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The Diversity Visa Lottery, also known as the "Green Card Lottery," is a visa lottery program implemented by the U.S. Department of State. The lottery provides 55,000 permanent residency visas every year. The program is open to individuals from certain countries with low immigration rates to the United States. less -

End of Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement for International Travelers & Other Immigration Updates

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 5/12/2023

Over the past few weeks, there have been several immigration-related updates from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, and other immigration-related agencies relevant to our clients. Below is a summary of these...more

Dates And Eligibility Requirements For The DV-2024 Diversity Lottery Program –What You Need To Know

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 9/30/2022

This week, the U.S. State Department has announced that the dates for this year’s Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery filings will officially open on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, with the entry period closing on...more

U.S. Department of State Conducts Fiscal Year 2023 Diversity Lottery Selection and Applicants Must Verify Selection

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 5/18/2022

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced on May 7, 2022, that it had selected this year’s Diversity Lottery (DV 2023) applicants. Since the DOS does not notify winners, entrants who submitted within the mandatory time...more

Dates And Eligibility Requirements For The DV-2023 Diversity Lottery Program – What You Need To Know

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 10/6/2021

On Friday, October 1, the State Department announced that the dates for this year’s Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery filings will officially open on Wednesday, October 6 at noon, eastern daylight time (EDT). The entry period will...more

U.S. Department Of State Announces Revised Registration Dates For Diversity Lottery Program And Voids All Prior Entries Submitted...

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 10/17/2017

On Monday, October 16, the U.S. Department of State announced that due to a technical issue, the diversity lottery (DV-2019) entry period that commenced on October 3 has been closed. The Department of State further advised...more

This Year’s Diversity Visa Lottery Opens Oct. 3—For Possibly the Last Time?

Cozen O'Connor on 9/21/2017

The U.S. State Department recently announced that it will begin accepting applications for this year’s Diversity Immigrant Visa Program—commonly referred to as the diversity visa (DV) lottery system—starting on Tuesday,...more

Dealing with Rejection: Options for Applicants Not Selected in the FY2016 H-1B Lottery

Franczek P.C. on 6/10/2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s announcement last month that it received nearly 233,000 H-1B petitions for fiscal year 2016 beginning October 1, 2015—a record total, and a 35% increase over last...more

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