Since I am a data guy but also a winner of DV2025, I will start posting weekly updates on how things move for DV2025.

I really like adding the data on Github GIST as I can update every day and still have a history of how things progressed daily.

Without further ado, here are the updates for DV2025 from CEAC for week #2 for the fiscal year 2025 (Jan 7 – Jan 12, 2025)

Direct link where you can also check history.

AI Summary

Here’s a summary and key insights from the provided CEAC Diversity Visa (DV) 2025 data for the Week #2 update:

Status Transitions Overview

• Ready → Issued: 300 cases transitioned to issued, with the largest contributions from:
  • EU: 118 cases
  • AS: 90 cases
  • AF: 51 cases
• Ready → AP (Administrative Processing): 262 cases, highest transitions from:
  • AF: 84 cases
  • AS: 83 cases
  • EU: 70 cases
• Ready → Refused221g: 200 cases, largest from:
  • EU: 71 cases
  • AS: 62 cases
  • AF: 52 cases
• AP → Issued: 91 cases, with AF dominating at 78 cases.

Consulate Transitions

• EU Region: Leads in consulate movements with 8 transitions, such as:
  • NVC → HNK (Hong Kong): 2 cases.
  • Several smaller consulate changes in EU and AF.

Status Change Activity (By Region)

• Issued Visas:
  • Total: 423 cases (835 individuals).
  • Regional breakdown:
    • EU: 145 cases (330 individuals) – highest activity.
    • AF: 139 cases (242 individuals).
    • AS: 93 cases (167 individuals).
• Refused Cases: 55 total cases.
  • Majority in AF (25 cases) and AS (17 cases).
• Administrative Processing (AP): 285 cases with:
  • AF: 93 cases (highest).
  • AS: 84 cases.
  • EU: 80 cases.

Key Regions for Activity

• Most Status Transitions: AF (319 transitions).
• Most Issued Visas: EU (145 cases).
• Most Cases in Administrative Processing: AF (93 cases).

2NL Notifications (Interviews Scheduled)

• Only 1 case notified for EU at the HNK (Hong Kong) consulate.
  This low number suggests limited interviews scheduled this week.

Key Insights

1. EU dominates in issued visas this week, but AF has the highest overall activity, especially in administrative processing cases.
2. Refused221g cases (temporary refusals needing additional documents) remain significant, especially in EU (71 cases).
3. Case numbers processed so far:
   • EU up to 12,000, AF up to 22,500, and other regions are within their respective limits.

This summary highlights EU’s leadership in issued visas and AF’s prominence in status transitions, particularly in administrative processing.