The call to apply program of Diversity visas of the United Statesbetter known as the visa lottery, will start with this Wednesday October 4. The result will be announced in the 2025the year in which the winners can start their visa procedures.

He United States Department of State specifies that they are opened annually 55,000 places for the candidates, who are chosen at random. However, certain requirements are taken into account.

Disadvantages of participating in the United States visa lottery

Applicants must have completed twelve years of primary and secondary education or equivalent, or have at least two years of work experience in the past five years. The other criterion is that they must be citizens of a country with a low immigration rate To the United States.

In fact, most countries in the world have been given the green light for the visa lottery. Only 19 countries are excluded, as 50,000 of their original inhabitants have migrated to the United States in the past five years.

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Countries that are not allowed to participate in the 2025 visa lottery

The remaining countries, including Ecuador, will be able to register and be eligible to participate in the visa program. (JO)