DV-LOTTERY 2009

The filing of applications for DV-lottery 2009 started from noon, 12:00 pm EDT or Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4), on Wednesday, October 3, 2009 to noon, 12:00 pm EST (GMT-5), Sunday, December 2, 2007. It is advised that you apply for the DV-lottery 2009 well before the last date to prevent getting entangled in the internet traffic that usually occurs during the last few days of closing of the program.

The entire procedure of applying for DV-lottery 2009 is online called the electronic filing which is done at the official website of Department of State DV-lottery 2009. Once your application is filed successfully, then the processing of the same begins. Then the drawing of the eligible candidates begins. This is done at the Kentucky Consular Center.

You must be aware that the natives of following countries are considered ineligible for the DV-lottery 2009: Brazil, Canada, Mainland China, Colombia, India, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Poland, Russia, Peru, Vietnam, and UK dependent territories. It is noteworthy that some of the countries that were once considered eligible are now in the non qualifying list. This is because of the rise in the immigration rates from that country to the US. People born in Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR are eligible.

It is important to understand that winning a green card lottery does not automatically guarantee a green card. The requirements for getting the DV-lottery 2009 are strict and are liable to rejection if you fail to meet the mandatory educational and professional requirements.

There are 50,000 green cards issued under the DV-lottery 2009. The selection of your application depends on the total number of application forms that are filed with the US Department of State. More over there are also country quotas which promise more green cards for some countries.

The selected candidates are informed through post (to the address that they furnish during the filing of the application) between May and July 2008. You will also be informed about your date of interview which will begin in October 2008. This is usually done 4 to 6 weeks before the scheduled date of interview.

All DV-lottery 2009 visas will be issued between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009 and not after that.