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United States | State Department announces upcoming changes to 2027 Diversity Visa program entry; entry period to be announced as soon as practicable
The State Department announced on Nov. 5 that it will implement certain changes to the Diversity Visa (DV) entry process. Key Points: The start date for the DV-2027 registration period and the date…
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US to revamp Green Card lottery entry system; Diversity Visa 2027 application dates to be out soon – BusinessToday
The U.S. Department of State has said it will implement changes to the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery entry process for the upcoming DV-2027 program, which offers a pathway to permanent residency for up…
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United States | “Hold and Review” directive issued for pending AOS applications in Diversity Visa Program
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a policy memorandum on Dec. 19, effective immediately, pausing all pending adjustment of status (AOS) applications under the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Program. The policy also calls…
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Noem says Brown shooting suspect got U.S. visa through diversity lottery, announces pause to program
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced late Thursday that the Trump administration will pause the diversity visa lottery program, which she said was used eight years ago by the now-deceased man accused…
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New US bill proposes to ban green card lottery, parents’ visa
New US bill proposes to ban green card lottery, parents’ visa A new Republican-backed US immigration proposal called the “Americans First Immigration Act”, seeks to dramatically tighten legal immigration pathways. The bill proposes…
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Op-ed: Is the Diversity Visa a security risk? – Niskanen Center
This article originally appeared in The Dispatch on December 22, 2025. Every year, the State Department randomly selects approximately 50,000 immigrants from a pool of roughly 20 million applicants for admission through the Diversity Visa Program lottery.…
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Trump Administration to Abandon Random H-1B Visa Lottery
Currently, U.S. companies vie for the limited visas every year in a purely random lottery.Under the new rule, however, applicants at the highest wage level will receive four entries, those in the next…
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US to revise Green Card Lottery process: What changes in Diversity Visa?
The US Department of State on Wednesday announced that it will introduce changes to the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery entry process for the upcoming DV-2027 programme, which offers a pathway to permanent residency…
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Now that Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa lottery, here’s what it means
President Donald Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa Lottery, a long-standing immigration program that offers a path to permanent residency — commonly known as a green card — for applicants from countries with…
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Why the US is targeting the diversity visa lottery and what it means for applicants | CNN Politics
The State Department is indefinitely pausing a visa program intended to admit certain individuals to the United States, known as the diversity visa program. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has “indefinitely paused the…
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