GREEN CARD LOTTERY FOR FY2018 OPEN OCTOBER 4th THROUGH NOVEMBER
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The DOS has released its instructions for the Diversity
Immigrant Visa Lottery Program (DV-2018) for fiscal year 2018
(October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018). The Lottery
Program for DV-2018 registration will be open for only 33 days from
October 4, 2016 at noon (EST) through close at noon (EST) on
November 7, 2016. There are no significant changes from
last year's Lottery Program, except that now applicants who
lose their confirmation number can use a new tool on Entrant Status
Check (ESC) on the DOS website to retrieve the number via email by
entering certain identifying information.
The DOS makes 50,000 "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. Beginning on May
