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U.S. EMBASSY TO BARBADOS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, DOMINICA, GRENADA, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, AND SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
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By U.S. EMBASSY BARBADOS
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OCTOBER 3, 2024
2026 DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY PROGRAM REGISTRATION

The U.S. Embassy announces the opening of the 2026 Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2026). Often called the “Green Card Lottery,” DV-2026 is the only official lottery program for immigrant visas to the United States. Registration begins at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Wednesday October 2, 2024, and ends at noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
This annual U.S. government-sponsored program makes more than 50,000 immigrant visas available worldwide to people from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The application process is free. Applications are accepted electronically only through https://dvprogram.state.gov/ . Any website asking for a fee to apply is not associated with the U.S. government.
Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter, as heavy demand in the final days of the application period is open may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon EST on November 5, 2024.
When registering, applicants must print and save their confirmation page with their unique confirmation code to check the status of their entry. Applicants must take care to keep this page; the Embassy cannot replace this confirmation code.
Beginning May 3, 2025, entrants will be able to use their confirmatio