The United States Embassy in Guyana issued a warning to those seeking to participate in the Visa Lottery, officially known as the Diversity Visa (DV) Program.
According to insights According to the embassy, the registration period for DV-2027 is not yet open, and there have been reports of scams in which individuals or services falsely claim to be able to increase the chances of selection. “Any claim that you can already register or that selection can be guaranteed is false,” the embassy emphasized.
For its part, the State Department detailed last month that changes will be implemented in the registration process for DV-2027, although these modifications will not affect the visa application period for those selected, which will continue to be from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027. The selection results will be available through the official Entry Status Check (ESC) system once they are published.
State Department: DV-2027
The last participation of Cubans in this program was on DV-2025As of DV-2026, Cuba was considered to have exceeded the threshold of 50,000 immigrants admitted to the U.S. in the last five years, which excluded it from the program.
The message from the US embassy comes amid stricter immigration policies in the United States, where authorities have adopted a more rigorous approach to admitting new immigrants. They suggest the goal is to prioritize those who can contribute significantly to the country, reducing the number of those who could become a public charge, and strengthening controls.
The Diversity Visa Program remains one of the few legal pathways to obtain permanent residency in the U.S. randomly, but authorities insist that only applications submitted through the official portal will be valid when the registration period opens.