U.S. Consulate General Press Releases (2000)

U.S. Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program (DV-2002)

News Release
August 1, 2000
Monday

Section 203(c) of the Immigration Act of 1990 makes available up to 55,000 permanent resident immigrant visas each year by random selection through a Diversity Visa lottery (DV-2002). The DV-2002 registration mail-in period will be held between noon on Monday, October 2, 2000, and noon on Wednesday, November 1, 2000. Please note several important changes in requirements and eligibility described below.

Persons born in the Hong Kong SAR are eligible to apply for the DV-2002 lottery. However, persons born in the Macau SAR are not eligible to apply.

See also:

• Questions and answers about the program
• Visa Service: 2002 Visa Lottery Program (DV-2002)
• Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2002) - Statement by Richard Boucher, Spokesman (7/31/2000)
• Visa Bulletin: DV-2002 Instructions

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