2017 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery Entry Guide

Created especially for THIS year’s DV-Lottery - the 2017 Program.

Only a successful Entry in the Visa Lottery can lead to a Green Card !
This Guide gives step-by-step instructions.

One Million people already immigrated into the U.S. thanks to the Visa Lottery.
Also known as Green Card Lottery or Diversity Visa Program.
A Green Card gives the right to live and to work in America.

The DV 2017 Program starts this year (2015). The Registration Period is during the whole month of October and a few days in November. Status Check becomes possible in May 2016. The visas are issued in 2017.