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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Release #304-00

 
Contact: Sunny Mindel/Lynn Rasic (212) 788-2958
  Deborah Wetzel/ Kevin Ortiz (212) 487-4283
  Madeleine Tress, Immigrant Affairs (212) 788-7654



CORRECTION ON IMMIGRANT VISA LOTTERY ANNOUNCEMENT

Please note that according to Phillip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, in a press statement issued on July 31, 2000 regarding the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2002), all Asian countries "are eligible except China (mainland born and Macau), India, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. Persons born in Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan are eligible."

The statement also instructs applicants to mail their entries to the Kentucky Consular Center at the following address:

DV-2002 Program
Kentucky Consular Center
Lexington, KY zip code (see below)
U.S.A.

The mailing address for all entries is the same, except for the zip code.

The zip codes are as follows:

Africa: 41901
Asia: 41902
Europe: 41903
South America/Central America/Caribbean: 41904
Oceania: 41905
North America: 41906


The complete U.S. Department of State press statement regarding DV-2002 is available on the world wide web at http://secretary.state.gov

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