The Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery has been established in the 1996 Immigration Act in order to give immigration opportunity to natives from countries other than the main source of immigration to the U.S.A. This official U.S. government program aims to diversify the American population by creating an immigration opportunity to under-represented ethnic groups.
You must be native of a country with a low rate of immigration to the U.S.A. . People born in countries with high U.S. immigration are excluded from this lottery.
Only the following countries are excluded from the lottery program:
China (mainland only)
Russia
Vietnam
South Korea
Philippines
Pakistan
India
Mexico
Jamaica
United Kingdom except N.Ireland
Canada
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Haiti
El Salvador
You must be native of a country with a low rate of immigration to the U.S.A. . People born in countries with high U.S. immigration are excluded from this lottery.
Only the following countries are excluded from the lottery program:
China (mainland only)
Russia
Vietnam
South Korea
Philippines
Pakistan
India
Mexico
Jamaica
United Kingdom except N.Ireland
Canada
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Haiti
El Salvador