The United States Diversity Visa program, often called the Green Card Lottery, releases annual country eligibility information for the DV-2026 cycle. Multiple outlets report that the State Department publishes lists showing which nationalities are not eligible to participate this year.
Vanguard and Legit.ng both refer to a published list of countries excluded from the programme, citing recent immigration-related criteria used to determine eligibility. Legit.ng also provides a separate reference to a list of countries selected for the DV-2026 programme, indicating that eligibility information is released in more than one form. The sources do not provide detailed explanation beyond noting that eligibility depends on the level of immigration to the US from each country.
Legit.ng adds that the State Department’s publication does not specify the particular reasons for why particular countries are ineligible for DV-2026. Overall, the coverage focuses on the released lists—one describing countries excluded and another describing those selected—rather than on any policy change or additional procedural detail.
