DV-2025 Program: Online Registration

DV-2025 Program:  The online registration period for the DV-2025 Program begins on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at Noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and concludes on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5).  Individuals who submit more than one entry during the registration period will be disqualified.

DV-2025 Program Instructions

The English version of the DV-2025 Program Instructions in PDF format (374 KB) are provided for your convenience and required use. The English language version of the DV-2025 Program Instructions is the only official version.

More information about the DV programs and DV fraud is available under Diversity Visa Information.

Please view our video for an introduction to the Diversity Visa program, and step-by-step guidance to help you submit an entry.

 

The Immigration Act of 1990 established the Diversity Visa (DV) program, where 55,000 immigrant visas would be available in an annual lottery, starting in fiscal year 1995. The lottery aims to diversify the immigrant population in the United States, by selecting applicants mostly from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States in the previous five years.

To apply for a diversity visa, follow the steps on the Diversity Visa Process on usvisas.state.gov.  Once you have completed those steps, review the instructions given to you by the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), along with the information presented on this website, for further guidance and instructions.