DV Lottery: Immigration Lawyer Shares Update, Assures Prospective Applicants

• Akua Aboagye has opened up on a new update on the 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery programme
• In a video on TikTok, the immigration lawyer shed light on the visa bulletin by the U.S. Department on the registration
• Netizens who took to the comments section of the video have shared varied opinions on the DV lottery

US-based immigration lawyer Akua Aboagye has shared an update on the 2027 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery programme.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on TikTok, Akua Abogye assured prospective applicants that the lottery has not ben cancelled.

Referencing a visa bulltetin from the Department of State on October 15, the founder of AK Poku Law, a U.S.-based law firm, stated that the statement by the U.S. Department of State on October 15 indicated that DV 2027 registration will be announced in the coming months.

"The DV lottery is actually written into U.S. law under section 203c of the Immigration and Nationality Act, so no president can simply end it. Only Congress can. Each year, about 55,000 green cards are made available through this program."

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"When the U.S. Department of State released the November 2025 visa bulletin on October 15, 2025, it also confirmed that the DV 2027 registration period has not yet opened and the official date will be announced in the coming months. The Department of State said specifically, dates for the Diversity Visa 2027 program registration period will be widely publicized in the coming months. In practical terms, it suggests that the DV 2027 registration period may not open until late 2025 or even early 2026."

New fee for DV lottery applicants

According to the U.S. Department of State, the 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery programme will no longer be free.

Delving into details, Akua Aboagye explained that the decision to change the application process for the DV Lottery was made public by the U.S. Department of State.

According to Lawyer Akua Aboagye, the new registration fee will cover the cost of processing entries for the programme and discourage fake or speculative registrations.

At the time of writing the report, the video had racked up over 2,000 views.

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Early registration does not guarantee winning

Akua Aboagye, in a comment to YEN.com.gh on the Diversity Visa Lottery, cleared the misconception that early applicants stand a better chance of winning. She explained that winners are randomly selected through a computerised process.

“The Department of State chooses selectees through a randomized computer drawing, and so registering early does not increase an applicant's chances of being selected.”

Watch the video below:

Peeps to the DV lottery update

Social media users who took to the comments section of the video opinions on the DV lottery.

Hamad added:

"I hope you can do the $1 payment through GCB master card?"

King of style 🇸🇴 indicated:

"Hello my mam can you help me how to register something in somalia my father is not alive blz mara help me."

BéBéYaa Aesthetics wrote:

"This is my time in Jesus' name, Hallelujah."

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emanevictorine wrote:

"I want to apply, but I don’t have a passport yet. Can it be possible?"

King of Style 🇸🇴 indicated:

"Hello, ma’am. Can you help me how to register something in Somalia? My father is not alive. Blz Mara, help me."

Lady denied US visa over typing error

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a young woman has left many sad after she opened up on the reason why she was refused the visa.

The lady mentioned that she went for the interview and was eventually denied the visa because of a typo in her surname.

Source: YEN.com.gh