(Enter Birth City Only. Do not enter District/County/Province/State)
5. Country Where You Were Born
6. Country of Eligibility for the DV Program
Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. Your country of eligibility is not related to where you live. If you were born in a country that is not eligible for the DV program, please go to Explanation of Country of Eligibility{this link will open in a new window} to see if there is another option available in your case.
Are you claiming eligibility based on the country where you were born?
If not, you must enter the country from which you are claiming eligibility.
7. Entrant Photograph
Photographs must be submitted at the time of E-DV entry. Photographs that do not comply with all specifications, including but not limited to recency of the photos, composition of the photos, and unacceptable backgrounds are grounds for disqualification of the entire entry. Any manipulation of photographs that alters the facial characteristics is grounds for disqualification of the entire entry. See examples on the Photo Validation{this link will open in a new window} page.
Please refer to the Instructions for the 2011 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2011) for technical specifications and compositional specifications for the digital image.
You will use one of the following methods to enter the image into eDV:
Take a new digital image.
Use a digital scanner to scan a submitted photograph.
If you know the location in the computer and the name of the file which is storing the photograph, enter in the box to the left of the 'Browse' button. If you are not sure of the location in the computer or the name of the file, clicking the 'Browse' button will allow you to look for and choose the file which is storing the photograph, and after you choose the file its name will appear in the box above.
8. Mailing Address
8a. In Care Of
(optional)
8b. Address Line 1
8c. Address Line 2
(optional)
8d. City/Town
8e. District/County/Province/State
8f. Postal Code/Zip Code
8g. Country
(NOTE: This is the address that will be used to notify you if you are selected.)
9. Country Where You Live Today
10. Phone Number
(optional)
11. E-mail Address
(ex. test@yahoo.com)
12. What is the highest level of education you have achieved, as of today?
You must have a minimum of a high school diploma reflecting the completion of a full course of study (vocation schools or equivalency degrees are not acceptable) or be a skilled worker in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to qualify (visit http://online.onetcenter.org/{this link will open in a new window} to see if your occupation qualifies) for a Diversity Visa.
13. What is your current marital status?
Legal separation means that a court has formally declared that you and your spouse are legally separated. Legal separation means that your spouse would not be eligible to immigrate as your derivative.
