2007 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Begins

U.S Department of State ^ | September 20, 2005

[lizol]

2007 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Begins

The Department has announced that registration for the 2007 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will begin at noon on October 5, 2005. Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated Internet website during the registration period. The website for registering for the 2007 DV Lottery, www.dvlottery.state.gov, will be available from noon October 5, 2005 through noon December 4, 2005.

In response to demand, the Department tripled the number of servers hosting the registration website this year. In addition, persons submitting entries to the 2007 lottery will receive a notice of receipt now containing their name, date of birth, country of chargeability, and a time/date stamp when information has been properly registered at www.dvlottery.state.gov.

The Department continues to encourage persons who wish to enter the 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery to submit their information early in the two-month registration period.

There is no fee charged for entering the Diversity Visa Lottery. The Department of State does not endorse, recommend or sponsor any information or material from outside entities. The Department is aware that websites and email have masqueraded as official Diversity Visa Lottery facilitators. Registration for the Diversity Visa Lottery through the official, U.S. government website, www.dvlottery.state.gov is free of charge and notification of winning entries are sent by mail only.

The 2007 Diversity Visa Lottery marks the third year that electronic registration is required. Paper entries and mail-in requests for Diversity Visa Lottery registration are not accepted.

[GarySpFc]

Legal Immigration to the United States from all of Europe compared to Mexico by year.

Year___________Europe_________Mexico

1990 __________112,401_________679,068
1991 __________135,234_________946,167
1992 __________145,392_________213,802
1993 __________158,254_________126,561
1994 __________160.916_________111,398
1995 __________128,185_________ 89,932
1996 __________147,581_________163,572
1997 __________119,871_________146,865
1998 ___________90,793_________131,575
1999 ___________92,672_________147,573
2000 __________132,480_________173,919
2001 __________175,371_________206,426
2002 __________174,209_________219,380
2003 __________100,769_________115,864
2004 __________127,669_________175,364

Totals ________2,001,797_______3,647,486

[macel]

Well, couldn't care less. At least they won't humiliate themselves this time.

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

It makes me sad that the most salient feature we measure for the addition of people to our nation is that person's nation of origin. I'd rather it be based on their interest in becoming an American and what they can contribute.