SELECTION OF WINNERS
Applicants will be selected at random by computer
from among all qualified entries. Those selected will
be notified by mail between May through July 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.
Important Notice:
A qualified entry received directly from an applicant
has an equal chance of being selected by the computer
at the Kentucky Consular Center as does an entry received
through a paid intermediary who completes the entry for
the applicant. There is no advantage to mailing early,
or mailing from any particular place. Every entry received
during the mail-in period will have an equal random chance
of being selected within its region. However, receipt
of more than one entry per person will disqualify the
person from registration, regardless of the source of
that entry.
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