The Diversity Visa (DV) lottery will open for DV-2010 entries on October 2, 2008 (noon, EST) and end on December 1, 2008 (noon, EST). Applicants may access the electronic Diversity Visa entry form at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration period. Instructions and additional information will be available at this site by mid September.

For DV-2010, Russia has been added back to the list of eligible countries. Kosovo was also added to the list of eligible countries. No countries have been removed from the list of eligible countries for DV-2010 program.