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The U.S. State Department published advice and information in the August Visa Bulletin for individuals selected in the 2022 Diversity Visa program.
Key Points:
Additional Information: The 2022 Diversity Visa program saw over 7 million qualified entries. Of those entries, approximately 119,021 applicants were notified that they are eligible to submit an immigrant visa application.
Egypt topped the list with 6,005 registrants selected for the program, followed by Algeria, Russia, Sudan and Uzbekistan, which each had 6,001 registrants selected. Other countries that topped the list were Iran (5,739); Ukraine (4,949); Morocco (4,138); Nepal (3,802); and Afghanistan (3,410). The full list of countries can be found here.
This alert has been provided by BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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