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by CuriousJack 4681 days ago
So which countries are more preferable? And from where do you have this information?
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winter_blue 4681 days ago
People from Europe & Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, etc.) get 80% of the DV. If you're fromm elsewhere you have around a 1% or less chance of winning. (For Oceanians it's about 5%.)

Source: Wikipedia article on it.

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adamnemecek 4680 days ago
That's not right. The chances of winning are, with the exception of Oceania, less than 2%. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity_Immigrant_Visa#Winnin... (Oceania is 5.28%). I'm not sure where you got the 80% from.
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