PRESS RELEASES
2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Season Open
Ankara, November 14, 2008
Registration for the 2010 Diversity Visa Lottery began October 3 and will continue until December 1, 2008. Designed to bring greater racial and ethnic diversity to the United States, this program offers immigrant visas to citizens of nations that have a traditionally low level of immigration to the United States. The U.S. Department of State plans to issue 50,000 diversity visas this year.
Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated website (www.dvlottery.state.gov) during the registration period. Registration is free of charge. Applicants should submit only one entry and must include the names of their spouse and all unmarried children under the age of 21.
Before registering for the Diversity Visa Lottery, applicants are strongly encouraged to read the instructions posted at www.dvlottery.state.gov carefully to ensure that they are eligible for a Diversity Visa. Applicants must have either a high school education, its equivalent, or two years of work experience, within the past five years, in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience.
Additional information on the Diversity Visa Immigrant Program is available on the State Department Web site: www.dvlottery.state.gov .
. For 2010 DV Instructions in English, please visit: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html
. For 2010 DV Instructions in Turkish, please visit: http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/DV2010-Turkey.pdf