2003 Press Releases

U.S. Diversity Visa Program Registration Goes Electronic

Only electronic submissions accepted; program runs Nov. 1-Dec. 30, 2003

Bratislava, August 19, 2003

Applicants for the annual U.S. Diversity Visa lottery program will have to fill out an electronic form on a designated Internet web site, the State Department has announced. The Department will no longer accept paper entries or mail-in requests.

Registration for the visa lottery program will take place November 1-December 30, 2003.

Under the program, persons from eligible countries can register for the chance to apply for an immigrant visa. Approximately six million persons register each year. Those selected at random and notified by the State Department are eligible to apply for one of 55,000 immigrant visas made available annually.

Additional information and instructions will be provided in the Federal Register in the near future.