The US Embassy in Nepal today announced the opening of registration of online application for the 2018 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery programme from today.

The DV programme will open at 9:45 pm on October 4 and close at 10:45 pm on November 7.

Meanwhile, the US Embassy has strongly advised the applicants not to consult untrusted contacts regarding their application.

While applying, if a candidate is married, he/she needs to list his/her spouse and unmarried children; and if unmarried, he/she needs to list all of his/her family members.

Otherwise, their applications would be invalid.

If a candidate applies more than one application, it would also result in his/her disqualification.

The result of the DV application would be published on May 2, 2017.

One can log on to www.dvlottery.state.gov and enter their confirmation number to know if he/she is selected.

It has also been advised to keep the confirmation number to self.

source:the himalayan times, 4 oct 2016