Ever heard of the "Diversity Lottery?" (wondering why you haven't?) Well, now you have...

Here's the link to the Dept of State site if you don't believe me...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1317.html

Diversity Visa Lottery 2007 (DV-2007) Results
The Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky has registered and notified the winners of the DV-2007 diversity lottery.

The diversity lottery was conducted under the terms of section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and makes available *50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Approximately 82,000 applicants have been registered and notified and may now make an application for an immigrant visa.
* The Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) passed by Congress in November 1997 stipulated that up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually-allocated diversity visas be made available for use under the NACARA program. The reduction of the limit of available visas to 50,000 began with DV-2000.

I am listing a few interesting numbers as the list is too long to post. To see it all, click on the link:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1317.html

And the winners are...

BANGLADESH... 5,901/ AFGHANISTAN... 80/ LEBANON... 86

TURKEY... 1,418/ IRAQ... 80/ SYRIA... 40/ SAUDI ARABIA... 27/ IRAN... 1361

VENEZUELA... 226/ CUBA... 427

BRAZIL... 488/ HONDURAS... 28/ CHILE... 42/ NICARAGUA... 19/ GUATEMALA.... 43

SWEDEN... 121/ NORTHERN IRELAND... 42/ SWITZERLAND... 104/ NORWAY... 21/ DENMARK... 50/ ICELAND... 13/ BELGIUM... 57/ IRELAND... 160
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Feelin' better now?