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APPLY: US Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2023)

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The State Department web site for the US Diversity Visa Lottery (DV-2023) program is currently open and accessible. Interested entrants can either apply for a place or check their entrance status if they have already applied. We have detailed how to apply and be successful in the US Visa Lottery DV-2023.

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Each year, the Department of State conducts a random selection of Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) applicants, based on allocations of available visas in each region and country, from all registered entries. It is important that you always know the entry submission period so as to prepare and apply on time. The entry form will be available for submission during the set application window only. Entries will NOT be accepted through the U.S. Postal Service.

Eligibility Requirements for US Diversity Visa Lottery 2023

It is expected that interested persons meet the following eligibility requirements to be able to enrol for the US electronic diversity visa lottery.

Requirement #1:

Individuals born in countries whose natives qualify may be eligible to enter. If you were not born in an eligible country, there are two other ways you might be able to qualify.



  • Was your spouse born in a country whose natives are eligible? If yes, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth – provided that both you and your spouse are named on the selected entry, are found eligible and issued diversity visas, and enter the United States simultaneously.
  • Were you born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but in which neither of your parents was born or legally resident at the time of your birth? If yes, you may claim the country of birth of one of your parents if it is a country whose natives are eligible for the DV 2023 program.

Requirement #2:

Each DV applicant must meet the education/work experience requirement of the DV program by having either:

  • at least a high school education or its equivalent, defined as successful completion of a 12-year course of formal elementary and secondary education.

OR

  • two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience to perform. The Department of State will use the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*Net Online database to determine qualifying work experience.
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Selection Process and Timeline

A Must Read Useful Information! if you are applying for the US diversity visa lottery 2023 you should take note of the following;

  • Selection of applicants is based on the allocations of available visas in each region and country, the Department of State will randomly select individuals by computer from among qualified entries.
  • All diversity visa lottery (DV-2023) entrants must go to the Entrant Status Check using the unique confirmation number saved from your online entry registration to find out whether your entry has been selected in the program.
  • If your entry is selected, you will be directed to a confirmation page providing further instructions, including information about fees connected with immigration to the United States.
  • Entrant Status Check will be the ONLY means by which the Department of State notifies selectees of their selection for DV-2023.
  • The Department of State will not mail notification letters or notify selectees by email. U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of selectees.
  • Individuals who have not been selected also will be notified ONLY through the Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website. You are strongly encouraged to access Entrant Status Check yourself.
  • Do not rely on someone else to check and inform you.

How to Apply for US Diversity Visa Lottery Program

Registration for the diversity visa lottery (DV-2023) is done online. To apply;



  • Visit the Department of state website to start registration
  • Click the begin entry to begin the application process.
  • Fill and upload all required documents in the appropriate fields.
  • Also, check the application instruction page to study the application procedure in detail.

Further Notes on US Diversity Visa Lottery 2023

In order to immigrate;

  • DV selectees must be admissible to the United States.
  • The DS-260, Online Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application is done electronically, and the consular officer, in person, will ask you questions about your eligibility to immigrate under U.S. law; these questions include criminal and security related topics.
  • Under no circumstances can the Department of State issue DVs nor can USCIS approve adjustments after this date, nor can family members obtain DVs to follow-to-join the principal applicant in the United States after this date.
  • The Department of State will not mail notification letters or notify selectees by email.  U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of selectees.
  • Entrant Status Check on the E-DV website is the ONLY means by which the Department of State notifies selectees of their selection.

Application Deadline: November 9, 2023

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