Nigerians Are Not Eligible For US Visa Lottery In 2015

For DV 2015 natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:

Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, mexico,Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR,and Taiwan are however eligible.



Changes in eligibility this year:


For DV-2015, natives of Nigeria are no longer eligible.










Download PDF File Here- travel.state.gov/pdf/DV_2015_Instructions.pdf