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By Jennifer McFadyen, About.com Guide to Immigration Issues

When Will I Find Out if I'm a Green Card Lottery Winner?

Friday June 5, 2009

Judging by the number of questions I'm receiving, there seems to be some confusion about the notification process for DV-2010 green card lottery winners. Here's how it works:

  • If YOU ARE a lottery winner, you will receive a letter in the mail from the the Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky. This letter will contain the information you need to apply for the green card. Winners are getting their letters now. Letters were first mailed at the beginning of May and will continue to go out until the beginning of July.

  • If YOU ARE NOT a lottery winner, you will not receive notification of any kind.

  • You can CHECK YOUR STATUS ONLINE beginning July 1, 2009. This is the first year that all entrants will be able to check the status of their application online. The E-DV website will not open for status checks until July 1, 2009, so you have a few weeks to go before you'll be able to access the E-DV website to confirm your status. Status information for DV-2010 will be available online from July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2010.

When the E-DV website goes live on July 1st, I will post the link here, as well as in the Immigration Issues Newsletter, so keep watching for new information. You can sign-up for the Immigration Issues Newsletter to stay up-to-date on any developments.

Do you want to learn more about the diversity visa program? You can find out all about the green card lottery, including answers to your frequently-asked diversity visa program questions, information on how to enter the green card lottery and other resources.

Comments

July 9, 2009 at 1:38 am
(1) reza says:

I want to result of dv 2010

July 29, 2009 at 4:37 pm
(2) hanna says:

I am waiting the second result of DV 2010 and how can i check the status by Case Number?

thank you

September 7, 2009 at 12:01 am
(3) cornel says:

the confirmation letter gonna be in want year? if u applied in 2008 for 2010.. u are selected in 2009 and u recieve your letter in may june 2010?

September 21, 2009 at 7:56 am
(4) Hatem says:

please i need help my case number are only 14 characters not 16 so how can i check the status???

October 1, 2009 at 12:20 pm
(5) JUDE says:

I was selected for further processing for the 2010 dv lottery program and just want to find out if there is a website to check whether I have been scheduled for an interview and if there is one,what is it?

November 4, 2009 at 4:08 am
(6) Betty says:

I was selected for further processing for the 2010 dv lottery program and just want to find out if there is a website to check whether I have been scheduled for an interview and if there is one,what is it?

November 23, 2009 at 11:33 am
(7) Helen says:

I was selected for the DV 2010 Please what is the next step after submiting the forms sent to me for processing and how can I know the status of my case

Thank you

December 16, 2009 at 5:09 am
(8) Ahmed Amin Rashed says:

please i need help my case number are only 14 characters not 16 so how can i check the status???

January 4, 2010 at 6:08 pm
(9) Whybaby says:

where r these questions answered pls

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