Dr. William:

I heard the lottery Green Card long time ago, and I want to apply for the lottery Green Card. Laterally, I realized that my country's name is not included in the list qualifying for this Diversity Visa program. Why do some countries not qualify for it?

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A:

Lottery Green Card Program (Diversity Visa Program) is intended to provide an immigration opportunity for persons from countries other than the countries which send large numbers of immigrants to the U.S.  

No diversity visas will be provided for natives of "high admission" countries.  These countries are those from which a total of 50,000 persons in the Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based visa categories immigrated to U.S. during the previous five years.