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The Lottery Program for DV-2026 registration will be open for only 34 days from October 2, 2024 at noon (EST) through close at noon (EST) on November 5th. There are no significant changes from last year's Lottery Program.  \nThe DOS makes 55,000 \"green cards\" available annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Applicants for Diversity Visas are chosen by a computer-generated random lottery drawing. The DOS will notify a participant's selection exclusively online in May 2025. Applicants can check the status of their registration online in May 2025 via Entry Status Check at [https://dvprogram.state.gov](https://dvprogram.state.gov)[ ](https://dvprogram.state.gov)[to determine whether they were selected. Entry Status Check will also notify selected participants and provide](to determine whether they were selected. Entry Status Check will also notify selected participants and provide)[ ](to determine whether they were selected. Entry Status Check will also notify selected participants and provide)them with instructions on the procedures for the application process and will confirm appointments for visa interviews. The Entry Status Check is the ONLY manner in which entrants will be notified of their selection. The DOS will NOT mail any correspondence to the selected applicants, nor will it send out an email. Furthermore, the Entry Status Check will be the only way in which selected individuals will be provided further instructions on immigrant visa procedures.  \nThe Diversity Visa \"green cards\" are available only to citizens of countries with lower rates of immigration and no visas are available to citizens of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the past five years. Within each region, no country may receive more than 7% of the available Diversity Visa\"green cards\" in any one year.  \nCOUNTRIES INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DV-2026 LOTTERY PROGRAM  \nFor the DV-2026 Lottery Program, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply because they are the principal source countries of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based immigration, or \"high admission\"countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, The People’s Republic of China (including mainland and Hong Kong born), Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Venezuela, and Vietnam. Natives of Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible. New to the ineligibility list for the DV-2026 Program is Cuba.  \nNOTE: Even if you were born in one of the ineligible countries you may still qualify for a Diversity Visa if your spouse was born in an eligible country (and you are applying for the visa together) or if one of your parents was either born in, or at the time of your birth was a legal resident of, an eligible country.  \n©2026 Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd. All rights reserved. This publication should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion on any specific facts or circumstances. The contents are intended solely for informational purposes and you should not act or rely upon information contained herein without consulting a lawyer for advice. This publication may constitute Advertising Material.  \nREGISTRATION PROCEDURES  \nThe entries for the DV-2026 Lottery Program must be submitted electronically between 12:00 pm (noon), Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Wednesday, October 2, 2024, and 12:00 pm  \n(noon) Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Tuesday, November 5, 2024. 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