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Diversity Immigrant Visa

A security guard stands guard behind fences around the US Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2021.

‘We all keep our lives on hold’: Thousands wait for diversity visas to go through amid pandemic, other delays 

Immigration

The Trump administration stopped processing green card lottery visas. This year, the Biden administration restarted the program. But it hasn’t been a priority, immigration experts say.

green card

What it is like to win the green card lottery

Culture
Abdi Nor Iftin in Maine, where he settled after finally gaining a green card through the US' Diversity Visa Program.

‘Winning’ the green card lottery is only the start of a harrowing journey

Justice

Immigration reform would bring end to U.S. visa program benefitting Africans

Global Politics

Senate’s Immigration Bill Quietly Curtails African Flows

Conflict & Justice

An Argument Against the Diversity Visa Lottery Program

About two weeks from now, the State Department will randomly draw 50,000 names from the fifteen million entries for U.S. visas, as part of the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The Diversity Visa program garnered attention recently, after news that a computer glitch invalidated a drawing in early May, obligating the State Department to nullify 22,000 […]

A Losing Ticket to the American Dream

Conflict & Justice

Jalal El Mir, a teacher from Chefchaouen, Morocco, couldn’t believe his luck on May 1, when he learned that he was one of 22,000 winners of a diversity visa. Jalal’s joy turned to despair when learned that his winning ticket had been withdrawn.