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The only method of determining whether you were selected for the DV is by entering your confirmation number at www.dvlottery.state.gov on or after May 15, 2018.Entrants must provide an e-mail address as part of their entry; however, there is NO email notification sent to selectees informing them they were selected.
Most of the winners of the lottery program immigrate to the U.S. through consular processing. However, those in the U.S. on non immigrant visas at the time of winning the lottery may be eligible for adjustment of status.
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Please be sure to have the Entrant’s Confirmation Number, Last/Family Name, and Year of Birth in order to check edv result status other entrant status online
The U.S. Department of State Electronic Diversity Visa Entrant Status Check for Diversity Visa Program for DV-2018 is available until September 30, 2018. The Entrant Status Check for DV-2017 applicants will remain open until September 30, 2017.
This lottery program conducted by the U.S. government has helped many foreign nationals get green cards and settle in the U.S. Every year, 50,000 immigrant visas are granted to the lucky winners of this DV program. This program is not open to citizens of all countries but only to countries that have not sent too many immigrants to the U.S.
Entrants can check their results from May 2018 to September 2019. To check the results, applicants will need their lottery confirmation number that they received when they submitted their applications. Name list of the lottery winners will not be made available by DHS so the applicants cannot contact the U.S. Embassy or any other agency to know whether or not they have won the lottery.
DHS warns the participants of the lottery to be aware of scammers who send emails claiming that the participants have won the lottery. Most of them scam the lottery participants by sending them letters and emails asking them to pay fees in advance to get their immigrant visas. DV entrants must remember that the U.S. government does not communicate with the winners directly through letters, emails or phone about the status of their green card lottery applications. The only way to check the status of a DV lottery is through the entrant status check of the DHS.
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