The requirement adds a pre-entry cost and a documentation step for applicants to help tackle fraud, per the State Department.

President Donald Trump ordered the suspension of the diversity visa (green card lottery) program after authorities said the Brown University and MIT shooting suspect, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, ...

Law enforcement officers search the area for the Brown University shooting suspect, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha) President Donald Trump suspended the green card ...

President Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program on Thursday that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States. Homeland Security Secretary ...

The U.S. Department of State has finalized new rules for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, requiring applicants to ...