The Department of State (DOS) announced that the online registration period for the Diversity Visa (DV)-2026 program began on October 2, 2024, at noon ET and will conclude on November 5, 2024, at noon ET.
Submission of more than one entry for a person during the registration period will disqualify all entries for that person, DOS said. The English version of the DV-2026 Program Instructions in PDF format is the only current official version available. Unofficial translations in additional languages will be added to the DOS DV webpage as they become available, DOS said.
DOS noted that, for eligibility, some countries include components and dependent areas overseas. “If you are a native of a dependency or overseas territory, please select the appropriate country of eligibility. For example, natives of Macau S.A.R should select Portugal, and natives of Martinique should select France,” DOS said.
For more information, see 89 Fed. Reg. 79997 (Oct. 1, 2024).