September 2025 Visa Bulletin

[Xarthisius]

C. THE DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN OCTOBER
For October, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2026 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

Region	All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA	17,500	Except: Algeria 14,500 Egypt 16,000
ASIA	10,000	Except: Nepal 6,000
EUROPE	7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)	20
OCEANIA	1,100
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN	1,850

 

[Xarthisius]

No info about number of selectees, not even total visa availability this year. Cutoffs for AS, NA, OC, SA are wild!

 

[Sm1smom]

This is CRAZY!!!!

 

[Mushy_hot]

Hi, do we know the total number of selectees for the DV Lottery 2026? Also, is there any possibility of a second draw?

 

[Frantz]

Hi, do we know the total number of selectees for the DV Lottery 2026?

Not yet, maybe in the next visa bulletin?