DV Result 2024 – Guide to Check Your DV Lottery Result

If you filled out the registration form between October 5, 2022, and November 8, 2022, your DV result 2024 will be published on May 7, 2023. Don’t know how to check the DV lottery result – don’t worry; this step-by-step guide will assist you.

The diversity visa lottery result winners are selected through an electronic system on a random basis. The US will be welcoming 50,000 immigrants from all over the world with a permanent residency every year.

The only way to check your EDV result is by visiting the official website of the US Department of State official website (dvprogram.state.gov).

Once you are on the website, you will have to enter your information. After that, you will know whether you won the US DV lottery or not.

Step by step process to check DV result

Please follow this guide to check your DV entrant status.

Step 1: Visit the US Department of State DV lottery official website

You can check the DV lottery result online. Open a browser and visit the US Department of State DV lottery official website (dvprogram.state.gov).

Step 2: Click on the “Check Status” button

Once you are on EDV lottery official website, you will see the “Check Status” button. Click on that and you will be redirected to a welcome page.

Step 3: Click on the “Continue” button

On the welcome page, you’ll see a “Continue” button. Click on it and you will be redirected to the DV lottery Entrant Information page where you have to fill out your information.

Step 4: Enter your confirmation number

You can see the four text fields on the Entrant Information page. The first one is the “Confirmation Number.”

Enter the 16-digit confirmation number that was given to you when filling out the DV lottery registration form.

Related: Forget Confirmation Number? Here is How to Recover the Forgotten DV Confirmation Number

Step 5: Enter your last/family name

The second field is for the “Last/Family Name”. Type in your last or family name (as it appears in your passport) or what you entered when completing the DV registration.

Step 6: Enter the year of birth

The third field is for the “Year of Birth”. Type in your date of birth in A.D. format

Step 7: Enter the character as seen in the captcha

The fourth and final field is a textbox where you have to enter the characters as seen in the captcha image.

Step 8: Click the “Submit” button

Once you fill out all the information, click on the “Submit” button and your DV result will be displayed.

This way, you can check DV results online.

What if you have been selected in the DV lottery result?

If you are selected, a message will be seen as “You have been selected for further process in Diversity Immigrant Visa Program”.

You’ll also get step-by-step instructions on how to complete the DS-260 form. To schedule an interview, you must submit the DS 260 form.

DS-260 form is an “immigrant visa application” form that every applicant must submit as part of the visa application process.

Things to consider if you are not selected for the US diversity visa lottery

If you are not selected for the US diversity visa lottery, you will receive a message “The entrant has not been selected”. There are a few things you can consider if you are not selected and get ready to participate in next year’s EDV lottery:

Make sure you’re filling out the DV lottery form accurately

The DV result will be based on the information you provide in the form, so it is essential that you fill out the form correctly. If you make a mistake, you are discarded and that might be also one of the main reasons why you are not selected for this year’s US diversity visa lottery program.

We have covered the step-by-step process of how to fill DV lottery entry form. Please go through it and make sure that you are filling out the form correctly.

Photo requirement

You must submit a valid photograph that meets all of the requirements at the time of DV lottery registration. The requirements are that the photo must be recent, clear, and taken against a light background.

Check here for DV lottery photo requirements to ensure your photo is valid.

Make sure you are from a DV lottery eligible country

You must ensure that you are from an EDV lottery qualifying country. The country that has high rates of immigration to the US is not eligible to participate in the DV lottery program. ^[1]Travel State Gov, “DV lottery instructions, … Continue reading

Check here to know whether you are from the DV lottery eligible countries not.

Never register for the DV lottery more than once

Another reason behind not getting selected in the DV lottery result might be that you have registered more than once. You are only allowed to register once in one fiscal year. If you register more than once, your application will be disqualified.

How green card winners are chosen?

A computer program chooses green card winners on a random basis. If you are selected as a winner, it does not mean that you will automatically get a green card. The winners still need to undergo an interview process and meet the eligibility requirements to get a green card.

Every year, only 50,000 winners of the EDV lottery receive a green card.

Each country gets a set number of visas, with no one receiving more than 7% of the total diversity visas available in any year.

Can I see my DV lottery result without a confirmation number?

No, you cannot check your DV result without a confirmation number. If you misplace it, you may retrieve it from the “Entrant Status Check” website. For this, you must know the email address and personal information that you have entered at the time of registration.

Check this page where we have explained in detail how to retrieve DV confirmation numbers online.

Do I need to check the result repeatedly?

No, you do not need to check the EDV result repeatedly. Checking the electronic diversity visa lottery result once is enough.

The result will remain the same but you may check as many times as you wish for free.

Do I get any official emails about DV results? 

No, the Department of State will not send any emails or mail notification letters. The only means to notify the selectees is an Entrant Status Check on the official EDV website.

Be aware of the EDV lottery result scam

There has been a recent increase in the number of fraudulent emails regarding the diversity visa lottery. A fraudulent post purporting to be from the U.S. government notifies individuals that they have won the DV lottery and instructs them to pay a fee for a visa.

These posts are not from the U.S. government, and individuals should not respond to them or provide any personal information. These are all frauds who profit off your hopes of living and working in the United States.

FAQs about DV Result 2024

Final thoughts

If you have been selected in the DV result, there is no guarantee that you will be granted a visa. Follow all instructions carefully and be prepared for your interview.

Congratulations if you’re chosen in the DV result! Don’t be discouraged if you aren’t selected. You can apply again next year.

Like we said, please follow the above mention guidelines carefully for next time.

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