Green Card Lottery Registration Period

The Green Card Lottery registration period will be from the U.S. Department of State determined a new in each year. As a rule, the official Green Card application takes place in the fall, i.e. between the beginning of October and the beginning of November.

Registration for this year's Green Card Lottery DV-2027 is expected to run from October 1, to November 4, 2025.

Green Card applications can be submitted either online at the website of the U.S. Department of State or through a specialized Green Card agency like our sister company.

By the way, DV stands for "Diversity Visa" and the number 2027 in the DV program stands for the US fiscal year which begins on October 1, 2026 and ends on September 30, 2027. At the same time, this corresponds to the period in which the winners receive their green cards.

Participation in the Green Card Lottery means that you can emigrate to the USA if you win. Anyone who wants to live and / or work permanently in the USA needs a so-called immigrant visa, also known as Green Card.

There are three ways to obtain a green card:

1. Green Card through the workplace
2. Green Card through family reunification or
3. Green Card by winning the Green Card lottery

In particular, applicants who want to obtain a Green Card through their employer or through family reunification often have to fulfill very strict admission requirements and also have to put up with long waiting periods. A better option can therefore be the participation in the annual Green Card program. This is because a Green Card won in the lottery also gives you the unrestricted right to live and work permanently in the US without being tied to a specific employer. Participation in the Green Card lottery is also an alternative for individuals who do not qualify for a nonimmigrant visa (e.g., E work visa or H-1B work visa), as registration for the lottery is based on much lower entry requirements.