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United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2008 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2008)
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY
• To enter the DV lottery, you must be a native of one of the listed countries. See List Of Countries By Region Whose Natives Qualify.
• Native of a country whose natives qualify: In most cases this means the country in which you were born. However, there are two other ways you may be able to qualify. First, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible but your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth provided both you and your spouse are on the selected entry, are issued visas and enter the U.S. simultaneously. Second, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth, you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ country of birth if it is a country whose natives qualify for the DV-2008 program.
Вот вам выдержка из правил.
Так что это не совсем полная чушь...
Живой пример как раз по части 2.
Моя супруга родилась в России. РФ как известно в лист стран, которые играют не попадает. Но ее родители греки, в РФ они не родились и не проживали, и она гражданка Греции. Родившись в РФ, она гражданства РФ не имеет. А подавать и играть может.