The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available 50,000 diversity visas (DV) annually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. The Lottery is run once a year, usually in October, and qualified applicants are randomly chosen by computer. The program is administered directly from the U.S. Department of State Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky.

1. To enter the DV lottery, you must be a native of one of the listed countries
For DV-2011, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because the countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years: BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, 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.
For DV-2011, no countries have been added or removed from the previous year’s list of eligible countries.
2. Qualifying Occupations
The law and regulations require that every diversity visa entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have, within the past five years, two years of work experience in an occupation requiring at least two years' training or experience

There is no fee charged by the Department or KCC for sending an entry to the lottery program.
A Diversity processing fee is only charged when a winning lottery entrant applies for the Diversity visa. At the time of the visa application at a U.S. consular office, each applicant (the DV entrant and any accompanying family members) will be charged a DV processing fee and immigrant visa fee. Both of these fees are non-refundable if the visa is refused. If the visa is issued, a separate visa issuance fee is then charged for each visa.

1. Review the personal qualification
2. Confirm that the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery application is appropriate
3. Verify that your picture(s) comply with all requirements
4. Fill DS 5501, the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form (E-DV Entry Form)
5. Submit the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery application online and keep the file
6. Keep client informed of the case status

$85(Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery process)
NOTE
This service fee is the basic reference price, which may be adjusted case by case.