The results of the so-called United States visa lottery for the year 2024, officially called the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2024), have been available since this Saturday on the Consular Affairs page of the Department of State.
The program
offers up to 55,000 visas
so that foreign citizens and their family members can legally immigrate to the United States with permanent residence or
green cards
in 2024.
To check if a person was chosen, participants must have a confirmation number obtained during the registration process on hand and click on a blue button that shows the page with the legend Check Status (check status
)
.
The visa lottery offers up to 55,000 visas so that foreign citizens and their family members can legally immigrate to the United States with permanent residence in 2024.Getty Images
According to the official page of the visa lottery, the check can be done
from noon on this Saturday, May 6, 2023
.
The period to participate in the 2024 visa lottery draw has been extended from October 5, 2022 to November 8, 2022.
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The Department of State website recommends that applicants
keep their confirmation number
until at least September 30, 2024.
Visa lottery winners are chosen in a computer draw.
Visas are offered to citizens of countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.
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To find out if you or a member of your family was chosen, participants
must enter the confirmation number
or code received when registering, the last name as it appears on the electronic registration form, and the date of birth.
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The authorities indicated that
being selected does not guarantee that the person will receive the visa
or even have the possibility to apply for it or receive an interview date.
Although there are 55,000 residences available, there will be many more names selected because not all of the people selected meet the requirements to receive a visa or continue with the process once it begins, The Miami Herald reported.
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"Selection merely means that you are eligible to apply for a visa," the State Department says.
Green card
applications
for those selected may be made from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.
To obtain a visa
, selected individuals must be admissible to the United States;
submit a DS-260 form (
Online Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application
);
appear for an in-person interview once a visa number is available at the US embassy or consulate selected on the DS-260 form, which includes questions about crime and security issues to determine the person's eligibility.
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The Department of State asks selected individuals to
bring the following documents to the interview
: printed appointment information;
DS-260 confirmation page;
passport(s) valid for six months beyond the intended day of entry into the United States;
and original documents or certified copies of civil documents presented at the Kentucky Consular Center.
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"You must ensure that USCIS can complete your case
, including processing any foreign petitions for spouses or for your children under 21, by September 30, 2024, since your eligibility for the program expires on that date. DV-2024," the State Department said.
Although most people selected in the visa lottery live in foreign countries, some citizens of other countries who are already in the United States with a "nonimmigrant" status may be selected.