The Department of State noted that it has a total of 3,000 Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) available for Afghan nationals for Fiscal Year 2014. It is expected that all of these visas will be issued by the end of August 2014. The Department of State welcomes an action to extend this program by Congress and will quickly make arrangements to release additional SIVs to Afghan applicants in need.
The Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 authorized the issuance of SIVs to Afghan nationals employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan who met certain other requirements. Eligible Afghan nationals who were employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan for a period of one year or longer between October 7, 2001 and December 31, 2014 are eligible for this program.
