EIIC

The online entry registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery is between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009. Entrants apply on Form DS-5501, Electronic  Diversity Visa Entry Form available only during the DV open registration period. Review the DV-2011 Instructions below for more information.

The English version of the DV-2011 Lottery Instructions is available in PDF format for your convenience.

Applications for the DV lottery should be made at the official US Department of State website at www.dvlottery.state.gov. It is highly recommended that applications be submitted online before the last week of the application period when servers are backed up due to high volume.

For more information on the lottery program go to the US State Department Diversity Visa Program webpage.

Important Notice about DV-2011:
The online entry registration period for DV-2011 will be October 2 until
November 30, 2009. 

Please,
check back later for updates and instructions regarding online entry for
DV-2011.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1322.html

September 2009

Ireland's economic boom during the 1990s brought unprecedented levels of prosperity and helped transform it into a "country of net immigration" by the early 2000s. For the first time in its history, Ireland experienced a significant inflow of migrants — both workers and asylum seekers — from outside the European Union.

Consequently, Ireland had to develop policies in a very short period of time. Three policy areas stand out. . . .

Read the full article at Migration Information Source