Eclectic — Workaround for Diversity Visa Lottery Site Bugs

Workaround for Diversity Visa Lottery Site Bugs

2024-10-04 computing society
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How to get around Connection Reset on DV Lottery application:

Increase the JPEG compression on your photos until they are 60KB or smaller. Keep the dimensions at the required 600 by 600 pixels.

If you still get Connection Reset, don’t despair, you don’t need to enter everything again:

  • Start a new application in a separate window or tab
  • Do the Captcha
  • Go back to your original application and reload the page
David Chappell
A computer programmer with 36 years of experience working with Internet technology and developing opensource software His interests include electronics, language, and the philosophy and history of science.