Diversity Lottery, Visas, Immigration Procedures

Diversity Visa Lottery: A Guide for U.S. Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/5/2024

The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery program, administered by the U.S. Department of State, allocates up to 55,000 immigrant visas annually through a random selection process from countries with low rates of immigration to the...more

2026 Diversity Visa: Are You Eligible?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/17/2024

The Online 2026 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery for green cards is open until noon ET on Nov. 5, 2024. Eligibility requirements, application instructions, and frequently asked questions are on the DV Lottery website. ...more

What is the Diversity Visa Lottery?

Kerr Russell on 10/15/2024

Established in 1990, the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery program allocates 55,000 immigrant visas (green cards) each year to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States....more

Everything You Need for the 2026 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2026)

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on 10/7/2024

At the beginning of each federal fiscal year (October), the Department of State conducts a lottery called the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. If a person is selected, they are eligible to submit an application for permanent...more

FY2026 Diversity Visa Lottery Applications Open Starting October 2

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 10/3/2024

What is the Diversity Visa Lottery? The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of State, permits up to 55,000 diversity immigrant visas to be granted for fiscal year 2026 to persons...more

Diversity Visa Lottery Now Open for FY 2025

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 10/6/2023

WHAT IS THE DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY? The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (“DV Program” or “DV-2025 Program”) is a government lottery program that provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas (aka green cards) to persons from...more

Registration for FY 2025 Diversity Visa Lottery Opens on October 4, 2023

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 10/4/2023

Diversity Visa (DV) Electronic Registration for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 opens at noon ET on October 4, 2023, and closes at noon ET on November 7, 2023. There will be 55,000 Diversity Visas available for FY 2025....more

Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Opens on October 4, 2023

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/4/2023

On October 4, 2023, at noon EDT, the U.S. Department of State will open the annual Diversity Visa (DV) lottery registration period for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The online registration program is free to all registrants (only...more

2025 DV Lottery Registration Open Oct. 4 to Nov. 7

Tonkon Torp LLP on 10/3/2023

Online registration for the 2025 Diversity Visa Lottery (DV2025) opens Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and closes Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern...more

Diversity Visa Lottery for FY 2024 Now Open

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 10/19/2022

WHAT IS THE DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY? The Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (“DV Program” or “DV-2024 Program”) provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas (aka permanent residence or green cards) for...more

Jumpstart Bill Proposed for Green Cards

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/20/2022

The Jumpstart Our Legal Immigration System Act (Jumpstart), introduced by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calf.) in the House of Representatives, if passed, could revolutionize the green card process. The legislation would recapture thousands...more

USCIS Announces H-1B Electronic Registration Process for Upcoming Cap Season

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 2/1/2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap (from which the annual H-1B lottery will be run). Registration begins at...more

USCIS Announces Rules for H-1B Lottery

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/1/2022

Key points - H-1B lottery will be open from March 1 until March 18, 2022. There will be no changes from last year’s lottery rules...more

Travel Ban On Certain Countries to Be Lifted On Nov. 8; Registration for 2023 Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Now Open

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 10/22/2021

The White House has announced the precise date that it will lift COVID-19-related travel bans that apply to international travelers from more than 30 countries. Starting Nov. 8, 2021, travel bans will be lifted for fully...more

2023 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration

Cozen O'Connor on 10/13/2021

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs announced that the online registration period for the 2023 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV lottery program) began on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at 12:00 p.m....more

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Diversity Visa Lottery Now Open

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 10/12/2021

WHAT IS THE DIVERSITY VISA LOTTERY? The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program) provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas (aka permanent residence or green cards) for issuance in Fiscal Year 2023 to persons from countries...more

Law Brief®: Roxanne Levine and Rich Schoenstein Discuss Immigration and Travel in 2021

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 4/15/2021

On the latest Law Brief® episode, Immigration Partner Roxanne Levine joins Partner and Host Rich Schoenstein to delve into the new administration’s approach to U.S. immigration policy in 2021. They explore the impact of the...more

USCIS Completes Lottery Selection Process for H-1B FY2022 Cap

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 4/5/2021

On March 30, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided the following updates on the H-1B cap registration process...more

White House Lifts COVID-19 Executive Order that Banned Entry on Certain Permanent Immigrant Visas

Littler on 3/3/2021

On February 24, 2021 President Biden officially lifted restrictions on entry to the United States stemming from former President Trump’s Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (“Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a...more

USCIS Announces H-1B Registration Period for March 2021 H-1B Cap

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 2/10/2021

On Friday, February 5, 2021, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the online registration period for H-1B quota selection for Fiscal Year 2022 will begin on March 9 at 12:00 pm (noon) eastern...more

Midnight Regulations Spell Trouble for Nonimmigrant Workers & Their Employers

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/20/2021

On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Modification of H-1B Cap Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions Rule. Should it be implemented,...more

How Employers Can Prepare for the Upcoming H-1B Lottery

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 1/6/2021

On March 1, 2021, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will open up the electronic registration process for cab-subject H-1B petitions, including those filed for the advanced degree exemption. The...more

2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program Announced

Cozen O'Connor on 10/7/2020

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced the opening of the registration period for the 2022 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program enables foreign nationals to apply for permanent...more

Law Brief: H-1B Visas – New Process and New (Upcoming) Deadlines

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP on 8/31/2020

Immigration partner Roxanne Levine joined Litigation partner and host Rich Schoenstein to discuss the new filing process for H-1B visas, which provide a nonimmigrant temporary visa category for certain foreign nationals that...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - August 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/21/2020

23 State AGs Coordinate to Sweep Shaky Legal Footing of Immigration Executive Orders. As we at the PMN summarized here, and as Seyfarth explored here, on April 23, President Trump issued an Executive Proclamation banning...more

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