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MAILING THE ENTRY

For DV-2003, the world is divided into six regions, and each region has a separate address. The DV entry should be mailed to the address listed below for the applicant’s region of nativity:

Submit the entry by regular or airmail to the address matching the region of the applicant’s country of nativity. Entries sent by express or priority mail, second day airmail, fax, hand, messenger, or any means requiring special handling will not be processed.

The envelope must be between 6 and 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) long and 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 inches (9 to 11 cm) wide. Postcards or envelopes inside express or oversized mail packets are NOT acceptable. In the upper left-hand corner of the envelope the applicant must write his/her country of nativity (see instruction 3 above), followed by the applicant’s name and full return address. The applicant must provide both the country of nativity and the country of the address, even if both are the same. Failure to provide this information will disqualify the entry.

The regions are divided as follows:

• Africa includes all countries on the African continent and adjacent islands;
• Asia extends from Israel to the northern Pacific islands, and includes Indonesia;
• Europe extends from Greenland to Russia, and includes all countries of the former USSR;
• North America includes the Bahamas;
• Oceania includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and all countries and islands of the South Pacific; South America/Central America/Caribbean extends from Central America (Guatemala) and the Caribbean nations to Chile.

EXAMPLE: An applicant who was born in Australia and now lives in France may submit one entry to the appropriate address for Oceania; the envelope should look like this:

TO SEE A SAMPLE ENVELOPE, PLEASE ACCESS OUR AUTOMATED FAX SERVICE.
CALL 202-647-3000 FROM YOUR FAX MACHINE.
REQUEST DOCUMENT NUMBER 1550.

SELECTION OF APPLICANTS

Applicants will be selected at random by computer from among all qualified entries. Those selected will be notified by mail between April and June 2002 and will be provided further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the U.S. Persons not selected will NOT receive any notification. U.S. embassies and consulates will not be able to provide a list of successful applicants. Spouses and unmarried children of successful applicants under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow to join the principal applicant. DV-2003 visas will be issued between October 1, 2002 and September 30, 2003.

Applicants must meet ALL eligibility requirements under U.S. law in order to be issued visas.

Processing of entries and issuance of diversity visas to successful applicants and their eligible family members MUST occur by midnight on September 30, 2003. Under no circumstances can diversity visas be issued or adjustments approved after this date, nor can family members obtain diversity visas to follow to join the applicant in the U.S. after this date.