DV Lottery Help

Plain-language help for the US Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery. Sajha is not the US government and does not take applications - you apply only on the official site.

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It is supposed to be opened on November 1, 2026. It is not open yet. But you can start preparing https://www.fragomen.com/insights/united-states-court-orders-state-department-to-open-fy-2027-diversity-visa-lottery-registration.html
Last checked by Sajha: Oct 28, 2026
Open the official DV site

Protect yourself from scams

  • Entering the lottery is free. Anyone who asks you to pay to enter is not the government.
  • The only official website is dvprogram.state.gov. Be careful with look-alike websites, ads and social media pages.
  • Nobody can improve your chances or guarantee that you will be selected.
  • You check your own result on the official site with your confirmation number. Treat any email, text or call saying you were selected as a scam until you have checked there yourself.
  • Keep your confirmation number private. Never post it, your passport details or photos of your documents on Sajha or on social media.
  • If someone helps you fill in the form, make sure the entry is in your name, with an email address you can open, and that you keep the confirmation number yourself.
  • If you were scammed in the United States, you can report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov.

The steps, in plain words

  1. Read the official instructions first. They are different every year, so do not rely on last year's rules.
  2. Check that you can enter: your country of birth must be on that year's list, and you need the education or work experience the official instructions describe.
  3. Get your details ready: your passport, the details of your spouse and unmarried children under 21, an email address you can open, and a photo that meets the official photo requirements.
  4. Fill in the form only on the official site. Send one entry for yourself - more than one can cancel all of them.
  5. Save your confirmation number straight away and keep it private. You need it to check your result.
  6. When results are announced, check the official site yourself. Being selected is only the first step - there are more steps, and the official instructions say what you pay and to whom.

The photo rules are strict, and a wrong photo can cancel an entry. Follow the official photo requirements exactly.

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