FY2025 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration Opens October 4

Entrants have from Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at noon EDT until Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at noon EST to register online at the State Department’s official Diversity Visa lottery website. The State Department will begin accepting online registrations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery starting Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at noon EDT. Foreign nationals who wish to enter the lottery have until Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at noon EST to file online.

For FY 2025, the DV lottery program will make up to 55,000 green card numbers available through random selection. FY 2025 lottery results will be announced in May 2024. Foreign nationals selected in the FY 2025 lottery can submit their green card applications starting on October 1, 2024. This year, those born in the following countries are ineligible: Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (including mainland and Hong Kong SAR), Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Individuals born in Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible to enter.

The State Department chooses lottery winners by random computer selection. Results will be published starting May 4, 2024 through at least September 30, 2025, on the official DV lottery entry status website.

Beware of fraudulent websites that are not government run! The State Department does not charge a fee for the lottery. The State Department does not send e-mails, letters, or faxes about the DV lottery. Any mail you receive claiming to be from the State Department regarding an entry is fraudulent. The official website is the only legitimate source of information about lottery results and the only place to submit a lottery registration.