US Embassy in Yerevan announces date of restarting diversity visa lottery

Due to technical issues, the registration period for the 2019 US Diversity Visa Program is being restarted, and all entries made prior to October 18, 2017, will need to be resubmitted for the entrant to be considered.

The new registration period for DV-2019 opens for electronic entries at noon, Eastern Daylight Time, Wednesday, October 18, 2017, and closes at noon, Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, November 22, 2017, the US Embassy in Yerevan says in an official statement.

Applicants are also warned that any entries registered before Wednesday, October 18, 2017  will not be considered, and another entry will need to be submitted during the new registration period.

Applicants will be able to access the electronic DV entry form (E-DV) at the official E-DV website during the new registration period. DV instructions also are available on the Department of State's public webpage.