How to Check If You Won the 2025 Visa Lottery
How to Check Your Results
To see if you were selected, follow these steps:
1. Go to the official State Department website: www.dvprogram.state.gov
2. Enter the required information:
- The confirmation number you received when you registered.
- Your last name (spelled exactly as you entered it when you signed up).
- Your year of birth (use all four digits).
- The authentication code shown on the page.
When You Can Check
- You can check your results from May 4, 2024, until September 30, 2025.
- If you win, you can only initiate the visa process during fiscal year 2025 (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025).
- After this period, you lose your chance for the visa.
What Happens If You Win
- If you are chosen, you will get instructions on how to apply for an immigrant visa for yourself and your eligible family members.
- You will need to:
- Complete the DS-260 form online.
- Prepare for an interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
- At the interview, officials will decide whether your visa is approved.
- Important: Being chosen does not guarantee you will get a green card. It only means you can begin the application process.
Lost Your Confirmation Number?
- You can recover your confirmation number on the same official website.
- To find it, you must provide:
- The year you applied
- Your first and last names
- Date of birth
- Email address
- The authentication code shown on the page
Watch Out for Scams
- The U.S. State Department says results are only available on the official website.
- They do not send notifications by email, text, or phone.
- There are no authorized intermediaries to tell you your results.
- Ignore anyone who asks for money or tries to contact you about the lottery outside of the official website.
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