The green card lottery (diversity visa lottery) winners are starting to be announced for Dv-2011 held online from October to December in 2009. So as we did last year we thought we do a general announcement post as well answer a couple of common questions we received over the past 12 monts.
You should note that being selected as a winner does not guarantee you a green card as you must pass some additional criteria as well in the application process. The actual DV-2011 visas will be issued between the period of October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011. Applicants must obtain the diversity visa or adjust status by the end of the fiscal year.
Unfortunately those who missed out on the green card and permanent residency will NOT receive any notification but for the second year running, you will be able to check the status of their entry through the E-DV website.
You must have kept the confirmation page information from when you entered the DV Lottery between October and December 2009. The Status information for DV-2011 lotter is available online from July 1, 2010, until June 30, 2011.
Between May and July 2010 results should be sent out to the lucky applicants with an official letter from the U.S. Department of State Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky. All notifications are by mail to your nominated address and you should note that there is NOT any email notification. It seems like already people have started receiving their winning letters so hopefully this will be the case for all of you that read this post and applied!
The notification letters will have additional instructions, including information about additional forms and other documentation required as well as immigrant visa application fees.
The Interviews for the DV-2010 visa lottery program begin in October 2009 and foreigners who applied overseas will receive an appointment letter from the Kentucky Consular Center about 5 weeks before the scheduled appointment.
A couple of additional points to note.
1. Be patient with receiving the 2nd letter if you have received the first as sometime the mail is slow. The only people that you can contact that will give you any insightful information if you are a winner and received the first letter is the KCC.
2. Check the US government websites to see the current dates for your number if you are a winner
3. If you were a child on a winner’s application and since turned 21 after being 20 at the time of application, you are still eligible as your age is frozen. However you must take up the green card within a year as otherwise you will be ineligible
4. High School education or its equivalent as per the requirements of the primary applicant means the successful completion of a twelve year course of elementary/primary and secondary education in the U.S. or successful completion in another county of a formal course of elementary/primary and secondary education that is comparable to the US 12 year education system.
5. If you are currently residing in the US on another non-immigrant visa, you are able to adjust your status within the US if you are a winner
Also FYI, the Green Card Lottery (DV-2012) will begin in October 2009 for those wanting to enter this year with more information about this lottery due by September.
Good Luck
CJ
Hi, I am from Ethiopia. I have won DV-2011 with my case number 2011AF00033xxx…….Do you think that I have the chance to get visa with this high(as I think) case number? If yes, when it will be current?
Hi, I have received an Email that i am a lucky winner and i need to send $880 to:
Name : Claudio Laniecki
Address: 24 Grosvenor Square
London, W1A 2LQ
United Kingdom
via Western union
Please, is that true?Thanks.
Hi, I received an email that I won, and must send the amount of $ 880 to the person’s name in the UK through western union says is an agent before March 24 / 2011, and I want to make sure this is true. Thank you.
Buje, just be optimistic and you will be fine. Believe in God and you will see that even with this high number you will get your Green Card. Believe, believe and believe, never give up!
for all those who want to know when they will get their second letter. You just have to know your case number and your region. Then visit travel.state.gov, click on visas, then click on visa bulletin. scroll down to your region and compare your case number to the visa bulletin number of that month.
If your case number is current then you will sent your interview date in that month. We all just have to be patient and above all prayerful for us to get our second letter. GOD BLESS…
Do you have any one by name endra prasd sigdel as a winner because i have received an Email that i am a lucky winner and i need to send $880 to UK via Western union
but if its come from by gov of usa why at back got .com
Hi, from Ethiopia I received an email that I won, and must send the amount of $ 880 to the person’s name in the UK through western union says is an agent before March 24 / 2011, and I want to make sure this is true. please verify again and the message either valid or not
I lost my confirmation number, how can I check the result of dvl-ottery 2012.
Please advise.
Thanks
I couldn’t be able to get the right info about dv lottery.
I couldn’t be able to get the right info about dv lottery so that am informed to send 880DOL.
hello !
I want to khow that Am I one of the winner of this lottery because. some one told me but I dont know how to get the full info. thanks.
hello !
please give me a quick answer about this lottry ,am i the winner
hi im arnaud..and i am really finding it difficult to check my entery status..2012…the only message i get is that there is a technical fault
I was so excited when i checked my email this morning to find i was a winner, after some confused and lengthy research of which i found all states, that you only recieve confirmation by post (and never email) it seems some low-life thought they’d screw money out of me and rupture my dreams. The email looked genuine but focused only on paying a fee of $880per person and pushed the point that this should be paid to an account held by Western Union by the middle of next month.
No other kind of major info was given, incuding any kind of case number it stated that this along with all other legal info would be sent out after they were in receipt of my payment. There was the promise of a room for three months in Queens NY, a job in my field of work and free heath care for 1yr.
So, as it seems to be a scam, i’d like to know how the hell did they get my info?
I have message from usafis ,how can i be sure ?
Hi, I received an email that I won, and must send the amount of $ 880 to the person’s name in the UK through western union says is an agent before july 30 / 2011, and I want to make sure this is true. Thank you.
I was so excited when i checked my email this morning to find i was a winner, after some confused and lengthy research of which i found all states, that you only recieve confirmation by post (and never email) it seems some low-life thought they’d screw money out of me and rupture my dreams. The email looked genuine but focused only on paying a fee of $880per person and pushed the point that this should be paid to an account held by Western Union by the middle of next month.
No other kind of major info was given, incuding any kind of case number it stated that this along with all other legal info would be sent out after they were in receipt of my payment. There was the promise of a room for three months in Queens NY, a job in my field of work and free heath care for 1yr.
So, as it seems to be a scam, i’d like to know how the hell did they get my info?
Hi I’m from Eritrea
this Advice is for every one who recive that the letter (WON and you must send money $880 to london adress), Please I advice you to not send any money, if it was the right DV they won’t ask you money in advance, the only time you pay is on your interview day at the embacy, but try to contact them by phone plus make alot of search in google but dont pay any money up front.
Good luck
i have receive thru email that i won USAGC LOTTERY and requesting me the amount of 819 USD to send via western union to agent in london and granting to process my visa to USA. How should i confirm this info if it true or not? I need your advice….thanks…
I forget my comformation number can you help me ?
I have receve thru email that I winner USAGC LOTTERY ane requesting me the amount of 819 USD to send westurn union to agent in usa and granting to process my visa to USA.How should I comform this info if it tru or not ? I nead your advice……
i have forgotten my coformation code.please help me to chek my green card result thanking you
i get a message that i won,haw i can sure
Dear sir,
I have received a mail massages for usagc. How can I know it is sure.
Thanks
Mustak
Bangladesh
if i get usa green card ,how to i process, plz help me ,have i green card?tell me this conection.
Hi, I have received an Email that i am a lucky winner and i need to send $879 to:
Name : Edward Ikeda
Address: 73 Queens Avenue
London, N20 0JB
United Kingdom
Please, Advice me to send him the money or not? Because I do not know exactly if he’s honest or the e-mail is false? Thanks.
Hello Fahad
Despite I did not make a full application and never took a confirmation number, I received the same e-mail you did, searched via internet he might be programmer and a conner. Do not send the money.
Please i would like to know whether have been shortlisted or whether im the successful applicant-Have been applying and last 2011 was my almost 5th attempt. please help me
I won the lottery in 2009 but could not go cause of some family reasons I want to know if I can still use the result
Hi, I have received an Email that i am a lucky winner and i need to send $879 to my name cabdulqaadir aadan calasow in 2011
Name : Edward Ikeda
Address: 73 Queens Avenue
London, N20 0JB
United Kingdom
Because I do not know exactly or false? Thanks.
I ,Odeyewa Aderemi I won and select . Ask to contact Kentucky Consular Center with respond . My case number is 2012AF00013344