Requirements to enter the US DV Lottery from Iraq: education or work experience, passport, photo, listing your spouse and children, and why entries are disqualified — with entry through RideFly.
🔍 Enter the US DV Lottery with RideFlyBefore entering the US lottery, check the requirements: an entry that breaks them is disqualified even if selected. These are the rules as the US State Department publishes them, with what matters for an Iraqi entrant.
You need: birth in an eligible country, a high-school diploma or qualifying work experience, a valid passport, a recent photo to US specifications, and to list your spouse and all unmarried children under 21 on the entry.
Eligibility is by country of birth, not nationality, and Iraq is an eligible country. In specific cases you may claim a spouse's or a parent's country of birth.
A high-school diploma (12 years of schooling) or equivalent, or two years of work experience within the last five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience. Documents are asked for at the interview if you are selected, not at entry.
The State Department requires valid passport details and a scan of the passport bio page with the entry.
A recent photo of every person on the entry (you, your spouse, your children), to US specifications. Details in the DV photo guide.
You must list your spouse and all unmarried children under 21, even if they will not travel or hold another nationality. Leaving one out is a common reason for disqualification.
Each person may submit one entry a year; duplicates are disqualified. Each spouse may submit a separate entry.
RideFly accepts entries from applicants with a high-school diploma or higher and a valid passport. RideFly prepares your photo to US specifications, double-checks your data and photos before submitting, submits your entry as soon as registration opens, and sends you the confirmation number on WhatsApp. RideFly is a licensed travel company, not a government body; selection is random, and you can also enter yourself on the official site.
Yes — a high-school diploma (12 years of schooling) meets the education requirement, or two years of qualifying work experience within the last five years.
Yes, a valid passport and a scan of its bio page are required with the entry.
Yes, all unmarried children under 21 must be listed, or the entry may be disqualified.
No — one entry per person; duplicates are disqualified. Each spouse may submit a separate entry.
