Diversity Visa Instructions for DV-2025

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State [Public Notice: 12196] ACTION: Notice of Diversity Visa Program for fiscal year 2025. SUMMARY: This public notice provides information on how to apply for the DV-2025 Program and is issued pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Program Overview The Department of State annually administers the statutorily created Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2025, up to 55,000 Diversity Visas (DVs) will be available. There is no cost to register for the DV program, but selectees who are scheduled for an interview will be required to pay a visa application fee prior to making their formal visa application where a consular officer will determine whether they qualify for the visa. Applicants who are selected in the program (selectees) must meet simple but strict eligibility requirements to qualify for aDV. The Department of State determines selectees through a randomized computer drawing. The Department of State distributes diversity visas among six geographic regions, and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year. For DV-2025, natives of the following countries and areas are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigra…