To: Sun Tzu who wrote (360283 ) 1/16/2018 5:36:32 PM From: Wharf Rat Respond to of 543544 I'm a full lifeboat kinda Rat. I'm OK with nobody from nowhere not flying the US flag. Let's relocate all Puertoricanos to the mainland, instead, and call them what they are; climate refugees. i'm also OK with putting everybody from everywhere who meets the shithole nation admission qualifications in a big drum, and picking the designated number of winners. You never can tell who might win a gold medal for us in the Olympics, or will be the father of the next Steve Jobs, so we might as well make luck a factor in "survival of the fittest". = What are the requirements for education or work experience? U.S. immigration law and regulations require that every DV entrant must have at least a high school education or its equivalent or have two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience. A “high school education or equivalent” is defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of elementary and secondary education in the United States OR the successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to a high school education in the United States. Only formal courses of study meet this requirement; correspondence programs or equivalency certificates (such as the General Equivalency Diploma G.E.D.) are not acceptable. You must present documentary proof of education or work experience to the consular officer at the time of the visa interview. If you do not meet the requirements for education or work experience, your entry will be disqualified at the time of your visa interview, and no visas will be issued to you or any of your family members. 6. What occupations qualify for the DV program? The Department of State will use the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) O*Net OnLine database to determine qualifying work experience. The O*Net OnLine database categorizes job experience into five “job zones.” While the DOL website lists many occupations , not all occupations qualify for the DV program. To qualify for a DV on the basis of your work experience, you must have, within the past five years, two years of experience in an occupation classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher. If you do not meet the requirements for education or work experience, your entry will be disqualified at the time of your visa interview, and no visas will be issued to you or any of your family members. travel.state.gov