'Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone,
in a one bedroom home made only of stone.
I had come down the chimney with presents to give.
And to see just who in this house did live.
As I looked all about a strange sight I did see,
no tinsel, no presents not even a tree.
No stocking by the fire, just boots covered in sand,
on the wall hung a picture of some far off land.
With medals and badges and awards of all kind,
a sobering thought did come to my mind.
For this house was different, unlike any I've seen,
for this is the home of a U.S. Marine.
I'd heard stories about them, I had to see more,
so I walked down the hall and opened a door.
And there he lay sleeping, silent, alone,
curled up on the floor in this one bedroom home.
He seemed so gentle, his face so serene,
not how I pictured a U.S. Marine.
Could this be the hero of whom I'd just read?
Curled in a poncho, a floor for his bed.
His head was clean shaven, his weathered face tan,
I soon realized this was more than just any man.
I realized the families I'd visit this night,
owed their lives to these people always ready to fight.
In just a few hours all the children would play,
and grownups would celebrate another Christmas day.
They all enjoyed freedom each month and all year,
because of Marines like this one lying here.
I couldn't help but wonder how many lay alone,
on a cold Christmas Eve, in a land so far from home.
Just the very thought brought a tear to my eye,
I dropped to my knees and started to cry.
He must have awakened for I heard a rough voice,
"Don't cry Santa, for this is my choice.
I fight for freedom, I don't ask for more,
my life is my God, my Country, my Corps."
With that he rolled over, drifted off into sleep,
I couldn't control it, I continued to weep.
I watched him for hours, so silent so still,
then noticed he shivered from the cold nights chill.
So I took off my jacket, the one made of red,
and covered my hero, from his toes to his head.
Then I put on his T-shirt of scarlet and gold,
with eagle, globe and anchor, emblazoned so bold.
Although it barely fit me, I swelled with pride,
for this one private moment, I felt Marine deep inside.
I didn't want to leave him so quiet in the night,
this guardian of honor, willing to die in a fight.
But half asleep he rolled over, in a voice clean and pure.
Said "Carry on Santa, it's Christmas Day and all is secure."
One look at my watch and I knew he was right,
Merry Christmas my friend, Semper Fi, and good night.
Friday, December 4, 2009
We'll go forward from this moment
Welcome friends, family, and fellow Americans
The article below was written by Leonard Pitts, Jr., a columnist for The Miami Herald, who writes on social, cultural and pop-cultural issues. I read his articles frequently and while I don't always agree with his exact take on what's going on around us, he always provides an interesting, thought-provoking look at issues of the day. This article really captured how I'm feeling this morning and I wanted to pass it along.
Published Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Headline: We'll go forward from this moment
It's my job to have something to say.
They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard.
What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause.
Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve.
Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.
Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family, a family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae, a singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally decent, though-peace-loving and compassionate. We struggle to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
Some people-you, perhaps-think that any or all of this makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals.
IN PAIN
Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel. Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble with dread of the future.
In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation, fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
THE STEEL IN US
You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold.
As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the case, consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You don't know my people. You don't know what we're capable of. You don't know what you just started.
But you're about to learn.
The article below was written by Leonard Pitts, Jr., a columnist for The Miami Herald, who writes on social, cultural and pop-cultural issues. I read his articles frequently and while I don't always agree with his exact take on what's going on around us, he always provides an interesting, thought-provoking look at issues of the day. This article really captured how I'm feeling this morning and I wanted to pass it along.
Published Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Headline: We'll go forward from this moment
It's my job to have something to say.
They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard.
What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause.
Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve.
Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.
Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family, a family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae, a singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally decent, though-peace-loving and compassionate. We struggle to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
Some people-you, perhaps-think that any or all of this makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals.
IN PAIN
Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel. Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble with dread of the future.
In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation, fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
THE STEEL IN US
You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold.
As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the case, consider the message received. And take this message in exchange: You don't know my people. You don't know what we're capable of. You don't know what you just started.
But you're about to learn.
शाहजी
हामी चुप लागेर बसेको पनि शान्ति सम्झौता भएर शान्ति प्रक्रिया सफल पार्न नै हो।
प्रथमः त जी शाहजी, तपाईंको नेपाली नै शुद्ध भएन। म भन्नुस्, हामी हैन। दोस्रो, जी शाह चूप नलागी फत्फताउन थाल्ने हो भने जनआन्दोलन-३ नै शुरू हुन बेर छैन।
मुलुक कुन अवस्थातिर गइरहेको छ, कस्तो दिशातिर डोरिएको छ, किन अस्तव्यस्त भइरहेको छ भन्ने कुरातिर नेपाली जनताले नै बोल्नु र भन्नुपर्यो।
पहिला आफैँले जनता मार्ने, अनि आफू सिद्धिने बेलामा चाहिँ जनतासँग गुहार माग्ने? यो त भएन नि शाहजी!
कहिल्यै पनि राजसंस्थाले शक्ति खोजेको छैन।
त्यो त छैन। दाल-भात ज्यूनार गर्ने बेलाँ भटट पारेर सत्ता हत्याएकोमात्रै हो। अनि मन्त्रिपरिषदको अध्यक्ष, अर्थ, संचार आदि इत्यादि मन्त्री बनेकोलाई शक्ति खोजेको भन्न मिल्दैन।
राजसंस्थाको इतिहासमा यस्ता क्षणहरु कति आए-कति गए, नेपाली जनताको चाहनाअनुसार नेपाली राजसंस्था चलेको छ र त्यतैतिर लागेको छ।
नगरकोटमा ११ जना, बेलबारीमा ७ जना, भैरव गण र जंगलतिर त झन् कतिको ज्यान गयो कतिको? ती जनताको ज्यान जनताकै चाहनाअनुसार गएको हो कि? दुई वटा हवाइजहाज लिएर अफ्रिका सफारीमा निस्किएको पनि जनताकै चाहनाअनुसार हो कि? दरबारलाई एघार करोडबाट ६५ करोड रुपैयाँ भत्ता पनि जनताकै चाहनाअनुसार बढाएको हो कि?
मैले सुनेको र ज्ञात नभएको होइन, जनता पनि बोल्न सकेका छैनन्, विभिन्न कारणले।
जनतालाई लाटा ठान्नु भो कि कसो? उनीहरूले सिनु बोक्दा आफ्नै जीउ गन्हाउँछ भन्ने बुझेका छन्।
प्रजातान्त्रिक तौरतरिकाका नाममा बेढंगबाट देशको भौतिक संरचना नास गर्ने कुरा प्रजातान्त्रिक भएन जस्तो लाग्दछ।
के यो शालिकहरू ढालेको प्रसंग हो? जनताले मूर्ति ढाले पनि नेपालभित्रै राखेका छन्, समुद्रपारि लगेर बेचेका छैनन्।
शान्ति होस्, प्रजातन्त्र रहोस्, राष्ट्रियता बलियो बनोस्।
ए हो र भन्या? यस्तो कुरा जी शाहको मुखबाट निस्कँदा कति मानिस हाँसेका होलान् है।
कुन किसिमको राजनीतिक व्यवस्था नेपाली जनताले चाहन्छन्, त्यो नेपाली जनताको चाहनामा हुनुपर्दछ त्यो नेपाल र नेपालीलाई सुहाउँदो होस्।
कस्तो? नेपाली जनता हैन, माटो सुहाउँदो पञ्चायती व्यवस्था जस्तो?
नेपालीको शिर ठाडो पारेर हिँड्ने व्यवस्था होस्।
ठाडै त पारेर हिँडेका छन् नि। कहाँ मुण्टो बटारेर हिँड्या छन् र?
साइलेन्स अल्सो एक्सन।
नारायणहिटीमा जेठ १९ को रात एक्सन चलिरहेको बेला जी शाहजी एयरपोर्टमा साइलेण्ट बस्नुभा थियो रे भनेको सुन्या हो हामीले पनि।
चुप लागेका मात्र छैनौँ। त्यसको धेरै अर्थ छ।
त्यसो भनेर हाम्लाई तर्साउन खोज्या हो जी शाहजीले? अब त तपाईंसँग माइली भाउजू पनि तर्सिन्नन्।
सहरको कुरा गरेर मात्र हुँदैन। डाँडाकाँडामा दुःख पाएर रहेका नेपालीलाई उत्तिकै महत्व दिइनु पर्दछ।
सेनाले चोरी सिकारी गरेको हरिणको सुकुटी टोक्दै ह्विस्कीको नसामा नेपाली जनताको पैसाले इण्टरनेटमा पोकर खेलेर बस्नेले यस्तो कुरा गर्दा जनताले पत्याउलान र भन्या?
राष्ट्रनिर्माता श्री ५ पृथ्वीनारायण शाहबाट नेपालको एकीकरण गरिबक्स्यो, मौसुफबाट एकीकरण नभएको भए आज हामी कहाँ हुन्थ्यौँ?
हामी चैँ यहीँ हुन्थ्यौं, तपाईं चैँ राजस्थान हो कि कतारतिर हुनुहुन्थ्यौ होला शायद। यो कुरा अलिक हाइपोथेटिकल कुरा भयो।
राष्ट्रनिर्मातालाई बेइज्जत गर्ने कुरा आफूलाई र राष्ट्रलाई बेइज्जत गरेको जस्तो लाग्छ।
हैन शाहजी, पृथ्वीनारायणको मात्रै किन यति रटान् लगाएको तपाईंले? आफ्नो बाउ र बाजेको त कुरै गर्नुहुन्न बा।
राजसंस्थालाई अगाडि बढाउने प्रयासमा नेपाली जनता नै अग्रसर हुनुपर्दछ।
कतातिर अगाडि बढाउने? नक्खुतिर कि भद्रगोलतिर?
हामीले दुई वर्षअगाडि गर्न खोजेको प्रयास पनि २०४७ सालकै नेपाल अधिराज्यको संविधानअनुसार नै जनताको नासो जनतालाई फर्काउने प्रयास प्रजातान्त्रिक तौरतरिकाबाट गरेकै हो।
हो त, २० लाख जनताले नारायणहिटी घेर्ने भएपछि त्यसै त गर्नुपर्या थियो।
माओवादीले प्रयोग गरेका उपायहरुबारे खुसी थिएनौँ। त्यसैले हामीले कुनै न कुनै किसिमबाट जनताको माग बमोजिम शान्ति प्रयासमा लागेका हौँ। सफल हुन सकेनौँ। हामीले त्यो मान्नै पर्छ। त्यसको नतिजा अहिले राष्ट्र र जनताले भोगिरहेको जस्तो लाग्छ। हामीले कोसिस गरेको प्रयास ठीकै थियो, कुनै न कुनै रुपले प्रमाणित हुँदै गएको छ कि जस्तो लागेको छ।
यो फेरि हामी-हामी दोहोरियो। नेपाली व्याकरण सिकेर म भन्न सिक्नुस्।
नेपाली जनताले जस्तो चाहना गर्छन्, राजसंस्थालाई त्यतैतिर ढाल्नुपर्दछ र त्यसअनुसार अगाडि बढाउनु पर्दछ।
बल्ल कुरा ठीक गर्नुभो। राजसंस्थाको वास नक्खुको कालकोठरीमा होस् भन्ने जनताको चाहना छ।
प्रथमः त जी शाहजी, तपाईंको नेपाली नै शुद्ध भएन। म भन्नुस्, हामी हैन। दोस्रो, जी शाह चूप नलागी फत्फताउन थाल्ने हो भने जनआन्दोलन-३ नै शुरू हुन बेर छैन।
मुलुक कुन अवस्थातिर गइरहेको छ, कस्तो दिशातिर डोरिएको छ, किन अस्तव्यस्त भइरहेको छ भन्ने कुरातिर नेपाली जनताले नै बोल्नु र भन्नुपर्यो।
पहिला आफैँले जनता मार्ने, अनि आफू सिद्धिने बेलामा चाहिँ जनतासँग गुहार माग्ने? यो त भएन नि शाहजी!
कहिल्यै पनि राजसंस्थाले शक्ति खोजेको छैन।
त्यो त छैन। दाल-भात ज्यूनार गर्ने बेलाँ भटट पारेर सत्ता हत्याएकोमात्रै हो। अनि मन्त्रिपरिषदको अध्यक्ष, अर्थ, संचार आदि इत्यादि मन्त्री बनेकोलाई शक्ति खोजेको भन्न मिल्दैन।
राजसंस्थाको इतिहासमा यस्ता क्षणहरु कति आए-कति गए, नेपाली जनताको चाहनाअनुसार नेपाली राजसंस्था चलेको छ र त्यतैतिर लागेको छ।
नगरकोटमा ११ जना, बेलबारीमा ७ जना, भैरव गण र जंगलतिर त झन् कतिको ज्यान गयो कतिको? ती जनताको ज्यान जनताकै चाहनाअनुसार गएको हो कि? दुई वटा हवाइजहाज लिएर अफ्रिका सफारीमा निस्किएको पनि जनताकै चाहनाअनुसार हो कि? दरबारलाई एघार करोडबाट ६५ करोड रुपैयाँ भत्ता पनि जनताकै चाहनाअनुसार बढाएको हो कि?
मैले सुनेको र ज्ञात नभएको होइन, जनता पनि बोल्न सकेका छैनन्, विभिन्न कारणले।
जनतालाई लाटा ठान्नु भो कि कसो? उनीहरूले सिनु बोक्दा आफ्नै जीउ गन्हाउँछ भन्ने बुझेका छन्।
प्रजातान्त्रिक तौरतरिकाका नाममा बेढंगबाट देशको भौतिक संरचना नास गर्ने कुरा प्रजातान्त्रिक भएन जस्तो लाग्दछ।
के यो शालिकहरू ढालेको प्रसंग हो? जनताले मूर्ति ढाले पनि नेपालभित्रै राखेका छन्, समुद्रपारि लगेर बेचेका छैनन्।
शान्ति होस्, प्रजातन्त्र रहोस्, राष्ट्रियता बलियो बनोस्।
ए हो र भन्या? यस्तो कुरा जी शाहको मुखबाट निस्कँदा कति मानिस हाँसेका होलान् है।
कुन किसिमको राजनीतिक व्यवस्था नेपाली जनताले चाहन्छन्, त्यो नेपाली जनताको चाहनामा हुनुपर्दछ त्यो नेपाल र नेपालीलाई सुहाउँदो होस्।
कस्तो? नेपाली जनता हैन, माटो सुहाउँदो पञ्चायती व्यवस्था जस्तो?
नेपालीको शिर ठाडो पारेर हिँड्ने व्यवस्था होस्।
ठाडै त पारेर हिँडेका छन् नि। कहाँ मुण्टो बटारेर हिँड्या छन् र?
साइलेन्स अल्सो एक्सन।
नारायणहिटीमा जेठ १९ को रात एक्सन चलिरहेको बेला जी शाहजी एयरपोर्टमा साइलेण्ट बस्नुभा थियो रे भनेको सुन्या हो हामीले पनि।
चुप लागेका मात्र छैनौँ। त्यसको धेरै अर्थ छ।
त्यसो भनेर हाम्लाई तर्साउन खोज्या हो जी शाहजीले? अब त तपाईंसँग माइली भाउजू पनि तर्सिन्नन्।
सहरको कुरा गरेर मात्र हुँदैन। डाँडाकाँडामा दुःख पाएर रहेका नेपालीलाई उत्तिकै महत्व दिइनु पर्दछ।
सेनाले चोरी सिकारी गरेको हरिणको सुकुटी टोक्दै ह्विस्कीको नसामा नेपाली जनताको पैसाले इण्टरनेटमा पोकर खेलेर बस्नेले यस्तो कुरा गर्दा जनताले पत्याउलान र भन्या?
राष्ट्रनिर्माता श्री ५ पृथ्वीनारायण शाहबाट नेपालको एकीकरण गरिबक्स्यो, मौसुफबाट एकीकरण नभएको भए आज हामी कहाँ हुन्थ्यौँ?
हामी चैँ यहीँ हुन्थ्यौं, तपाईं चैँ राजस्थान हो कि कतारतिर हुनुहुन्थ्यौ होला शायद। यो कुरा अलिक हाइपोथेटिकल कुरा भयो।
राष्ट्रनिर्मातालाई बेइज्जत गर्ने कुरा आफूलाई र राष्ट्रलाई बेइज्जत गरेको जस्तो लाग्छ।
हैन शाहजी, पृथ्वीनारायणको मात्रै किन यति रटान् लगाएको तपाईंले? आफ्नो बाउ र बाजेको त कुरै गर्नुहुन्न बा।
राजसंस्थालाई अगाडि बढाउने प्रयासमा नेपाली जनता नै अग्रसर हुनुपर्दछ।
कतातिर अगाडि बढाउने? नक्खुतिर कि भद्रगोलतिर?
हामीले दुई वर्षअगाडि गर्न खोजेको प्रयास पनि २०४७ सालकै नेपाल अधिराज्यको संविधानअनुसार नै जनताको नासो जनतालाई फर्काउने प्रयास प्रजातान्त्रिक तौरतरिकाबाट गरेकै हो।
हो त, २० लाख जनताले नारायणहिटी घेर्ने भएपछि त्यसै त गर्नुपर्या थियो।
माओवादीले प्रयोग गरेका उपायहरुबारे खुसी थिएनौँ। त्यसैले हामीले कुनै न कुनै किसिमबाट जनताको माग बमोजिम शान्ति प्रयासमा लागेका हौँ। सफल हुन सकेनौँ। हामीले त्यो मान्नै पर्छ। त्यसको नतिजा अहिले राष्ट्र र जनताले भोगिरहेको जस्तो लाग्छ। हामीले कोसिस गरेको प्रयास ठीकै थियो, कुनै न कुनै रुपले प्रमाणित हुँदै गएको छ कि जस्तो लागेको छ।
यो फेरि हामी-हामी दोहोरियो। नेपाली व्याकरण सिकेर म भन्न सिक्नुस्।
नेपाली जनताले जस्तो चाहना गर्छन्, राजसंस्थालाई त्यतैतिर ढाल्नुपर्दछ र त्यसअनुसार अगाडि बढाउनु पर्दछ।
बल्ल कुरा ठीक गर्नुभो। राजसंस्थाको वास नक्खुको कालकोठरीमा होस् भन्ने जनताको चाहना छ।
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Diversity Visa Program 2010
Facts for 2009 U.S. Diversity Visa Winners and 2010 Diversity Visa Applicants
The interview season for 2009 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery winners began on October 21, 2008, and the application period for the 2010 DV program began on October 2, 2008. The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu would like to remind DV applicants about some important facts regarding the DV program:
QUALIFYING FOR THE DV
1. Please be aware that even if you are selected as a DV winner and receive the second letter from KCC this does not guarantee that you will receive a visa. At the time of your visa interview, a Consular Officer will determine whether you meet the qualifications and are eligible for the DV under the laws of the United States.
2. DV winners must have the equivalent of twelve years of formal education at a minimum to qualify for a visa. In Nepal, this is:
Intermediate or certificate level, which is the degree obtained for successfully attending and passing two years in college after ten years of school.
Ten plus two that includes twelve years of formal schooling (academic or in special cases vocational).
Attendance in a college or 10+2 institute is mandatory to count as twelve years of formal schooling. Private exams taken in lieu of school attendance do not count as twelve years of formal education under the laws of the United States.
3. Vocational degrees, including the CTEVT, will count only if they are accepted in Nepal as a basis for further academic study to all programs in all institutes of higher education. Vocational degrees that allow limited admission to selected programs do not count as twelve years of formal education for the purposes of the DV program.
4. If the DV winner has not completed 12 years of education, he or she must have work experience in an occupation identified by the U.S. Department of Labor in order to qualify for the DV. Most of these kinds of jobs require the equivalent of a U.S. university degree.
You can find out if your occupational experience might qualify for the DV program by going to the U.S. Department of Labor’s job database website at http://online.onetcenter.org/, select "Find Occupations" and then select a specific “Job Family” your work belongs to. Click on the link for your specific occupation. Finally, select the tab "Job Zone" to find out the designated Job Zone number and Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) rating range.
To qualify for work experience you must have worked for two years, both within the past five years, in an occupation that is designated as Job Zone 4 or 5, classified in a Specific Vocational Preparation (SVP) range of 7.0 or higher.
All work experience is verified and you must convince the visa officer that you in fact work in your purported field.
5. Few people qualify for the DV based on their work experience. If you do not have either the educational or work experience, you WILL NOT qualify to receive a DV and should not proceed with your DV application.
6. Please note that if you did not include your spouse and all unmarried children under age 21 on your original electronic DV entry for any reason, you WILL be disqualified from the DV, which means that the DV winner WILL NOT receive a visa (even though you receive the second letter from KCC). Thus, if you won the lottery but failed to include your family on your original DV submission, you are advised not to pay the non-refundable $775 DV processing fee or to appear for a DV interview, as you will be found ineligible for a visa. Non-refundable means the fee cannot be returned once it has been paid.
AVOID BECOMING A DIVERSITY VISA FRAUD VICTIM!
7. There is no cost for the DV program until the day of the interview. Applicants do not need to pay money to anyone for DV information. On the day of the interview, DV winners will pay the application fee to the U.S. Embassy directly.
8. The United States government employs no outside consultants to facilitate visas. We strongly urge you NOT to use consultants’ services, as their assistance does not improve your chances of obtaining a visa. If you do not meet the minimum qualifications for the visa, you WILL NOT receive a visa. Any consultant who claims that he can improve your odds is promising something he cannot deliver.
9. Please do NOT attempt to submit fraudulent documents with your visa application. By doing so, you will be refused a visa and risk being permanently ineligible for any type of visa to the United States in the future. Furthermore, you may be turned over to the police who may take legal action against you.
10. Regardless of whether an entry is submitted by the applicant directly, or assistance is provided by someone else, the applicant alone remains responsible for insuring that all information in the entry is correct and complete.
11. The DV-2010 lottery registration period will run from 9:45 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008 in Kathmandu (noon EST on October 2, 2008), until 10:45 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2008 in Kathmandu (noon EST December 1, 2008). No DV-2010 entries will be accepted after 10:45 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2008 (noon EST on December 1, 2008), regardless of whether there are system delays during the registration period.
12. Apply early to make sure your application is accepted. All registrations must be done electronically; mail-in requests or paper entries will not be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays.
13. There have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State notifies successful Diversity Visa applicants by letter, and NOT by email. The DV program is designed to bring greater racial and ethnic diversity to the United States. It offers permanent residency visas to citizens of nations that have a traditionally low level of immigration to the United States. Persons seeking to enter the lottery program must register online through the designated website (www.dvlottery.state.gov) during the registration period. Registration is free of charge. The State Department plans to issue 50,000 permanent resident visas worldwide during DV-2010.
नेपालद्वारा गठित मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यविभाजन
नेपालद्वारा गठित मन्त्रिपरिषद्को कार्यविभाजन
सम्माननीय प्रधानमन्त्री
सि.नं. मन्त्रिपरिषद् गठन विधि कार्य विभाजन
१. श्री माधवकुमार नेपाल प्रधानमन्त्री
माननीय उपप्रधानमन्त्री
२. श्री विजयकुमार गच्छदार भौतिक योजना तथा निर्माण
३. श्रीमती सुजाता कोइराला परराष्ट्र
माननीय मन्त्रीहरु
४. श्री विद्यादेवी भण्डारी रक्षा
५. श्री शरतसिंह भण्डारी पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन
६. श्री भीमबहादुर रावल गृह
७. श्री राजेन्द्र महतो
वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति
८. श्री सुरेन्द्र पाण्डे अर्थ
९. श्री प्रेमबहादुर सिंह कानून तथा न्याय
१०. डा. प्रकाशशरण महत ऊर्जा
११. श्री बालकृष्ण खाँण सिँचाई
१२. श्री शंकर पोखरेल सूचना तथा सञ्चार
१३. डा. मिनेन्द्रप्रसाद रिजाल संघीय मामिला, संविधान सभा, संसदीय व्यवस्था तथा संस्कृति
१४. श्री रकम चेम्जोङ शान्ति तथा पूनर्निर्माण
१५. श्री पूर्णकुमार सेर्मा लिम्बु स्थानीय विकास
१६. श्री उमाकान्त चौधरी स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या
१७. मो. आफ्ताब आलम श्रम तथा यातायात
१८. श्री प्रभाकर प्रधानाङ्ग (रविन्द्र श्रेष्ठ) सामान्य प्रशासन
१९. श्री डम्बर श्रेष्ठ भूमीसुधार तथा व्यवस्था
२०. श्री रामचन्द्र कुशवाहा शिक्षा
२१. श्री दीपक बोहरा वन तथा भू-संरक्षण
२२. श्री महेन्द्रप्रसाद यादव उद्योग
२३. श्री मृगेन्द्रकुमार सिंह यादव कृषि तथा सहकारी
२४. श्री गणेश तिवारी नेपाली युवा तथा खेलकुद
२५. श्री ठाकुरप्रसाद शर्मा वातावरण
२६. श्री लक्ष्मणलाल कर्ण विना विभागीय
२७. श्री सर्वदेवप्रसाद ओझा महिला, बालबालिका तथा समाजकल्याण
माननीय राज्यमन्त्रीहरु
२८. श्री गणेशबहादुर खड्का स्थानीय विकास
२९. श्री डिल्लीबहादुर महत शान्ति तथा पुनर्निर्माण
३०. श्री जीतबहादुर दर्जी गौतम सामान्य प्रशासन
३१. श्री चन्द्रसिंह भट्टराई ऊर्जा
३२. श्री मुहम्मद रिजवान गृह
३३. श्री खड्गबहादुर बस्याल सार्की स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या
३४. श्री दानबहादुर कुर्मी चौधरी उद्योग
३५. श्री मानबहादुर शाही भूमीसुधार तथा व्यवस्था
३६. श्री इन्द्रप्रसाद ढुङ्गेल विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि
३७. श्री सञ्जयकुमार शाह भौतिक योजना तथा निर्माण
३८. श्री रामबच्चन अहिर यादव महिला, बालबालिका तथा समाजकल्याण
३९. श्री करिमा वेगम कृषि तथा सहकारी
४०. श्री शत्रुघप्रसाद सिंह कोइरी पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन
४१. श्री सरोजकुमार यादव वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति
४२. श्री गोविन्द चौधरी शिक्षा
माननीय सहायक मन्त्री
४३. श्री कलावतीदेवी दुसाध भौतिक योजना तथा निर्माण
४४. श्री चन्दा चौधरी युवा तथा खेलकुद
सम्माननीय प्रधानमन्त्री
सि.नं. मन्त्रिपरिषद् गठन विधि कार्य विभाजन
१. श्री माधवकुमार नेपाल प्रधानमन्त्री
माननीय उपप्रधानमन्त्री
२. श्री विजयकुमार गच्छदार भौतिक योजना तथा निर्माण
३. श्रीमती सुजाता कोइराला परराष्ट्र
माननीय मन्त्रीहरु
४. श्री विद्यादेवी भण्डारी रक्षा
५. श्री शरतसिंह भण्डारी पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन
६. श्री भीमबहादुर रावल गृह
७. श्री राजेन्द्र महतो
वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति
८. श्री सुरेन्द्र पाण्डे अर्थ
९. श्री प्रेमबहादुर सिंह कानून तथा न्याय
१०. डा. प्रकाशशरण महत ऊर्जा
११. श्री बालकृष्ण खाँण सिँचाई
१२. श्री शंकर पोखरेल सूचना तथा सञ्चार
१३. डा. मिनेन्द्रप्रसाद रिजाल संघीय मामिला, संविधान सभा, संसदीय व्यवस्था तथा संस्कृति
१४. श्री रकम चेम्जोङ शान्ति तथा पूनर्निर्माण
१५. श्री पूर्णकुमार सेर्मा लिम्बु स्थानीय विकास
१६. श्री उमाकान्त चौधरी स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या
१७. मो. आफ्ताब आलम श्रम तथा यातायात
१८. श्री प्रभाकर प्रधानाङ्ग (रविन्द्र श्रेष्ठ) सामान्य प्रशासन
१९. श्री डम्बर श्रेष्ठ भूमीसुधार तथा व्यवस्था
२०. श्री रामचन्द्र कुशवाहा शिक्षा
२१. श्री दीपक बोहरा वन तथा भू-संरक्षण
२२. श्री महेन्द्रप्रसाद यादव उद्योग
२३. श्री मृगेन्द्रकुमार सिंह यादव कृषि तथा सहकारी
२४. श्री गणेश तिवारी नेपाली युवा तथा खेलकुद
२५. श्री ठाकुरप्रसाद शर्मा वातावरण
२६. श्री लक्ष्मणलाल कर्ण विना विभागीय
२७. श्री सर्वदेवप्रसाद ओझा महिला, बालबालिका तथा समाजकल्याण
माननीय राज्यमन्त्रीहरु
२८. श्री गणेशबहादुर खड्का स्थानीय विकास
२९. श्री डिल्लीबहादुर महत शान्ति तथा पुनर्निर्माण
३०. श्री जीतबहादुर दर्जी गौतम सामान्य प्रशासन
३१. श्री चन्द्रसिंह भट्टराई ऊर्जा
३२. श्री मुहम्मद रिजवान गृह
३३. श्री खड्गबहादुर बस्याल सार्की स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्या
३४. श्री दानबहादुर कुर्मी चौधरी उद्योग
३५. श्री मानबहादुर शाही भूमीसुधार तथा व्यवस्था
३६. श्री इन्द्रप्रसाद ढुङ्गेल विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि
३७. श्री सञ्जयकुमार शाह भौतिक योजना तथा निर्माण
३८. श्री रामबच्चन अहिर यादव महिला, बालबालिका तथा समाजकल्याण
३९. श्री करिमा वेगम कृषि तथा सहकारी
४०. श्री शत्रुघप्रसाद सिंह कोइरी पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन
४१. श्री सरोजकुमार यादव वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति
४२. श्री गोविन्द चौधरी शिक्षा
माननीय सहायक मन्त्री
४३. श्री कलावतीदेवी दुसाध भौतिक योजना तथा निर्माण
४४. श्री चन्दा चौधरी युवा तथा खेलकुद
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