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Afghan US visa program applicants hit 100,000
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10:31 24/08/2021
The number of Afghans who have applied for the US Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program has hit 100,000, according to a refugee assistance group. Head of the US-based International Refugee Assistance...
16 Republicans oppose US visas for Afghans
11:08 20/08/2021
16 Republican lawmakers who have opposed granting US visas to 8,000 Afghans who supported US efforts in the war against the Taliban have been blasted by US immigration advocates and members of the...
British media calls for special UK visa for Afghans
15:17 09/08/2021
A coalition of UK news organisations has sent a letter to UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, calling for special UK visas to be issued to Afghan staff under threat...
US visa cap increase for Afghans backed by White House
14:57 22/07/2021
The White House is reportedly throwing its support behind an increase in the number of US Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) that can be issued to Afghans who have supported American troops. As US forces...
Biden administration in US visa talks with three Asian states
11:01 06/07/2021
The Biden administration is reportedly in talks with three Central Asian states over taking in more than 50,000 ‘at risk’ Afghans who worked with the US military. As US troops withdraw from...
UK visas for Afghan interpreters facing Taliban threat
10:04 02/06/2021
More than 1,000 Afghan interpreters have won a battle to be granted UK visas. The UK Defence Secretary has announced that a total of 1,010 interpreters out of 2,850 who served British forces will...
