India remains ineligible for the US Diversity Visa lottery until 2028 due to exceeding the immigration threshold.

Indian nationals are barred from the US Diversity Visa lottery until at least 2028, due to the program's focus on countries with low immigration rates to the US.

Indians are no longer eligible to apply for the 2026 Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) programme, also known as the green card lottery. Under this, the American government allows entry to individuals from ...

The State Department has published the latest update of the diversity visa lottery 2026 in its November visa bulletin and India is not on the list of countries from Asia. Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, ...

Amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown, the US government only authorises the issuance of up to approximately 55,000 diversity visas each year.