283 thoughts on “Green Card Lottery 2010 Results (DV-2010)”

1. I hope you can help. I was one of the lucky winners of the 2009 DV lottery and have an interview scheduled in London in July 2009.

   Is it possible to change this interview date? If so, how do I go about it?

   If the Green Card is issued, do I have to be in the USA before October 2009?

2. Hi Mareli,
   Congratulations 🙂
   I am not a complete expert with this but this is how I understand it. It depends on the consulate of the country you are talking about. (apparently Bangladesh for example does not allow you to change). I assume you have received your second letter outlining the interview date, your requirements, where to pay the non-refundable vis fee etc. To change this you will have to contact the UK consulate now.
   You should note there are only a limited number of visas available and it is issued as first come first served basis. They also announce more lottery winners than there are no. of open spots assuming that many people will be denied or not take up the offer. So if you delay it there is a chance you may miss out all together as well.
   You don’t have to be in the US at a particular date.
   Good Luck,
   CJ

3. Hi,
   I received the first notification letter some weeks ago in June and mailed all the required documents to the Kentucky office immediately.
   The notification letter gave me a case number different from my online application confirmation number. I used the old confirmation number to check my status on the dv website today but it says that I have not been selected for further processing.
   Could this have happened because my new case number has nullified my old confirmation number or does this mean that I have not been selected for the second step/interview phase?
   I am a foreigner already in the US.
   Also, how long does it take between sending out the documents and receiving an interview date?
   Thank you for your help.
   G.

4. Hi G,
   In your particular case everything seems normal to me but I think the best thing you can do to clarify and give you peace of mind is to call the USCIS directly and just confirm those questions you have as I think this will give you the greatest reassurance. I don’t think in your particular case anything I say will give you this same comfort.
   Congratulations on winning this year 🙂
   CJ

5. Thanks, CJ.
   I hope you’re right and that I will receive an interview date.
   G.

6. Hi G and admin,

   I recieved my letting from the KCC dated the 28th May 2009 – my case number was something like 2010AF00008**** now i dont know personally if thats high or low but what i do know is, that i also tried to check online via http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/ and it stated i was NOT selected… questioning this i called the KCC and they assured me i had been selected and they were having problems with there website and also told me to hold out till Monday… Ive randomly been checking since and it still gives me the same result so either the sites wrong or i just dont know – but confirmation from KCC means i dont have to worry i guess – bring on round 2 🙂

   P.S – i hope this helped in some way ?

7. Thanks Kevin for your story and experience and hopefully that will help all readers.
   Congrats on winning as well and good luck with the next stage.
   CJ

8. I am a ghanaian living in Italy (documents ok). I won the dv and my case number is 2010af00060xxx. Can you tell when I should expect the second letter and where I would be going for the interview, that is, in Italy or in Ghana? Thanks

9. I received my notification letters two weeks ago. I’ll be sending the required documents this week.

   Help me find answers to the following questions:

   1. Am I late with regards to my mailing my letters?

   2. What form of postage is accepted by KCC. Can I do EMS or any other service for a faster delivery of my documents?

   3. DS-230 Part 1, questions 10 and 11 required permanent address in the US where I intend to live and the name of any relative currently living there. Is this question applicable to DV Visa Lottery winners?

   4. I didn’t complete High School. I dropped out in the final year due to financial problems. I then undertook an Apprenticeship in Catering. I’m currently the Head Cook for a Private High School in my country and have being working since May 2007. Am I qualify as per this work experience?

   5. One of the questions on the DS-230 Part 2 form required the name and address of a petitioner. Can I use my own name and address or what does this question require?

   I would like to post my documents on July 28, 2009. I would appreciate it, if you could respond to my questions early for me.

   Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

10. Hi Nana,
    I apologize for the delay as I only just returned to the US now from overseas and am working my way through all the messages.
    I can’t tell you when you are meant to receive the 2nd letter but it is usually only a few weeks later. As for the interview, they will probably schedule it for Ghana but you may be able to change it if you call them but it is up to the USCIS.
    CJ

11. Hi Miriam,
    I apologize for the delay as I only just returned to the US now from overseas and am working my way through all the messages.
    Congratulations on winning and hopefully you got your documents in on time. In any case a lot of these questions I am not sure of the exact answer to and would be best answered by the USCIS. In regards to the high school part, that can pose a problem if you didn’t graduate and becomes up to the discretion of the US consular official who assesses your case at your interview.
    Good Luck,
    CJ

12. hi, im from morocco and i resived my first letter from KCC so i was selected for dv 2010. but the problem when i check the result from this website http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC they answer me im not selected !!!!! pleasssssse someone help me what happened ?

13. HI
    case# AS00004***
    can you tell me please if there is a connection between the case number and the date of the interview)2nd letter) ? i mean does this mean i was among the the first 5000 out of 100000 who were selected or it depends on the date of receiving the applications. thank you

14. Dr. Fraser,

    Yes your case number is connected to the date of the interview. Judging by the visa bulletin of November 2008 you should be down for an interview in November of this year. I have attached a link to the bulletin. Scroll down to B. DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY and you will see the cuttoff number for Asia which is 5300. Hope this helps

    http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4371.html,

15. hi.
    I recieved my first letter from the KCC on may 2009, my case number is 2010af00001xxx but i still remember my first confimation number of dv lottery. thge problem when i check result on the web site : http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/ they answer me that :im not selected
    Any body could help me ? what can i do ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16. Hey,

    I received my first letter from Kentucky in April already. Until now I didn’t receive a letter for the interview. Does that mean I am not selected? Because i read that I was supposed to receive it just a couple of weeks after the first one.

    I appreciate a quick response.

    Thank you!

17. Hi CJ,

    thank you for your helpful answer a while ago.

    The process (I was a GC lottery winner) has now moved on, and we have our immigration visas stamped in our passports, but the expiry date is 19 September 2009!! As we will not be able to sort out all our affairs and make our permanent move to the USA before that date, we were advised that we could go to the USA for a weekend trip, get the visas stamped and then return to the USA any time within a year. Is this acurate?

    How will this work when we re-enter the USA with ‘expired’ visas and no physical green card yet? We are hoping to make our final move in November/December 2009.

    Looking forward to your reply!
    Thanks,
    Mareli

18. Hi Khay,
    The best thing to do is to call the USCIS and they can tell you what to do. I am sure if you received a legitimate letter you are fine as only the winners receive letters.
    Good Luck,
    CJ

19. Thank you Invest for your contribution.
    CJ

20. Please read all the other responses on this page’s comments about advice you can follow.
    CJ

21. Steff congratulations on winning the lottery. Please read the comments in this post about advice you follow.
    CJ

22. Hi Mareli,
    Well once you enter the US, they will mail you the actual green card in a few weeks. Now as far as I am aware they tend to only mail it to US addresses but I may be wrong. So if that is the case after leaving the US you could get someone in the US to send you the Green Card in the mail back to your current home.
    Look given you have come this far I wouldn’t do anything that could disrupt you getting your actual green card so would follow their advice. Call the USCIS if you have further questions about your unique situation but it sounds like what they said is accurate.
    Good Luck<
    CJ

23. Hi CJ
    I received my first letter from Kentucky on june 3. My case number is 2010EU00005***
    when i sent all completed documents back to KCC my photo was not that size which was required, can someone tell me will be i disqualified for this?
    thanks…

24. Hi Tete,
    You shouldn’t be disqaulified and am sure there are instructions for submitting a new photo. Call the USCIS to clarify any issues.
    Good Luck,
    CJ

25. thank you very much CJ,,,

26. I want you to help me comfirm my case number CASE NUMBER: 2010AF000108xxwhen my interview will be ?

27. Hi Joseph,
    Call the USCIS if you have any issues with your interview as we can’t do anything in that regard,
    CJ

28. I am a winner from Nigeria, I got my package in March and sent it back to KCC in May via post office. My question is this:
    1. how do i confirm it has gotten to KCC.
    2. my case number is 23**, when should I expect my 2nd letter.

    Thanks for ur comments and suggestions.

29. Can someone elaborate on the Visa bulletin thing.
    My number is 23** and I am from Nigeria what does that mean in the report:

    Visa bulletin for October..
    AFRICA

    8,300
    Egypt 3,100
    Ethiopia 3,900
    Nigeria 5,500

    ASIA
    7,000

    EUROPE
    9,100

    NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)
    2

    OCEANIA
    375

    SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN
    450

30. Hi! I am Ahmad Zia from Afghanistan

    I am so worried about lossing this golden chance. Due to postal problems in my country, I just recieved my first letter and application forms on 27 August, I completed them and will mail them tomorrow (August 30). I am so worried that i am too late. Could you please help, what can i do, and will I recieve the second letter for interview. My case No. is 552.

31. Could you also tell me, is it possible to contact any one from the Lottery 2010 responsibles to say problem and ask for cooperation.

32. Hi
    I am the lottery winner from sri lanaka. My case number is 20***. Could you please tell me that when I can expect interview date.
    Also if this number is related to visa interview date could you tell me that I am whether I will get an interview data? (Because this number is very high)
    Thank you very much

33. Hi Alma,
    The best thing to do is call the USCIS for your answers as they will give you the best response.
    CJ

34. Hi Ahmad,
    I am sure you will be fine but contact the USCIS on the phone and they should be able to clarify your questions.
    CJ

35. Dear CJ,

    Thanks a lot for the information, your massege gave me some hopes. i will contact USCIS.
    Thanks

36. Dear CJ,

    Just an update… We flew to NY last weekend and now have a stamp in our passports and are waiting for the GC to be sent to a friends’ address and then forwarded to us here in the UK! Hoping to move early in December!

    Thank you for your advice and reassurance!

    Mareli

37. Hi Mareli,
    Glad it is all working out and thanks for coming back and sharing.
    CJ

38. I am an Algerian citizen who has just won the lottery green card in 2010 I sought a person simply U.S. citizen or resident with green card could be a sponsor for me for my debut in the U.S. and realize my dream and I 48 years and I’m single there have any chance for me ????!!!!

39. Hi CJ,
    I’m one of the winners of the 2010 DV Lottery and my case number is 2010AF00060***.To me it seams that’s a high one,making me believe that my second letter might not be coming too soon.I’m really not in a hurst cos I have an ongoing program to finish in June 09 though. But tell me pls,do they call people for interview according to the order of their case numbers?I mean like you have a low number it means you’ll be called first?If so,what becomes of me if by the time they get to a number like mine over there and the 55,000 visas have been exhausted?
    Thanks in advance.

40. Hi Barnabi,
    The best thing to do in this instance is contact the USCIS directly to see what your interview status is. It is true everything you say but the Green Card Lottery process can deviate at times and yes once the 55,000 visas are exhausted then there is no more so it is best to contact the USCIS as soon as you can by phone.
    Good Luck,
    CJ

41. Thanks a lot for the instant reply CJ.You said I can contact USCIS by phone but remember they discouraged calls.This makes me fear that calling them might cause some problems like make them cancel my appointment.Do you mean violeting the instructions that we shouldn’t call won’t be harmful?Have other people called and succeeded?Pls this is really disturbing you know.Nobody wants to see a golden opportunity and just let go like that.Tell me if calling won’t be a problem and I’ll do just that pls.
    Thanks .

42. Hi Barnabi,
    Calling the USCIS will not cause you to lose your chance as many people do it. They discourage calls to stop everyone calling up but if you have a legitimate issue or question that is not covered by the official site then it is only natural to call as many people do.
    CJ

43. Thanks a lot CJ,I’ll call them right away.Hopefully I’ll get back to you to share the good news.
    Bye for now.

44. how i can check my lottery for us 2010
    thanks

45. am worried that up till now am yet to here from the status of my 2010 diversity visa

46. Hi Zabiullah.
    The place to check green card lottery results for dv-2010 is http://www.dvlottery.state.gov. However if you have not already received a letter in the mail, then you probably have not won as the results were sent out mostly in May and June.
    CJ

47. Hi Victor,
    Well you can check your entry at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov for dv-2010 but you only hear in the mail if you win. So if you haven’t received anything by now then chances are that you did not win this year.
    CJ

48. I am a winner of DV-2010 from Bangladesh. I got my 1st letter at 18th june, 2009 and send the documents to KCC at 23rd June, 2009. Now i am waiting for my 2nd letter.

    After sending the documents, i came to Australia for my masters studies. I am now here for about 3 months.

    My questions to the veterans are-

    1. What is the probable month for my visa interview(my CN is over 11000)?

    2. Which is more feasible for me, to appear visa interview at Bangladesh or at Australia? if i appear for visa interview at Australia, in which geographical quota should i fit in(i heard that there is a geographical quota for the no. of people getting visa for each region)?

    3. How will i be notified for my visa interview date by KCC?

    Thanking you all for your kind reply in advance.

49. what is my second letter status…my case number is-2010AS00011044

50. Hi. I’m one of the winner of the dv2010 and i live in the USa under a F1 VISA, i received a package from KCC on may2009 and sent back dsp122 , dsp230 (1 and 2) i didn’t send a photo of me nor the dvfees (375 dollars i think).i just read through the previous questions and answers, if i believe what i read, i should have received a second letter from the KCC. My question is , Is it a problem if i haven’t received anything from there yet? should I have sent the $375 when I sent back the forms i filled out?.. I contacted the USCIS about the adjustement of status and they told me to send all my documentations after october 1st. my case number is 2010fa0003xxxx , is this high? do I have a chance to make it before the end of the year (sept 2010?)..What do you think about that? and what are your advices.
    Thank you. Jenn

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