This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
The 2021 Diversity Visa Program (Green Card Lottery) registration has begun, with the US State Department urging applicants to submit their entries as soon as possible to avoid website congestion in the last week of the lottery.
Registration started on October 2nd, 2019, and will run until November 5th, 2019. To enter the lottery, applicants must submit their applications online at dvlottery.state.gov.
Applicants are required to provide accurate and complete information to prevent their entries from being disqualified. The required information includes:
- Name, exactly as it appears on the passport
- Gender
- Birth date
- City and country of birth
- Country of eligibility for the DV program
- Entrant photograph(s)
- Mailing Address
- Country of residence
- Phone number (optional)
- Email address
- Highest level of education achieved
- Current marital status and spouse information
- Number of children and their information
Applicants must also meet the technical specifications for the entrant photographs, which must be recent and taken within the last six months.
