On May 13, 2011, the Department of State (DOS) announced that the previously posted results of the 2012 Diversity Visa Lottery (aka the “green card lottery”) have been voided.  According to DOS, due to a computer programming problem, the results had to be voided, as they did not represent a fair, random selection of entrants.

From the DOS statement:

• If you checked this website during the first week in May and found a notice that you had been selected for further processing or a notice that you had not been selected, that notice has been rescinded and is no longer valid. 
• A new selection process will be conducted based on the original entries for the 2012 program.
• If you submitted a qualified entry from October 5, 2010 to November 3, 2010, your entry remains with us.  It will be included in the new selection lottery.  Your confirmation number to check results on this website is still valid.
• We expect the results of the new selection process to be available on this website on or about July 15, 2011.

Please see the DV Lottery website for further details.

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