FY 2008 Immigration Lottery (DV-2008) Result
State Department has announced that more than 6.4 million entries have been received for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery. Once dependents are taken into account, the total number of participants in the 2008 lottery exceeds 10 million. This is compared to the DV-2007 which attracted around 5.5 million applications by primary registrants. The details have yet to be relased but its announcement indicates that Africa accounts for 41 percent of the total applications received, Asia accounts for 38 percent, Europe for 19 percent, and South America, Central America, and the Caribbean for 2 percent. Bangladesh was the country with the largest number of applicants, with more than 1.7 million, followed by Nigeria with 684,000 and Ukraine with 619,000.
The State Department is scheduled to send out notifications to the winners between April and July 2007.
State Department has announced that more than 6.4 million entries have been received for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery. Once dependents are taken into account, the total number of participants in the 2008 lottery exceeds 10 million. This is compared to the DV-2007 which attracted around 5.5 million applications by primary registrants. The details have yet to be relased but its announcement indicates that Africa accounts for 41 percent of the total applications received, Asia accounts for 38 percent, Europe for 19 percent, and South America, Central America, and the Caribbean for 2 percent. Bangladesh was the country with the largest number of applicants, with more than 1.7 million, followed by Nigeria with 684,000 and Ukraine with 619,000.
The State Department is scheduled to send out notifications to the winners between April and July 2007.