The DV-Lottery winner will also be instructed to print out the notification of their scheduled Consular Interview because they will need to bring it with them when they go to the interview at the US Embassy or Consulate.Īccording to the US State Department, “You should prepare for your interview thoroughly and carefully. The KCC will send the DV-Lottery winner an email informing them that the Consular Interview has been scheduled and instructing them to go to the US State Department’s Electronic Diversity Visa (E-DV) website and login to the Entrant Status Check using the Confirmation Number they received when they registered for the DV-Lottery so they may see the location, date and time of their Consular Interview. After reviewing the information provided in the DS-260, if there are no problems that prevent further processing, then the KCC may next schedule a Consular Interview at the US Embassy or Consulate in the applicant’s country of residence (based upon information the applicant provides in their DS-260 Form). The KCC will review the information provided in the DS-260 Form and also let the applicant know if there are any problems or if more information is needed. They must also print out a copy of the DS-260 Form because they will need to bring it with them to the Consular Interview.
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The next major step after selection in the DV-Lottery is the crucial Consular Interview stage.īefore the Consular Interview can be scheduled, a DV-Lottery winner must accurately fill out the DS-260 Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Application (i.e., DS-260 Form) and submit it electronically to the US State Department’s Kentucky Consular Center (KCC). Being selected in the Diversity Visa Lottery is an important first step in the process to immigrate to the United States, but there are additional steps that must be completed successfully in order to be issued a Diversity Visa, also known as a US immigration visa or permanent resident visa.