Alert: Diversity Visa Lottery Reopened, Previous Entries Not Valid
Oct. 23, 2017
he U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) experienced a technical issue this past month on the Diversity Visa lottery and has reopened a new full entry period, starting Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:00pm EST and ending Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 12:00p EST.
Here is the official statement from DOS:
“Due to a technical issue, the DV-2019 entry period that began on October 3 has been closed. Entries submitted during October 3-10 are not valid and have been excluded from the system; they will not count as a duplicate entry. The technical issue has been resolved and a new full entry period will begin at noon, U.S. Eastern Daylight Time on Wednesday October 18, 2017 and will run until noon Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday November 22, 2017. Only entries submitted during this period will be accepted and considered for selection in the lottery. Please throw away any confirmation number or other documentation that you have if you submitted an entry during Oct. 3-10.”
All applicants who previously submitted an entry into the diversity visa lottery during the October 3-10 period must RESUBMIT their application in order to be counted for this year’s lottery. The new lottery period will close on Wednesday November 22, 2017 at 12 pm EST. If you have any questions about the diversity visa lottery or your previous submission, or want to set up a consultation with an Immigration Lawyer in our Boston office today, please call.