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The United States Department of Homeland Security said today, July 18 (27 Cancer), that it will simplify the process of applying for special immigrant visas for Afghans.
According to the information of this ministry, applicants for this type of visa will fill out only one form.
Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken and US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorx said in a joint statement that new applicants will not need to fill out separate forms for special immigration visas this week.
This new process, which has been undertaken in order to make this program effective, will help in removing obstacles and reducing the time period of requests.
Previously, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States had said that it was committed to the process of special immigration visas for Afghans and has accelerated it.
“We have increased our staff, streamlined the application process and improved our technology departments,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement last month.
This official of the US State Department added that after the conversion of the missions of the US Embassy in Kabul, more work was assigned to the embassies and consulates in Soum, and the matters related to Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) were brought forward. to take
Mr. Price said that by addressing this mistake, we are processing more applications than ever before and prioritizing the interviewing of immigrant visa applicants in any third-country visitors.
In July 2021, the United States granted 8,000 additional special immigration visas to Afghans, and on this account, 34,500 visas have been allocated to Afghan citizens since December 2014.
In the first three months of this year, more than 1,500 refugees entered the United States through the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program.
During more than two weeks of evacuation operations from Afghanistan, more than 124,000 people, including foreign citizens, Afghan colleagues of the US forces and the US government, and vulnerable Afghans were moved out of Afghanistan.
However, the fate of thousands of special immigrant visa applicants who have helped the American government and military over the past two decades and are still in Afghanistan remains unclear.
Source: VOA Dari
