The requirement adds a pre-entry cost and a documentation step for applicants to help tackle fraud, per the State Department.

US immigrant hopefuls will need to hold a valid passport from their home country before entering the Diversity Visa lottery ...

The Department of State has amended the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program regulations to improve the integrity of the program ...

The US Department of State has opened up on the planned changes for prospective applicants desirous of applying for the programme when it opened.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The rules for the popular Diversity Visa Lottery — which allows thousands of people each year to legally immigrate to the United ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa Lottery, a long-standing immigration program that offers a path to ...

On May 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of State completed the selection process for the Diversity Visa Lottery for fiscal year 2026. Created by the Immigration Act of 1990, the U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

(CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to pause a visa program intended to admit certain individuals to the United States, though it’s unclear whether it’s been suspended ...