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US Green Card Lottery (DV-2022) Registration Opens on Wednesday, October 7, 2020

US Green Card Lottery (DV-2022) Registration Opens on Wednesday, October 7, 2020
US Green Card Lottery (DV-2022) Registration Opens on Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Registration for the Fiscal Year 2022 Diversity Visa, popularly known as the Green Card lottery, begins tomorrow, October 7th, 2020.

The US State Department, which runs the program, announced last week that registration for DV-2022 will open on October 7, 2020 and 12pm ET and close on November 20, 2020 at 12pmET.

The Diversity Visa program makes available up to 55,000 green cards available each year to nationals of countries with low immigration rates to the US. An estimated 12 million people participated in the lottery in 2019.

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Countries with more than 50,000 of their citizens migrating to the US over the previous five years are not eligible to participate in the program. For that reason, citizens of the following countries are not  eligible to participate in DV-2022: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong KongSAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Kenyan citizens are eligible to participate in the program, including those currently living in the US on valid non-immigrant visas.

Entries will only be accepted online at this link: https://dvprogram.state.gov.

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  1. Sarah wangui karatheOct 6, 2020

    I am a 35 year old kenyan business woman. Married with 2 children

  2. Joshua osoro mwebiOct 7, 2020

    Need a chance please

  3. Monica Auma SifunaOct 8, 2020

    I'm a Kenyan lady single with a daughter aged 12 years

  4. Monica Auma SifunaSep 12, 2021

    I need your consideration to make the life of my daughter better.

  5. Monica Auma SifunaSep 12, 2021

    I'm a Kenyan lady aged 40yrs, single with a daughter aged 13 years in std 8. I have a degree in teaching, diploma in early childhood and a certificate in social work. I will be glad if considered.

  6. SenecaOct 14, 2021

    It is free to apply online. You need a Kenyan passport and passport photo.

  7. Sally Selorm AmakpaOct 9, 2020

    I need a chance with my two kids.

  8. Nakirijja JulietOct 9, 2020

    Thanks for this chance he

  9. NaseemOct 9, 2020

    is true and not fake?

  10. Ruweydo AbdullahOct 10, 2020

    Hi my name is Raina I mean Uganda I'm moving my mother but he's very hard to pay his money and he's very hard for us to do more money I need to have sisters and brothers to give us money I don't know so just I want to have

  11. Gerald khadima JosephOct 10, 2020

    Need this chance please

  12. Joseph mwangi karukuOct 11, 2020

    Need this chance with my wife and my two children

  13. Sarah WanjiruOct 13, 2020

    Am single,a mother of two boys and one girl if a chance is granted I will be glad

  14. Zulfiqar ali zulfiOct 14, 2020

    I am 49 year old with wife and one adopted girl age 11 year old ,how can I get chance

  15. Marion KamwanaOct 14, 2020

    I'm a single mum of 2 girls 11 and 3yrs. An undergraduate with Bussiness Management Diploma.God remember me for a chance to travel work and stay in the US

  16. Zulfiqar ali zulfiOct 14, 2020

    I am 49 year old I have one adoupted babby girl I want her bright future please give me a chance

  17. Irene Wambui muthuraOct 15, 2020

    I truly hope that you will give me this chanceam married with two kids

  18. James Omond OwuorOct 18, 2020

    I am 29 years married with two kids. Kindly I need a chance.

  19. Morgan OchiengOct 27, 2020

    I am a Kenyan citizen currently studying pharmacy in first year university. I need this chance

  20. Emily wanjiru wanjikuOct 29, 2020

    Am a kenyan citizen single lady kindly i need this chance

  21. My name is Anthony kimani mwangiOct 29, 2020

    Am kenya male age 24 I really need this opportunity i have always been praying for my day to came I wish this will be my lacky day

  22. Oseko osoroNov 6, 2020

    I'm married with one child and 27 of age doing electrical engineering. I would love to have a chance if at all luck is on my side

  23. Monica Auma SifunaSep 13, 2021

    Kindly waiting for your reply.

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