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DIVERSITY VISA VISA LOTTERY LOTTERY 2010 RESULTS DIVERSITY 2010 (DV-2010) (DV-2010) RESULTS The Kentucky The Kentucky Consular Consular Center Center in in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Kentucky Kentucky has has registered registered and and notified notified the the winners of the DV-2010 diversity lottery. The diversity lottery was conducted under the the winners of the DV-2010 diversity lottery. The diversity lottery was conducted under terms of of section section 203(c) of the the Immigration Immigrationand and Nationality NationalityAct Act and and makes makes available available terms 203(c) of *50,000 permanent permanent resident resident visas visas annually annually to to persons persons from countries with low rates rates of of *50,000 from countries with low immigration to to the the United United States. States. Approximately Approximately 102,800 102,800 applicants applicants have have been been registered registered immigration and notified and may and notified and may now now make make an an application application for for an an immigrant immigrant visa. visa. Since Since itit is is likely likely that that some of *50,000persons persons registered registered will will not notpursue pursue their theircases cases to to visa visa issuance, issuance, some of the the first first *50,000 this larger larger figure figure should should insure insure that that all all DV-2009 DV-2009 numbers numbers will will be be used used during during fiscal fiscal year year this 2010 (October September 30, 2010 (October 1, 1, 2009 2009 until until September 30, 2010). 2010). Applicants registered Applicants registered for for the the DV-2010 DV-2010 program program were were selected selected at at random random from from over over 13.6 13.6 million qualified entries received during the 60-day application period that ran from noon million qualified entries received during the 60-day application period that ran from noon on October 2, 2008, until noon, December 1, 2008. The visas have been apportioned on October 2, 2008, until noon, December 1, 2008. The visas have been apportioned among six a maximum maximum of of seven seven percent percent available available to to persons persons born born among six geographic geographic regions regions with with a in any single country. During the visa interview, principal applicants must provide proof of in any single country. During the visa interview, principal applicants must provide proof of a high school education or its equivalent, or show two years of work experience in an a high school education or its equivalent, or show two years of work experience in an occupation that or experience experience within past five five occupation that requires requires at at least least two two years years of of training training or within the the past years. Those Those selected visa applications applications quickly. years. selectedwill will need needto to act act on on their their immigrant immigrant visa quickly. Applicants should and must must fully fully complete complete Applicants should follow followthe the instructions instructions in in their their notification notification letter letter and the information information requested. requested. the Registrants living Registrants living legally legally in in the the United United States States who who wish wish to to apply apply for for adjustment adjustment of of their their status must must contact contact the the Bureau Bureau of Citizenship and Services for on status of Citizenship and Immigration Immigration Services for information information on the requirements requirements and and procedures. procedures. Once visa numbers numbers have have been been used, used, the Once the the total total *50,000 *50,000 visa the program program for for fiscal fiscal year year 2010 2010 will will end. end. Selected Selected applicants applicants who who do do not not receive receive visas visas by by the September 30, 2010 will derive no further benefit from their DV-2010 registration. September 30, 2010 will derive no further benefit from their DV-2010 registration. Similarly, spouses spouses and DV-2010 principal principal Similarly, and children children accompanying accompanying or or following following to to join join DV-2010 applicants are only entitled to derivative diversity visa status until September 2010. applicants are only entitled to derivative diversity visa status until September 30, 30, 2010. Only participants in the the DV-2010 DV-2010 program program who who were were selected selected for further processing processing have have Only participants in for further been notified. Those who selected. They been notified. Those who have have not not received received notification notification were were not not selected. They may may try try for the the upcoming upcoming DV-2011 they wish. wish. The The dates period for the for DV-2011 lottery lottery ifif they dates for for the the registration registration period for the DV-2011 lottery program will will be be widely widely publicized publicized during during August August 2010. DV-2011 lottery program 2010. * The Nicaraguan Nicaraguan and and Central Central American AmericanRelief Relief Act Act(NACARA) (NACARA) passed passed by Congress in * The by Congress in November 1997 of the the 55,000 55,000 annually-allocated annually-allocated diversity November 1997 stipulated stipulated that that up up to to 5,000 5,000 of diversity visas be NACARA program. of visas be made made available available for for use use under under the the NACARA program.The Thereduction reductionof of the the limit limit of available visas began with DV-2000. available visas to to 50,000 50,000 began with DV-2000. The following breakdown by chargeability of of those those registered registered The following is is the the statistical statistical breakdown by foreign-state foreign-state chargeability for the the DV-2009 DV-2009 program: for program:
AFRICA ALGERIA 1,957 ALGERIA 1,957
ETHIOPIA 5,200 ETHIOPIA 5,200
NIGER NIGER 56
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ANGOLA 46 ANGOLA 46
GABON GABON 19
NIGERIA 6,006 NIGERIA 6,006
BENIN BENIN 369
GAMBIA, THE THE 108
RWANDA 178 RWANDA 178
BOTSWANA 23 BOTSWANA 23
GHANA 8,752 GHANA 8,752
SAO AND SAO TOME TOME AND PRINCIPE 0 PRINCIPE 0
BURKINA FASO FASO 184 184
GUINEA GUINEA 737
SENEGAL 520 SENEGAL 520
BURUNDI BURUNDI 83
GUINEA-BISSAU 8
CAMEROON 3,719 CAMEROON 3,719
KENYA 4,619 KENYA 4,619
SEYCHELLES SEYCHELLES 4 4 SIERRA SIERRA LEONE LEONE 3,898 3,898
CAPE VERDE6 CAPE VERDE 6
LESOTHO LESOTHO 2 2
SOMALIA 229 SOMALIA 229
CENTRAL AFRICAN CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 20 REP.
LIBERIA 2,172 LIBERIA 2,172
SOUTH AFRICA 863 863 SOUTH AFRICA
CHAD CHAD 27
LIBYA LIBYA 152
SUDAN 1,084 SUDAN 1,084
COMOROS COMOROS 9 9
MADAGASCAR MADAGASCAR 31 31
SWAZILAND SWAZILAND 11
CONGO 92 CONGO 92
MALAWI 50
TANZANIA TANZANIA 221
CONGO, CONGO, DEMOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC MALI 129 REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OF OF THE THE 1,817
TOGO 827 TOGO 827
COTE D'IVOIRE 658 COTE D'IVOIRE
MAURITANIA MAURITANIA 20
TUNISIA 1645
DJIBOUTI 33
MAURITIUS MAURITIUS 78
UGANDA UGANDA 396 396
EGYPT EGYPT 4,201 4,201
MOROCCO 3,124 MOROCCO 3,124
ZAMBIA 93
EQUATORIAL GUINEA EQUATORIAL GUINEA 15
MOZAMBIQUE 8
ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE 170
ERITREA 799 ERITREA 799
NAMIBIA 16
ASIA
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AFGHANISTAN 345 AFGHANISTAN 345
ISRAEL ISRAEL 99
OMAN 2 OMAN 2
BAHRAIN BAHRAIN 15
JAPAN 302 JAPAN 302
QATAR 13 QATAR 13
BANGLADESH 6,001 BANGLADESH 6,001
JORDAN 143 JORDAN 143
SAUDI ARABIA ARABIA 104
BHUTAN 2 BHUTAN 2
NORTH KOREA 3 NORTH KOREA 3
SINGAPORE 37 SINGAPORE 37
BRUNEI 0 BRUNEI 0
KUWAIT 70
SRI LANKA LANKA 650
BURMA 473 BURMA 473
LAOS LAOS 3
SYRIA SYRIA 98
CAMBODIA CAMBODIA 359
LEBANON 181 LEBANON 181
THAILAND THAILAND 368
HONG HONG KONG KONG SPECIAL SPECIAL ADMIN. REGION REGION 49
MALAYSIA 60 MALAYSIA 60
TAIWAN 54
INDONESIA INDONESIA 277
MALDIVES 0 0
TIMOR-LESTE 0 TIMOR-LESTE 0
IRAN IRAN 2,773
MONGOLIA 144 MONGOLIA 144
UNITED UNITED ARAB ARAB EMIRATES 30 EMIRATES 30
IRAQ 142
NEPAL 2,132 NEPAL 2,132
YEMEN YEMEN 72 72
EUROPE
ALBANIA 2,311 ALBANIA 2,311
GREECE GREECE 48 48
NORWAY 60 NORWAY 60
ANDORRA ANDORRA 6 6
HUNGARY 192 HUNGARY 192
PORTUGAL 51 PORTUGAL 51 Macau 17
ARMENIA 1,332 ARMENIA 1,332
ICELAND ICELAND 36
ROMANIA 674 ROMANIA 674
AUSTRIA AUSTRIA 181
IRELAND IRELAND 167
RUSSIA 1,912 RUSSIA 1,912
AZERBAIJAN 324 AZERBAIJAN 324
ITALY ITALY 470
SERBIA 367 SERBIA 367
BELARUS 1,178 BELARUS 1,178
KAZAKHSTAN 343 KAZAKHSTAN 343
SLOVAKIA 108 SLOVAKIA 108
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BELGIUM 117 BELGIUM 117
KYRGYZSTAN KYRGYZSTAN 205 205
SLOVENIA SLOVENIA 19
BOSNIA & BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 72 HERZEGOVINA 72
LATVIA 90
SPAIN SPAIN 169
BULGARIA 842 BULGARIA 842
LIECHTENSTEIN 0 LIECHTENSTEIN 0
SWEDEN 163 SWEDEN 163
CROATIA CROATIA 74
LITHUANIA LITHUANIA 195
SWITZERLAND 185 SWITZERLAND 185
CYPRUS CYPRUS 23 23
LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG 2 2
TAJIKISTAN TAJIKISTAN 178
CZECH REPUBLIC 116 116 CZECH REPUBLIC
MACEDONIA, MACEDONIA, 2,826 FORMER YUGOSLAV TURKEY FORMER YUGOSLAV TURKEY 2,826 REP. OF 272 REP. OF 272
DENMARK 74 DENMARK 74 Greenland 2
MALTA 7 MALTA 7
TURKMENISTAN TURKMENISTAN 108
ESTONIA ESTONIA 66
MOLDOVA 724 MOLDOVA 724
UKRAINE 5,499 UKRAINE 5,499
FINLAND FINLAND 83
MONACO MONACO 0 0
UZBEKISTAN 4,059 UZBEKISTAN 4,059
FRANCE 703 FRANCE 703 French Guiana 4 French Polynesia Polynesia 8 French 8 French Southern & French Southern & Antarctic Lands Lands 0 Antarctic 0 Guadeloupe 13 Guadeloupe 13 Martinique 4 4 Martinique Reunion 5
MONTENEGRO MONTENEGRO 13 13
VATICAN CITY 0
GEORGIA 648 GEORGIA 648
NETHERLANDS 200 NETHERLANDS 200 Aruba 16 Aruba 16 Netherlands Antilles 22
GERMANY 2,188 GERMANY 2,188
NORTHERN NORTHERN IRELAND IRELAND 31
NORTH AMERICA
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BAHAMAS, THE THE 18
OCEANIA AUSTRALIA 705 AUSTRALIA 705
Christmas Islands 2
NAURU 3 NAURU 3
SOLOMON ISLANDS SOLOMON ISLANDS 3
NEW ZEALAND 258 258 NEW ZEALAND
FIJI 674
Cook Cook Islands Islands 0 0 Niue 16
TONGA 80 TONGA 80
KIRIBATI 1
PALAU 12 PALAU 12
TUVALU 1 TUVALU 1
NEW GUINEA GUINEA VANUATU 7 PAPUA NEW MARSHALL ISLANDS 0 0 PAPUA MARSHALL ISLANDS VANUATU 7 15 15
MICRONESIA, MICRONESIA, FEDERATED FEDERATED STATES STATES OF 0 OF 0
SAMOA 0 SAMOA 0
WESTERN SAMOA WESTERN SAMOA 26
SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE THE SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND CARIBBEAN
ANTIGUA ANTIGUA AND AND BARBUDA 9 BARBUDA 9
DOMINICA 18
SAINT KITTS KITTS AND AND SAINT NEVIS 6
ARGENTINA 188 ARGENTINA 188
GRENADA GRENADA 9 9
SAINT LUCIA 19
BARBADOS 29 BARBADOS 29
GUYANA 41 GUYANA 41
SAINT SAINT VINCENT VINCENT AND AND THE THE GRENADINES 9 GRENADINES 9
BELIZE BELIZE 10
HONDURAS 82 HONDURAS 82
SURINAME SURINAME 10
BOLIVIA 142
NICARAGUA NICARAGUA 50
TRINIDAD AND AND TRINIDAD TOBAGO 226 TOBAGO 226
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CHILE CHILE 53
PANAMA 39 PANAMA 39
URUGUAY URUGUAY 17 17
COSTA RICA 74 74 COSTA RICA
PARAGUAY PARAGUAY 29 29
VENEZUELA 624 VENEZUELA 624
CUBA 298 CUBA 298
Natives of DV-2010: Brazil, Brazil, Natives of the the following following countries countries were were not not eligible eligible to to participate participate in in DV-2010: Canada, China (mainland-born, excluding Hong Kong S.A.R., and Taiwan), Columbia, Canada, China (mainland-born, excluding Hong Kong S.A.R., and Taiwan), Columbia, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ecuador, El El Salvador, Salvador, Guatemala, Guatemala, Haiti, Haiti, India, India, Jamaica, Pakistan, Peru, Pakistan, Peru, The The Philippines, Philippines, Poland, Poland, South South Korea, Korea, United United Kingdom Kingdom (except (except Northern Northern Ireland) and and its its dependent dependent territories, and Vietnam. Vietnam. Ireland) territories, and
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