[DV-2028] When does the Green Card Lottery start? Why DV-2027 'never opened' and preparations to make now (October 2026)

Your Rich Boyfriend.Every October, I get asked, "When is this year's DV-Lottery (Green Card Lottery)?"I will give you the conclusion. Applications for DV-2027 never actually started. The schedule for ...
The Financial Express

US Ends Diversity Visa Freeze: DV-2026 applicants face September 30 deadline

As of August 28, 2026, in accordance with the Court's order in Medani et al. v. Trump et al., the December 2025 pause of diversity visa issuance is no longer in effect. The Department of State has ...

Will DV-2027 Be Opened? What Will and Won't Be Decided by the October 14th Ruling

"What is actually going to happen with this year's lottery?"This is the question I receive most often since I started writing ...
Courthouse News Service

Trump admin ordered to reinstate 2027 Green Card Lottery

One of two federal courthouses for the Southern District of California. (Bianca Bruno/Courthouse News) SAN DIEGO (CN) — A federal judge in San Diego ordered the U.S. Department of State on Wednesday ...
Khaberni

Last Application Deadline for the US Diversity Visa Lottery .. Here are the New Conditions

Khaberni - The US Department of State is preparing to close the application process for the Diversity Visa Lottery to the ...