India will remain excluded from the U.S. Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, also known as the green card lottery. India is not included in the Diversity Visa Program lottery due to exceeding the immigration threshold set by the US Department of Homeland Security.

The Diversity Visa Program allows people from countries with low US immigration rates, who meet eligibility requirements, to enter for a chance to apply for a U.S. immigrant visa. The DV Program is administered by the Department of State and makes diversity visas available to foreigners who are “natives” of “low-admission” states, subject to certain numerical limitations.

The rule defines “low-admission states” as those with equal to or fewer than 50,000 natives admitted to the United States during the most recent five-year period.

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