Indians Excluded from US Green Card Lottery Until 2028: Immigration Pathways Narrow Under Trump Administration

Oct 17, 2025 11:14 am CST

Indian nationals will be ineligible for the US Diversity Visa lottery until at least 2028 due to high immigration volumes exceeding the program's threshold of 50,000 immigrants over five years. With 127,010 Indians immigrating to the US in 2022 alone, Indians must now pursue alternative pathways including H-1B conversion, investment-based immigration, or family sponsorship, all of which face increasing restrictions under the Trump administration's immigration policies.