Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program

The Statue of Liberty has greeted immigrants to the United States since 1886.

The registration period for the 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2011) began at Noon EDT on October 2, 2009, and ends at Noon EST on November 30, 2009. Registration is on-line at: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/.  Paper entries are not accepted.

DV-2011 Lottery Instructions

For more information regarding the Diversity Visa Program follow link to the Department of State's Consular Affairs website at:

Warning: Diversity Immigrant Visa Fraud

The U.S. government employes no outside consultants or private services to operate the DV Program. Any intermediaries or others who offer their services or assistance to prepare DV entries do so without the authority or consent of the U.S. government. There is only one official U.S. government website for registering for DV-2011 and that is http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/. There is no fee to register.  Any website charging a fee to register for DV-2011 is not operating on behalf of the U.S. government.