2013 Diversity Visa Lottery

NOTE: As of February 2, 2012, DV Lottery visa fee has been reduced from $440 to $330 per applicant.

Important Notice for Diversity Visa (DV) 2012 Entrants:  Successful entrants are encouraged to send in their required documents to the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) immediately, so that an interview appointment at the appropriate U.S. Embassy or consulate can be scheduled before the program ends.  In order for an appointment to be scheduled with either a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, entrants must first submit the Form DSP-122 and Form DS-230 to KCC.  Embassies and consulates only have a limited number of appointments each month, including September, for DV applicants, so it is vital that successful entrants mail these documents to KCC very soon. 

DV 2012 ends on September 30, 2012.  In addition, if all of the 50,000 DV visas have been issued before that date, the program will end.  U.S. Embassies and Consulates only have six months left to issue visas to eligible applicants in the DV 2012 program.  Successful entrants should act now.  DV-2012 visas cannot be issued after September 30, 2012.  Participants are reminded to check the status of their DV entry through Entrant Status Check U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs web site, using the confirmation numbers they received when they initially submitted their applications.  

Fraud Alert: There are many fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites related to the Diversity Visa lottery. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to complete lottery entry forms. There is no charge to download, complete, and submit the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Department of State will not mail selectees official notification letters, but will instead include instructions on the application confirmation page on how to proceed to the next step in the process. No other organization or company is authorized by the Department of State to notify Diversity Visa lottery applicants of their winning entry. 

The only official Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery page.

For more information about Diversity Visa Fraud Outreach, please visit Scam Alert page at Department of State Travel website.

United States Embassy  Sarajevo
Consular Section
1 Robert C. Frasure Street
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Phone: +387 33 704-000
Fax: + 387 33 221 837
E-mail: consularservicesba@state.gov
Web: U.S. Embassy Sarajevo