DV 2026: MAY Cut-Off Numbers Published!
The Visa Bulletin for April 2026 has been published, revealing the Diversity Visa cut-off numbers that will apply in May 2026.
News
The Visa Bulletin for April 2026 has been published, revealing the Diversity Visa cut-off numbers that will apply in May 2026. As you will observe, the April cut-off numbers were all maintained (for all regions and exception countries) for the month of May.
May Cut-Offs
Below are the new cut-off numbers – those that will apply in the DV 2026 Program during the month of May 2026:
What it means
The May 2026 cut-off numbers – as established – means that case numbers that are eligible for May interview are the same as those eligible for April interview, as follows:
AFRICA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 55,000;
For the Africa region’s exception countries: ALGERIA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 37,000; EGYPT: Case Numbers up to, but not including 30,000;
ASIA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 35,000;
For the Asia region’s only exception country NEPAL: Case Numbers up to, but not including 10,000;
EUROPE: Case Numbers up to, but not including 20,000;
NORTH AMERICA (and the BAHAMAS): Case Numbers up to, but not including 50;
OCEANIA: Case Numbers up to, but not including 1,500;
SOUTH AMERICA (and the CARIBBEAN): Case Numbers up to, but not including 3,000.
Cases Not Yet Eligible
Cases whose case numbers are exactly the same or higher than their region or country cut-off shown above are not eligible for May interviews. Applicants concerned should consider their cut-off number when the next Visa Bulletin is published (anytime from April 7th to 15th) to ascertain their case status. The cut-offs to be revealed in that Visa Bulletin will concern June 2026, the NINTH month of interviews in the DV 2026 Program.
Important: A case number being eligible for interview for a given month does not mean that that case number will be interviewed during the month in question at all cost. It may well be; it may also not be. In addition to the case number being eligible for interview, other factors contribute to determining when the case concerned will actually be interviewed.
REMINDER
The Visa Bulletin is published every month. It is by means of said publication that Diversity Visa applicants get to know the month when their case will be eligible for interview. For a better understanding of what the Visa Bulletin is and how it works, kindly refer to this article.
