2015 Diversity Visa Program Registration Nigeria has sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the US in the last five years. This was the reason behind the removal of the country from the list of countries that can participate in the 2015 DV Lottery For DV-2015 as related by Jeffrey Hawkins, the US Consul General, an hour ago. Nigeria joins BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA and DOMINICAN REPUBLIC in this category. others similarly blacklisted are: ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM. The 2015 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2015) will open at 12:00 p.m. EDT (GMT-4), Tuesday, October 1, 2013, and will close at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Saturday, November 2, 2013. Applicants must submit entries electronically during this registration period using the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at dvlottery.state.g...