The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that Egypt has reached its annual limit under the Diversity Visa (DV) Program for fiscal year 2025. As of September 15, no further DV-2025 visas will be issued to Egyptian nationals.
By law, no single country can receive more than seven percent of the 52,056 diversity visas available each fiscal year. Egypt hit that threshold on September 15th, making it the first country to reach the cap for the 2025 program year.
DOS emphasized that selection in the lottery does not guarantee a visa. Each year, more individuals are selected than the number of visas available, to account for applicants who may not qualify or who decline to pursue the process.
