US Department of State Announces Results of the 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery

The annual Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery, also known as the DV Lottery, results were announced by the US Department of State on May 8, 2023, at 12:00 PM EDT. This lottery makes up to 55,000 immigrant visas available each year to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

The DV Lottery is a computerized lottery that selects applicants who meet certain eligibility requirements. To be eligible, applicants must be natives of a country that is eligible for the program and must have at least a high school education or its equivalent.

The list of eligible countries for the 2024 DV Lottery was announced on October 10, 2022, and can be found on the official website of the US Department of State.

To enter the DV Lottery, applicants must submit an electronic application during the registration period, which typically runs from October 1st to November 7th.

The application fee is $33.00 and must be paid by credit card or debit card.

Applicants are selected randomly from among all eligible entries.

Those selected are notified via email and will be given instructions on how to apply for a visa.

The deadline to apply for a visa is September 30th of the following year.

For more information about the DV Lottery, please visit the official website of the US Department of State.