Green Card Lottery Countries 2025

Green Card Lottery Eligibility

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Country
Green Card Lottery Eligibility
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaEligible
Russia Flag
RussiaEligible
Ethiopia Flag
EthiopiaEligible
Japan Flag
JapanEligible
Egypt Flag
EgyptEligible
DR Congo Flag
DR CongoEligible
Iran Flag
IranEligible
Turkey Flag
TurkeyEligible
Germany Flag
GermanyEligible
Thailand Flag
ThailandEligible
Tanzania Flag
TanzaniaEligible
France Flag
FranceEligible
South Africa Flag
South AfricaEligible
Italy Flag
ItalyEligible
Kenya Flag
KenyaEligible
Myanmar Flag
MyanmarEligible
Sudan Flag
SudanEligible
Uganda Flag
UgandaEligible
Spain Flag
SpainEligible
Algeria Flag
AlgeriaEligible
Iraq Flag
IraqEligible
Argentina Flag
ArgentinaEligible
Afghanistan Flag
AfghanistanEligible
Yemen Flag
YemenEligible
Angola Flag
AngolaEligible
Ukraine Flag
UkraineEligible
Morocco Flag
MoroccoEligible
Poland Flag
PolandEligible
Uzbekistan Flag
UzbekistanEligible
Malaysia Flag
MalaysiaEligible
Mozambique Flag
MozambiqueEligible
Ghana Flag
GhanaEligible
Peru Flag
PeruEligible
Saudi Arabia Flag
Saudi ArabiaEligible
Madagascar Flag
MadagascarEligible
Ivory Coast Flag
Ivory CoastEligible
Cameroon Flag
CameroonEligible
Nepal Flag
NepalEligible
Niger Flag
NigerEligible
Australia Flag
AustraliaEligible
North Korea Flag
North KoreaEligible
Syria Flag
SyriaEligible
Mali Flag
MaliEligible
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoEligible
Sri Lanka Flag
Sri LankaEligible
Taiwan Flag
TaiwanEligible
Malawi Flag
MalawiEligible
Zambia Flag
ZambiaEligible
Chad Flag
ChadEligible
Kazakhstan Flag
KazakhstanEligible
Chile Flag
ChileEligible
Somalia Flag
SomaliaEligible
Senegal Flag
SenegalEligible
Romania Flag
RomaniaEligible
Guatemala Flag
GuatemalaEligible
Netherlands Flag
NetherlandsEligible
Ecuador Flag
EcuadorEligible
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaEligible
Zimbabwe Flag
ZimbabweEligible
Guinea Flag
GuineaEligible
Benin Flag
BeninEligible
Rwanda Flag
RwandaEligible
Burundi Flag
BurundiEligible
Bolivia Flag
BoliviaEligible
Tunisia Flag
TunisiaEligible
South Sudan Flag
South SudanEligible
Belgium Flag
BelgiumEligible
Jordan Flag
JordanEligible
United Arab Emirates Flag
United Arab EmiratesEligible
Cuba Flag
CubaEligible
Tajikistan Flag
TajikistanEligible
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaEligible
Sweden Flag
SwedenEligible
Portugal Flag
PortugalEligible
Azerbaijan Flag
AzerbaijanEligible
Greece Flag
GreeceEligible
Togo Flag
TogoEligible
Hungary Flag
HungaryEligible
Israel Flag
IsraelEligible
Austria Flag
AustriaEligible
Belarus Flag
BelarusEligible
Switzerland Flag
SwitzerlandEligible
Sierra Leone Flag
Sierra LeoneEligible
Laos Flag
LaosEligible
Turkmenistan Flag
TurkmenistanEligible
Libya Flag
LibyaEligible
Kyrgyzstan Flag
KyrgyzstanEligible
Paraguay Flag
ParaguayEligible
Nicaragua Flag
NicaraguaEligible
Bulgaria Flag
BulgariaEligible
Serbia Flag
SerbiaEligible
Republic of the Congo Flag
Republic of the CongoEligible
Denmark Flag
DenmarkEligible
Singapore Flag
SingaporeEligible
Lebanon Flag
LebanonEligible
Liberia Flag
LiberiaEligible
Finland Flag
FinlandEligible
Norway Flag
NorwayEligible
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicEligible
Oman Flag
OmanEligible
Slovakia Flag
SlovakiaEligible
Mauritania Flag
MauritaniaEligible
Ireland Flag
IrelandEligible
New Zealand Flag
New ZealandEligible
Costa Rica Flag
Costa RicaEligible
Kuwait Flag
KuwaitEligible
Panama Flag
PanamaEligible
Croatia Flag
CroatiaEligible
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaEligible
Eritrea Flag
EritreaEligible
Mongolia Flag
MongoliaEligible
Uruguay Flag
UruguayEligible
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEligible
Qatar Flag
QatarEligible
Namibia Flag
NamibiaEligible
Moldova Flag
MoldovaEligible
Armenia Flag
ArmeniaEligible
Lithuania Flag
LithuaniaEligible
Gambia Flag
GambiaEligible
Albania Flag
AlbaniaEligible
Gabon Flag
GabonEligible
Botswana Flag
BotswanaEligible
Lesotho Flag
LesothoEligible
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauEligible
Slovenia Flag
SloveniaEligible
Equatorial Guinea Flag
Equatorial GuineaEligible
Latvia Flag
LatviaEligible
North Macedonia Flag
North MacedoniaEligible
Bahrain Flag
BahrainEligible
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
Trinidad and TobagoEligible
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteEligible
Cyprus Flag
CyprusEligible
Estonia Flag
EstoniaEligible
Mauritius Flag
MauritiusEligible
Eswatini Flag
EswatiniEligible
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiEligible
Fiji Flag
FijiEligible
Comoros Flag
ComorosEligible
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon IslandsEligible
Guyana Flag
GuyanaEligible
Bhutan Flag
BhutanEligible
Macau Flag
MacauEligible
Luxembourg Flag
LuxembourgEligible
Suriname Flag
SurinameEligible
Montenegro Flag
MontenegroEligible
Malta Flag
MaltaEligible
Maldives Flag
MaldivesEligible
Cape Verde Flag
Cape VerdeEligible
Brunei Flag
BruneiEligible
Belize Flag
BelizeEligible
Bahamas Flag
BahamasEligible
Iceland Flag
IcelandEligible
Vanuatu Flag
VanuatuEligible
Barbados Flag
BarbadosEligible
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
Sao Tome and PrincipeEligible
Samoa Flag
SamoaEligible
Saint Lucia Flag
Saint LuciaEligible
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiEligible
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesEligible
Grenada Flag
GrenadaEligible
Micronesia Flag
MicronesiaEligible
Tonga Flag
TongaEligible
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEligible
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
Antigua and BarbudaEligible
Andorra Flag
AndorraEligible
Dominica Flag
DominicaEligible
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
Saint Kitts and NevisEligible
Liechtenstein Flag
LiechtensteinEligible
Monaco Flag
MonacoEligible
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall IslandsEligible
San Marino Flag
San MarinoEligible
Palau Flag
PalauEligible
Nauru Flag
NauruEligible
Tuvalu Flag
TuvaluEligible
Vatican City Flag
Vatican CityEligible
India Flag
IndiaIneligible
China Flag
ChinaIneligible
Pakistan Flag
PakistanIneligible
Nigeria Flag
NigeriaIneligible
Brazil Flag
BrazilIneligible
Bangladesh Flag
BangladeshIneligible
Mexico Flag
MexicoIneligible
Philippines Flag
PhilippinesIneligible
Vietnam Flag
VietnamIneligible
United Kingdom Flag
United KingdomIneligible
Colombia Flag
ColombiaIneligible
South Korea Flag
South KoreaIneligible
Canada Flag
CanadaIneligible
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaIneligible
Haiti Flag
HaitiIneligible
Dominican Republic Flag
Dominican RepublicIneligible
Honduras Flag
HondurasIneligible
Hong Kong Flag
Hong KongIneligible
El Salvador Flag
El SalvadorIneligible
Jamaica Flag
JamaicaIneligible
Cayman Islands Flag
Cayman IslandsIneligible
Bermuda Flag
BermudaIneligible
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
Turks and Caicos IslandsIneligible
Gibraltar Flag
GibraltarIneligible
British Virgin Islands Flag
British Virgin IslandsIneligible
Anguilla Flag
AnguillaIneligible
Montserrat Flag
MontserratIneligible
Falkland Islands Flag
Falkland IslandsIneligible
  • While the UK as a whole is ineligible, citizens of Northern Ireland are eligible.
  • the Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, people born in specific regions administered by Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Egypt before 1967 are chargeable to the respective country that governed the area at that time. Macau S.A.R. is chargeable to Portugal, Taiwan is chargeable to Asia, and certain disputed territories like the Habomai Islands and Southern Sakhalin are chargeable to Japan and Russia, respectively, for DV eligibility purposes
  • persons born in Macau S.A.R. derive eligibility from Portugal. Northern Ireland is treated separately from the rest of the UK and qualifies on its own. People born in the Habomai Islands, Shikotan, Kunashiri, and Etorofu are chargeable to Japan, while those born in Southern Sakhalin are chargeable to Russia