Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program

DV-2012:

Important Notice for Diversity Visa (DV) 2012 Entrants

4/11/2012
Successful entrants are encouraged to send in their required documents to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) immediately, so that an interview appointment at the appropriate U.S. Embassy or consulate can be scheduled before the program ends.  In order for an appointment to be scheduled with either a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, entrants must first submit the Form DSP-122 and Form DS-230 to KCC.  Embassies and consulates only have a limited number of appointments each month, including September, for DV applicants, so it is vital that successful entrants mail these documents to KCC very soon.

DV 2012 ends on September 30, 2012.  In addition, if all of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued before that date, the program will end.  U.S. Embassies and Consulates only have six months left to issue visas to eligible applicants in the DV 2012 program.  Successful entrants should act now.  DV-2012 visas cannot be issued after September 30, 2012.  Participants are reminded to check the status of their DV entry through Entrant Status Check www.dvlottery.state.gov, using the confirmation numbers they received when they initially submitted their applications.

Important! - Appointment Date for DV-2012 Selectees

DV-2012 Selectees will learn about their interview appointment date ONLY by entering their Confirmation Number, Last Name/Family Name, and Year of Birth in the Entrant Status Check found at the at U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs Electronic Diversity Visa web page.  You are advised to check the Entrant Status Check frequently to learn about your interview date.  This is the only way you will learn about your interview date.  You will not receive notification by mail or by e-mail.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to check for their interview date and to appear at the Consular Section on the scheduled appointment date.  No assurance can be given by the Consular Section that you will be given a new appointment date upon your request.

DV-2013:

Notification of Winners for the DV-2013 Program

The entry registration period for the 2013 Diversity Visa program (DV-2013) is now over and all submission processing at the Diversity Visa website has stopped.

All entrants, including those NOT selected, may check the status of their entry through the Entrant Status Check on the Electronic Diversity Visa website and find out if their entry was or was not selected.  Entrants must keep their own confirmation page information from the time of their entry until at least June 30, 2013.  Status information for DV-2013 will be available online from May 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.

Diversity Visa Instructions for DV-2013

• Instructions in English (PDF 279.96 KB)
• Instructions in Albanian (PDF 484.26 KB)

Fraud Warning

Fraudulent eMails to DV Winners: If you have received an email notifying you that your application for the DV Program has been successful and that in order to proceed with your application you are required to send money to a named individual, you are a victim of a scam.  In previous years, successful DV applicants were notified by the Department of State, Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) by letter, NOT email and were provided instructions on how to proceed to the next step in the process.  The KCC does not ask you to send money to them or to this Embassy or any other U.S. Embassy by mail or by services such as Western Union.

For those of you who have applied for DV-2013 official notification of selection will be made on line through the Entry Status Check which will be available from May 1, 2012 on the E-DV website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/.  This is the only manner in which you will receive notification of the status of your entry.  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, to this Embassy or any other U.S. Embassy by mail or by services such as Western Union.  If you receive an email that appears to be a fraudulent DV notification, we ask that you send it to our email address at TiranaUSConsulate@state.gov.

Please review the Department of State Warning on DV fraud scams and the Federal Trade Commission Warning.

Fraud Websites: Some websites may try to mislead you into thinking that they are official websites for the Diversity Visa Lottery.  They may attempt to require you to pay for services such as forms and information, which would otherwise be free on the Department of State or Embassy websites.  Some companies seek money in order to complete the application form for the Diversity Visa Lottery.  There is no charge in order to complete the electronic application form for Diversity Visa.  Winners will be notified ONLY through the Entry Status check starting May 1, 2012 at the Diversity Visa Lottery website http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/, and it is not necessary to use any facilitator to apply for the Diversity Visa.

For those of you who have applied for DV-2013 official notification of selection will be made on line through the Entry Status Check which will be available from May 1, 2012 on the E-DV website at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/.

Remember, successful DV applicants are notified by the Department of State, Kentucky Consular Center (KCC).  No other organization or private company is authorized by the Department of State to notify DV applicants of their winning entry, or the next steps in the processing of applying for their visa.