The State Department issued a correction of the Diversity Visa (DV) 2026 Federal Register notice.

Key Points:

  • The Federal Register notice listed incorrect dates for the DV 2026 entry period. The correct entry period for the DV 2026 lottery is from Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, 2024.
  • Information at travel.state.gov and the DV 2026 instructions website has also been corrected to reflect the correct entry dates.

Additional Information: The Diversity Visa Program offers up to 55,000 immigrant visas each year to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Further information is available here.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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