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Section 1244 of this legislation, entitled "Special Immigrant Status for Certain Iraqis", as amended by section 1 of Public Law 110-244, enacted on January 3, 2008, authorizes 5,000 Special Immigrant Visas (The Kennedy SIV Program for Iraqi Nationals Who Worked for or on Behalf of the U.S. Government) per annum for Iraqi employees and/or contractors for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
Afghans who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. Government, ISAF, or R.S. for more than one year may be eligible for a Special Immigrant Visa [62] Afghans who have worked for US-based NGOs, media organizations, or for/on behalf of the U.S. government for less than one year may be eligible for Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation [63]
Since 2005, thousands of Afghans have been admitted to the United States under the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program. [30] [5] [31] [32] Congress passed the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, which was extended in 2014. [33] Afghans who had put their lives at risk during the US-led war in Afghanistan became eligible for SIVs. [34]
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has reached a compromise deal with Republicans in House of Representatives to lift the number of resettlement visas for Afghans who worked for the United ...
The special immigrant visa, or SIV, program allows eligible Afghans who helped Americans despite great personal risk to themselves and their loved ones to apply for entry into America with their ...
The Department of Homeland Security said in the announcement that the decision to give Temporary Protected Status to Afghans who arrived after March 15, 2022, and before Sept. 20, 2023, would ...
The Emergency Afghan Allies Extension Act of 2014 (H.R. 5195; Pub. L. 113–160 (text)) is a United States federal law that authorizes an additional 1,000 emergency Special Immigrant Visas that the United States Department of State could issue to Afghan translators who served with U.S. troops during the War in Afghanistan.
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