Add your photo and your passport, fill in your details exactly as on the official form, and everything is checked against the official rules on your device. Your acceptance score, your complete report and the exact fix for every problem open with your $5-a-month membership. Cancel anytime.
You submit your own entry only at dvprogram.state.gov, where the government’s $1 registration fee is paid. We make sure every detail is right before you do.
Small details decide big dreams. We turn confusing DV rules into a short list of things to fix, then let you check again until everything passes.
At the top of this page: your photo, your passport, your country, your details and family, and your document situation, all in one short form. Your photo and passport are read on your device, never uploaded. Prefer it step by step? Open the full check.
Nothing is shown before payment. Your $5-a-month membership opens your acceptance score, every problem explained with its official rule and the exact fix, your passport and family checks and your document checklist.
Your reports are saved in your account, printable with a verifiable seal. Use the photo tool, passport check and every other tool as often as you like, then submit your own entry on the official site.
Head size and eye height measured automatically, every problem marked on your photo, each fix given in exact pixels, and a 600 × 600 JPEG saved in one click.
Open the free photo tool →The machine-readable lines of your passport are read on your device, the check digits verified, and your typed name, birth date and sex compared character by character.
Open the free passport check →Eligibility, family, passport, photo and documents in one printable report with your acceptance score, a letterhead, page numbers and a verification seal nobody can imitate.
Start my entry check →Birthplace decides DV eligibility; visa restrictions can follow nationality. Official entry and selection figures for every country, kept clearly apart.
See the odds by country →DV entry eligibility normally follows birthplace. Visa restrictions may follow nationality or travel documents. Check both before you plan your next step.
Read the official DV instructions ↗Official rules checked 21 Oct 2026 against the Federal Register ·Browse all 249 countries →
Pick a country to see both rules side by side.
Select a country to view the published DV-2026 entry reference and the separately sourced visa restrictions.
Entry was free in past cycles. A rule in force since 16 September 2025 adds a $1 registration fee, paid by the principal entrant on the official form at dvprogram.state.gov through Pay.gov; no registration period has opened since. See every official fee. LotteryUSA is an optional preparation service, separate from every government fee.
The complete entry check with your acceptance score, your full correction report (every problem, its official rule and the exact fix, with your photo marked up), your passport and family checks, a document checklist, reports saved in your account and printable with a verification seal, and every tool, as often as you like. It is not a government fee, a filing service or legal advice.
$5.00 USD a month, paid with any debit or credit card on Stripe’s secure page (no account needed) or with PayPal. It renews every month until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime from your account page; you keep access until the end of the month you paid for. Payment is verified on our server before anything unlocks.
No. Filling in the application is free and everything is checked on your device, but nothing is shown until your membership is active: your acceptance score, the problems found, the fixes, the passport comparison and the document checklist all open right after payment and sign-in. You can change any answer before you unlock.
The share of the official entry requirements your entry meets today, based on everything you entered and measured. It tells you whether your entry would be accepted as complete and valid. It is not a prediction of selection, which is a random drawing that no one can influence.
Continue with Google, or enter your email and we send you a 6-digit code that expires in 5 minutes. There is no password. Your account is created after your email is verified.
No. You submit your own entry at dvprogram.state.gov during the announced period and keep your confirmation number. No service can improve your chance of selection.
Your photo and passport are read on your device. Nothing is uploaded until you choose to create your report; the report keeps your photo crop and the passport check results, never the passport image or number. Delete a report, or your whole account, anytime from your account page.
No. Automatic checks cannot establish identity, document authenticity or legal eligibility. The U.S. authorities assess your final entry and application.
One small mistake can cost a whole entry: a photo that is too large, a child left off the form, a name that does not match your passport. For less than a coffee, see every fix you need, check again as many times as you like, and walk into the official form knowing every detail is right.
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Measuring your photo
