Nigeria and some other countries will no longer be eligible to participate in the America Diversity Visa lottery programme.
Information from the United States Department of State sighted on Sunday said Nigerians and citizens from few other countries were not eligible for DV-2015
The department said Nigeria was excluded since over 50,000 Nigerians had immigrated into the United States in the last five years.
The department listed other countries not eligible as Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador and Haiti.
Others are India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam
However, many African countries would continue to enjoy the programme.
Some of them are Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia and Ghana.
Others are Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles and Sierra Leone.
Diversity visas are said to be distributed among six geographic regions, while no single country could receive more than seven per cent of the available space in any year.
Already, advertsiements for the 2015 US DV lottery have started with several businesses inviting Nigerians to apply for the program.
Applications for the 2015 US DV lottery is expected to take off from October 1, 2013.
In 2012, 14,769, 658 persons were said to have qualified worldwide for the US DV lottery among the 19, 672, 269 which applied.
Ogaa ooo!! Ilu alagbara!!
ReplyDeleteYou bastards!
ReplyDeleteIf this is true then it's not fair. Indirectly we are taken as terrorist. Hopes of many Nigerians lies in the programme
ReplyDeleteWhy would they exempt Nigerians. That's no reason enough.
My dears ask God to direct u to ur fortunes and send u helpers! The Lord's d earth and all therein says my bible. Nigerians are resillent people and we will bring good out of this hurt-trust God. When one door closes, another opens! I can feel God waiting to restore Nigeria and Nigerians back to glory. God shows his power when one is mocked or sneered at. Long live Nigeria!!!
DeleteU.K introducing £3000 come Nov,America barred us,which way my Father land. This is a wake-up call for u pple in Nigerian government to rise up to your responsibility and make Nigeria a better place. When I was young no youth is bothered about traveling because we have everything at our disposal. Brand new Volkswagen was 3000 naira while Datsun was 4,200. God bless my country. Olakunle.
ReplyDeleteExactly my friend ! Only Gods Visa is constant. We can't blame them,our leaders must wake up to their responsibilities!
DeleteIts a very good development enough of brain drain cum capital flight. There is nothing special in USA if not the implementation of effective people oriented policies.
ReplyDeleteLong awaited, Thank Almighty Allah for his mercy on Nigeria. This is the sign of New begining END to SLAVE TRADE in quote. Why do we feel going to America we solve our problem. Let us all start building a better Nigeria.WAKE UP CALL FOR OUR LEADER.
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Let them eat it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good news and a wellcome development, fellow Nigerians lets work together to make our country great and lets stop running away from our responsibilities
ReplyDeleteDo we even need it? I don't because am making my money in Naija. No wahala!
ReplyDeleteIts well, the good lord understand this very well than any other........let's all pray for this country very well, sitback relax and see where exactly the our maker is driving us to, God bless Nigeria........for visa lottery, to me it's a door closed for another to open, simple as that.
ReplyDeleteT. JACKSON.
Hmm! WHITE HOUSE, WHY? I PLANNED to ENROL, hoping to get the chance of FLEEING from the; MILITANTS of NIGER DELTA, RELIGIOUS FANATICS(BH) in the NORTH, KIDNAPPERS in IGBO LAND & TRIBALIST & "EGUNJE" in YORUBA LAND.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I shall start SAVING every dine to travel there for my PhD in 2015 GOD's WILLING.
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ReplyDeleteThey should also ban nigerian politicians from travelling outside the country so we can all wise up
ReplyDeleteEND OF SLAVE TRADE AT LAST..Our government should focus on basic needs of life...but again corruption na the problem..
ReplyDeleteI'm very delighted with comments I've read so far, that shows Nigerians are willing to make our country a better place for ourselves in respective of what our politians do.
ReplyDeleteLong Live Nigeria!
Long Live omo Naija!
Naija for Life!
They should go and die. We don't need them
ReplyDeletena bad thing we dey go tthere dey do now why they no go stop them.....idiot fellow
ReplyDeleteNigeria is not the only barred country,so why take it personal? I believe it'll make some of us(evn if a tiny percentage) wake up n find ways 2 make life beta 4 themselves.
ReplyDeletePoint of note to Nigerian Eye: I'm made to understand that swear words are not allowed, bt you still publish them. Please, spare those of us who can't stand it.
It not their fault, it is the fault of our leaders! who need their F**king visa anyway, by the time they see your potential, they'll begin to beg you to come to their country, then our AKO will show too.
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