Green Card Lottery: Why There Are Still No Registration Dates and What Those Who Want to Participate Should Do

It's mid-September, but the U.S. State Department has yet to announce the start date for registration for the next green card lottery. They usually become known in early September, but something went wrong this year.

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It is worth noting that there is also no information about the cancellation of the lottery, which means that the drawing will still take place, but when exactly remains in question. The reason for the delay in publishing the dates is also unknown.

Registration usually opens in early October and lasts until early November. This means that there is not much time left before the start. For example, last year, registration for participation began on October 4 and ended on November 7. In 2022, applications were accepted from October 5 to November 8.

By the way, last year the dates were also announced quite late - September 29. So don't worry! We are waiting, the dates for accepting applications for the green card lottery will appear soon.

Important! The start dates for the green card lottery will be published only on the official website of the US State Department - travel.state.gov. This lottery is called DV-2026 because its winners will receive green cards in 2026, although the drawing takes place in 2024. Currently, this site only has information about last year's lottery.

There is no need to pay anything to participate and submit an application; it is absolutely free. If someone asks you for money, they are scammers. At the same time, you can apply for participation in the green card lottery only on the official website of the lottery - dvprogram.state.gov.

Taking advantage of the confusion, scammers try to gain access to your data and charge you a registration fee. At the same time, many create their own sites and offer to register on them right now.

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They are capable of using your personal data for various fraudulent schemes or demanding money from you for services. Never submit applications on other sites, do not share your data with others to fill out an application and do not look for intermediaries.

Fraudsters try to create very good websites, with a lot of information on green cards, sometimes it can be similar to the original domain. For example, there is a website on the Internet called dvlottery.com (very similar to the old lottery domain dvlottery.state.gov). It states that the last date to apply is October 17th. And in the header of the site it is written that this is the official site - Official DV Lottery Green Card Program.

It's worth noting that official sites never end with .com., Be sure to look for domains with .gov.

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Always check any information on the official sites and do not provide personal data if you are not sure if this is the resource you need.

The ForumDaily team will follow the updates, and as soon as the filing dates for applications become known, we will definitely publish them for our readers.

In the meantime, you can start preparing for filling out the application and study the detailed instructions in Russian on link.

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