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Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
DOS
DV-2026 Diversity Visa Lottery: Application Window, Selection, and NVC Follow-Up
How the DV-2026 Diversity Visa program works — the October–November 2024 entry window, the May 2025 KCC notification, and the documentary checklist between selection and visa issuance.
visa bulletin 7 min
DOS
DOS Visa Reciprocity Schedule: Country-by-Country Validity, Fees, and the Reciprocity Principle in Practice
How the State Department's Visa Reciprocity Schedule sets validity periods, entry limits, and fees per visa class on a country-by-country basis under INA §281, and why two applicants in the same visa category can face dramatically different terms.
policy update 6 min
DOS
9 FAM 302: How State Department Consular Officers Apply Visa Ineligibilities — and Where They Diverge from USCIS
How 9 FAM 302 codifies the State Department's interpretation of INA §212(a) grounds of inadmissibility for visa adjudication, and the recurring pattern of consular denials after USCIS approval.
policy update 7 min