The administration of US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh update for Kenyans interested in applying for the 2027 Diversity Visa (DV) programme, commonly known as the Green Card Lottery. According to Tuko, the update is aimed at prospective Kenyan applicants ahead of the lottery's registration period. The Diversity Visa programme offers eligible participants from qualifying countries a chance to obtain permanent residency in the United States. Further details of the update were not specified in the report.

The United States Diversity Visa programme, widely known as the Green Card Lottery, gives eligible applicants a chance to obtain permanent residence in the US. According to Legit.ng, the programme selects participants from countries with historically low immigration rates, offering a limited number of immigrant visas each year. Applicants must meet basic education or work experience requirements and submit entries during the official registration window. Selected winners must still pass background checks and consular interviews before receiving a green card.

The United States has published a list of 19 countries whose citizens are not eligible for the DV-2026 Diversity Visa programme, commonly known as the Green Card Lottery. According to Tuko, the programme offered 51,850 Green Cards and attracted more than 20 million applications. The ineligibility list affects prospective applicants from the named nations seeking permanent residency in the US through the annual lottery system.

More than 53,939 Africans selected in the US Diversity Visa Lottery 2026 risk losing their chance to obtain permanent residency, according to Tuko. The selectees face a race against time to complete processing before the programme year ends on 30 September, as a reported suspension of Diversity Visa processing threatens their applications. The situation leaves thousands of hopeful migrants uncertain about whether they will secure their green cards before the deadline passes.

Vanguard News reports that the US Diversity Visa programme, popularly known as the Green Card Lottery, excludes nationals of certain countries each year based on their recent levels of immigration to the United States. The article provides a full list of the countries whose citizens are ineligible for the programme. The Diversity Visa scheme annually offers a limited number of permanent resident visas to applicants from nations with historically low rates of immigration to the US.

The US State Department has released its 2026 Diversity Visa list, indicating that only one African country is ineligible for the Green Card Lottery, according to Tuko. The report does not name the excluded nation or explain the criteria in the provided blurb. The announcement affects prospective African applicants seeking US permanent residency through the annual diversity visa program.