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US Green Card Lottery 2026 opens for Sri Lankans

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Graphic with a photo of a U.S. visa, the U.S. State Department logo, and text banner Colombo, Oct 02 (Daily Mirror) - The US Embassy in Colombo announced the start of the 2026 Diversity Visa Lottery Program, also known as the “Green Card” Lottery.

The programme will be open for online registration from today, October 2, at 12:00 p.m. till November 5, 2024.

This programme allows people from countries with low U.S. immigration rates, who meet eligibility requirements, to apply for a chance to receive a U.S. immigrant visa.

The embassy said that http://dvprogram.state.gov is the only way to enter. 

Read the program instructions at http://travel.state.gov/dv.