<p>The green card lottery called DV 2008 is from October 4, 2006 to December 3, 2006. You must submit your application before December 3, 2006. The entire application is done online. To start log onto the State Department website at http://travel.state.gov. Then go to "visa" and then "immigrants" and then "types" and then "2008 Diversity Lottery". You can obtain the complete instructions on the State Department website in pdf format (17 pages).</p>