Department of State Visa Services website or through U.S. embassy consular sections’ websites. Additionally, these other websites may require you to pay for services you will not receive (such as fees for diversity visa immigration applications and visas) in an effort to steal your money. If you send in money to one of these scams, you will never see it again. Also, you should be wary of sending any personal information to these websites that might be used for identity fraud/theft.
HOW DO I REPORT INTERNET FRAUD OR UNSOLICITED EMAIL?
If you wish to file a complaint about Internet fraud, please see the econsumer.gov website, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission, in cooperation with consumer-protection agencies from 17 nations (http://www.econsumer.gov/english/). You may also report fraud to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center . To file a complaint about unsolicited email, contact the Department of Justice Contact Us page.
IF I AM SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A VISA THROUGH THE DV PROGRAM, WILL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ASSIST WITH MY AIRFARE TO THE U.S., PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDE HEALTHCARE, OR PROVIDE ANY SUBSIDIES UNTIL I AM FULLY SETTLED?
No, applicants who obtain a DV visa are not provided any type of assistance such as airfare, housing assistance, or subsidies. If you are selected to apply for a DV visa, you will be required, before you are issued a visa, to provide evidence that you will not become a public charge in the United States. This evidence may be in the form of a combination of your personal assets, an Affidavit of Support (Form I-134) from a relative or friend residing in the United States, and/or an offer of employment from an employer in the United States.

COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2010

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LIST OF COUNTRIES BY REGION WHOSE NATIVES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR DV-2010

The list below shows the countries whose natives are eligible for DV-2010, grouped by geographic region. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region of the governing country. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the DV-2010 program were identified by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), according to the formula in Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The countries whose natives are not eligible for the diversity visa program (because they are the principal source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration or “high-admission” countries) are noted after the respective regional lists.

AFRICA
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic of the Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt.

ASIA
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Natives of the following Asian countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: China (mainland-born), India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Hong Kong S.A.R and Taiwan do qualify and are listed above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies and is listed below (Europe).
Persons born in the areas administered prior to June 1967 by Israel, Jordan, and Syria are chargeable, respectively, to Israel, Jordan, and Syria.

EUROPE
Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including components and dependent areas overseas), Estonia, Finland, France (including components and areas overseas), Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau Special Administrative Region, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands (including components and dependent areas overseas), Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal (including components and dependent areas overseas), Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vatican City.
Natives of the following European countries are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: Great Britain (United Kingdom) and Poland. Great Britain (United Kingdom) includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Note that for purposes of the diversity program only, Northern Ireland is treated separately; Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among the qualifying areas.

NORTH AMERICA
The Bahamas
In North America, natives of Canada and Mexico are not eligible for this year’s diversity program.

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

SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela. Countries in this region whose natives are not eligible for this year’s diversity program: Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru.

Happy Eid

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SELAMAT HARI RAYA IDUL FITRI 1429 H

MINAL AIDIN WALFAIZIN
Mohon maaf lahir bathin

Lea M. Hartono

Green Card Lottery Information

2008-09-25T03:56:00.001-05:00

The upcoming Lottery will start soon

2008-09-25T03:51:00.009-05:00

The next Green Card Lottery will Start Soon!

It is scheduled to start on October 2, 2008 and will be ended at Noon EST on December 1, 2008

Please check again and we will update the information on this website.
Good luck with your application!

Lotere Kartu hijau berikutnya akan segera dimulai pada tanggal 2 Oktober 2008 dan penerimaan aplikasi akan berahir pada tanggal 1 Desember 2008 jam 12siang waktu Amerika Timur

Harap perhatikan pengumuman berikutnya di situs ini atau silahkan bergabung dengan e-group untuk mendapatkan pengumuman lewat e-mail anda.

Terima kasih dan semoga kali ini anda berhasil mendapatkannya.

For DV-2010, Russia has been added back to the list of eligible countries. Kosovo was also added to the list of eligible countries. No countries have been removed from the list of eligible countries for DV-2010 program.

Selamat Menjalankan Ibadah Puasa

2008-09-08T15:37:00.001-05:00

Selamat Menjalankan Ibadah Puasa di bulan suci Ramadhan.

Mohon maaf lahir dan bathin.

Lea M. Hartono

Tedjo Express Travel

Green Card Lottery Information

2008-07-21T21:22:00.002-05:00

Informasi di website & e-group ini untuk mempermudah pengiriman berita ke masyarakat Indonesia yang ingin mendapatkan US Permanent Resident melalui Lottery Program dari Pihak Imigrasi Amerika Serikat.

US Greencard lottery bisa diikuti secara GRATIS bila anda mengikuti petunjuk dari instansi pemerintah yang mengeluarkan lottery tersebut. Informasi selengkapnya ada di e-group.

Untuk bergabung dengan e-group kami, silahkan klik di kotak bertulisan "Join this Group"
dan ikuti petunjuk di website. Mohon perkenalkan diri anda dengan NAMA, ALAMAT, sekurang kurangnya KOTA dan kode pos.
Permohonan anggota tanpa nama dan alamat tidak akan diterima.

Semoga kali ini anda berhasil mendapatkan US Immigration Lottery!

Click to join GreenCardLottery E-Group

We have information on Green Card Lottery for anyone who wants to join the US Immigration Lottery / Program. We have posted the links in the e-group where you can get the information and instruction to join the Lottery.

Please introduce your self with your NAME, ADDRESS, at least your CITY & ZIP or POST Code when applying to join our e-group.
Annonymous Applicant will not be approved as our member in this e-group.

Thank you for your joining and Good luck to your application!

Daftar KBRI - KJRI di USA

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Perwakilan Indonesia di Amerika Serikat:

Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia - Indonesian Embassy - Washington, DC
2020 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Phone (202) 775-5200; Fax (202)775-5365

Konsulat Jendral Republik Indonesia :

US Embassy and Consulate

2008-02-22T15:35:00.004-06:00

US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia
Jl. Merdeka Selatan No. 5
Jakarta Pusat 10110
Tel. + 62 (21) 3435-9000
Fax. + 62 (21) 385-7189
Main Website: http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/
Consular Site: http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/consular/
E-mail: jakartaacs@state.gov

US Consulate General in Surabaya, Indonesia
Jalan Raya Dr. Soetomo 33
Surabaya - Indonesia
Phone: 62-31 2956400
Fax : 62-31 5674492
Website: http://www.usembassyjakarta.org/sby/
Email: consurabaya@state.gov

Stop Scams and Hoaxes

2008-02-14T18:22:00.009-06:00

Do not get easily fooled by Scams and Hoaxes.
Here are some website that has lists of Scams and Hoaxes:

TrendMicro
McAfee
Snopes
And there are many other website that can tell you if they are hoax.

Please note that I've heard from some people who have been receiving e-mail or enveloppe in the mail containing information that you have won the lottery. Read the letter carefully!. Please note that US government will NOT send you a notification through your e-mail and will NOT ask you for your credit card payment through e-mail or telephone.

If you received an enveloppe in the mail and asking you to provide your credit card payment by e-mail or telephone, most likely some scammer is trying to get your money.

The actual process is that you need to fill out a legal form from the US government. You will need to return this form to the local US government office such as US Embassy or Consular Office. Please check if the address given as the return address is truly belong to the US Embassy or Consular.

The Visa Fee is usually collected and payable after your interview at the US Embassy or Consular Offices, NOT by telephone or by e-mail.

I will be updating this website on some tips and information for the new immigrant while we're waiting for the next news on Green Card Lottery or Diversity Lottery.

Thank you and Welcome to America if you have won your Green Card Lottery !

DV2009 - 03 OCT - 02 DEC 2007

2007-09-28T21:20:00.000-05:00

** DV2009 - 03 OCT 2007 - 02 DEC 2007 12noon EST **

Informasi ini dibuat untuk mempermudah pengiriman berita ke masyarakat Indonesia yang ingin mendapatkan US Permanent Resident melalui Lottery Program dari Pihak Imigrasi Amerika Serikat.

US Greencard lottery bisa diikuti secara GRATIS bila anda mengikuti petunjuk dari instansi pemerintah yang mengeluarkan lottery tersebut. Informasi selengkapnya ada di e-group.

Untuk bergabung dengan e-group kami, silahkan klik di kotak bertulisan "Join this Group"
dan ikuti petunjuk di website. Mohon perkenalkan diri anda dengan NAMA, ALAMAT, sekurang kurangnya KOTA dan kode pos.
Permohonan anggota tanpa nama dan alamat tidak akan diterima.

Semoga kali ini anda berhasil mendapatkan US Immigration Lottery!

Click to join GreenCardLottery E-Group

We have information on Green Card Lottery for anyone who wants to join the US Immigration Lottery / Program. We have posted the links in the e-group where you can get the information and instruction to join the Lottery.

Please introduce your self with your NAME, ADDRESS, at least your CITY & ZIP or POST Code when applying to join our e-group.
Annonymous Applicant will not be approved as our member in this e-group.

Thank you for your joining and Good luck to your application!