India, March 17 -- The United States has implemented more stringent regulations for the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery, often referred to as the Green Card lottery, mandating that applicants provide comprehensive passport information during the application process. This modification is part of a larger initiative by US officials to enhance identity verification and mitigate fraud within the immigration system.

The Diversity Visa program allocates up to 55,000 immigrant visas annually to applicants from nations with comparatively low immigration rates to the United States.

According to the new regulation by the US State Department, people participating in the Diversity Visa lottery are required to furnish details of a valid and unexpired pa...