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Adjusting your status refers to the process of becoming a lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e., getting a Green Card) without having to leave the U.S. We cover some general guidelines to determine if you are eligible to adjust your status based on the diversity visa lottery here.
If you have been selected in the diversity visa lottery, and are in the United States, you might consider adjusting your status. To adjust your status you need to make sure you are eligible by checking your rank number against the DOS visa bulletin. We explain your diversity visa lottery rank number and how to find it here.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, also known as the Diversity Visa Lottery, is a United States government-sponsored program that makes available up to 50,000 immigrant visas annually. It was established with the Immigration Act of 1990 and is drawn from random selection among all entries from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. We discuss the lottery and what to do if selected here.