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For the second successive year, Nigerian nationals and that of 18 other countries are not eligible to apply for the U.S. 2016 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2016).
This is contained in a statement issued by the U.S Department of State, made available on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement noted that Nigerians and citizens of other countries were excluded "because they sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years.’’
The other countries excluded are Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica and Mexico.
Others are Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories and Vietnam.
The U.S. Department of State said "a native ordinarily means someone born within a particular country, regardless of the individual's current country of residence or nationality
"Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible,'' the Department said.
According to it, the DV-2016 will open at noon on October 1, and close at noon on November 3.
The congressionally mandated Diversity Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The U.S Immigration Act of 1990 provide a maximum of 55,000 diversity visas each fiscal year to be made available to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S.
However, since DV-1999, Congress set aside 5,000 of this annual allocation to be made available for use under the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA).
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This is contained in a statement issued by the U.S Department of State, made available on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement noted that Nigerians and citizens of other countries were excluded "because they sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years.’’
The other countries excluded are Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica and Mexico.
Others are Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories and Vietnam.
The U.S. Department of State said "a native ordinarily means someone born within a particular country, regardless of the individual's current country of residence or nationality
"Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible,'' the Department said.
According to it, the DV-2016 will open at noon on October 1, and close at noon on November 3.
The congressionally mandated Diversity Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The U.S Immigration Act of 1990 provide a maximum of 55,000 diversity visas each fiscal year to be made available to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S.
However, since DV-1999, Congress set aside 5,000 of this annual allocation to be made available for use under the Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA).
#Nigeria #Canada #VisaLottery #HongKong #Bangladesh #Brazil #China #Colombia #DominicanRepublic #Ecuador #El Salvador #Haiti #India #Jamaica #Mexico #Pakistan #Peru #Philippines #SouthKorea #UnitedKingdom #NorthernIreland #Vietnam
