The mail-in period for the next Diversity Visa lottery (DV-2004) will be held between October 7, 2002 and noon on November 6, 2002. Those who choose to enter the DV-2004 lottery should obtain a copy of the instructions in the "Visa Bulletin," which may be found at the Bureau of Consular Affairs web site:

http://travel.state.gov/DV2004.html.

Section 203(c) of the Immigration Act of 1990 makes available up to 55,000 (1) permanent resident immigrant visas each year by random selection through a Diversity Visa lottery. The visas are distributed among six geographic regions with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration, and no visas going to citizens of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the past five years.

Within each region, no one country may receive more than 7% of the available Diversity Visas in any one year. There is no specific format for the entry, but it is important to provide all the information requested. Entries for the Diversity Visa Lottery must be received at one of the Kentucky Consular Center mailing addresses during the mail-in period. Entries sent to the wrong address or received before or after this period will be disqualified regardless of when they are postmarked. Please note several important changes in requirements and eligibility 

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