Diversity Visa Lottery

 The U.S. Department of State Electronic Diversity Visa Entrant Status Check for Diversity Visa Program for DV-2018 will be available until September 30, 2018. For DV-2017 applicants, the Entrant Status Check will remain open until 30 September 2017.

 

For instructions, click here

In order to check the entrant status online, please have the Entrant's Confirmation Number, Last Name, and Year of Birth handy.

 

2017 Diversity Visa Program - Entrant Status Check

DV-2017 entrants (those who entered the DV lottery between October 1, 2015 and November 3, 2015) can check their entry status online until September 30, 2017. DV-2017 registration opened on October 1, 2015, and ended on November 3, 2015.

 

DV-2018 - Check the status of your application

Starting at noon (EDT) on May 2, 2017, DV-2018 entrants may submit their confirmation information through the link below. The registration period for DV-2018 begins on October 4, 2016, and ends on November 7, 2016. The confirmation number for DV-2018 entrants should be kept at least until September 30, 2018.

 

Entry Status Check (ESC) for Diversity Visa Program for DV-2017

An applicant's name and a unique confirmation number will appear on the confirmation screen after a successful registration. For their records, applicants were instructed to print this confirmation screen, as it contains the information needed for them to receive information about their DV-2017 entry status.

Description:

 

Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV) offers 55,000 new immigrant visas each year to people from underrepresented nations, who are selected randomly from all entries from countries with low immigration rates to the United States. If fewer than 50,000 immigrants from that country have immigrated to the U.S. in the last five years, the nation is considered underrepresented.

Five thousand of the 55,000 visas awarded under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA) have been used since the DV '99 lottery. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) holds the lottery every year, selecting roughly 110,000 applicants from all qualified entries they receive. There will then be an opportunity for these 110,000 applicants to apply for Permanent Residency. In any case, once 55,000 visas for this fiscal year group have been issued (including those allocated under NACARA), the DV program closes for the year. It is therefore crucial that approved applicants apply for permanent residency as soon as possible.

Upon receiving a permanent residency visa through the DV Program, you will:

 

·       Be able to live and work permanently in the United States;

·       It is allowed to bring your spouse and any unmarried children under the age of 21 to live with you in the U.S.

·        

To qualify for the DV Program, you must:

·       The minimum educational requirement is either a high school education or its equivalent, or two years of work experience within the last five years in a position that requires two years of training.

·       You or your spouse must be a native of a nation that is eligible for the Diversity Lottery Program. You may be eligible if your parent was born in a nation eligible to participate in the lottery.

·       The Diversity Lottery Program randomly picks the 110,000 visa candidates. Individuals are chosen to receive the visa by chance and not by merit.

Documents Required for Diversity Lottery Visas

Typically, to apply for the DV program, you simply need to provide a letter containing your personal information. When writing this letter, you must follow all instructions carefully. If you depart from the directions, you could be disqualified. If you would like more information on this year's DV Program, you can either speak with our lawyers/legal representatives or contact your nearest U.S. embassies or consulates.

Applying for a Diversity Lottery

Each year, DOS publishes specific instructions for applying for the DV program. The registration period for this course usually begins in the month of October. The instructions are generally available in August. You will only be notified of the winners via mail at the addresses you provided on your application. Information on fees and instructions will be sent to the winners. It is not a guarantee that you will be granted a visa simply because you have been selected as a winner of the DV program. Due to the fact that not everyone selected will qualify for the visa or will decide to complete the process, the number of selected entries will be greater than the number of immigrant visas available. DV for the year will end once all 50,000 visas have been issued.

Source of Information: www.uscis.gov

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