US Releases Full List of Countries Selected for DV-2026 Green Card Lottery
The U.S. government has released the list of countries eligible for the DV-2026 Diversity Visa program, with approximately 129,516 candidates selected from over 20 million entries. The total number of available visas has been reduced to 51,850 due to legislative adjustments.
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The Diversity Visa program is a major pathway for legal immigration to the U.S., and changes in allocation impact global migration patterns.
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The United States government has released the complete list of countries whose nationals have been selected for the DV-2026 Diversity Visa programme, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery.
Approximately 129,516 prospective candidates were registered across six geographic regions following a random selection conducted by the Kentucky Consular Centre in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
US releases full list of countries selected for the 2026 DV Green Card Lottery. Photo credit: Getty Images. Source: Getty Images The selection was made from 20,822,624 qualified entries submitted during the 37-day registration period, which ran from October 2, 2024, to November 7, 2024.
While the Diversity Visa programme normally makes up to 55,000 immigrant visas available annually, the allocation for fiscal year 2026 has been reduced to approximately 51,850.
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