Foreign nationals who entered the lottery can now visit the official Entrant Status Check website to find out if they have been selected to apply for permanent residence. The DV 2024 program included 34 African countries, including Sierra Leone, with a total of 522 qualified participants.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) program, also known as the green card lottery, is a U.S. government lottery program that grants a United States Permanent Resident Card to its winners.
If you entered the FY 2024 lottery, the only reliable way to learn if you were selected is to visit the official website and enter your confirmation number, last name or date of birth, and a randomly generated authentication code. The State Department does not send direct notifications to lottery winners, so beware of fraudulent emails, letters, or other communications claiming that you have won the lottery.
If you were selected in the lottery, the Entrant Status Check website will provide information on how to proceed with an application for permanent residence. Selected individuals can submit an application for adjustment of status or an immigrant visa application during the Fiscal Year 2024, which runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024. If you were not chosen, the status check website will inform you of your status.
The State Department will make up to 55,000 immigrant visas available through the DV lottery for FY 2024. Foreign nationals submitted their lottery entries online during a designated period from October 5, 2022, to November 8, 2022.