For the second successive year, Nigerian nationals and that of 18 other countries are not eligible to apply for the U.S. 2016 Diversity Visa Programme (DV-2016).
This is contained in a statement issued by the U.S Department of State, made available on Tuesday in Abuja.
The statement noted that Nigerians and citizens of other countries were excluded "because they sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. in the previous five years.’’
The other countries excluded are Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica and Mexico.
Others are Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories and Vietnam.
