Updated November 4, 2024The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2026 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2026) are now available and entries must be submitted electronically between Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time...
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2025 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2025) are now available and entries must be submitted electronically between October 4, 2023, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)(GMT-4) and November 7, 2023, at 12:00...
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2024) are now available and entries must be submitted electronically by November 8, 2022 at 12PM ET. Persons born in the following countries are NOT eligible to...
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2023 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2023) are now available and entries must be submitted electronically by November 9, 2021 at 12PM ET. Persons born in the following countries are NOT eligible to...
Last updated: 02/25/2021On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued a President Proclamation revoking Proclamation 10014, known as the Immigrant Visa Ban or “IV Ban”. The IV Ban prevented the issuance of U.S. permanent residence (green card) visas by U.S. Embassies...
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2022) are now available. Entries for the DV-2022 program must be submitted electronically between October 7 and November 10, 2020. Persons born in the following countries are...
On January 31, 2020, the Trump administration announced via Presidential Proclamation that, effective February 21, 2020 at 12:01 am eastern standard time, the travel ban will now apply to nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2020 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2020) are now available. Entries for the DV-2020 program must be submitted electronically between October 3 and November 6, 2018.There are no changes in eligibility this...
The U.S. Department of State’s instructions for the 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2019) are now available. Entries for the DV-2019 program must be submitted electronically between October 3 and November 7, 2017.There are no changes in eligibility this...
