Visa Bulletin for February and March 2011
February, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2011 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | 26,100 | Except: Egypt 20,200 Ethiopia 15,000 Nigeria 12,100 |
| ASIA | 14,850 | |
| EUROPE | 17,600 | |
| NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) | 7 | |
| OCEANIA | 810 | |
| SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN | 900 |
Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery. The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the DV-2011 program ends as of September 30, 2011. DV visas may not be issued to DV-2011 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2011 principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2011. DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2011 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.
ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN MARCH
For March, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2011 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | 31,950 | Except: Egypt 24,275 Ethiopia 18,650 Nigeria 13,100 |
| ASIA | 17,200 | |
| EUROPE | 20,450 | |
| NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) | 7 | |
| OCEANIA | 900 | |
| SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN | 1,025 |