The US DV 2026 lottery results for applicants who submitted entries for the DV 2026 program electronically at dvprogram.state.gov between October 2, 2024, and November 7, 2024 have been released. The DV 2026 Lottery results that have been released are for the DV 2026 applications.
DV 2026 Entrants will now be able to access their results from May 3, 2025 at noon (EDT) to at least September 30, 2026. The results can be checked through the official US Department of State’s DV program website.
When preparing to check the results, you are advised to be sure you have the Entrant’s Confirmation Number, Last/Family Name, and Year of Birth to check the entrant status online.
Click this link to be redirected to the US Department of State’s website to check your DV-2026!
If the DV 2026 results show that you have been selected, you will need to make haste in filling the necessary forms after which you will be allocated an interview date at the US Embassy.
You will also be required to do a medical check. Immigration medical checks are exclusively done at the United Nations’ IOM Immigration Health Assessment centre at Gigiri.
It is important to understand that getting selected is not always a guarantee that you will immigrate to the US. This is because the program selects more applicants than the available slots. This also means that to boost your chances when selected, you will need to be quick in filling and submitting the required documentations.
Ex-US Visa Officer: Why visa officer won’t look at your documents during interview
For the DV 2026, natives of the following countries and areas are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, The People’s Republic of China (including mainland and Hong Kong born), Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Venezuela, and Vietnam.
