Official Updates: SIV - Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans - Step by Step Explanation English

Afghan SIV Program Update
The Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, as enacted on July 30, 2021, authorized 8,000 additional Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) for Afghan principal applicants, for a total of 34,500 visas allocated since December 19, 2014. The Department of State’s authority to issue SIVs to Afghan nationals under section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, as amended, will continue until all visa numbers allocated under the Act are issued
Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans
The following documents are required from applicants who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government:

Verification of at least one year of employment by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan: a letter from your employer’s Human Resources (HR) department confirming that you were employed by, or on behalf of, the U.S. government in Afghanistan between October 7, 2001, and December 31, 2023, for at least one year.
Letter of recommendation or evaluation from your direct, senior supervisor or the person currently occupying that position, or a more senior person, if your direct supervisor has left the employer or has left Afghanistan.
Statement of threat(s) you received as a consequence of your employment with the U.S. government.
A completed Form DS-157, Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application (PDF - 278 KB).
Evidence of Afghan nationality: A copy of your passport or taskera (with English translation). (At the time of the visa interview, applicants must provide Afghan machine-readable e-passports.)
Your biographic data, and a copy of your employee badge (if available).

How many Special Immigrant Visas can be issued under this program?
The Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, as enacted on July 30, 2021, authorized 8,000 additional SIVs for Afghan principal applicants, for a total of 34,500 visas allocated since December 19, 2014. The program will end when all visas have been issued. SIVs issued to a principal applicant’s spouse and children do not count toward the numerical limit.

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