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USA Diversity Visa Lotto

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  • 25-02-2010 2:19pm
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    JonnyF
    Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭


    Hi, i've read about this before, and entered it once before back in 2008. Just wondering if there is much chance of success with it. I know it's a lottery but hopefully the odds are somewhat better than the rehad or euromillions variety. Has anyone here one a DV through the lotto or know of someone who has?
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    silja
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭silja


    I know several people who won it, butI think your chances vary widely each year, depending on how many people apply.


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    Pete4779
    Closed Accounts Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Pete4779


    JonnyF wrote: »
    Hi, i've read about this before, and entered it once before back in 2008. Just wondering if there is much chance of success with it. I know it's a lottery but hopefully the odds are somewhat better than the rehad or euromillions variety. Has anyone here one a DV through the lotto or know of someone who has?

    I won it, but didn't bother taking it up even after sending in all the stuff for the interview. You have a chance of roughly 1 in 200. Go for it!


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    lil_lisa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Mind me asking why you didn't pursue it?


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    Pete4779
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    Entered only as it was on my mind at the time, but much better opprotunities have come up in UK and rest of EU for me since then. Plus I could only see quality of life, etc., going down in the US on listening to friends there.


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    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    Ireland have got about 200 of the visas each year for the last few years.

    So it all depends on how many applicants there are. 1 in 200 chance would suggest 40,000 applicants.

    They release the info on how many visas were issued to countries in previous years but not the number of applications from that country as far as I know.

    So where the 1 in 200 came from in the post above I'm not sure but it could be fairly accurate.


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