GREEN CARD LOTTERY UPDATE

Information on the next green card lottery has now been released.  The lottery for visas to be known as DV-96 visas will take place from January 30, 1995 to March 1, 1995.  A special issue of Siskind's Immigration Bulletin is being prepared describing all of the details on the lottery.  That information will also be accessible at our web site (http://www.telalink.net/siskind/)



The following is a list of acceptable education documents which may be presented by DV-1 winners:



COUNTRIES		CREDENTIALS


Algeria			Baccalaureat

Argentina			Baccillerato

Australia			'12th Year' Certificate from any state

Austria			Reifeprufung (Maturity Certificate)

Bahamas			Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary
                         		   Education/GCE O-levels

Bahrain			Secondary School Leaving Certificate

Bangladesh		Higher Secondary Certificate

Barbados			Caribbean Examinations Councils Secondary
  			   Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Belgium			Certificat d'Enseignment Secondaire
			   Superieur (Higher Secondary Certificate)

Belize			Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary
 			   Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Bolivia			Bachillerato

Botswana		Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Brazil			Certificado de Conclusao de 2 Grau
                         		   (Certificate of Completion of Secondary
                        		   Level)

Bulgaria			Diploma za Zavarsheno Sredbo Obrazovanie
                         		   (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education)

Cameroon		GCE O-level/Baccalaureat

Chile			Licencia de Educacion Media (Intermediate
			   Education Certificate)

Colombia			Baccillerato

Costa Rica		Diploma de Conclusion de Education
			   Diversificado

Cyprus			Apolytirion

Czech Republic		Maturutni Zkouska

Denmark			Bevis for Studentereksamen/Hojere
			   Forberedelseseksamen/Hojere Handelseksamen

Dominica			Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary
			   Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Ecuador			Bachillerato

Egypt                  	General Secondary School Certificate

Ethiopia			Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate

Finland 			Lukion Paastotodistus

France			Baccalaureat/Brevet de Technicien

Gabon			Baccalaureat

Gambia 			West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Germany			Arbitur/Fachhochschulreife/Realschulabschluss

Ghana     		West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Greece			Apolytirion

Grenada			Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary
			   Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Guatemala		Bachillerato

Guinea                 	Baccalaureat

Guyana                	Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary
                          	   Education Certificate (CxC)

Haiti			Baccalaureat Deuxieme Partie

Honduras              	Bachillerato

Hong Kong            	Hong Kong Certificate of Education/GCE O-levels

Hungary               	Erettsegi Bizonyitvany

Iceland                	Studentsprof

Indonesia             	Ijazah SMA (Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate)

Iran                     	Secondary School Completion Certificate

Iraq                     	Baccalaureat

Ireland                 	Leaving Certificate

Israel                   	Bagrut

Italy                    	Diploma di Maturita

Japan                   	Certificate of Graduation/Completion of
                          	    Secondary School

Jordan			Tawjihi (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)

Kenya                  	Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Kuwait                 	General Secondary School Certificate

Laos                    	Baccalaureat

Lebanon               	Baccalaureat (2nd Part)

Lesotho                	Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Liberia                  	Senior High School Certificate

Luxembourg           	Diplome de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires

Malawi    		Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Malaysia			SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia)

Maliy			Baccalaureat

Mauritania		Baccalaureat

Mauritius			Cambridge Overseas School Certificate

Morocco      		Baccalaureat

Nepal        		Proficiency Certificate

Netherlands  		HAVO or VWO

New Zealand		Sixth Form Certificate

Nicaragua        		Bachillerato

Nigeria         		Senior School Certificate/West African
       			   School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Norway    		Vitnemal den Vidergaende Skole
    			   (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education)

Pakistan   		Intermediate or Higher Secondary School  Certificate

Panama    		Bachillerato

Paraguay			Bachillerato

Peru     			Certificado de Educacion Secundaria Completa

Poland 			Matura Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci

Portugal			Certificado de fim de Estudos Secundarios
                          	   (Certificate of Completion of Secondary  Education)

Romania    		Diploma de Bacalaureat

Saudi Arabia  		General Secondary Education Certificate

Senegal      		Baccalaureat

Sierra Leone    		West African School Certificate/GCE O-levels

Singapore  		Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-levels

Somalia     		Secondary School Leaving Certificate

South Africa		Senior Certificate

Spain      		Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP)

Sri Lanka 		Sri Lankan GCE O-levels

Sudan         		Secondary School Certificate

Sweden     		Avgangsbetyg

Switzerland	    	Maturity Certificate or Fahigkeitszeugnis
 			   (Certificate of Qualification)

Syria     			General Secondary Certificate

Tanzania 	    	National Form IV Examination/
			   Certificate of Secondary Education

Thailand  	    	Mathayom Suksa

Togo  			Baccalaureat

Trinidad    		Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary
 		   	   Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-levels

Turkey   			Lise Diplomasi

Uganda   		Uganda Certificate of Education

United Arab Emirates	Secondary School Certificate

Former USSR              	Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii 
                         		   (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Uruguay                  	Bachillerato

Venezuela                	Bachillerato

Former Yugoslavia        	Matura

Zaire                    	Diplome d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du
                         		   Cycle Long (Sate Diploma of Long Cycle
                                          Secondary Education)

Zambia                   	Zambia School Certificate

Zimbabwe                 	Cambridge Overseas School Certificate