Each year the U.S. Department of State distributes 50,000 immigrant visas to applicants from qualifying countries in a random drawing pursuant to the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The application period for the 2014 Diversity Visa Lottery is 12:00 p.m. EST Tuesday, October 2, 2012 through 12:00 p.m. EST Saturday, November 3, 2012.
Applicants must apply on-line at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/. The Department of State will disqualify all entries by an applicant if more than one entry for that applicant is received.