Embassy of the United States Georgia

• U.S. Embassy News Release - Closing of U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Program

The Diversity Visa Lottery Program, commonly known as the Green Card Lottery, offers eligible applicants the opportunity to legally immigrate to the United States based on the random, computerized selection of all eligible entries from around the world. Each year, 55,000 immigrant visas are made available to qualified applicants born in a country with a low rate of immigration to the United States. Eligibility to apply for this program is determined by a person's place of birth or chargeability, NOT citizenship.

Diversity Visa Program: DV 2013

The online registration period for the 2013 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2013) has ended. 

DV 2013 Program Instructions

Please click here to view DV 2013 Program Instructions

WARNING:
DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY FRAUD

The only official way to apply for the DV lottery is directly through the official U.S. Department of State website during the specified and limited-time registration period. 

Notifications to those selected in the random lottery are NOT sent by email or mail. Official notification of selection will be made through Entry Status Check available from May 1, 2012 on the E-DV website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov.

Should you receive an e-mail notification or a mailed letter about your E-DV selection, be aware that the notification is not legitimate. It is only after you are selected, and respond to the notification instructions made available to you via Entry Status Check, and processing begins on your case, that you may receive follow-up e-mail communication from the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) informing you to review Entry Status Check for new information about your application. The KCC will not ask you to send money to them by mail or by services such as Western Union.

You are responsible for looking up the date and time of your immigrant visa interview at the following website: http://www.dvlottery.state.gov

KCC Contact Information
KCC Public Inquiry E-mail: kccdv@state.gov
KCC Public Inquiry Phone (606) 526-7500
KCC Public Inquiry Fax (606) 526-7501

If you have questions please do not hesitate to contact us at: tbilisiimmigrant@state.gov