Diversity program: American visa lottery program for Cameroonians

The Diversity program (DV) established by the immigration act of 1990 makes available 55,000 immigrant visas in annual lottery which started on 1995.

The lottery aims to diversify the immigrant population in the United States

It selects applicants mostly from countries with low immigration to the United states (countries like Cameroon) in the past 5 years.

You can apply for a diversity visa, by following the steps on the Diversity Visa Process on usvisas.state.gov. 

Once you have completed those steps, review the instructions given to you by the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC), along with the information which will be given to you below, for further guidance and instructions.

After you have completed the steps on the Diversity Visa Process on usvisas.state.gov, including submitting the required immigrant visa application form (DS-260), you may receive an email from the Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) to let you know that an interview has been scheduled for you.  

The e-mail will give you instructions to log into the Entrant Status Check on the Electronic Diversity Visa (E-DV) website, using your DV entry confirmation number, to view the date, time and location of your interview.

You can learn more about the interview process on usvisas.state.gov.

The Dv lottery for Cameroon is free to enter.

Selected applicants will pay required fees at their visa interview.  

For applicants obtaining a visa under the Diversity Visa Lottery, the fee of $330 per person is to be paid in U.S. dollars or the equivalent in FCFA. The fee is non-refundable.

After your immigrant visa interview, you will be informed by the consular officer if or not your visa application was approved.

You nees to know that Some visa applications require further administrative processing, which takes additional time after the visa applicant’s interview by a consular officer. 

Therefore when you apply, you should known that you have to wait. 

Most of the administrative processing is resolved within 60 one month of the visa interview. 

When administrative processing is required, the timing will vary based on the individual circumstances of each case.  You can check the status of your visa application on ceac.state.gov.

For those who’s visa’s have been denied, you an can find useful information here. Ineligibilities and Waivers on usvisas.stainterview

If your visa has been approved, you will be informed how and when your passport and visa will be returned to you. 

Carefully reviewAfter the Interview on usvisas.state.gov to learn what to do when you receive your visa, entering the United States, paying the USCIS Immigrant Fee, and other important information.

Sometimes a consular officer is unable to make a decision on a visa application because he/she needs to review additional documents or the case requires further administrative processing. 

If extra documents are requested, the consular officer will give you a refusal letter that asks you to submit additional documents. 

The letter will include instructions on how to send those documents to the Embassy. Administrative processing takes additional time after the interview. 

Most administrative processing is resolved within90 days. 

However, the timing varies based on the circumstances of each case. 

Before inquiring about the status of administrative processing, please wait at least 90 days after your interview

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