DV 2011 Application – DV 2011 Entrant Status Check – DV 2011 Status

To people, who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States, 50,000 immigrant DV visas are made accessible through a lottery, every year. In last past year, DV Visas have not been issued to those people who come from countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the USA. You will be authorized to live and work permanently in the United States, if you receive a visa through the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. You will also be permitted to carry your spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 to the United States. Here is provided information of DV 2011 Application and DV 2011 Entrant Status Check.

Every year, the State Department holds the lottery and arbitrarily chooses candidates from all qualified entries due to it is likely that a few of the first 50,000 persons who are chosen will not eligible for visas or follow their cases to visa issuance, more than 50,000 entries are chosen to make sure that all of the accessible variety visas are issued. For all those who are initially selected, there will not be a sufficient number of visas. The lottery is closed, when 50,000 are issued or the fiscal year ends.

The newest DV visa lottery is for fiscal year 2011. Though, between noon, 12:00pm EDT (GMT-4), on Friday, October 2, 2009 and noon, 12:00pm EST (GMT-5), on Monday, November 30, 2009 (not before or after), the applications must be submitted electronically. Due to heavy demand may result in delays on the State Department website; you are encouraged not to wait until the last week to submit your application. Paper entries will not be accepted. Persons who are chosen are at liberty to apply for an immigrant visa that will be issued between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011.

How do apply for DV 2011 Application?

If you want to apply for DV 2011, then you have to follow instructions exactly, which are as under:

You have to electronically submit Entries for the DV-2011 between noon, 12:00pm EDT (GMT-4), on Friday, October 2, 2009 and noon, 12:00pm EST (GMT-5), on Monday, November 30, 2009 (not before or after) at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. You may prepare and submit your own entry, or have someone submit the entry. The form will disqualify your entry, if your form is incomplete in its entirety.

A successfully registered entry will outcome in the display of a confirmation screen containing your name and a unique confirmation number. For your records by using the print function of your web browser, you should print this confirmation screen. You will be able to check the status of your entry by returning to the website and entering your unique confirmation number and personal information, starting from July 1, 2010.

You will be asked to submit the following information:

1.) Full name

Last/Family Name, First Name, Middle name

2.) Date of birth

Day, Month, Year

3.) Gender

Male or Female

4.) City/Town of Birth

5.) Country of Birth

The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where you were born.

6.) Country of Eligibility or Chargeability for the DV Program

Your country of eligibility will normally be the same as your country of birth. You may still be able to claim “chargeability” to the country where your spouse was born or where one of your parents was born, with certain restrictions.

7.) Your Recent Photograph

Failure to submit the required photographs for you, your spouse, and each child listed will outcome in an incomplete entry that will not be accepted and must be resubmitted. Failure to enter the correct photograph of each person into the system will outcome in your ineligibility and the rejection of all visas associated with the case at the time of the visa interview.

For each digital photo (image) that will be submitted online with your entry form, you will need a computer file. Either by taking a new digital photograph or by scanning a photographic print with a digital scanner, the image file can be produced.

The system will automatically reject the entry form and notify the sender, if the submitted digital images do not conform to the following technical specifications:

• The maximum image file size is 240 kilobytes (240 KB).
• Color photographs in 24-bit color depth are required. Black and white, monochrome, or grayscale photographs will NOT be accepted.
• The image must be in JPEG format (Joint Photographic Experts Group).
• The minimum image resolution must be 600 pixels high by 600 pixels wide, and the height must be equal to the width.
• Scanned photographs should be scanned at a resolution of at least 150 dots per inch (dpi) in 24-bit color mode.

You can confirm that your photograph meets the technical requirements by testing it at: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/photo.aspx

The entry will be disqualified, if the submitted digital images do not conform to the following specifications, or if they are manipulated or not recent:

• Photos in which your face is not in focus will not be accepted.
• Photos in which you are wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from your face will not be accepted.
• You must be directly facing the camera; your head should not be tilted up, down or to the side.
• Your head height (measured from the top of the head, including the hair, to the bottom of the chin) must be between 50 percent and 69 percent of the image’s total height. Your eye height (measured from the bottom of the image to the level of your eyes) should be between 56 percent and 69 percent of the image’s height.
• The photo should have you in front of a neutral, light-colored background. Photos taken with very dark or patterned, busy backgrounds will not be accepted.
• Photos with head coverings or hats are only acceptable due to religious beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of your face. Photos with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature are not acceptable. Photos of military, airline or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.

8.) Mailing Address:

In Care of, Address Line 1, Address Line 2, City/Town, District/Country/Province/State, Postal Code/Zip Code, Country, this must be clear and complete, because any future mailings will be sent there.

9.) Country Where You Live Today

10.) Phone Number (optional)

11.) Email Address

You have to provide an email address to which you have direct access. At this address, you will NOT receive an official selection letter. Though, you may receive follow-up communication from them by email, if your entry is selected and you respond to the official letter you receive from the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC).

12.) As of Today, The Highest Level of Education You Have Achieved

You must point out which one of the following represents your own highest level of educational achievement: (1) Primary school only, (2) High school, no degree, (3) High school degree, (4) Vocational school, (5) Some university courses, (6) University degree, (7) Some graduate level courses, (8) Master degree, (9) Some doctorate level courses, and (10) Doctorate degree.

13.) Marriage Status

Unmarried, Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Legally Separated

14.) Number of Children that are unmarried and under 21 years of age (except children who are already U.S. legal permanent residents or U.S. citizens)

You have to include all natural children, as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, who are bachelor and under the age of 21, except those children who are already U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents, even if you are no longer legally married to the child’s parent, and even if the spouse or child does not currently reside with you and/or will not immigrate with you.

Failure to list all such children will outcome in your disqualification for the visa. Married children and children 21 years or older will not qualify for the Diversity Visa. However, if your electronic DV entry is made before your unmarried child turns 21, and the child turns 21 before visa issuance, he/she will be treated as though he/she were under 21 for visa-processing purposes.

15.) Spouse Information

Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photograph

Failure to list your spouse will outcome in your disqualification for the visa. The recent photograph of your spouse has the same requirements as the one you submit for yourself (see #7 above). There must be a separate photo for each family member is required because family photos will not be accepted.

16.) Children Information

Name, Date of Birth, Gender, City/Town of Birth, Country of Birth, Photographs

Include all children declared in #14 above

The recent photographs for each child have the same requirements as the one you submit for yourself (see #7 above). There must be a separate photo for each family member is required because family photos will not be accepted.

For more information of DV 2011 Application, click here.

DV 2011 Entrant Status Check:

You can check for DV 2011 Entrant Status after 1 July 2010. For checking the status, you have to be sure that you have the Entrant’s Confirmation Number, Last Name/Family Name, and Year of Birth. Confirmation number should be 16 characters long and starting with numeric digit for example:

Your Confirmation number is 20101O0DZWY3DOV9, then you have to make difference in Number Zero (0) and Letter “O”, they can be differentiate in two ways such as

Number Zero in bold 0: 20101O0DZWY3DOV9
Letter “O” in bold: 20101O0DZWY3DOV9

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