An update on latest numbers:
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C. 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-2010 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 29,600 Except:
Egypt: 18,000
Ethiopia: 16,950
Nigeria: 14,350
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Numbers seem to be moving very fast.
Also, very interesting is this webpage, which seems to suggest that every year for the last ten years or so (except in 2003, when they must have used up some NACARA visas), they have not used the full allocation of 50,000 visas - which means that if you had the correct documents (no issues), and are prepared to pay the fees, then the visas were always issued. Any alternative interpretation?? If this is so, then hope for all of us!
Cannot post URLs so please add the necessary before the address: travel.state.gov/pdf/FY09AnnualReport_TableVII.pdf