The results of the visa lottery for 2025, which each year offers thousands of people from all corners of the world the opportunity to reside permanently in the United States, can be reviewed online starting this May 4.
The State Department’s Office of Consular Affairs announced this Saturday that those who applied to the program that is formally known as the Diversity Visa Program can check the status of their application.
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To do so, applicants must visit the website https://dvprogram.state.gov/ESC/, enter the confirmation number of their application, the last name and the year of birth of the applicant. Additionally, you must enter the authentication code provided by the system.
“This is the ONLY way to check if you have been selected. Selection does not guarantee a visa or an interview,” the federal agency stated.
Noticias Telemundo verified that the website was experiencing technical difficulties in accessing until noon on Saturday. Generally, the access interruptions They occur when many users try to log in at the same time.
The results will be available from May 4, 2024, to September 30, 2025. To minimize the risk of fraud, authorities have warned that the State Department does not send notification letters or emails about the selection.
The visa lottery offers people from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States the opportunity to obtain the green card or permanent residence, which allows you to live and work legally in the country.
The program awards up to 55,000 visas each fiscal year to individuals selected at random through a computer-generated lottery from qualified registrations.
If selected, the applicant will be directed to a confirmation page where they will obtain detailed instructions, including information on the steps to follow and the fees associated with the immigrant visa application.
Selected individuals must electronically submit Form DS-260, the Immigrant Visa Application, and the Alien Registration Form.
They must undergo an in-person consular interview, which will evaluate whether they meet the requirements to immigrate to the United States. This includes questions about criminal history and other security issues.
All selected individuals, including their family members, must obtain visas by September 30, 2025. Authorities will not issue visas or approve adjustments of status after that date.
Authorities advise acting quickly after being selected, because visas are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, and there is an annual limit of 55,000 diversity visas.
For more information, you can visit the Diversity Visa Program website on the official Government website.
