Posts Tagged ‘DV’

Kentucky Consular Center Information

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The Diversity Lottery program is an annual lottery run by the U.S. Department of State. The DV Lottery offers up to 55,000 permanent resident visas each year to randomly selected applicants from eligible countries. The Lottery is run once a year, usually in October, and qualified applicants are randomly chosen by computer.

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The image file must adhere to the following compositional specifications and technical specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways: part 1

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

The image file must adhere to the following compositional specifications and technical specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways:

  • Taking a new digital image.
  • Using a digital scanner to scan a submitted photograph.

Compositional Specifications: The submitted digital image must conform to the following compositional specifications or the entry will be disqualified.

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The image file must adhere to the following compositional specifications and technical specifications and can be produced in one of the following ways: part 2

Sunday, April 20th, 2008
  • Decorative Items
    • Photographs in which the person being photographed is wearing sunglasses or other items that detract from the face will not be accepted.
  • Head Coverings and Hats
    • Photographs of individuals wearing head coverings or hats are only acceptable if related to his/her religious beliefs, and even then, may not obscure any portion of the face of the applicant.
    • Photographs of individuals with tribal or other headgear not specifically religious in nature will not be accepted.
    • Photographs of military, airline, or other personnel wearing hats will not be accepted.
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