The Diversity Visa Program, or “Green Card Lottery,” is an annual
lottery run by the U.S. Department of State to allow about 50,000 people a
chance to get a permanent resident visa to the USA. The visas provided under
this program are reserved for natives of countries that have a traditionally
low rate of immigration to the U.S.
The application period for each
year’s lottery is only about one month long, and there is very little
opportunity to correct mistakes made when submitting documents – in fact, you
can be disqualified for not filing the forms correctly. Therefore, it is very
important to fill out your forms correctly and quickly.
Entering
the Diversity Visa lottery (aka green card lottery) involves filling out a
simple form online, and it doesn’t cost anything. You can enter the lottery from between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 7, 2020,
and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
Online Registration
The online registration period for the DV-2023 Program begins on
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4),
and concludes on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard
Time (EST) (GMT-5).
Entering the Lottery
Participating in the lottery is relatively easy. You fill out a form on
the DV program website[
LINK HERE ]. Applicants must
submit entries for the DV-2023 program electronically at dvprogram.state.gov
between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 6, 2021,
and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
The law allows only one entry per person during each entry period. The Department of State uses sophisticated technology to detect multiple entries. Submission of more than one entry will render you ineligible for a DV.
