LIST OF QUALIFYING COUNTRIES BY REGION
The lists below show the countries 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 that do not qualify for the DV-2003 program were
identified by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
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
that 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 in parentheses after the respective regional lists.
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AFRICA
ALGERIA LIBERIA ANGOLA LIBYA BENIN MADAGASCAR BOTSWANA
MALAWI BURKINA FASO MALI BURUNDI MAURITANIA CAMEROON MAURITIUS
CAPE VERDE MOROCCO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC MOZAMBIQUE CHAD
NAMIBIA COMOROS NIGER CONGO NIGERIA CONGO, DEMOCRATIC RWANDA
REPUBLIC OF THE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE COTE D'IVIORE (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
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ASIA
AFGHANISTAN LEBANON BAHRAIN MACAU SPECIAL BANGLADESH ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION BHUTAN MALAYSIA BRUNEI MALDIVES BURMA MONGOLIA CAMBODIA
NEPAL HONG KONG SPECIAL NORTH KOREA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
OMAN INDONESIA QATAR IRAN SAUDI ARABIA IRAQ SINGAPORE ISRAEL
SRI LANKA JAPAN SYRIA JORDAN TAIWAN KUWAIT THAILAND LAOS
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES YEMEN
Asia countries that 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., MACAU
S.A.R. and TAIWAN do qualify and are listed above.
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EUROPE
ALBANIA LITHUANIA ANDORRA LUXEMBOURG ARMENIA MACEDONIA,
THE FORMER AUSTRIA YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN MALTA
BELARUS MOLDOVA BELGIUM MONACO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA NETHERLANDS
BULGARIA including components and CROATIA dependent areas
overseas CYPRUS NORTHERN IRELAND CZECH REPUBLIC NORWAY DENMARK
POLAND including components and PORTUGAL dependent areas
overseas ROMANIA ESTONIA RUSSIA FINLAND SAN MARINO FRANCE
SLOVAKIA including components and SLOVENIA dependent areas
overseas SPAIN GEORGIA SWEDEN GERMANY SWITZERLAND GREECE
TAJIKISTAN HUNGARY TURKEY ICELAND TURKMENISTAN IRELAND UKRAINE
ITALY UZBEKISTAN KAZAKHSTAN VATICAN CITY KYRGYZSTAN YUGOSLAVIA,
FEDERAL LATVIA REPUBLIC OF LIECHTENSTEIN
European countries not qualified for this year's diversity
program: GREAT BRITAIN. 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.
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NORTH AMERICA and THE BAHAMAS
(In North America, CANADA does not qualify for this year's
diversity program.)
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OCEANIA
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND including components and including
components and dependent areas overseas dependent areas
overseas FIJI PALAU KIRIBATI PAPUA NEW GUINEA MARSHALL ISLANDS
SOLOMON ISLANDS MICRONESIA, FEDERATED TONGA STATES OF TUVALU
NAURU VANUATU SAMOA
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SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HONDURAS ARGENTINA NICARAGUA BARBADOS
PANAMA BELIZE PARAGUAY BOLIVIA PERU BRAZIL SAINT KITTS AND
NEVIS CHILE SAINT LUCIA COSTA RICA SAINT VINCENT AND CUBA
THE GRENADINES DOMINICA SURINAME ECUADOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
GRENADA URUGUAY GUATEMALA VENEZUELA GUYANA
Countries in this region that do not qualify for this year's
diversity program: COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR,
HAITI, JAMAICA, and MEXICO.
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