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U.S. Embassy explains DV Program

Written by Vivian Gartyn

Wednesday, 01 October 2008

The US Embassy in Liberia has clarified what it considers misconceptions in the public concerning its DV Program.

The Chief of Consular Section at the embassy said a number of issues were sighted in the DV 2008 process that needs to be corrected.

Madam Alma Gurski told Star Radio winning a DV is not an assurance that a person will receive a US Immigrant Visa.

She also dispelled the impression that a person playing as a singular player has a better chance of winning than those playing as a family.

According to Madam Gurski, under the DV regulations, an interested person must play with his entire family including all children under the age of 21.

The person must also meet the medical, security and educational requirement of a high school graduate or two years of work experience.

She cautioned people against being talked into playing DV as the process is expensive with no refunds.

The clarification comes ahead of the start of DV 2009 and amidst concerns of refunds by 2008 DV winners who failed to get visas.

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