Dv lottery

[itarsan 0]

My brother won dv lottery this year, can you tell me approximately how much would it take him to go to the US? 

[milimelo 4,352]

Depends on the region and how high his number is.

 

You can check the visa bulletin on state.gov to see the past processing times of DV winners. There have been people who were selected but who did not get DV visa as they ran out of numbers in the past couple of years. 

Here's visa bulletin for upcoming June 2024: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-june-2024.html

 

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

Section 203(c) of the INA provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit additional immigration opportunities for persons from countries with low admissions during the previous five years.  The NACARA stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program.  Visa numbers made available to NACARA applicants in FY 2023 will result in reduction of the DV-2024 annual limit to approximately 54,850.  Section 5104 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 amended the NACARA’s provisions on the Diversity Visa program such that the number of visas made available under the NDAA will be deducted from the 55,000 DVs annually allocated.  These amendments will not impact the number of diversity visas available until FY 2025.  DVs are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year.

For June, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2024 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	57,000	Except:  Algeria     56,950               Egypt        32,000               Morocco   41,500
ASIA	9,000	Except:  Iran     8,500               Nepal  8,500
EUROPE	21,000	Except:  Russia          20,240                Uzbekistan    9,000
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	15
OCEANIA	1,850
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	2,750

Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery. The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the DV-2024 program ends as of September 30, 2024. DV visas may not be issued to DV-2024 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2024 principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2024. DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2024 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.

C.  THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN JULY

For July, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2024 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	67,500	Except: Algeria     67,250               Egypt       40,000               Morocco  52,000
ASIA	13,000	Except:  Iran       10,250               Nepal    10,250
EUROPE	27,500	Except:  Russia          24,750               Uzbekistan    12,000
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	20
OCEANIA	2,000
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	3,000

 

[itarsan 0]

1 hour ago, milimelo said:

Depends on the region and how high his number is.

 

You can check the visa bulletin on state.gov to see the past processing times of DV winners. There have been people who were selected but who did not get DV visa as they ran out of numbers in the past couple of years. 

Here's visa bulletin for upcoming June 2024: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2024/visa-bulletin-for-june-2024.html

 

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE

Section 203(c) of the INA provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit additional immigration opportunities for persons from countries with low admissions during the previous five years.  The NACARA stipulates that beginning with DV-99, and for as long as necessary, up to 5,000 of the 55,000 annually allocated diversity visas will be made available for use under the NACARA program.  Visa numbers made available to NACARA applicants in FY 2023 will result in reduction of the DV-2024 annual limit to approximately 54,850.  Section 5104 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 amended the NACARA’s provisions on the Diversity Visa program such that the number of visas made available under the NDAA will be deducted from the 55,000 DVs annually allocated.  These amendments will not impact the number of diversity visas available until FY 2025.  DVs are divided among six geographic regions. No one country can receive more than seven percent of the available diversity visas in any one year.

For June, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2024 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	57,000	Except:  Algeria     56,950               Egypt        32,000               Morocco   41,500
ASIA	9,000	Except:  Iran     8,500               Nepal  8,500
EUROPE	21,000	Except:  Russia          20,240                Uzbekistan    9,000
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	15
OCEANIA	1,850
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	2,750

Entitlement to immigrant status in the DV category lasts only through the end of the fiscal (visa) year for which the applicant is selected in the lottery. The year of entitlement for all applicants registered for the DV-2024 program ends as of September 30, 2024. DV visas may not be issued to DV-2024 applicants after that date. Similarly, spouses and children accompanying or following to join DV-2024 principals are only entitled to derivative DV status until September 30, 2024. DV visa availability through the very end of FY-2024 cannot be taken for granted. Numbers could be exhausted prior to September 30.

C.  THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN JULY

For July, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2024 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	67,500	Except: Algeria     67,250               Egypt       40,000               Morocco  52,000
ASIA	13,000	Except:  Iran       10,250               Nepal    10,250
EUROPE	27,500	Except:  Russia          24,750               Uzbekistan    12,000
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	20
OCEANIA	2,000
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	3,000

 

Thank you, but my question is that, approximatley how long would it take for him to go, like 1 or 2 or 3 years?

Just now, itarsan said:

years

 

Just now, itarsan said:

Thank you, but my question is that, approximatley how long would it take for him to go, like 1 or 2 or 3 years?

Yep, i got it now, thank you.

[milimelo 4,352]

Not quite sure what's not clear. Even the dvprogram.state.gov has info on what and how.

 

He entered DV-2025 program (entry was October 4-November 7, 2023). Starting October 1, 2024 which is the start of new fiscal year (2025) is when the interviews will start for DV selectees.

 

Depending on his assigned number, he may or may not get a chance to interview and get a DV visa, that's all I can tell you. If it happens to be September 30, 2025 and he hasn't interviewed and received a visa, he's out of luck. That's why I said look at the prior years' visa bulletins to figure out if he has a chance or not. It's also important he has his documents in order for KCC or they won't schedule the interview.