For DV-2016, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:

Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.

有人問為何台灣人可以參加美國抽籤移民, 但是大陸人卻不能? 很簡單, 過去五年內有超過 5萬人次移民到美國的國家或地區都不適用. 所以愛移民到美國的國家幾乎都不行. 超級愛移民到美國的國家 (印度和中國) 就連申請綠卡都有排期.