Press Releases 2003

News Conference About New Diversity Visa Lottery

22 October 2003

U.S. Consul General Michael Kirby and Deputy Consul General Maria Rudensky Silver will conduct a news conference October 24 to explain changes in the application procedures for the 2005 Diversity Visa Lottery. Starting this year, everyone registering for an opportunity to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa under the Diversity Lottery will have to do so electronically through a designated Internet website. The State Department will no longer accept paper entries or mail-in requests for Diversity Visa registration. The registration period will be from November 1 to December 30, 2003.

The State Department is implementing the new electronic system in order to improve efficiency in the Diversity Visa petition process and make the process less prone to fraud, thus making it less vulnerable to use by people who could pose a threat to travelers and the security interests of the United States.


What: News Conference on the new Diversity Visa Lottery application procedures

Where: Polska Agencja Informacyjna (PAI)
Bagatela 12
Warsaw

When: Friday, October 24, 2003, 12:30

Contact: Jim Bond, Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy Public Affairs, (22) 504-2323