DV-2016 Green Card Lottery update from the US Department of State. More than 11 million applications submitted for DV-2016 program - more than 91,000 selected as "winners" - only 50,000 green cards are available annually in this lottery.
Applicants from all over the world who registered for the DV-2016 program were selected at random from 11,391,134 qualified entries (17,573,350 with derivatives) received during the application period that ran from October 1, 2014 until November 3, 2014.
The Kentucky Consular Center registered and notified the winners of the DV-2016 diversity lottery.Approximately 91,563 applicants have been registered and notified and may now make an application for an immigrant visa (so called"selectees" or "winners"). Some of the first *50,000 persons registered will not pursue their cases to visa issuance, this larger number (91,563 selectees) should insure that all DV-2016 numbers will be used during fiscal year 2016.
Visa issuance period starts on October 1, 2015 and ends on September 30, 2016.
Please remember that a visa must be issued prior to September 30th of the current fiscal year (09-30-2016 for DV-2016 winners). No visas will be issued after this date. If selected as a winner you should act fast and submit your applications and required documents in a timely matter.
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