Sri Lanka, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of State has confirmed a delay in the opening of registration for the Diversity Visa (DV) 2027 program, which typically begins in the first week of October.

The Department also indicated there will be changes to the DV entry process.

The Department of State has not yet released the official or tentative start and end dates for the DV-2027 registration period.

The Department is expected to publish detailed information soon on its website, travel.state.gov, and in the Federal Register.

One of the confirmed changes is the implementation of a new $1 electronic registration fee.

A final rule establishing the $1 registration fee for the DV Lottery was published in the Federal Register on September ...