Recall that the visa lottery is held to diversify the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population. Only natives of countries with low immigration rates to the United States can participate in this program. According to the results of the DV-2009 lottery, about one hundred thousand applicants received notification of winning at the first stage of the draw and can apply for an immigrant visa to the United States. But residents of different countries are allocated only 50,000 U.S. immigrant visas. For each country, the annual quota does not exceed 7% of visas – that is, regardless of the number of winners, no more than 3,500 people emigrate from one country.
It should not be forgotten that the mere fact of being selected in the lottery does not guarantee obtaining an immigrant visa and entry into the United States. The winner and his family members must meet both the general requirements of U.S. immigration law and the rules established by the Diversity Visa Program. An immigrant visa may be denied due to serious diseases, the list of which is approved by the U.S. Department of Health; drug addiction; conviction for certain types of crimes; insufficient financial support of the applicant (here's where a credit card without income statements comes in handy) and being considered a potential burden on society; deportation of the applicant from the United States; illegal presence in the United States.
In addition, the participant must not violate the established requirements. According to the rules, only those who have at least a secondary education or two years (out of the last five) of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience can participate in the lottery. Persons who do not meet this criterion will be disqualified even if they win.
However, any person who applied but did not receive a winning notification in the current year may participate in the new draw. Therefore, those wishing to take part in the American visa lottery DV-2010 are advised to carefully follow publications in our newspaper.
Information from "Zagranitsa".