MAILING THE ENTRY

NB: Please refer to "HOW TO COMPLETE THE ENTRY" and verify that your entry form is prepared correctly.

Submit the entry by regular or airmail only. Entries sent by express or priority mail, second day airmail, fax, hand, messenger, or any means requiring special handling will NOT be processed.

Green Card Lottery Center
P.O. Box 22885
Fort Lauderdale FL, 33335-2885
USA

The envelope must be between 6 and 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) long and 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 inches (9 to 11 cm) wide. Postcards or envelopes inside express or oversized mail packets are NOT acceptable. In the upper left-hand corner of the envelope the applicant must write applicant's name and full return address.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE ENTRY

Type in the English (Roman) alphabet the following information. Failure to provide all of this information will disqualify the applicant's entry.

1. FULL NAME, with the last (surname/family) name underlined EXAMPLES: Public, Sara Jane (or) Lopez, Juan Antonio

2. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH Date: Day, Month, Year EXAMPLE: 15 November 1961 Place: City/Town, District/County/Province, Country EXAMPLE: Munich, Bavaria, Germany The name of the country should be that which is currently in use for the place where the applicant was born (Slovenia, rather than Yugoslavia; Kazakhstan rather than Soviet Union, for example).

3. THE APPLICANT'S NATIVE COUNTRY IF DIFFERENT FROM COUNTRY OF BIRTH If the applicant is claiming nativity in a country other than his/her place of birth, this must be clearly indicated on the entry. If an applicant is claiming nativity through spouse or parent, please indicate this on the entry. (See "REQUIREMENTS" for more information on this item.)

4. NAME, DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH OF THE APPLICANT'S SPOUSE AND ALL NATURAL CHILDREN, AS WELL AS ALL LEGALLY-ADOPTED AND STEPCHILDREN, WHO ARE UNMARRIED AND UNDER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS, EVEN IF YOU ARE NO LONGER LEGALLY MARRIED TO THE CHILD'S PARENT, AND EVEN IF THE CHILD DOES NOT CURRENTLY RESIDE WITH YOU AND/OR WILL NOT IMMIGRATE WITH YOU. Note that married children and children 21 years or older will not qualify for the Diversity Visa. Failure to list all children will result in your disqualification for the visa. . (See question 11 on the list of Frequently Asked Questions.)

5. FULL MAILING ADDRESS This must be clear and complete, because any future mailings will be sent there. A telephone number is optional, but useful.

6. PHOTOGRAPH. Attach recent photographs of the applicant, the applicant's spouse, and all children. Print the name and date of birth of each family member on the back of each photograph. Failure to submit required photos for all family members will result in disqualification.

The entry will be disqualified if all required photos are not attached.

Recent photographs of the applicant and his/her spouse and each child, including all natural children as well as all legally-adopted and stepchildren, even if the children no longer reside with the applicant, must be attached to the entry. The name and date of birth of each family member must be printed on the back of their photo. Group or family photos will not be accepted; there must be a separate photo for each family member. Photos should be attached with tape and not stapled to the entry. If there is insufficient room on the front of the entry, applicants may tape photos to the back of the page.

• SIZE: 2 inches (50mm) square, with the applicant's, spouse's, or child's name and date of birth printed on the back.
• Applicant, spouse, or child must be directly facing the camera; the head of the person being photographed should not be tilted up, down or to the side, and should cover about 50% of the area of the photo.
• The photo should be taken with the person being photographed in front of a neutral, light-colored background. Photos taken with very dark or patterned, busy backgrounds will not be accepted.
• Photos in which the face of the person being photographed is not in focus will not be accepted.
• Photos in which the person being photographed is wearing a hat or glasses with dark lenses or in which the face is obscured in any way will not be accepted
• Photos may be either color or black and white.

7. SIGNATURE. The applicant must personally sign the entry, using his/her usual and customary signature, as it would appear on his or her passport or other official or contractual obligations. Failure to personally sign the entry will disqualify the application.

The entry will be disqualified if the entry is not PERSONALLY SIGNED by the applicant with his/her usual and customary signature in his/her native alphabet, as it would appear on his/her passport or other official or contractual obligations. Neither an initialed signature nor block printing of the applicant's name will be accepted and will result in the disqualification of the entry. If an applicant chooses to sign his/her name in the Roman alphabet and that is not their native alphabet, he/she must also sign in his/her native alphabet

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Method of payment:

• Online - Credit Card: Visa, Mastercard, Discover
• Online - Check: U.S. Bank Only
• By Mail - Credit Card:Visa, Mastercard, Discover (only with our download Entry form)
• By Mail - International Money Order
• By Mail - International Cashier Check

All entries by an applicant will be disqualified if more than ONE entry for the applicant is received, regardless of whom submitted the entry.