The US State Department has made public the returns of the Green Card lottery (official name DV-2005) for 2004. 5.9 million applications for the right of permanent residence and work in the US are recognized as meeting the established criteria. Online applications were filled in during November 1 -December 30, 2003. 55 thousand persons are recognized winners, specifically a bit more than 1 thousand citizens of Armenia, 235 Azerbaijanis, 375 Georgians, 5.36 thousand Ukrainians, 925 Belarus citizens, 383 citizens of Moldova, 1.55 thousand Uzbeks, 296 Kazakhs, 206 Kyrzyzstan citizens, 83 Tajiks, 78 Turkmenians, 1.1 thousand Lithuanians, 158 Latvians, 64 Estonians, 384 Frenchmen, 1.27 thousand Germans, 1.8 thousand Turks, 6.6 thousand Ethiopians, 22 – Afghans, 373 citizens of Japan, 116 Israelis, 820 Iranians, 1 citizen of North Korea. Citizens of Russia, China, UK, Canada, India, Mexico, South Korea and other eight states did not have the right to take part in the lottery.
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