The
American Embassy announced on Monday, August 6, 2001 that
Romania will be again participating in the U.S. Diversity
Visa Lottery (DV-2003) program in 2003. Entries for the program
will be accepted between noon on October 1, 2001 and noon
on October 31, 2001. Those who choose to enter the DV-2003
lottery should obtain a copy of the instructions from the
U.S. Embassy by calling (+40) 1 210-4042, ext. 316 or 415,
or by picking them up directly from the Consular Section Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Consular Section
is located at Nicolae Filipescu 26 in Bucharest. A copy of
the instructions and frequently asked questions in both Romanian
and English can also be found on the Embassy's web site, http://www.usembassy.ro.
There
is no specific format for the entry, but it is important to
provide all the information requested. In addition, the applicant
must be a native of a qualifying country and must meet either
the education or training requirement of the DV program. The
U.S. Department of Labor's O*Net OnLine database, www.onetcenter.org,
will be used to determine qualifying work experience. The
applicant should use a plain sheet of paper and type or clearly
print in the English (Roman) alphabet the following information.
Failure to provide all of this information will disqualify
the applicant's entry.
1. FULL NAME, with the last (surname/family) name underlined
EXAMPLES: Ionescu, Maria Andreea (or) Georgescu, Vasile Cristian
2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Date: Day, Month, Year
EXAMPLE: 15 November 1961
Place: City/Town, District/County/Province, Country
EXAMPLE: Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania
The name of the country should be that which is currently
in use for the place where the applicant was born (Slovenia,
rather than Yugoslavia; Kazakhstan rather than Soviet Union,
for example).
3. THE APPLICANT'S NATIVE COUNTRY IF DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY
OF BIRTH
If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than
his/her place of birth, this must be clearly indicated on
the entry. This information must match with what is put on
the upper left corner of the entry envelope. (See the mailing
address below.) If an applicant is claiming nativity through
spouse or parent, please indicate this on the entry. (See
the "REQUIREMENTS" section on the complete instruction
packet.)
4. NAME, DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH OF THE APPLICANT'S SPOUSE
AND ALL NATURAL CHILDREN, AS WELL AS ALL LEGALLY-ADOPTED AND
STEPCHILDREN, WHO ARE UNMARRIED AND UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS,
EVEN IF YOU ARE NO LONGER LEGALLY MARRIED TO THE CHILD'S PARENT,
AND EVEN IF THE CHILD DOES NOT CURRENTLY RESIDE WITH YOU AND/OR
WILL NOT IMMIGRATE WITH YOU. Note that married children
and children 21 years or older will not qualify for the Diversity
Visa.
5.
FULL MAILING ADDRESS
This must be clear and complete, because any future mailings
will be sent there. A telephone number is optional, but useful.
6. PHOTOGRAPH. Attach recent photographs of the applicant,
the applicant's spouse, and all children. Print the name and
date of birth of each family member on the back of each photograph.
7. SIGNATURE. The applicant must personally sign the
entry, using his/her usual and customary signature, as it
would appear on his or her passport or other official or contractual
obligations.
Several
requirements on the application have changed this year, and
it is recommended that applicants look over all the instructions
and direct their questions to the Consular Section. An entry
will be disqualified if: (1) more than one entry for the applicant
is received, regardless of whom submitted the entry, or (2),
if the entry is not PERSONALLY SIGNED by the applicant with
his/her usual and customary signature in his/her native alphabet,
as it would appear on his/her passport or other official or
contractual obligations, or (3), if all required photos including
the applicant and his/her spouse and each child (legal, adopted,
and step-children) are not attached. More specific details
regarding these disqualifiers are listed on the complete instructions.
Entries
for the DV-2003 Diversity Visa Lottery must be received at
the Kentucky Consular Center mailing address below during
the mail-in period. Entries sent to the wrong address or received
before or after this period will be disqualified regardless
of when they are postmarked.
DV-2003
Program
Kentucky Consular Center
3003 Visa Crest
Migrate, KY 41903-3000, U.S.A.
Please
note that NO fee is charged to enter the DV-2003 program.
The U.S. Government employs no outside consultants or private
mail services to operate the DV program. Any intermediaries
or others who offer assistance to prepare DV casework for
applicants do so without the authority or consent of the U.S.
Government. Use of any outside intermediary or assistance
to prepare a DV-2003 entry is entirely at the applicant's
discretion.
A
qualified entry received directly from an applicant has an
equal chance of being selected by the computer at the Kentucky
Consular Center as does an entry received through a paid intermediary
who completes the entry for the applicant. There is no advantage
to mailing early, or mailing from any particular place. Every
entry received during the mail-in period will have an equal
random chance of being selected within its region. However,
receipt of more than one entry per person will disqualify
the person from registration, regardless of the source of
that entry.
Only
successful applicants will be notified by mail by the Kentucky
Consular Center at the address listed on their entry. The
notifications will be sent between April and June 2002, along
with instructions on how to apply for an immigrant visa. Applicants
must meet all eligibility requirements under U.S. law to be
issued a visa.
