If you are in the United States, you may be eligible to apply to the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) for adjustment of status. Please note that the laws regarding adjustment of status have recently changed. The option to adjust status may no longer be available to all applicants. To determine whether you are eligible to adjust your status you MUST contact the
CIS. Once the
CIS confirms your eligibility to adjust status they will provide you with the additional information that you need. When contacting your local
CIS office they may inform you that will not be eligible to file your adjustment until the beginning of the fiscal year, which will be October 1 of each program year.
If the
CIS determines that you are eligible to adjust status you will be required to pay a non-refundable diversity-processing fee of $375.00 per person directly to the Department of State. Information regarding where this fee should be paid is included in your winning notification packet. This fee is assessed to cover cost incurred by the Department in running the lottery selection process and is separate from any fees you will need to pay the
CIS as part of your adjustment application. Failure to pay this fee may result in the loss of your diversity visa. (Please mail the diversity-processing fee to the address given below.)
U.S. Department of State
Diversity Visa Program
P.O. Box 371989
Pittsburgh, PA 15262-0001
We do request that you complete and return the DSP-122 to the Kentucky Consular Center so that we may update your file. Question 4 of this form states: "Name of United States Consular Office where you would like to process your application". When adjusting status with the Citizenship and Immigration Service, please list the address of your local
CIS office.