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The
lists below show the countries whose natives are QUALIFIED within
each geographic region for this diversity program. The determination
of countries within each region is based on information provided
by the Geographer of the Department of State. The countries whose
natives do not qualify for the DV-2007 program were identified by
the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) according
to the formula in Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act. Dependent areas overseas are included within the region
of the governing country. The countries whose natives do NOT
qualify for this diversity program (because they are the principal
source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration,
or "high admission" countries) are noted after the respective
regional lists.
AFRICA
| Algeria
|
Libya |
| Angola
|
Madagascar |
| Benin
|
Malawi |
| Botswana
|
Mali |
| Burkina
Faso |
Mauritania |
| Burundi
|
Mauritius |
| Cameroon
|
Morocco |
| Cape
Verde |
Mozambique |
| Central
African Republic |
Namibia |
| Chad
|
Niger |
| Comoros
|
Nigeria
|
| Congo
|
Rwanda |
| Congo,
Democratic Republic of the |
Sao
Tome and Principe |
| Cote
D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
Senegal |
| Djibouti
|
Seychelles |
| Egypt
|
Sierra
Leone |
| Equatorial
Guinea |
Somalia |
| Eritrea
|
South
Africa |
| Ethiopia
|
Sudan |
| Gabon
|
Swaziland |
| Gambia,
The |
Tanzania |
| Ghana
|
Togo |
| Guinea
|
Tunisia |
| Guinea-Bissau
|
Uganda |
| Kenya
|
Zambia |
| Lesotho
|
Zimbabwe |
| Liberia
|
|
ASIA
|
Afghanistan
|
Lebanon
|
| Bahrain
|
Malaysia
|
| Bangladesh
|
Maldives
|
| Bhutan
|
Mongolia
|
| Brunei
|
Nepal
|
| Burma
|
North
Korea |
| Cambodia
|
Oman
|
| East
Timor |
Qatar
|
| Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region |
Saudi
Arabia |
| Indonesia
|
Singapore
|
| Iran
|
Sri
Lanka |
| Iraq
|
Syria
|
| Israel
|
Taiwan
|
| Japan
|
Thailand
|
| Jordan
|
United
Arab Emirates |
| Kuwait
|
Yemen
|
| Laos
|
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Natives of the
following Asian countries do not qualify for this year's diversity
program: China [mainland-born], India, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines,
and Vietnam. The Hong Kong S.A.R and Taiwan do qualify and are listed
above. Macau S.A.R. also qualifies and is listed below.
EUROPE
|
Albania
|
Lithuania
|
| Andorra
|
Luxembourg
|
| Armenia
|
Macau
Special Administrative Region |
| Austria
|
Macedonia,
the Former Yugoslav Republic |
| Azerbaijan
|
Malta
|
| Belarus
|
Moldova
|
| Belgium
|
Monaco
|
| Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
Netherlands
(including components and dependent areas overseas) |
| Bulgaria
|
Northern
Ireland |
| Croatia
|
Norway
|
| Cyprus
|
Poland
|
| Czech
Republic |
Portugal
(including components and dependent areas overseas) |
| Denmark
(including components and dependent areas overseas) |
Romania
|
| Estonia
|
San
Marino |
| Finland
|
Serbia
and Montenegro |
| France
(including components and dependent areas overseas) |
Slovakia
|
| Georgia
|
Slovenia
|
| Germany
|
Spain
|
| Greece
|
Sweden
|
| Hungary
|
Switzerland
|
| Iceland
|
Tajikistan
|
| Ireland
|
Turkey
|
| Italy
|
Turkmenistan
|
| Kazakhstan
|
Ukraine
|
| Kyrgyzstan
|
Uzbekistan
|
| Latvia
|
Vatican
City |
| Liechtenstein
|
Natives of the
following European countries do not qualify for this year's diversity
program: Great Britain and Russia. Great Britain (United Kingdom)
includes the following dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British
Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat,
Pitcairn, St. Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands. Note that for purposes
of the diversity program only, Northern Ireland is treated separately;
Northern Ireland does qualify and is listed among the qualifying
areas.
NORTH AMERICA
The Bahamas
In North America,
natives of Canada and Mexico do not qualify for this year's diversity
program.
OCEANIA
|
Australia
(including components and dependent areas overseas) |
Palau
|
| Fiji
|
Papua
New Guinea |
| Kiribati
|
Solomon
Islands |
| Marshall
Islands |
Tonga
|
| Micronesia,
Federated States of |
Tuvalu
|
| Nauru
|
Vanuatu
|
| New
Zealand (including components and dependent areas overseas)
|
Samoa
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SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
| Antigua
and Barbuda |
Guyana
|
| Argentina
|
Honduras
|
| Barbados
|
Nicaragua
|
| Belize
|
Panama
|
| Bolivia
|
Paraguay
|
| Brazil
|
Peru
|
| Chile
|
Saint
Kitts and Nevis |
| Costa
Rica |
Saint
Lucia |
| Cuba
|
Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Dominica
|
Suriname
|
| Ecuador
|
Trinidad
and Tobago |
| Grenada
|
Uruguay
|
| Guatemala
|
Venezuela
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Countries in this
region whose natives do not qualify for this year's diversity program:
Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, and Mexico.
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