Fact Sheet: Overview of the Special Immigrant Visa Programs
网页2021年6月22日 · There are two SIV programs available to those in Afghanistan. The first, the SI visa class category, is meant specifically for translators or interpreters who have worked with U.S. military forces. The second, the SQ visa class category, is available to any other Afghan national who was employed by or on behalf of the United States …
网页ghan national who was employed by or on behalf of the United States government in the region. Bot. f these SIV programs were created by Congress and are managed by the U.S. State Departm. nt. The number of SIVs available to people in Afghanistan are set by congressional statute. For the SI visa category, Section 1059 of the National Defense.
Fact Sheet: Pathways to Protection for Afghans at Risk
网页2021年9月1日 · The U.S. has announced three different immigration pathways that are being used to evacuate and resettle vulnerable Afghans: Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) status, the Priority 2 (P2) Refugee Program, and Humanitarian Parole. This explainer will explore the eligibility requirements, application processes, and vetting procedures for …
National Security Expert, SIV Recipients Underscore Need to …
网页2021年6月10日 · Abdul, Afghan SIV recipient resettled in Virginia: “I worked on a project that cultivated the culture of social interaction using a digital platform, especially among women, boys and girls. These kinds of projects gave me, and many people, a lot of hope. But insurgent groups did not want these projects to succeed. …
网页2021年6月23日 · The Truman Center has projected the cost of removing the 70,000 SIV candidates and their family members from Afghanistan at almost $700 million, about $10,000 per evacuee . But Congress, too, must act. While a bipartisan group of Representatives and Senators have been vocal about the need to create an evacuation …
Explainer: Options for Evacuated Afghans - National Immigration …
网页2022年4月8日 · Afghan parolees do have some options to stay in the U.S. beyond their initial two-year grant of parole, including applying for re-parole, initiating an asylum claim, continuing an SIV application, and transitioning to Temporary Protected S tatus (TPS). Some evacuated Afghan children may also be eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile status.
Explainer: Humanitarian Parole and the Afghan Evacuation
网页2021年8月30日 · Both the SIV and asylum process are severely backlogged and can take years to complete, and parolees receive no public benefits or government support beyond initial processing. As of August 26, resettlement agencies are supporting the resettlement of these Afghans largely through private donations, volunteers, and stretching already thin …
Bill Summary: The Afghan Adjustment Act of 2022
网页The Afghan Adjustment Act of 2022, or S.4787, is a bipartisan bill that would provide a path to permanent status to tens of thousands of Afghans who were evacuated to the U.S. following the fall of Kabul in August 2021. The legislation also includes provisions to ensure that eligible Afghan evacuees have been subject to rigorous vetting and ...
网页Due to the inadequacy of the SIV and P-2 programs in the context of an emergency evacuation, on August 23 the administration announced it would be using its humanitarian parole authority to process in evacuated Afghans who do not already have visas. This explainer will define humanitarian parole and describe how it is being used in the ongoing ...
What the military withdrawal from Afghanistan means for the SIV …
网页2021年5月28日 · What the military withdrawal from Afghanistan means for the SIV backlog. May 28, 2021. The Taliban has continued to firm up their grip on Afghanistan, and the escalating violence has created a humanitarian crisis, which continues to worsen by the day. This infographic details the need to create an evacuation plan for our Afghan allies prior …
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