OK – in less than 48 hours another new batch of hopeful entrants will want to check the lottery results to see if they are selected. This post is for the hopeful candidates!!!
Based on previous years I can make a few predictions and give some friendly advice.
The lottery checking site is going to be available here –
https://dvlottery.state.gov/
It opens for check at noon (USA Eastern time zone) on May 7. That is late evening in Africa and EU. The site will immediately be overwhelmed with millions of people trying to check their cases. It is frustrating to check in those first couple of hours, so just plan on checking after a few hours have gone by.
To check your entry you need your LASTNAME, confirmation number and year of birth. PLEASE read my earlier article here that will help understand what you should be entering. You are NOT supposed to enter your full name – just the lastname.
If you have lost or forgotten your confirmation number from last year, you can use the link on the ESC page to retrieve that number. In that case you need to enter your lastname, first and middle names, as well as the full date of birth and the email address submitted in the original entry. You don’t need access to that email account, but you need to provide the email address accurately. If you don’t have those things, there is no other way to retrieve your confirmation number.
I am certain I will get the following on Tuesday.
- People checking at noon in their time zone and complaining the site is not open.
- People frustrated the servers are running slow.
- People will speculate Trump cancelled the lottery as soon as they are unable to check the results immediately.
- People that lost their confirmation code and don’t bother to click the link to recover the code.
- People will complain they cannot check their entry and swear they have followed instructions, then they will send it to me and I will get their results the first time I try. Happens every year.
- The usual whining of how unfair it is because <insert reason here>. It’s a lottery folks. Just a lottery.
- Selectees will immediately submit their DS260 and start packing a bag. They will then have to unlock their DS260 after they realize they made mistakes and then also slowly realize it is a LONG and SLOW process.
Best of luck to everyone.
If you see “Not selected” that means exactly what it says. Keep your confirmation code and check one more time around October, but other than that, not selected means not selected.
If you are selected you will see a letter that gives information about how to proceed, but PLEASE come back here and learn about the process before you rush into anything. There is no advantage at all to rush. You have MONTHS to wait as a minimum.
May 8, 2019 at 11:27
hu brit here is what comes on my browser
This site can’t be reached http://www.dvlottery.state.gov’s server IP address could not be found.
Try running Windows Network Diagnostics.
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN
what can i do i want to check
May 8, 2019 at 11:33
U need to wait and try later the site is conjested that’s why I have same problem and I am waiting I will try later I try like every 2hrs
May 8, 2019 at 12:23
Does this happen every year?
May 8, 2019 at 19:03
Yes.
May 8, 2019 at 13:57
ok
May 8, 2019 at 16:28
Congratulations to all happy winners
May 8, 2019 at 12:25
The URL you posted is wrong. This is the right one: https://dvlottery.state.gov/
It is down too though
May 8, 2019 at 12:56
Site couldn’t open yesterday on 7th and I am trying again today but it’s saying the site can’t be reached. Does that mean I have to wait till September?!
May 8, 2019 at 19:19
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 13:14
I am getting same error message too. It looks like it is down.
May 8, 2019 at 19:22
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 13:18
I cannot access the site too. Been trying to access it for the last few hours and still getting an error message.
May 8, 2019 at 19:43
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:25
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 11:29
please this is my confirmation number 20208UGSQJZ1QAMZ and send me the result
May 8, 2019 at 17:25
Oh ok – sure. I’ll get right on that!
May 8, 2019 at 18:13
Hello Brit, i hope you are okay, could i also forward my confirmation number you check for me too? Kindly
May 8, 2019 at 22:24
No need. Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 19:14
LOL LOL – wow… best of luck to everyone – we won in 2016 and are happily in the USA, checking DV2020 for my adult son (every year following 2016)… crossing fingers.
May 8, 2019 at 21:07
Wow wow so how’s the experience o er there? Some of us are in the way!! Lol
May 8, 2019 at 19:36
Keep getting: Safari cannot open the page because the server cannot be found 🙁 what can I do?
May 8, 2019 at 22:40
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 19:47
please this is my confirmation number 202080menz9eg34t and send me the result
May 8, 2019 at 22:45
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 11:34
The same here
May 8, 2019 at 11:39
Any winners so far?
May 8, 2019 at 17:26
Yes
May 8, 2019 at 11:40
I lost my conformmotion number so what shall I do
May 8, 2019 at 17:26
Read the article above.
May 8, 2019 at 11:43
I have won the lottery!
My case number is EU32XXX.
How many chances do I have to get the interview?
May 8, 2019 at 19:00
It is too early to know for sure. In a few weeks and months we will know more, but this is a LONG process – so no need to know everything today. Please look at the lottery guide linked above, read the FAQ, and hold off submitting your DS260 for now until you understand more.
May 8, 2019 at 11:45
Hello Brit . I am in Guinea . When i click on check status. It’s not pass. Why ?
May 8, 2019 at 19:00
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 11:55
Hi Simon
No result is coming out. since yesterday
May 8, 2019 at 19:00
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 19:29
Please help to find my resultat my confirmation number is
202090XXXXXXXX
May 8, 2019 at 22:39
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 11:58
My server page is not responding but I have 24 hours internet since morning. Any advice and assistance please?
Thanks
May 8, 2019 at 19:01
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 12:11
iS THERE ERROR TO CHECK ENTRANT STATUS
May 8, 2019 at 19:01
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 12:16
I try many times and I find same phrase
This site not reached
May 8, 2019 at 19:02
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 12:49
20206NOXJBFBALX6⅞
May 8, 2019 at 19:18
That is the code for Harry Potter.
May 8, 2019 at 13:19
what the hell man !! every one should live only on there own country I Love my country ETHIOPIA I don’t want to leave from my country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 8, 2019 at 19:44
You are welcome to not participate. Others can do what they want to do.
May 8, 2019 at 21:15
Haha u said that cause u didn’t win?
May 8, 2019 at 13:24
The web is not working for me to check what can be the problem
May 8, 2019 at 19:44
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 13:36
i think people just waited thats why its like that
May 8, 2019 at 19:56
Really lol
May 8, 2019 at 13:38
Every year we have similar problem of delay in DV result check
the actual time for DV check is not reliable
the system in the web operation should open up to DV result checker
to avoid dissatisfaction
May 8, 2019 at 19:46
They are not concerned with your “satisfaction”.
May 8, 2019 at 13:54
Hello guys!! very happy for the winners
but any winner from Rwanda yet??
May 8, 2019 at 13:55
I’m facing the same connectivity problem here too…
May 8, 2019 at 19:47
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 14:06
Not yet open this site,what happening here.
May 8, 2019 at 19:47
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 14:21
I have been trying to check mine since yesterday, but to no avail. Help me someone.
May 8, 2019 at 19:47
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 14:30
I forgot my confirmation number can u please any way to get my result ?
May 8, 2019 at 19:48
Read the article above.
May 8, 2019 at 14:37
I have been trying the website but doesn’t open at all, I don’t know what to do next.
May 8, 2019 at 19:52
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 14:57
The site says it cannot be found
May 8, 2019 at 19:53
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 15:05
Hi sorry can you tell me why I can not see results???
May 8, 2019 at 19:55
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 15:18
I am experiencing difficulty in checking my DV2020 results. Hope the site can be stabilized as soon as possible.
May 8, 2019 at 19:56
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 15:25
Pls if you get selected will the sent you and email address?
May 8, 2019 at 19:56
No.
May 8, 2019 at 15:35
how can cheek dv 2020
May 8, 2019 at 19:57
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 16:11
“Keep your confirmation code and check one more time around October, but other than that, not selected means not selected.” –> Hi! Sorry, but why again in October? In case more visas become available? Thanks!
May 8, 2019 at 19:59
Sometimes there is a SMALL second draw around September/October.
May 8, 2019 at 16:35
Congratulations to all Winners.
I am also experiencing the same problem the others are facing checking their result.
Hope it gets better soon.
May 8, 2019 at 16:35
Hello brit, 2020DV results cancelled because it server is not working and new draw with results will release on 17th of may. Is this news true?
May 8, 2019 at 17:03
Not true the site sint opening because of conjestion it’s always like that each dv lottery so be patient and keep trying like me
May 8, 2019 at 18:20
Where did you get that info?
May 8, 2019 at 22:26
Same place I got the news about the aliens.
May 8, 2019 at 20:02
No – complete idiotic nonsense.
By the way, aliens landed in San Francisco yesterday and went to McDonalds.
Is this news true?
May 8, 2019 at 16:35
site can’t be reached
May 8, 2019 at 16:38
Is there deadline in checking the results
May 8, 2019 at 16:43
CONGRATULATION TO WINNERS INCLUDING ME IF I PASS…..
May 8, 2019 at 16:50
i have been trying since morning 8th of May but they keep telling me website can`t be reached. this is frustrating
May 8, 2019 at 20:03
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:27
Site still not reachable ? Or any change in results ?
May 8, 2019 at 20:45
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:38
My confirmation number is << Simon edited out personal info >>> ….please check for me.
May 8, 2019 at 22:20
I edited your post. DON’t post personal info on the internet for all to see!
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:39
I can access my results. I don’t know why?
May 8, 2019 at 22:20
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:47
Brit my friend DV lottery 2020 player. But she 2 days can’t check entrants status because website not opened. Maybe you can tell me what problem is it Sam people checked and Sam peopale can not. What shi’s Need do where she can check her status. Every year is same problem or just 2020 have this creazy situation.
May 8, 2019 at 18:28
I’m facing the same problem in Ghana here brother
May 8, 2019 at 22:21
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:48
please this is my confirmation number 20208WXXXXXXXXX
May 8, 2019 at 22:21
I edited your confirmation code.
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 17:53
I’ll be checking mine after every 24hrs.
May 8, 2019 at 17:58
Still waiting to access the page, congrats to winners.
May 8, 2019 at 17:59
Hey? The site is not working since yesterday, I don’t understand what happened. For it is my first checking my status and it seem that the site is nor longer working. Is anyone here that has been able to check his or her status? Thank u for ur respond(am from rwanda)
May 8, 2019 at 22:22
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 18:04
Please I am not sure that they have cancelled the results, but when I checked it can’t open…may someone here can tell me the reason why?
May 8, 2019 at 18:33
it’s normal…wait e try again later. they didn’t cancell the results but everybody is trying to check now so the servers is down …
May 8, 2019 at 19:59
The site is conjested just keep trying every 2 to 3 hrs
May 8, 2019 at 22:23
Stop spreading this rumor please. Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 18:07
Hi Simon
Many thanks for your kind work and advise to the world since I started following you in 2016.
Thanks to God my family is lucky this time round.
Our number is 2020AF00030XXX. Kindly advise on the status of the number please (safe or too high).
Much appreciation to you brother. We will diligently follow all your advise to ensure a successful process.
May 8, 2019 at 22:24
Congratulations. That number is probably fine – but it is too early to know much more. As you know this is a long process, so there is no need to rush with the DS260 etc.
May 9, 2019 at 05:59
Thanks bro. You’re the best
Can I take 2 or 3 months before I fill the DS260 or will it be late.
I need to consolidate and process all documents like children passports etc which might take a while due to some of our local bureaucracies.
Congratulations to all DV2020 selectees. Hope we all get interviews and experience the new challenge.
May 9, 2019 at 06:13
You could probably take 12 months to complete it and still be in time!
May 9, 2019 at 07:56
Great bro. Many thanks and be blessed.
May 8, 2019 at 18:11
Thank you for your valuable information!
May 8, 2019 at 18:14
2020Af0003094× or 2020Af0000591× which number is smaller could u tell me please and thank u for ur help..
May 8, 2019 at 18:18
2020Af0000591× is smaller
May 8, 2019 at 19:03
20
May 8, 2019 at 19:11
Lol you dont need any mathematic skills to know that 591x is smaller thaan 3094x.
But both are good numbers …the second on will get an interveiw in october ( if want to )…the first will have an interveiw but after months ..
May 8, 2019 at 20:51
LOL
May 8, 2019 at 22:25
Please use some simple logic.
May 8, 2019 at 18:41
Please I tried to check my result with my confirmation number is telling me invalid number,the numbers are correctly input cos I have my confirmation printout with me but still showing invalid,my number started with 202096SS…….,pls wats d way out though d site currently down.
May 8, 2019 at 22:27
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 18:47
I’m bursting out my chest with anxiety I cannot wait a minute longer .Tell me my results immediately.
May 8, 2019 at 22:29
LOL!
May 8, 2019 at 18:48
<> check it my conformation number
May 8, 2019 at 22:30
I edited your confirmation number – don’t post that!
Please read the update above and be patient.
May 8, 2019 at 18:51
Since yesterday, I have been trying to check but it’s not showing anything but am gonna patient