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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 -

Diversity Visa Program Open for FY 2024

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/17/2022

The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery is open for FY 2024. Applications may be filed online until 12:00 p.m. ET on November 8, 2022. The DV Lottery program makes 50,000 immigrant visas (“green cards”) available every year to...more

Diversity 2024 Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Announced

Cozen O'Connor on 10/13/2022

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced the opening of the registration period for the DV-2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program enables foreign nationals to apply for...more

2024 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 5 to Nov. 8

Tonkon Torp LLP on 10/12/2022

Online registration for the 2024 DV Lottery (DV2024) opened Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time...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

USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Upcoming Cap Season

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 2/1/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap (from which the annual H-1B lottery will be run). Registration begins at...more

USCIS Announces Rules for H-1B Lottery

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/1/2022

Key points - H-1B lottery will be open from March 1 until March 18, 2022. There will be no changes from last year’s lottery rules...more

2023 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 6 to Nov. 9

Tonkon Torp LLP on 10/7/2021

Online registration for the 2023 DV Lottery (DV2023) opened Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time...more

How Employers Can Prepare for the Upcoming H-1B Lottery

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 1/6/2021

On March 1, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open up the electronic registration process for cab-subject H-1B petitions, including those filed for the advanced degree exemption. The...more

DHS Finalizes Changes to H-1B Lottery, but Delays New H-1B Prefiling Registration System Till 2020

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/8/2019

• DHS has announced that it has finalized the previously proposed rule governing the H-1B lottery. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2019. • DHS will reverse the order of the H-1B lottery...more

DHS Issues Final H-1B Lottery Rule

Burr & Forman on 2/6/2019

In early January, the Burr & Forman, LLP immigration team outlined a major change to the H-1B visa lottery system proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) (DHS Proposes Major Lottery Changes Ahead of H-1B...more

Government Unveils Details For 2019 H-1B Lottery - A 5-Step Plan To Successfully Navigate This Year’s Lottery

Fisher Phillips on 2/6/2019

The federal government just published its final rule amending the regulations that will govern petitions filed under the H-1B work visa lottery. Although the final rule is effective April 1, 2019, the Department of Homeland...more

Final Rule for H-1B Cap Published – Effective April 1, 2019

Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/5/2019

On January 30, 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule to amend the H-1B lottery process. The rule creates an electronic registration process for the H-1B Cap lottery and changes...more

DHS Proposes New H-1B Prefiling Registration System and Changes to H-1B Lottery

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/11/2018

• Prior to submitting petitions for H-1B visas, employers first will be required to register electronically with USCIS during a designated registration period. • DHS proposes to use a computer-generated process to select a...more

Diversity Visa ("Green card lottery") Registration Begins Next Week

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 10/5/2018

Online registration for the DV-2020 program begins on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and concludes on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST). Eligibility...more

Immigration News Flash: 2019 Immigrant Visa Lottery Opens on October 3

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/28/2018

The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Registration for 2019 opens Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Entries must be submitted electronically at: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ between noon on October 3, 2018, Eastern Daylight Time, and...more

Registration for Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery to Open on October 3, 2017

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 10/2/2017

The Department of State has announced the opening of the registration period for the 2019 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery. As in past years, the DV lottery will allow a maximum of 50,000 "diversity immigrants" to obtain permanent...more

2019 Immigrant Visa Lottery Opens on October 3

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/15/2017

The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Registration for 2018 opens Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Entries must be submitted electronically at: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ between noon on October 3, 2017, and noon on November 7,...more

Diversity Visa ("Green Card Lottery") Registration

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 9/26/2016

On October 4, 2016, registration for the Diversity Visa (DV) 2018 Program will begin. Conducted by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the DV program provides a limited number of immigrant (permanent) visas each fiscal...more

2018 Diversity Visa Lottery Program: Cuba, Ecuador, and Guatemala Eligible to Register

Carlton Fields on 9/23/2016

For the 26th year, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued registration instructions for the annual Diversity Visa (DV) lottery. Registration for the 2018 lottery opens 12 noon eastern daylight time (EDT) on October 4,...more

2018 Immigrant Visa Lottery Opens in Two Weeks

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/22/2016

The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Registration for 2018 opens Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Entries must be submitted electronically at: https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ between noon on October 4, 2016 and noon on November 7, 2016,...more

2017 Diversity Visa Lottery Begins on October 1, 2015, and Ends on November 3, 2015

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/2/2015

The Department of State (“DOS”) just released its instructions for the DV-2017 Diversity Visa (“DV-2017”) lottery. The registration period begins on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) and concludes on...more

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