The United States, in its ongoing effort to diversify the immigrant population, has once again opened applications for the Diversity Visa (DV) Programme for the fiscal year 2025.
The programme, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, offers a unique opportunity for individuals from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States to obtain a visa.
However, for the fiscal year 2025, Nigeria, along with 17 other countries, remain ineligible to participate in the lottery.
The exclusion criteria are based on the number of nationals from these countries who have immigrated to the United States over the past five years.
Countries that have sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. within this timeframe are automatically disqualified from the DV Programme.
Here are countries not qualified for the 2025 US lottery programme:
1. Bangladesh
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. China
5. Colombia
6. Dominica
7. El Salvador
8. Haiti
9. Honduras
10. India
11. Jamaica
12. Mexico
13. Nigeria
14. Pakistan
15. Philippines
16. South Korea
17. Venezuela
18. Vietnam