born and in which your parents were not resident at the time of your birth. These are the only three
ways to select your country of chargeability.
Listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability (i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid
claim) may make you ineligible for DV-2024.
2.
Can I still apply if I was not born in a qualifying country?
There are two circumstances in which you still might be eligible to apply. First, if your derivative
spouse was born in an eligible country, you may claim chargeability to that country.
As your eligibility
is based on your spouse, you will only be issued an immigrant visa if your spouse is also eligible for and
issued an immigrant visa. Both of you must enter the United States together, using your DVs.
Similarly, your minor dependent child can be “charged” to a parent’s country of birth.
Second, you can be “charged” to the country of birth of either of your parents as long as neither of
your parents was born in or a resident of your country of birth at the time of your birth.
People are not
generally considered residents of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized. For
example, persons simply visiting, studying, or temporarily working in a country are not generally
considered residents.
If you claim alternate chargeability through either of the above, you must provide an explanation on
the E-DV Entry Form, in question #6.
Listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability
(i.e., one to which you cannot establish a valid
claim) will make you ineligible for a DV.
3.
Why do natives of certain countries not qualify for the DV program?
DVs are intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons who are not from “high
admission” countries. U.S. law defines “high admission countries” as those from which a total of
50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated to the
United States during the previous five years.
Each year, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) counts the family and employment immigrant admission and adjustment of status numbers for
the previous five years to identify the countries that are considered “high admission” and whose
natives will therefore be ineligible for the annual Diversity Visa program.
Since USCIS makes this
calculation annually, the list of countries whose natives are eligible or not eligible may change from
one year to the next.
4.
How many DV-2024 visas will go to natives of each region and eligible country?
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determines the regional DV limits for
each year according to a formula specified in Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). The number of visas the Department of State eventually will issue to natives of each country will
depend on the regional limits established, how many entrants come from each country, and how many
of the selected entrants are found eligible for the visa. No more than seven percent of the total visas
available can go to natives of any one country.
5.
What are the requirements for education or work experience?
U.S. immigration law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least a high school
education or its equivalent or have two years of work experience within the past five years in an
occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience. A “high school education or
equivalent” is defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary
education in the United States OR the successful completion in another country of a formal course of
elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only
formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates
(such as the General Equivalency Diploma [G.E.D.]) are not acceptable.
You must present
documentary proof of education or work experience to the consular officer at the time of the visa
interview.
If you do not meet the requirements for education or work experience you will be ineligible for a DV,
and your spouse and children will be ineligible for derivative DVs.
6.
What occupations qualify for the DV program?
The Department of State will use the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL)
O*Net OnLine
database to
determine qualifying work experience. The
O*Net OnLine
database categorizes job experience into five
“job zones.” While the DOL website lists many occupations, not all occupations qualify for the
DV program. To qualify for a DV on the basis of your work experience, you must have, within the past
five years, two years of experience in an occupation classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation
(SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.
If you do not meet the requirements for education or work experience, you will be ineligible for a DV,
and your spouse and children will be ineligible for derivative DVs.
7.
How can I find the qualifying DV occupations in the Department of Labor’s
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