Afghan Resettlement & Relocation Inquiries Resources

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• CCSCC Afghan Refugees Assistance and Support

• Ways to Help Families and Friends of Afghan Refugees

• Resources for USC Afghans & Families Left in Afghanistan

• Resources for Afghan Community

• Immigration Legal Assistance

Thank you for contacting our office. If you need help yourself and/or are seeking assistance to help a family member or friend of someone trying to flee Afghanistan, please see below for the resources most appropriate for your case or situation.

• Consult the Afghanistan Inquiries web page and USRAP Priority—2 (P2) fact sheet for public guidance.

o Priority-1/Priority-2 (P1/P2) Related Questions: USRAPAfghanInquiries@state.gov

o At Risk Afghans (women and girls, journalists, etc.): USG@state.gov

o SIV Related Questions: AfghanSIVapplication@state.gov

• General resources about visa applications can be found at www.travel.state.gov under U.S. Visas/Immigrate/Special Immigrant/Employment 4th Preference (E4): Certain Special Immigrants.

• If you are currently in Afghanistan, please check the U.S. Embassy website regularly for information about relocation and repatriation.

• You may also email the DOS with a clear description of your request or question at: HAfghanInquiries@state.gov.

• Contact the National Visa Center (NVC) if you have an approved I-360 petition and have questions regarding your case status at NVCSIV@state.gov or call 1-603-334-0700.

• Contact the USCIS Nebraska Service Center for general questions about filing SIV Form I-360 at sivtranslator.nsc@dhs.gov.

• Public inquires to the NVC are directed to the federal U.S. Department of State’s inquiry form found on the Travel.State.Gov (TSG) website

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/ask nvc.html. The response time can vary depending on the request, volume of inquiries, and other factors.

• The following is a link to the TSG website, with a list of all the Immigrant Visa processing posts. It contains the post specific interview instructions: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/list-of-posts.html.

• Individuals may be eligible for resettlement in the United States with family members under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). You may find

Afghan Resettlement & Relocation Inquiries

Resources

Additional information about the USRAP Priority 2 designation for Afghan nationals here: https://www.wrapsnet.org/siv-iraqi-syrian-afghan-p2/.

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) also has legal resources to help with visas and other information.