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The green card lottery is officially known as the diversity visa lottery. The registration period for the DV 2006 lottery closed on 7 January 2005. ... The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration maintains records for discharged military personnel. Records are held either at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., or at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. ... An International Driving Permit serves as proof of validation of your Australian state license and as another form of photo identification. However, you must also carry your Australian state license. Some rental car agencies require an international driver's license as part of the agreement. Contact your local Australian motoring association for more information. ... [Read More]
Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
How Does a Country Qualify for Visa Waiver? Select Visa Waiver Program - How a Country Qualifies to learn more. Which travelers may use the Visa Waiver Program to enter the United States? Nationals of the 27 countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program may use VWP if: [Read More]
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Press and Information Office, Public Affairs Office, United States Embassy, South Africa
United States recognizes anniversary of medical breakthrough A vaccine that could save lives and prevent disability was unveiled on April 12, 1955. U.S. researchers announced an effective vaccine to protect against crippling polio after field studies involving 1.8 million children from the United States, Canada and Finland. 04-13-05: United States Committed to U.N. Reform, Tahir-Kheli Says (Urges upcoming U.N. summit focus on Millennium Development Goals) U.S. Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, senior adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on U.N. reform, said that "the United States remains committed to the United Nations and feels it is critically important for member states to help the U.N. meet the challenges and promise of the 21st Century." 04-13-05: United States Leads the World in Developm ... [Read More]
Visa Waiver Program - U. S. Embassy Dublin, Ireland
A citizen of one of the countries named above, traveling on a machine-readable, unexpired national or EU passport; ... 11 1 111 [Read More]
Visitor Visas Business and Pleasure
In addition to all of the documentation requirements explained above, the following documentation is also required, for persons seeking medical treatment in the U.S.: Persons desiring to travel to the U.S. for medical treatment should be prepared to present the following, in addition to any other documentation the consular officer may require: Medical diagnosis from a local physician, explaining the nature of the ailment and the reason the applicant requires treatment in the United States. ... [Read More]
Iraqis Prepare for First Open Elections in 50 Years - US Department of State
Parties from across the country registered lists. Some of the better known lists include the predominately Shi’a United National Alliance, the Kurdish Alliance, Prime Minister Allawi’s secular Iraqi National Accord and President al-Yawar’s Iraqis’ Party List. ... In addition to the National Assembly election, most governorates also will be voting for a 41-seat governorate council, the exception being Baghdad with a 51-seat council; voters in the Kurdish region will be electing a 111-seat Kurdistan National Assembly. ... [Read More]
"Iraq: An Elections Primer", Iraq Elections: Road to Democracy, February 2005
An international mission, known as the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE), was formed to assess the overall election process. The IMIE's mandate extends past January to the Constitutional Referendum in October and the election to the Iraqi National Assembly in December 2005. ... Domestic observers linked closely with IMIE and provided critical information from the field on polling day. Before the election the International Republican Institute (IRI), a U.S. NGO, had conducted polls on Iraqis attitudes about the election, and another NGO, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) had trained Iraqi election observers. ... [Read More]
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