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Peruvian J‑1 Participant Wins Diversity Visa, Resettles in San Francisco as a U.S. Permanent Resident

He now uses TikTok to explain the lottery’s steps, eligibility, plus the new $1 registration fee.

El creador de contenido explicó que el proceso del sorteo de visas es gratuito o de costo mínimo y que puede hacerse sin intermediarios
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Overview

  • Leo Richarte registered in October 2023 and learned in mid‑May 2024, while on a Work and Travel J‑1 in New York, that his Diversity Visa case was preapproved.
  • Sponsor concerns over perceived immigrant intent led him to leave the program and return to Peru to continue processing.
  • He attended a consular interview in Lima on January 30, 2025, received approval, and reentered the United States on February 14, 2025 as a permanent resident.
  • After a difficult start in Fresno, he moved on May 18 to San Francisco, where he works, studies, and lives in shared housing.
  • In videos, he outlines requirements, urges keeping the confirmation number, notes roughly 50,000 visas from millions of entries, confirms DS‑260 did not block his J‑1 in his case, and flags the 2025 $1 entry fee.