The new applications will be accepted till November 7, 2023, but Nigeria is however on the list of countries ineligible to apply.
It also applies to the 17 other countries which have been excluded couple of years back.
Information’s gathered suggest that the aim of the DV program is to offer a special chance for individuals from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.
individuals from countries who have sent more than 50,000 of their nationals to the United States in the last five years are ineligible to apply for the FY2025 program The United States of America has announced commencement of the registration process for the Diversity Visa Program for the 2025 fiscal year.
The US Diversity Visa Program is a yearly lottery system that offers individuals from countries with limited immigration rates to the United States the chance to secure a green card.
Annually, the US State Department allocates 55,000 diversity visas (DVs) divided among six geographic regions.
According to a statement from the US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria, Nigerian citizens were no longer eligible for the Diversity Visa Lottery but for those born outside of Nigeria or have parents born outside of Nigeria. In other words, those who were born in Nigeria to Nigerian parents are not eligible.
Meanwhile, interested candidates from other countries aside the delisted ones, who meet the eligibility conditions can seek to participate in the US Diversity Visa Program.
The excluded countries includes; Bangladesh
Brazil
Canada,
China (including mainland and Hong Kong)
Colombia
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Haiti
Honduras
India
Jamaica
Mexico
Nigeria
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Venezuela, and
Vietnam
