Each year the United States Government makes available 50,000 diversity immigrant visas, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
The lottery was established by the U.S. Congress in 1990 to reflect America's openness to diversity. "The idea was to diversify the immigrant pool," said John Wilcock, a visa officer with the United States Department of State. The Diversity Visa Lottery is open to natives of countries that have sent fewer than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the last 5 years. Countries that are the sources of higher numbers of immigrants are excluded from the lottery.
apply free from the official site
http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
The lottery was established by the U.S. Congress in 1990 to reflect America's openness to diversity. "The idea was to diversify the immigrant pool," said John Wilcock, a visa officer with the United States Department of State. The Diversity Visa Lottery is open to natives of countries that have sent fewer than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the last 5 years. Countries that are the sources of higher numbers of immigrants are excluded from the lottery.
apply free from the official site
http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
