From the 17 December Edition of ISSS-BU News
Results of the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery are Announced
On November 30, 2007, the U.S. Department of State announced the results of the 2008 diversity visa lottery, which was conducted on-line a year ago, from October 2006 to December 2006. Notification of all winners was made by paper mail during spring and summer 2007. 6.4 million individuals submitted qualified applications for the lottery.
The official Department of State announcement may be read at:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/nov/96044.htm
The 2009 diversity visa lottery ended on December 2, 2007, and results will be announced in Fall 2008.