DOS

Department of State (State Department) is responsible for issuing visas, which are a permission to travel to USA.

DOS Releases Interim Final Rule Establishing Different Types of Passports Issued by State Department

  • [Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]

    [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 67156-67158]

    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-23568]

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    DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    22 CFR Part 51

DOS Releases DV-2018 Program Instructions

The Department of State administers the Congressionally-mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program annually.  Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants,” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.  For fiscal year 2018, 50,000 diversity visas (DVs) will be available.  There is no cost to register for the DV Program.   

 
Please check attached document to see the Diversity Visa Lottery Instructions for the Year 2018.