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DV-98; Bangladeshis top list of lottery winners
Washington has registered 6,075 Bangladeshi applicants under the diversity lottery, known as the DV-98 programme. reports UNB.
Some 100.000 applicants have been registered under the diversity lottery, conducted under Immigration and Nationality Act. State Department Deputy Spokesman James Foley said in a statement. according to a USIS press release.
Among the registered applicants. the highest number — 6.075 — were from Bangladesh, the press release said yesterday
The spokesman said appu cants registered for the DV-98 programme were selected at random from the approximately 4.7 million qualified entries received during the application period from February
3 to March 5. 1997.
An additional 13 million applications were disqualified for failing to properly follow directions.
The diversity lottery makes available 55.000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
Almost 100.000 applicants who have been registered and notified may now make an application for an immigrant visa. Since it is likely that some of the first 55.000 persons registered will not pursue their cases to visa issuance, this larger figure should insure that all DV 98 numbers will be used.
The visas have been appor tioned among six geographic regions with a maximum of 3,850 visas (seven per cent of the 55.000 total) available to persons born in any single country.
During the visa interview, principal applicants must provide proof of high school education or its equivalent, or show two years of work experience in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience, according to standards established by Uie US department of labour, within the past five years.
Those selected will need to act on their immigrant visa -pplications quickly, .pplicants should follow the instructions in their notifications letter and must fully complete the information requested.
Registrants living in the United States who wish to apply for adjustment of their status must contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service nearest to their place of residence.
Once the total 55.000 visa numbers have been used, the programme for fiscal year 1998 will end. the US1S release said. Selected applicants who do not receive visas by September 30, 1998. will derive no further benefit from their DV-98 registration.
Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to Join DV-98 principal are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 1998.
Only participants in the DV-98 programme who were selected for further processing have been notified while those who have not received notification should assume their names were not selected.
The application period for next years DV-99 lottery will be October 24 to Novemoer 24. 1997.