Diversity Visa DV-2008 Lottery, also known as Green Card Lottery, will begin accepting entries on October 4, 2006. Provided are the application instructions for this lottery. All the citizens of the former Soviet Union, with the exception of Russia, are eligible to enter.

It should be noted that there are some changes from DV-2007, in terms of technical specifications for the photographs, for example. New questions and options added as well.

Applications for the 2008 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery will be accepted between noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 4, 2006 and noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5) Sunday, December 3, 2006. Applicants may access the electronic Diversity Visa entry form...

Read more in the Green Card lottery section.