DV Results 2012
Online release likely May 1
The results of the 2012 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery will be available on or after May 1, 2011 online at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
Applicants will find the webpage named "Entry Status Check for Diversity Visa 2012" after being online through the above address.
The applicants will be then required to enter information that can be found on the printed confirmation page provided during the application submission online.
This confirmation page must have been printed at the time the online submission was made, and retained by the applicant.
If the applicant did not keep the printed confirmation page, he/she will not be able to check their status online nor process their visa case further.
Neither the US Embassy nor the Department of State will be able to replicate this confirmation page or recapture that information.
Receiving a "winning" notification through the online status check does not in itself qualify an entrant for a visa.
There are two criteria that all entrants must meet in order to qualify for a DV. First, entrants must accurately complete the online entry form and submit a recent photograph.
Second, entrants must show that they have either the required education or work experience.
Those who see on the Entry Status Check webpage that they have won the DV lottery will receive instructions on the website for the next steps in the visa process.
All communications regarding the DV program will be done via the Entry Status Check on the Department of State's website.
Eventually, those "winners" will have to appear at the US Embassy for an interview to show they are qualified for the DV by meeting the above-mentioned criteria.
In a release US Embassy in Dhaka cautioned that DV notifications are not sent via e-mail, and any e-mails that state you have won the lottery or a green card are not legitimate.
All communications regarding the Diversity Visa program will be done via the Entry Status Check on the Department of State's website, http://www.dvlottery.state.gov
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