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Diversity visa principal applicants (consular admission)

Diversity visa principal applicants (consular admission)

◌ Pending reviewPathway availableCode source confirmedAdmission as a permanent resident following consular immigrant visa processingPrincipal applicantPermanent resident
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPERMANENT RESIDENTSurname—Given Name—USCIS#—Country of Birth—Date of Birth—Card Expires:—Resident Since—CategoryDV1Sex—TEACHING SAMPLE · NOT A VALID DOCUMENT
Cartoon category illustration, not an actual document
01Immigrant Category
Diversity immigration—annual Diversity Visa (DV)
02Method of Obtaining Status
Admission as a permanent resident following consular immigrant visa processing
03Applicant Role
Principal applicant
04Nature of Residency
Permanent resident

Code source:Code source confirmed

This code appears in an official code table or official announcement; this establishes only that the code exists, not that all fields have been verified or that applications are currently open.

Notes on Code and Data Sources

Availability status (code and pathway assessed separately)

Code status

Available in official code tables/announcements

The code's presence in official materials proves only that the code exists; it does not indicate whether the pathway is open.

Underlying pathway status

Pathway available

Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.

Pathway:Diversity immigrant visa (DV lottery)。USCIS DV page: Those selected by the Department of State may apply within that fiscal year; they must be issued a visa before the fiscal year ends. Evidence valid through 2026-12-31.

Verification date2026-10-11; independent of the difficulty-of-obtaining-status score; the absence of a score does not affect this status.

Not all of the following working fields have completed legal review. See the newly added verification for the current status of the pathway; unverified fields, such as translated names and legal authorities, are not thereby elevated to verified status, nor does this constitute individualized legal advice.

02One-Sentence Status Summary

Diversity visa principal applicants (consular admission)

05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways

Pathway family (working classification):Diversity immigration—annual Diversity Visa (DV)

Correspondence to specific subpathwaysUnsubstantiated / Pending Review: This edition retains only the working pathway-family classification provided by the source catalog.

Difficulty-of-Obtaining Scorev1

Pathway Assessed:Diversity Visa (lottery) principal applicant (consular admission)

—/ 99
Difficulty Scoring incompletePathway available

The following dimensions remain unscored: eligibility threshold (education/work-experience eligibility has not been verified; the State Department DV eligibility page denied access with HTTP 403, so partial eligibility evidence is not treated as complete); statutory financial threshold (the pages read do not affirmatively establish that no statutory sponsorship or other financial requirements apply; omission is not proof). No total is calculated when any dimension is missing.

Mapping Explanation:This score has not been copied to DV6 (adjustment of status within the United States). Access to the Department of State's DV eligibility page was denied during this review (HTTP 403), and education/work-experience eligibility was not verified; therefore, the eligibility and financial dimensions were not scored, and there is no total score.

  • QEligibility entry threshold×0.4Not Scored

    Education/work-experience eligibility has not yet been verified, so no total score is calculated for now (access to the Department of State's DV eligibility page was denied with HTTP 403; only some eligibility information was accessible and is not treated as complete).

  • VNumerical-limit competition and waiting×0.2575
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Up to 50,000 visas annually, with random selection from all entries; processing must be completed by September 30 of that fiscal year, and visas cannot be carried over.

    Anchor:Must first be randomly selected from among all registrants, and that year’s allocation cannot be carried over.

    Reason:Must first be randomly selected from all entrants, and visa allocations cannot be carried over.

  • EEvidentiary burden×0.1525
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Primarily standard materials such as the selection notification, identity and birth documents, and medical examination documentation.

    Anchor:Documentary proof of one core fact (such as the bona fides of a relationship).

    Reason:The core facts are selection and admissibility, with a relatively single-focus documentary burden.

  • CStatutory financial threshold×0.1Not Scored

    The page reviewed does not affirmatively state that there is no statutory sponsorship or other financial requirement; no inference is drawn from its not being listed, and no score is assigned for now.

  • PProcedural dependencies×0.150
    Reasons and Evidence
    • Most selectees obtain immigrant visas through consular processing, which must be completed before the fiscal-year deadline.

    Anchor:More than two stages, or specific prerequisites concerning entry/status in the United States.

    Reason:A multistage entry → selection → consular processing procedure, subject to the fiscal-year deadline.

An assessment under this site's editorial rules, not a government score, probability of approval, or individualized legal conclusion. Assessed 2026-10-11; valid through 2027-04-11.Scoring Methodology

06Applicant Role

Source catalog's working classification:Principal applicant

07Method of Obtaining Status

Source catalog's working classification:Admission as a permanent resident following consular immigrant visa processing

08Conditional Resident Status and Permanent Nature of Residence

Unsubstantiated / Pending Review：The source catalog does not specify conditional resident status for each entry.

Residence category (working classification):Permanent resident

09Principal Applicant / Derivative Relationship

This edition includes no documented code relationships; none are inferred from code prefixes or suffixes.

04Time Period and Evidentiary Limits on “Whether It Can Still Be Newly Obtained Today”

Time-period notation:OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)

Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available

Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.

USCIS DV page: Those selected by the Department of State may apply within that fiscal year; they must be issued a visa before the fiscal year ends.

Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · dv

Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
  • The source does not provide an active status; whether the status can still be newly obtained requires item-by-item verification of the governing legal authority.

Fields that were unverified at the time of the original snapshot remain unchanged. See the newly added pathway verification for current status; other fields are not thereby elevated to verified status.

03Official English and Chinese Working Translation

  • Principals, new arrivals

    Working Chinese name (translated): Diversity visa principal applicants (consular admission)

10Same-Code / Cross-Era Notice

The source does not flag any risk of cross-era confusion.

The same code may have different meanings in different eras. The source and era are preserved for each entry below; entries are not merged across eras, nor does their inclusion indicate current validity.

  • DV1OHSS master table combining current and historical entries (status not identified by OHSS)OHSS-0275-DV1

    Principals, new arrivals

    Official Grouping
    Diversity
    Legal Authority
    INA 203(c).
    Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)

    The OHSS page does not provide an active/status field; the existence of a source does not mean the pathway is currently open; the same code also appears in the current consular immigrant visa table in 22 CFR 42.11.

11General Limitations for Existing Holders

  • Discontinuation of a code does not automatically revoke LPR status previously lawfully obtained; an individual's status still depends on subsequent facts.

This page compiles code reference materials. It does not constitute legal advice or determine any individual's current immigration status.

01Code and Original Source Notation

Normalized code:DV1

The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.

12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)

  • OHSS-0275-DV1

    DHS/OHSS COA master table · accessed 2026-08-12

    Original snapshot review status:Official English and working Chinese fields reviewed; whether the pathway is open remains subject to separate verification against legal sources(As recorded at the time; for current status, see the newly added pathway verification below)

    • ✓ Original English text：Verified as matching the official English original
    • · Chinese name：Working Chinese translation, not subjected to word-by-word legal review
    • ✓ Legal Authority：Legal authority checked against the official original text
    • · Status in the original snapshot：Current availability was not officially confirmed in the original snapshot only; see the added pathway verification for current status.
    • ✓ Applicant Role：Role supported by an official label
    • ✓ Method of Obtaining Status：Method of obtaining status supported by an official label
    • · Status category：Listed in the official LPR code table (conditional status not separately verified)

    Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available

    Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.

    USCIS DV page: Those selected by the Department of State may apply within that fiscal year; they must be issued a visa before the fiscal year ends.

    Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · dv

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