DEFINITION
The annual
United States Diversity Visa program makes permanent residence visas available to persons meeting the strict eligibility requirements. Applicants for Diversity Visas are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The visas are distr
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Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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 Nigeria: |
7,145 US visa lottery winners |
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Nigerian Immigration
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# 2
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 Ghana: |
7,040 US visa lottery winners |
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Ghanaian Immigration
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# 3
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 Ethiopia: |
6,353 US visa lottery winners |
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Ethiopian Immigration
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# 4
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 Kenya: |
5,721 US visa lottery winners |
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Kenyan Immigration
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# 5
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 Poland: |
5,467 US visa lottery winners |
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Polish Immigration
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# 6
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 Bangladesh: |
5,126 US visa lottery winners |
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Bangladeshi Immigration
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# 7
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 Morocco: |
5,069 US visa lottery winners |
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Moroccan Immigration
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# 8
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 Ukraine: |
4,494 US visa lottery winners |
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Ukrainian Immigration
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# 9
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 Nepal: |
4,259 US visa lottery winners |
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Nepalese Immigration
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# 10
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 Egypt: |
4,189 US visa lottery winners |
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Egyptian Immigration
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# 11
|
 Bulgaria: |
3,482 US visa lottery winners |
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Bulgarian Immigration
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# 12
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 Albania: |
3,071 US visa lottery winners |
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Albanian Immigration
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# 13
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 Togo: |
2,819 US visa lottery winners |
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Togolese Immigration
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# 14
|
 Russia: |
2,600 US visa lottery winners |
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Russian Immigration
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# 15
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 Turkey: |
2,343 US visa lottery winners |
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Turkish Immigration
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# 16
|
 Sierra Leone: |
2,149 US visa lottery winners |
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Sierra Leonean Immigration
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# 17
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 Lithuania: |
2,059 US visa lottery winners |
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Lithuanian Immigration
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# 18
|
 Romania: |
1,845 US visa lottery winners |
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Romanian Immigration
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# 19
|
 Taiwan: |
1,833 US visa lottery winners |
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Taiwan Immigration
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# 20
|
 Uzbekistan: |
1,819 US visa lottery winners |
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Uzbekistani Immigration
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# 21
|
 Liberia: |
1,570 US visa lottery winners |
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Liberian Immigration
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# 22
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 Cameroon: |
1,531 US visa lottery winners |
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Cameroonian Immigration
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# 23
|
 Iran: |
1,431 US visa lottery winners |
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Iranian Immigration
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# 24
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 Sri Lanka: |
1,418 US visa lottery winners |
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Sri Lankan Immigration
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# 25
|
 Peru: |
1,298 US visa lottery winners |
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Peruvian Immigration
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# 26
|
 Japan: |
1,291 US visa lottery winners |
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Japanese Immigration
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# 27
|
 Algeria: |
1,285 US visa lottery winners |
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Algerian Immigration
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# 28
|
 Germany: |
1,227 US visa lottery winners |
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German Immigration
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# 29
|
 Sudan: |
1,183 US visa lottery winners |
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Sudanese Immigration
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# 30
|
 Belarus: |
966 US visa lottery winners |
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Belarusian Immigration
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# 31
|
 Burma: |
906 US visa lottery winners |
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Burmese Immigration
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# 32
|
 Indonesia: |
844 US visa lottery winners |
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Indonesian Immigration
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# 33
|
 Armenia: |
836 US visa lottery winners |
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Armenian Immigration
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# 34
|
 Ecuador: |
746 US visa lottery winners |
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Ecuadorian Immigration
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# 35
|
 Fiji: |
738 US visa lottery winners |
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Fijian Immigration
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# 36
|
 Cuba: |
674 US visa lottery winners |
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Cuban Immigration
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# 37
|
 Moldova: |
574 US visa lottery winners |
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Moldovan Immigration
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# 38
|
 Somalia: |
566 US visa lottery winners |
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Somali Immigration
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# 39
|
 Georgia: |
479 US visa lottery winners |
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Georgian Immigration
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# 40
|
 Israel: |
465 US visa lottery winners |
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Israeli Immigration
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# 41
|
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
455 US visa lottery winners |
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Congolese Immigration
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# 42
|
 Kazakhstan: |
451 US visa lottery winners |
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Kazakhstani Immigration
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# 43
|
 South Africa: |
413 US visa lottery winners |
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South African Immigration
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# 44
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 Slovakia: |
392 US visa lottery winners |
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Slovak Immigration
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# 45
|
 Eritrea: |
373 US visa lottery winners |
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Eritrean Immigration
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# 46
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 Australia: |
362 US visa lottery winners |
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Australian Immigration
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# 47
|
 Uganda: |
351 US visa lottery winners |
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Ugandan Immigration
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# 48
|
 Azerbaijan: |
338 US visa lottery winners |
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Azerbaijani Immigration
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# 49
|
 Tanzania: |
329 US visa lottery winners |
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Tanzanian Immigration
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# 50
|
 France: |
313 US visa lottery winners |
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French Immigration
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# 51
|
 Ireland: |
305 US visa lottery winners |
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Irish Immigration
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# 52
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 Thailand: |
297 US visa lottery winners |
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Thai Immigration
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# 53
|
 Senegal: |
269 US visa lottery winners |
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Senegalese Immigration
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# 54
|
 Cote d'Ivoire: |
268 US visa lottery winners |
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Ivoirian Immigration
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# 55
|
 Cambodia: |
237 US visa lottery winners |
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Cambodian Immigration
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# 56
|
 Malaysia: |
222 US visa lottery winners |
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Malaysian Immigration
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# 57
|
 Benin: |
209 US visa lottery winners |
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Beninese Immigration
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# 58
|
 Kyrgyzstan: |
206 US visa lottery winners |
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Kyrgyzstani Immigration
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= 59
|
 Argentina: |
194 US visa lottery winners |
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Argentine Immigration
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= 59
|
 Venezuela: |
194 US visa lottery winners |
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Venezuelan Immigration
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# 61
|
 Switzerland: |
183 US visa lottery winners |
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Swiss Immigration
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# 62
|
 Iraq: |
174 US visa lottery winners |
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Iraqi Immigration
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= 63
|
 Latvia: |
172 US visa lottery winners |
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Latvian Immigration
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= 63
|
 Czech Republic: |
172 US visa lottery winners |
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Czech Immigration
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# 65
|
 Zimbabwe: |
168 US visa lottery winners |
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Zimbabwean Immigration
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# 66
|
 Italy: |
165 US visa lottery winners |
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Italian Immigration
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# 67
|
 New Zealand: |
155 US visa lottery winners |
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New Zealand Immigration
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# 68
|
 Hungary: |
139 US visa lottery winners |
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Hungarian Immigration
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# 69
|
 Singapore: |
137 US visa lottery winners |
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Singapore Immigration
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# 70
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina: |
128 US visa lottery winners |
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Herzegovinian Immigration
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# 71
|
 Jordan: |
125 US visa lottery winners |
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Jordanian Immigration
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# 72
|
 Zambia: |
124 US visa lottery winners |
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Zambian Immigration
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# 73
|
 Tunisia: |
115 US visa lottery winners |
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Tunisian Immigration
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# 74
|
 Yemen: |
106 US visa lottery winners |
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Yemeni Immigration
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|
= 75
|
 Tajikistan: |
105 US visa lottery winners |
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Tajikistani Immigration
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|
= 75
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 Lebanon: |
105 US visa lottery winners |
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Lebanese Immigration
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# 77
|
 Turkmenistan: |
95 US visa lottery winners |
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Turkmen Immigration
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# 78
|
 Netherlands: |
94 US visa lottery winners |
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Dutch Immigration
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# 79
|
 Rwanda: |
87 US visa lottery winners |
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Rwandan Immigration
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# 80
|
 Sweden: |
82 US visa lottery winners |
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Swedish Immigration
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# 81
|
 Croatia: |
73 US visa lottery winners |
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Croatian Immigration
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|
= 82
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 Estonia: |
71 US visa lottery winners |
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Estonian Immigration
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= 82
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 Trinidad and Tobago: |
71 US visa lottery winners |
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Tobagonian Immigration
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# 84
|
 Greece: |
66 US visa lottery winners |
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Greek Immigration
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|
= 85
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 Gambia, The: |
65 US visa lottery winners |
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Gambian Immigration
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= 85
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 Mongolia: |
65 US visa lottery winners |
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Mongolian Immigration
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|
= 87
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 Syria: |
64 US visa lottery winners |
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Syrian Immigration
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|
= 87
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 Austria: |
64 US visa lottery winners |
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Austrian Immigration
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|
= 89
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 Spain: |
62 US visa lottery winners |
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Spanish Immigration
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= 89
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 Bolivia: |
62 US visa lottery winners |
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Bolivian Immigration
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# 91
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 Saudi Arabia: |
54 US visa lottery winners |
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Saudi Immigration
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# 92
|
 Mali: |
51 US visa lottery winners |
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Malian Immigration
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|
= 93
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 Portugal: |
46 US visa lottery winners |
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Portuguese Immigration
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= 93
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 Belgium: |
46 US visa lottery winners |
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Belgian Immigration
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= 93
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 Afghanistan: |
46 US visa lottery winners |
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Afghan Immigration
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# 96
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 Kuwait: |
45 US visa lottery winners |
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Kuwaiti Immigration
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|
= 97
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 Mauritius: |
44 US visa lottery winners |
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Mauritian Immigration
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= 97
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 Finland: |
44 US visa lottery winners |
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Finnish Immigration
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# 99
|
 Tonga: |
43 US visa lottery winners |
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Tongan Immigration
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|
= 100
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 Chad: |
41 US visa lottery winners |
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Chadian Immigration
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= 100
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 Uruguay: |
41 US visa lottery winners |
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Uruguayan Immigration
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# 102
|
 Denmark: |
39 US visa lottery winners |
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Danish Immigration
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# 103
|
 Niger: |
35 US visa lottery winners |
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Nigerien Immigration
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# 104
|
 Burkina Faso: |
34 US visa lottery winners |
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Burkinabe Immigration
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# 105
|
 Malawi: |
32 US visa lottery winners |
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Malawian Immigration
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# 106
|
 Paraguay: |
31 US visa lottery winners |
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Paraguayan Immigration
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# 107
|
 Brazil: |
28 US visa lottery winners |
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Brazilian Immigration
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|
= 108
|
 Nicaragua: |
27 US visa lottery winners |
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Nicaraguan Immigration
|
|
= 108
|
 Madagascar: |
27 US visa lottery winners |
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Malagasy Immigration
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|
= 108
|
 Burundi: |
27 US visa lottery winners |
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Burundian Immigration
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|
# 111
|
 Guatemala: |
26 US visa lottery winners |
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Guatemalan Immigration
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|
= 112
|
 Mauritania: |
25 US visa lottery winners |
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Mauritanian Immigration
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|
= 112
|
 Honduras: |
25 US visa lottery winners |
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Honduran Immigration
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|
= 114
|
 Djibouti: |
24 US visa lottery winners |
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Djiboutian Immigration
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|
= 114
|
 Libya: |
24 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Libyan Immigration
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# 116
|
 Chile: |
23 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Chilean Immigration
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|
= 117
|
 Guinea: |
22 US visa lottery winners |
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Guinean Immigration
|
|
= 117
|
 Guyana: |
22 US visa lottery winners |
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Guyanese Immigration
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# 119
|
 Norway: |
19 US visa lottery winners |
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Norwegian Immigration
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|
= 120
|
 Angola: |
17 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Angolan Immigration
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|
= 120
|
 Iceland: |
17 US visa lottery winners |
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Icelandic Immigration
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# 122
|
 Bahrain: |
15 US visa lottery winners |
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Bahraini Immigration
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# 123
|
 Gabon: |
14 US visa lottery winners |
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Gabonese Immigration
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# 124
|
 Panama: |
13 US visa lottery winners |
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Panamanian Immigration
|
|
= 125
|
 Bahamas, The: |
12 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Bahamian Immigration
|
|
= 125
|
 Costa Rica: |
12 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Costa Rican Immigration
|
|
= 125
|
 Dominica: |
12 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Dominican Immigration
|
|
# 128
|
 Cyprus: |
11 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Cypriot Immigration
|
|
= 129
|
 Laos: |
10 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Lao Immigration
|
|
= 129
|
 Malta: |
10 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Maltese Immigration
|
|
= 129
|
 Central African Republic: |
10 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Central African Immigration
|
|
= 129
|
 Namibia: |
10 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Namibian Immigration
|
|
# 133
|
 Bhutan: |
9 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Bhutanese Immigration
|
|
= 134
|
 Botswana: |
8 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Motswana -Batswana Immigration
|
|
= 134
|
 Samoa: |
8 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Samoan Immigration
|
|
= 134
|
 Slovenia: |
8 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Slovenian Immigration
|
|
= 134
|
 Qatar: |
8 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Qatari Immigration
|
|
# 138
|
 Brunei: |
7 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Bruneian Immigration
|
|
= 139
|
 Guinea-Bissau: |
6 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Guinean Immigration
|
|
= 139
|
 Netherlands Antilles: |
6 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Dutch Antillean Immigration
|
|
= 139
|
 Grenada: |
6 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Grenadian Immigration
|
|
= 142
|
 Mozambique: |
5 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Mozambican Immigration
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|
= 142
|
 Guadeloupe: |
5 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Immigration
|
|
= 142
|
 Saint Lucia: |
5 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Saint Lucian Immigration
|
|
= 142
|
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: |
5 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Saint Vincentian Immigration
|
|
= 146
|
 Luxembourg: |
4 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Luxembourg Immigration
|
|
= 146
|
 Korea, North: |
4 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Korean Immigration
|
|
= 146
|
 Cape Verde: |
4 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Cape Verdean Immigration
|
|
= 146
|
 Belize: |
4 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Belizean Immigration
|
|
= 150
|
 Papua New Guinea: |
3 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Papua New Guinean Immigration
|
|
= 150
|
 Barbados: |
3 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Barbadian Immigration
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|
= 150
|
 French Polynesia: |
3 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
French Polynesian Immigration
|
|
= 150
|
 Oman: |
3 US visa lottery winners |
|
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Omani Immigration
|
|
= 154
|
 Solomon Islands: |
2 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Solomon Islander Immigration
|
|
= 154
|
 Reunion: |
2 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Immigration
|
|
= 154
|
 Swaziland: |
2 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Swazi Immigration
|
|
= 154
|
 Saint Kitts and Nevis: |
2 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Nevisian Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Vanuatu: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
- Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Equatorial Guinea: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Equatorial Guinean Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Liechtenstein: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Liechtenstein Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Monaco: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Monegasque Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Aruba: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Aruban Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 French Guiana: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Suriname: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Surinamese Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Andorra: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Andorran Immigration
|
|
= 158
|
 Seychelles: |
1 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Seychellois Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Cook Islands: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Cook Islander Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Tuvalu: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Tuvaluan Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Palau: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Palauan Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 San Marino: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Sammarinese Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Maldives: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Maldivian Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Marshall Islands: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Marshallese Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Macau: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Chinese Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Comoros: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Comoran Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Lesotho: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Basotho Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Sao Tome and Principe: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Sao Tomean Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Kiribati: |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
- Immigration
|
|
= 167
|
 Holy See (Vatican City): |
0 US visa lottery winners |
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City) Immigration
|
| |
Total: |
109,668 US visa lottery winners |
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| |
Weighted average: |
616.1 US visa lottery winners |
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DEFINITION: The annual
United States Diversity Visa program makes permanent residence visas available to persons meeting the strict eligibility requirements. Applicants for Diversity Visas are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The visas are distr
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