The State Department is indefinitely pausing a visa program intended to admit certain individuals to the United States, known as the diversity visa program.

The U.S. State Department has proposed new rules for the Diversity Visa (DV) Program, requiring foreign applicants to submit a scanned passport for lottery entry, to reduce fraud and enhance ...

The Portuguese suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings came to the United States through a little-known pathway ...

The diversity lottery immigrant visa program is under threat, but President Donald Trump has not suspended the green card ...

The United States Department of State released the results for the 2026 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program, popularly known as the Green Card, on Saturday, May 3. The Green Card program offers ...

Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem said the Brown University suspected shooter came into the country using the now paused ...

The United States government has issued a fresh update on the upcoming Green Card Lottery, announcing that the DV-2027 application dates have not yet been released and warning the public about ...

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka is proud to partner with the Sunday Times, one of Sri Lanka’s leading newspapers, to produce a bi-weekly “Ask the Consul” column to answer common questions about the ...

The Diversity Visa (DV) Program, also known as the Green Card Lottery, is a popular pathway for individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States to obtain permanent ...

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka is proud to partner with the Sunday Times, in this bi-weekly “Ask the Consul” column to answer common questions about visas to the United States. In particular, starting ...