US Starts Diversity Visa 2011 Green Card Lottery

Society | October 2, 2009, Friday // 13:06
Bulgaria: US Starts Diversity Visa 2011 Green Card Lottery Commercial handout image released by The Amercian Dream on 01 October 2009 showing the original US green card, copyright: www.green-card.com The American Dream Announces Green Card Lottery DV-2011 starts 02 October 2009. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Bulgarian and other nationals around the world, looking to get a US green card now have another opportunity to bet on the annual lottery.

The US Department of State has announced that registration for the 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery begins at 7 PM Bulgarian time on October 2, 2009.

Persons who wish to participate in the lottery program must register online through the designated Internet website during the registration period. The website for registering for the 2011 DV Lottery, www.dvlottery.state.gov, will be available from October 2, 2009 through 7 PM Bulgarian time on November 30, 2009.

Successfully registered entries will result in a display of a confirmation screen containing the applicant’s name and confirmation number which can then be printed. The confirmation page will also provide information the entrant may use to electronically check the status of their own entry.

There is no fee for entering the Diversity Visa Lottery. Registration for the Diversity Visa Lottery through the official, US government website, www.dvlottery.state.gov, is free of charge and notification of winning entries will be sent by mail only.

The 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery marks the seventh year that electronic registration is required.

The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and provides for a class of immigrants known as "diversity immigrants".

A maximum of 55,000 Diversity Visas is made available each fiscal year to countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

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