2013-09-16 01:31:32

Nigeria and some other countries will no longer be eligible to participate in the America Diversity Visa lottery programme Information from the United States Department of State sighted on Sunday said Nigerians and citizens from few other countries were not eligible for DV-2015.

The department said Nigeria was excluded since over 50,000 Nigerians had immigrated into the United States in the last five years.
The department listed other countries not eligible as Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador and Haiti. Others are India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

However, many African countries would continue to enjoy the programme. Some of them are Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia and Ghana.
Others are Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles and Sierra Leone.

Diversity visas are said to be distributed among six geographic regions, while no single country could receive more than seven per cent of the available space in any year.
Already, advertsiements for the 2015 US DV lottery have started with several businesses inviting Nigerians to apply for the program. Applications for the 2015 US DV lottery is expected to take off from October 1, 2013.

In 2012, 14,769, 658 persons were said to have qualified worldwide for the US DV lottery among the 19, 672, 269 which applied.


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The transformation agenda of Pres. Jonathan is actualized. Nigeria was a giant in Africa but has suddenly became an ant in Africa under the watchful eyes of Ebele Goodluck Jonathan.

fresh air till Jesus comes!

Time for Nigerians to stay in Nigeria.
I think we've caused much embarrassment than good over there.

Nigeria is the only African country in the list!


This is very shameful! twaaa!!

Signs of E.T?

some pple will still blame gej for dis..smh

cashkid18: some pple will still blame gej for dis..smh

Who should be blamed if not him? Why should Nigerians be barred from the Lottery in his tenure as president ? Why?

berem: Who should be blamed if not him? Why should Nigerians be barred from the Lottery in his tenure as president ? Why?

blame dose nigerians migratin there enmass nt gej.

It is Buhari and the Northern Oligarchy that caused it when they invoked their compatriots and sympathisers to soak Youth Coopers in blood and make the country ungovernable for GEJ.

It is on record that Nigeria will never recover because of the secret support of Boko haram by northern politicians (PDP, APC, APGA, PDM, VOP etc) until probably after 2015 inauguration of the President (won or lost).

berem: Who should be blamed if not him? Why should Nigerians be barred from the Lottery in his tenure as president ? Why?

Ever heard of quota exhaustion dummy.

Ngwakwe: It is Buhari and the Northern Oligarchy that caused it when they invoked their compatriots and sympathisers to soak Youth Coopers in blood and make the country ungovernable for GEJ.

It is on record that Nigeria will never recover because of the secret support of Boko haram by northern politicians (PDP, APC, APGA, PDM, VOP etc) until probably after 2015 inauguration of the President (won or lost).

A drunkard indeed! Jargons cannot save you. Go to sleep and you shall sin no more! Institutional crack! Au revoir!

Ayekotoo: The transformation agenda of Pres. Jonathan is actualized. Nigeria was a giant in Africa but has suddenly became an ant in Africa under the watchful eyes of Ebele Goodluck Jonathan.

fresh air till Jesus comes!

So getting free VISA to US makes Nigeria the giant? It could be political, since Nigeria and china partnership is growing I am sure the US won't be happy.

But then who cares, Nigeria is getting better.