The Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program, commonly referred to as the Green Card Lottery, is a US immigration program that was established by the United States Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990.
A key goal of the Diversity Visa Program is to make the United States a more diverse (multicultural) country.
Before the Diversity Visa Program was established, previous US immigration programs tended to favor immigrants from countries in Europe.
Since the start of the Diversity Visa Program almost 30 years ago, substantially more people have been approved for immigration to the United States from countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and The Caribbean.
Today, there are an estimated 45 million immigrants living in America, making the United States the world’s top destination for immigrants seeking better opportunities in life.
The DV-Program is administered by the US State Department which issues a Diversity Immigration Visa to as many as 55,000 DV-Program winners and their family members each year who successfully pass the Consular Interview procedure and are approved for immigration to the United States as Lawful Permanent Residents.
Approximately 10 million people from around the globe register each year to participate in the annual DV-Program and around 100,000 winners are randomly selected by computer for the opportunity to apply for one of the 55,000 Diversity Visas authorized to be issued by the US State Department every year.
A lottery system is used as a fair, unbiased method for randomly selecting candidates and their family members from eligible countries located in six regions of the world so that all of the DV-Program participants will have an equal chance to be chosen.
The annual registration period for the DV-Program normally occurs around October and then the winners who were selected are usually notified starting in May of the following year.
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There are two major requirements to participate in the Diversity Visa (DV) Program.
Since a primary objective of the Diversity Visa Program is to further diversify the US population, a DV-Program applicant must have been BORN in a country that is eligible for participation during any particular DV-Year.
A list of eligible and non-eligible countries is released by the US State Department each year, just before the annual registration period which normally occurs around October.
The second major requirement to take part in the DV-Program is to have a high school education consisting of successful completion of 12 years of primary and secondary formal education; OR to have two years of paid work experience during the previous five years in a qualifying occupation that requires a minimum of two years of post-secondary training or experience to perform.
Global USA can check your eligibility to participate in the Diversity Visa Program.
The chances of being randomly selected as a winner of the Diversity Visa Program are relatively high for eligible participants who submit their applications and photos according to the regulations.
When an applicant successfully registers for the Diversity Visa Program, the US State Department will issue a Confirmation Number, which the applicant MUST save, because it will be required later to check the status of their application after the DV-Program selection takes place and the winners are notified.
Notification of DV-Program winners (“selectees”) normally starts sometime between May and July (usually in May).
For DV-2026, the results will be made available starting in early May 2025.
As a service to its clients, Global USA promptly informs its client when they are selected as winners of the DV-Program and can also provide them with their Confirmation Number for verification purposes.
Winners of the Diversity Visa Program who successfully complete each stage of the Consular Interview process and are approved for US immigration will have a Diversity Immigrant Visa placed inside of their passport for entry into the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident.
After receiving the Diversity Visa from the US State Department, the new immigrant will also need to pay a fee online to US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) so that the Permanent Resident Green Card can be mailed to them.
A Green Card is an official form of identification which a Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States carries while living in America and it is used as proof of the legal right to live and work in the USA.
There are many advantages of receiving a US Permanent Resident Green Card including:
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