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Green card DV-2027: has registration opened — status as of 7 November 2026

Checked by the editors on 7 November 2026. The figures were checked against the documents in the list of sources below. Translated from the Russian original — read it.

As of 7 November 2026, registration for the DV-2027 green card lottery has not opened, and the US Department of State has announced no dates. A district court in California ordered it to open registration by 1 November, but on 29 October the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed that decision. Whether registration will open and when now depends on the courts: the appeal is proceeding, and a new lawsuit was filed on 1 November. We will update the reference page when anything changes.

	As of 7 November 2026
DV-2027 registration	not open, no dates
Court decision to open	stayed on 29 October, appeal ongoing
Where to apply once open	exclusively on the Department of State website, in previous years — dvprogram.state.gov
Entry fee	$1, paid upon registration
Passport for travel abroad	mandatory from DV-2027: number and scan of the data page

What happened

Registration usually opens in October and runs for about a month: for DV-2025, for example, from 4 October to 7 November 2023. For DV-2027, it was due to take place in the autumn of 2025, but it never opened.

5 November 2025. The Department of State announced that it was changing the application procedure and would announce the registration start date “as soon as practicable”. The timeframe for issuing visas under DV-2027 did not change: from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
4 December 2025. The US Embassy in Tashkent warned that registration for DV-2027 had not begun, and reports to the contrary and promises to “increase the chances” were untrue.
18 December 2025. Following the Brown University shooting and the murder of an MIT professor, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, “at the direction of President Trump”, suspended the DV1 programme at the immigration agency USCIS (according to CBS News): the suspect had entered the US on a DV visa. This concerned the processing of green cards for selectees, not the registration.
23 December 2025. The Department of State paused the issuance of all DV visas: interviews were held, but visas were not issued, with no exceptions.
August 2026. The law firm Red Eagle Law filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio because registration for DV-2027 had not opened.
14 October 2026. The District Court for the Southern District of California (Judge Jinsook Ohta) ordered the Department of State to announce and hold a 30-day registration period. Initially, the timetable was as follows: announce by 15 October, open by 18 October, notify selectees by 19 November. The dates were then moved: announce by 29 October, open by 1 November, notify selectees by 3 December.
29 October 2026. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit stayed that decision pending appeal. In the court’s view, the government is likely to prevail: the statute governing the lottery protects the interests of immigrants rather than the revenues of law firms, so the firm lacks standing to bring such a suit. Judge N. Randy Smith, in a separate opinion, added that the firm had shown no real injury to itself. At the same time, the court noted that it did not condone the Department of State’s actions: the agency failed to open registration without explanation, thereby “effectively” cancelling the 2027 programme.
1 November 2026. A new lawsuit was filed — Ivannikov v. Rubio, No. 2:26-cv-12783. The plaintiff, a Russian citizen living in Los Angeles on an O-1A work visa, is seeking an order to open registration for DV-2027 and DV-2028 (according to Newsweek). Curtis Morrison, the head of Red Eagle Law, said after the 29 October decision that the firm would continue litigating and was looking for a plaintiff among foreign nationals living in the US on temporary visas.

What happens next

The appeal in the Red Eagle Law case is continuing, and the court will set a briefing schedule. While the decision is stayed, the Department of State is not obliged to open registration.
In the new lawsuit, lawyers intend to ask the court for emergency relief — an order to open registration before the case concludes. As of 7 November, there are no decisions on it.
Under Department of State regulations, registration lasts at least 30 days, and the website address and dates are announced in advance, including in the US Federal Register. As of 7 November, there is no such notice there.

How the lottery works

The Department of State has not published instructions for DV-2027. The most recent instructions were issued for DV-2026, with registration held in the autumn of 2024. The rules have changed since then: in 2025–2026, the Department of State introduced an entry fee and a mandatory biometric passport for travel abroad. The following is already laid down in the rules for DV-2027:

Submission. Online only, on the Department of State website. The Tashkent Embassy explicitly identifies dvprogram.state.gov as the sole way to submit an entry.
One entry per person. Duplicate entries are disqualified by law.
Fee. $1 upon registration, via the official US government payment portal. Registration was previously free: costs were covered by the $330 fee paid only by selected entrants when applying for a visa. The Department of State has not yet announced the method of paying the $1.
Details. In the Latin alphabet: full name, date and place of birth, sex, country, address, nearest consulate. The applicant must list their spouse and all children, including those living separately; only those who are already US citizens or lawful permanent residents are excluded.
Passport for travel abroad. Valid: number, country of issuance, expiration date, and a scan of the data and signature page in JPEG format, not exceeding 5 MB; PDF is not accepted. Entering without a passport is permitted only in rare instances, such as for stateless persons.
Photograph. Of the applicant, spouse, and all unmarried children under 21. In colour, JPEG, taken within the last 6 months. Face straight ahead, head occupying about half the frame, light plain background, no glasses. Headwear is permitted solely for religious reasons and must not cover the face.
Selection. Selectees are chosen randomly by computer.
Result. Checked exclusively on dvprogram.state.gov using the confirmation number issued upon registration: the Embassy describes this as the only way to find out the outcome.
Education. To receive a visa, one must have a completed secondary education comparable to a US high school education or qualifying work experience that meets programme requirements. The Embassy in Tashkent specifically warns that external degrees and distance-learning programmes do not qualify.

Fraud

Registering “in advance” is impossible. Until the Department of State announces registration, any offer to submit an application is a scam.
Chances cannot be increased. Entrants are selected randomly by computer. An intermediary can neither guarantee a win nor influence the selection.
No intermediary is needed. You can submit the entry yourself; participation costs $1. If an intermediary submits your details a second time, the entry will be disqualified.
Uzbekistan’s experience. In the proposed passport rule, the Department of State cited data from the Embassy in Tashkent: visa brokers were submitting entries en masse using old or incomplete details of individuals, and the passport requirement in force for the DV-2022 and DV-2023 programmes thwarted this practice.
Forged documents. The Tashkent Embassy warns: submitting forged documents at an interview risks a lifetime ban from US visas. Do not listen to anyone advising you to present them.
Rumours. On 29 October, Telegram channels, including those with names mimicking official government outlets, claimed that registration would “officially” begin on 1 November and end on 30 November, and that the fee could be paid only with one’s own Visa card. Registration did not open, and the Department of State has not announced the payment method.
Confirmation number. Keep it in your own possession: without it, you cannot check your result.

What to do now

Check news only via official sources: travel.state.gov (Diversity Visa section), dvprogram.state.gov, and the US Embassy in Tashkent Telegram channel.
If you do not have a passport for travel abroad, obtain one in advance: from DV-2027, you cannot submit an application without a valid passport. Processing times and fees are in the reference page on the passport for travel abroad.
Prepare photographs of yourself, your spouse, and children under 21 according to the requirements above. Take them closer to registration: the photograph must be no older than 6 months.
Collect the details of the whole family in the Latin alphabet — exactly as they are written in the passports.
Refer to the regulations published in the Federal Register on 16 September 2025 and 11 March 2026, and to the DV-2026 instructions. The Department of State will announce the dates, website address, and detailed procedures for DV-2027 before registration opens.

Citizens of Uzbekistan

Participation. In previous years, citizens of Uzbekistan participated in the lottery: under DV-2023, the Embassy in Tashkent ranked seventh in the world by the number of DV visas issued. The list of eligible countries for DV-2027 has not yet been published; it is released along with the instructions.
Entry ban. Presidential Proclamation No. 10998 of 16 December 2025, which has been in effect since 1 January 2026, does not list Uzbekistan. Among the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, only Turkmenistan is included.
Pause for 75 countries. Starting 21 January 2026, the Department of State paused immigrant visa issuance for citizens of 75 countries, including Uzbekistan (according to Reuters). On 21 August 2026, a federal court in New York vacated this measure (the CLINIC v. Rubio case), and the Department of State confirmed that the pause was no longer in effect.
Interviews. Since late August 2026, according to The Washington Post, the Department of State has paused immigrant visa interview scheduling worldwide. The stated reason is staff training, with no end date given. Whether this pause remains in effect as of 7 November could not be confirmed through official sources.

DV-2026 selectees

The issuance of DV visas was suspended on 23 December 2025; the Tashkent Embassy reiterated this notice on 30 December. On 28 August 2026, a federal court for the Northern District of California in the Medani v. Trump case vacated the restrictions for DV-2026 selectees pending litigation. USCIS stated that it was complying with the order, and the Department of State noted that the December pause was no longer operative. By law, DV-2026 visas could be issued until 30 September 2026. On 30 September, Judge Edward Davila extended that deadline by 10 days — the length of time the Department of State had failed to instruct all embassies to comply with the court order (according to the Times of San Diego).

Questions and answers

Has registration for the 2027 green card opened?

No. As of 7 November 2026, registration for DV-2027 is not open, and there are no dates. The court decision ordering it to open by 1 November was stayed by the appeals court on 29 October.

When will the 2027 green card open?

It is unknown. On 5 November 2025, the Department of State promised to announce the date “as soon as practicable” and has given no dates since. Whether registration opens depends on the appeal in the Red Eagle Law case and on the new lawsuit filed on 1 November. If registration is announced, it will run for at least 30 days.

Has the green card been cancelled?

Officially, no: the lottery is established by statute, and the Department of State has announced no cancellation. However, it failed to open registration for DV-2027 and provided no reasons; the appeals court noted that this “effectively” cancelled the 2027 programme. In December 2025, visa issuance for selectees of the previous lottery, DV-2026, was suspended, but in August 2026 the court lifted that pause.

How much does it cost to enter the lottery?

$1. The fee was introduced by a Department of State rule of 16 September 2025, payable upon registration through the official US government payment portal. Registration was previously free. Selected entrants continue to pay the $330 fee when applying for their visa. The rules provide for no other registration charges.

Where can results be checked?

Exclusively on dvprogram.state.gov, using the confirmation number issued upon registration. There are no DV-2027 results: registration has not yet taken place.

Can citizens of Uzbekistan enter?

They could in previous years, and under DV-2023 Tashkent ranked seventh globally by the number of DV visas issued. The Department of State has not yet published the list of eligible countries for DV-2027. The entry ban under the proclamation of 16 December 2025 does not apply to Uzbekistan, and the pause for 75 countries, which included Uzbekistan, was vacated by a court in August 2026.

Is a passport for travel abroad required for the 2027 green card?

Yes. Starting with DV-2027, you must provide the number of a valid passport for travel abroad and upload a scan of the data and signature page during registration. Exceptions are rare, such as for stateless persons.

Sources

The titles of the sources are given in Russian, as in the original.

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