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U.S. makes mistake on lottery
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The U.S. State Department on Friday said it mistakenly told more than 22,000 people that they had won a special U.S. visa lottery due to a computer glitch, and that the drawing would have to be redone.The news dashes the hopes of those who believed they were eligible for the next step in obtaining one of the coveted “green card” lottery visas and gives a second, if remote, chance to the rest of the 19.6 million people who had applied.
Because of a computer programming error, 90 percent of the winners were selected from the first two days of applications rather than from the entire 30-day registration period.
“We sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this problem might have caused,” David Donahue, the State Department official who oversees the program, told reporters.
He said that the problem had been fixed and the results of the new drawing from among the same 19.6 million people who applied were expected to be available around July 15.
Under the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, the U.S. government makes available some 50,000 visas each year drawn randomly to people who come from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.
The lottery gives the winners the opportunity to immigrate without having a family member or an employer sponsor them — the typical route to a U.S. “green card” denoting permanent residency.
Donahue said the U.S. government wrote the malfunctioning computer program. Another U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no one will be disciplined for the error. (Reuters)
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Miliband Saturday, 14 May 2011 09:19 AM
May be they forgot to include the people similar to SF in the list. ?
Yehiya-Doha Saturday, 14 May 2011 09:44 AM
Which is correct on US vision.
Ganesh Saturday, 14 May 2011 09:53 AM
Computer Gilmaat
Harry Saturday, 14 May 2011 04:41 PM
We sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this problem might have caused.
even in the war they say like that.amir Saturday, 14 May 2011 05:36 PM
ohh that's not the first mistake america made.
Darwin Saturday, 14 May 2011 05:56 PM
Could be that MR has applied and won.
Ranil Saturday, 14 May 2011 07:41 PM
Oh sour loser... failed in your asylum bid? Or they didnt award you that contract? Dont worry you can keep reapplying indefinitely. They will only dig up your past if you win.
King Sunday, 15 May 2011 04:15 AM
did our gilmarts hack this system also?
Fair N Square Sunday, 15 May 2011 05:06 AM
probably the program was done by the guys who did our election results. ;)
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