Diversity Visas
Important Information for Diversity Visa Lottery Winners
Congratulations on winning the Diversity Visa Lottery. Please make sure you have or can meet the following regulations before you submit your application for your visa. If you have not satisfied any of the requirements below you will not be eligible to receive a visa.
Your original entry must have included:
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The name, date and place of birth of your spouse and all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are unmarried and under the age of 21 at the time of entry (except children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents), even if you are no longer legally married to the child's parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you.
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Recent photographs of the applicant and his/her spouse and each child under 21 years of age as specified above.
You must meet the education or training requirement of the DV program:
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Education: 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
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Training: 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.
Remember: All evidence submitted in writing or verbally during your interview must be accurate and genuine.
If you cannot meet these requirements, you should NOT submit an application for a Diversity Visa. DV fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. You are strongly urged to ensure that the above eligibility requirements can be met before paying any fees.
Important Notice Regarding Extensions
Diversity visa applicants seeking a change to their interview appointment time, are required to either 1) send their request in writing to consularmonrovia@state.gov or 2) appear at the Embassy at their originally scheduled date and time with a written request.
Due to the high volume of requests, qualified applicants may be eligible to receive one extension of one week from their originally scheduled appointment date and time (though this cannot be guaranteed). No additional or further requests can be honored, so please make every effort to appear at your originally scheduled interview date and time.