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What countries are ineligible for the lottery and why?

6 posted on 07/21/2009 9:39:06 PM PDT by mamelukesabre (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))

To: mamelukesabre

Green Card FAQs

Q18: Which countries qualify for the lottery?

Nationals of "High Admission" countries are not eligible to participate in the Green Card Lottery Program. For DV-2010, the high admission countries were: Brazil, Canada, China (Mainland-Born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Poland, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible to participate in the DV-2010 Green Card Lottery.

8 posted on 07/21/2009 9:48:41 PM PDT by MamaDearest

To: mamelukesabre

The Philippines is one of the countries ineligible. There is a formula they use to determine the visa lottery eligible countries.

12 posted on 07/21/2009 11:30:33 PM PDT by montanajoe

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