Diversity Visas
The DV Lottery 2013 Status Check is now available on the State Department's Diversity Visa website. Entrants need to use their Confirmation Number, Last Name/Family Name, and Year of Birth to check the status to find out if their Diversity Visa Lottery entry was or was not selected.
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The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program makes available 50,000 immigrant visas annually, drawn by random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States, including Serbia.
The computer will randomly select individuals from among all qualified entries. All Diversity Visa (DV- 2013) entrants will be required to go to the E-DV website Entry Status Check to find out whether their entry has been selected in the DV lottery or to find out they have not been selected. Selectees will be notified of their selection through the Entry Status Check available starting May 1, 2012 at the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Selectees will be directed to a confirmation page that will provide further instructions, including information on fees connected with immigration to the United States. Entry Status Check will be the ONLY means by which selectees will be notified of their selection for DV-2013. The Kentucky Consular Center will not be mailing out notification letters. Those selected in the random drawing are NOT notified of their selection by e-mail. Those individuals NOT selected will be notified of their non-selection through the web-based Entry Status Check. U.S. embassies and consulates will not provide a list of selectees. Selectees’ spouses and unmarried children under age 21 may also apply for visas to accompany or follow-to-join the principal applicant. DV-2013 visas will be issued between October 1, 2012, and September 30, 2013.
Fraud Warning
Please Note: There have been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download and complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State communicates by email addresses ending "@state.gov". To learn more see the Department of State Warning and the Federal Trade Commission Warning.
DV Lottery Fraud Alert
- There has been a series of fraudulent emails regarding the 2013 Diversity Visa Lottery from various email addresses. These are not official State Department email addresses. Only email addresses ending with ".gov" are official DS addresses. Successful applicants are not/not informed by mails, emails or phone calls, but they are able to check their status through the web-based Entry Status Check at the E-DV website www.dvlottery.state.gov. Requests to pay any fees at any other location than the Consular Section are fraudulent.