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2008 Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration Opens October 4

Registration for the United States' 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery program (DV-2008) will be held October 4 to December 3, the State Department announced September 19.

Applicants whose names are selected randomly will be eligible to apply for one of 50,000 permanent resident visas made available annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

The 2008 lottery will mark the fourth year in which the registration process has been conducted entirely via the Internet. Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated Web site (dvlottery.state.gov), and digital photos must be submitted with the registration form. Paper entries will not be accepted, according to the DV-2008 instructions.

Entries will be accepted between noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (1600 GMT), Wednesday, October 4, and noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) (1700 GMT) Sunday, December 3. No entries will be accepted after that time, according to the DV-2008 instructions.

Applicants are encouraged to enter early in the registration period, because excessive demand might slow down the system as the deadline nears. Applicants should be aware that there is only one official site for the diversity visa lottery registration, according to the State Department.

Applicants must meet certain education or work experience requirements to register for DV-2008. These are outlined in the instructions. Read more at montevideo.usembassy.gov

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