How can I apply for DV Lottery 2024?

The United States Department of State is currently accepting applications for its 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program (DV-2024). The annual lottery offers a unique path to permanent residence for citizens of countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. Employers may wish to notify eligible employees of this opportunity, as winning one of the 55,000 available immigrant visas (“green cards”) offers a relatively simple and inexpensive path to permanent residence. While a worthwhile planning opportunity, keep in mind that millions of people apply each year. Employers should not rely on the lottery as an alternative to careful employment- or family-based permanent residence planning. 

Full instructions for the DV-2024 Program are available on the Department of State website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html. Individuals who currently reside inside or outside the United States may participate in the lottery. There is no fee to submit an application to the lottery, but if an applicant is selected in the lottery, they must pay all required immigrant visa application fees or adjustment of status fees (depending on whether the applicant is inside or outside of the U.S.). Participants must have the equivalent of a high school education (correspondence programs or equivalency certificates such as the G.E.D. are not acceptable) or have completed two years of work within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of experience or training. For more information about determining whether an occupation meets this requirement, please refer to the Department of State’s guidance on qualifying occupations: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/diversity-visa/if-you-are-selected/confirm-your-qualifications.html

For the DV-2024 Program, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply due to their high rates of immigration to the United States in recent years: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong Kong SAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Persons born in Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible. However, note that in certain instances an individual can claim the birthplace of a spouse or parent born in a qualifying country and submit an application. Please review the Department of State’s instructions (see link above) for an analysis of these provisions.

The entry procedure for the DV-2024 Program is simple and does not require the assistance of an attorney. The Department of State instructions (see link above) will enable individuals and their family members to proceed on their own. 

Entries must be submitted electronically at dvprogram.state.gov. Paper entries are not accepted. The application window is currently open, and applications will be accepted until noon, Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Entries outside this application period will be rejected. Heavy demand during the last week of the registration period may result in website delays or inaccessibility. Entries require submission of a digital photograph of the applicant and each family member (separate photos for each). The photos must conform to the instructions on the Department of State website or the entry will be disqualified. Only one entry may be submitted for each applicant during the application period. Submission of multiple entries for any individual will disqualify all applications for that individual for the DV-2024 Program (although otherwise eligible individuals may submit compliant applications in future years).

Upon application, entrants will receive a confirmation page with a unique confirmation number. It is extremely important to retain the confirmation page and unique confirmation number in order to access the online status check system. The Department of State will not mail or email notifications.

Please contact any member of our Immigration Practice Group if you have any questions regarding the DV-2024 lottery or the submission procedure at 585.232.6500.

How can I apply for DV Lottery 2024?

The United States Government each year grants 50,000 permanent resident cards also popularly known as green cards due to their green color, to individuals born in countries with historically low immigration rates to the United States. Individuals that meet two basic eligibility requirements qualify to enter this immigration Diversity Visa Lottery. This years (2023) immigration Diversity Visa Lottery is called the DV2025 Lottery. Applications for the DV2025 lottery are accepted until November 8, 2023 and the lottery draw will be held on March 1, 2023 and the winners will be published on May 7, 2023. Winners of this years lottery will have to submit immigration forms and attend an interview after May 7, 2023 and due to this process winners can enter the United States in January 2025 on their new permanent resident card also refereed to as a green card. Most individuals worldwide are eligible to enter the Green Card Lottery, as long as they meet the two requirements governing the diversity visa law set forth in INA(203). One of the two requirements states that individuals born in a county that sent more than 50,000 immigrants to the US during the past five years are not eligible to apply for or enter the DV-Lottery, the Green Card Lottery Requirements provides a list of countries, if you were born in any of these countries you are not eligible to enter this years Green Card Lottery. Be aware that the list of eligible countries will change every year. If the country you were born in is on the list this year does not mean it will be on the list next year too, so check back every your to confirm your birth country status.

DV-2025 Applicants are now Welcome to Register.

Expert Green Card Lottery Registration

Diversity Visa Lottery applications can only register on-line. The United StatesGovernment will not accept any paper applications. The United States Government implemented an Expert electronic application system in 2003, beginning with the DV-2005 Lottery. The process was changed to eliminate paper applications and to make the Green Card Lottery registration process fast, efficient and secure. The United States has developed special IT technology to find and identify individuals that submit multiple entries and individuals that commit fraud for the purposes of gaining illegal access to the United States. If an individual submit multiple entries that individual will be disqualified. The expert On-line green card lottery application is fast and reliable and a secure 3 step process that you must use, if you are interested in registering for the yearly American Diversity Visa Lottery.

The Diversity Visa Lottery process:

How can I apply for DV Lottery 2024?

  • Take the Expert test to decide your eligibility to enter the Lottery
  • Pay the small mandatory administrative Application fee
  • Receive your registration number and password to your account
  • In your account, complete/change your information
  • Provide/upload photos of yourself and any co-applicant
  • Submit your DV 2025 Lottery application
  • Check on-line, if you were selected in the Green Card Lottery

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Diversity Visa Lottery History

The Department of State administers the annual congressionally mandated Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The Diversity Visa Lottery is based on Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and is conducted by the Department of State. This law create a group of immigrants also known as diversity visa immigrants, and makes 50,000 visas available to them yearly. These diversity visa immigrants are born in countries with very low immigration rates to the United States. For this fiscal year 2023, the United States Government will give 50,000 green cards to successful applicants.


DV-Lottery Expert Test

How can I apply for DV Lottery 2024?

To ensure you qualify for this years Diversity Visa Lottery, you must take the green card eligibility test and pass it. Take the test and if you qualify, register immediately to enter the DV2025 Green Card Lottery today.

Can I apply for DV Lottery 2024 now?

The entry period for the DV-2024 Diversity Visa Program was between October 5, 2022 and November 8, 2022. Entries are not being accepted at this time.

Is there a Green Card lottery for 2024?

For FY 2024, the U.S. Department of State DV lottery program will make up to 55,000 green card numbers available through random selection. Foreign nationals selected in the lottery will be eligible to submit a green card application during the 2024 fiscal year, which begins on October 1, 2023.

What are the requirements for DV Lottery 2024?

Q: What is the education requirement for the DV: A: The DV Program requires the principal applicant to have the equivalent to a US high school diploma, or its equivalent, or two years of qualifying work experience as defined under provisions of U.S. law.

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Program Overview For Fiscal Year 2024, up to 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be available. There is no cost to register for the DV program. Applicants who are selected in the program (selectees) must meet simple but strict eligibility requirements to qualify for a DV.