Electronic Diversity Visa (2024)

Entrant Status Check (ESC)

Online Help

Introduction to ESC

• Required Information to Check Your Status
• Error Message: Information Entered is Not Valid
• Navigating in the ESC Web Site

Required Information to Check Your Status

Before You Begin

To use the Entrant Status Check (ESC) Web site to check on the status of the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form that you submitted to the program:

• You must have submitted your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form for the previous or current program year.
• You should have a copy of your DV Confirmation Page that was displayed, and that you should have printed, after you submitted your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form.

Error Message: Information Entered is Not Valid

When you are completing the Enter Entrant Information page, you may receive an error message telling you that the “Information entered is not valid…” even though you think you have entered everything correctly. Several characters in the Confirmation Number can be confusing due to their similar appearance.

Navigating in the ESC Web Site

Moving Between Pages

While in the ESC Web site, do not use your browser’s Forward and Back buttons to navigate between pages. The browser’s cache does not refresh, so using your browser’s navigation buttons may display outdated information. To ensure you are viewing updated information, use the buttons and links provided on the Web site.

Checking Your Status

• Welcome Page
• Enter Entrant Information
• Forgot Confirmation Number
• Entry Status

The ESC Welcome Page

The Welcome page is the first page you see when you navigate to the ESC Web site. To check the status of the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form that you submitted, click Continue. You may also click Help to launch the Online Help for this ESC Web site.

• You must have submitted your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form for the previous or current program year.
• You should have a copy of your DV Confirmation Page that was displayed, and that you should have printed, after you submitted your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form.

Enter Entrant Information

Completing the Enter Entrant Information Page

1. In the Confirmation Number field, enter the Confirmation Number that you received on your DV Confirmation Page. You should have printed a copy of this page when you submitted your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. The Confirmation Number format is YYYYXXXXXXXXXXXX where YYYY is the program year.
2. In the Last/Family Name field, enter your Last/Family Name. Your entry must match what you entered on your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form.
3. In the Year of Birth field, enter your four-digit Year of Birth (for example, 1962). Do not include the month or day.
4. In the Authentication field, enter the characters you see displayed.
   If you are having trouble reading the characters, do one of the following:

   Click Speaker to hear an audio clip of the characters. Enter the characters in the Authentication field.

   Click Refresh to display a new code. Enter the characters in the Authentication field.

5. Click Submit.

Forgot Confirmation Number

Completing the Verify Entrant Page

If you forgot your Confirmation Number, you can click Forgot Confirmation Number from the Enter Entrant Information page. The Verify Entrant page is displayed.

To complete the Verify Entrant page, do the following:

1. Choose the program year
2. Under Name, enter the name of the primary applicant exactly as you entered it on your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. You must select the check box under any name field that was left blank.
3. Under Date of Birth, type in your two-digit month and day, and four-digit year of birth (for example, 01 01 1962).
4. Under Email Address, enter the same email address that you used when you completed your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form.
5. In the Authentication field, enter the characters you see displayed.
   If you are having trouble reading the characters, do one of the following:

   Click Speaker to hear an audio clip of the characters. Enter the characters in the Authentication field.

   Click Refresh to display a new code. Enter the characters in the Authentication field.

6. Click Submit.

Entry Status

Viewing the Status of Your Entry

Once you have correctly completed the Enter Entrant Information page or the Verify Entrant page, the status of your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form will be displayed. Different messages will display based on whether or not your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form was selected for further processing, or if an interview appointment has been scheduled. Each message explains what else you can do based on your entry status.

• If your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form was not selected for further processing, you will see this screen:

• If your Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form was selected for further processing, a letter will display with information on what to do next.

Note: For security reasons, screen shots of selectee and appointment letters are not shown.

Assistance Information

For more information about Diversity visas:

1. Go to: travel.state.gov
2. Click U.S. Visas
3. Click Immigrate
4. Click Diversity Visa Program – Entry