The U.S. State Department reported 442,966 Kenyan applications for the Diversity Visa Lottery during fiscal year 2018, including 125,937 dependents such as spouses and children. This marked a 23% rise from 2017's 360,023 applicants and a 21% increase from 2016's 304,693 entries.
Globally, Ghana led with 2,227,5230 submissions, followed by Uzbekistan, Iran, and other nations. The 2021 lottery registration period opened October-November 2019, with 17 countries excluded due to high U.S. immigrant populations, including Nigeria and India.
Only 55,000 applicants worldwide received visas annually. DV-2020 results were posted online May 7, 2019, with DV-2021 registration commencing in late 2019. The original report carried a 2012 copyright notice from The Kenyan Daily Post.
