Hopes for the opening of the DV-2027 American Lottery have faded once again. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has temporarily suspended the enforcement of an earlier ruling that required the American administration to start the procedures for reopening registrations. The October 29 decision gives the Trump administration the opportunity to continue suspending the program, at least until the appeal in court is resolved.
However, this is not a final decision on the fate of the American Lottery. The Court of Appeals has not yet issued a final assessment of the legality of the State Department’s suspension of the program, but it has called into question the plaintiff’s legal right to challenge this decision. The case began after a lawsuit from the immigration law firm Red Eagle Law, which asked the court to intervene to force U.S. authorities to open applications for DV-2027.
On October 14, federal judge Jinsook Ohta ruled in favor of the law firm, ordering the State Department to publish the registration period by October 29 and to start applications on November 1. But the new decision of the Court of Appeals has temporarily halted the enforcement of this order.
The Diversity Visa program, widely known as the Green Card Lottery, offers up to 55,000 immigration visas each year to citizens of countries with historically low levels of immigration to the U.S.
What is happening now with DV-2027?
For the moment, registrations remain closed and U.S. authorities have not announced a new date for opening applications.
The future of the American Lottery for 2027 will depend on further developments in the legal process. So, the program has not been permanently canceled, but the opening of registrations has not been confirmed either.