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تحية طيبة :
اعرض عليكم مقتطفات من تفاصيل موضوع الأس آي في حسب الوثيقة الأمريكية اللي سحبتها من موقع الهجرة الأمريكية ( USCIS ) ... العرض بالأنكليزي ...
Special Immigrant Visas for Iraqis (SIV)
(Who Worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. GOVERNMENT?)
Frequently Asked Questions for Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa Applicants
What Is This Program?
The Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, was signed into law on January 28, 2008. Section 1244 of this legislation, entitled “Special Immigrant Status for Certain Iraqis”, as amended by section 1 of Public Law 110-242 enacted on June 3, 2008, authorizes 5,000 special immigrant visas annually for Iraqi employees and contractors for fiscal years 2008 through 2012. This provision creates a new category of special immigrant visa (SIV) for Iraqi nationals who have provided faithful and valuable service to the U.S. Government (USG), while employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government in Iraq, for not less than one year after March 20, 2003, and who have experienced or are experiencing an ongoing serious threat as a consequence of that employment. In addition to these Frequently Asked Questions for Applicants, also see the USCIS Fact Sheet on Iraqi Special Immigrant Visas.
NOTICE: The applicant should NOT make any travel arrangements, sell property, or give up employment until the US Embassy or Consulate General has issued a visa.
What Is Meant by Fiscal Year?
The fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends September 30.
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What about My Family? May They Immigrate with Me?
Spouses and unmarried children, younger than 21, accompanying or following to join a principal immigrant may be accorded the same special immigrant classification as the principal visa applicant. Visas issued to derivative spouses and children do not count toward the cap of 5,000 special immigrant visas per year.
How Many Special Immigrant Visas Can Be Issued Per Year?
The total number of principal visa applicants who may be provided special immigrant status under this section may not exceed 5,000 per year for Fiscal Years 2008-2012.
When the Cap of 5,000 Visas Is Reached, Will the Petitions Be Rejected and Have to Be Refiled?
USCIS will continue to process each petition, even after the annual cap has been reached. If the numerical limitation is not reached during a given fiscal year, the numerical limit for the following fiscal year shall be increased by the amount of numbers that were unused. If the numerical limitation for Fiscal Year 2012 is not reached, any unused numbers from that year may be used in Fiscal Year 2013. Numbers will not carry forward into Fiscal Year 2014. Family members do not count against this cap. When the petition has been approved, it will be sent to the National Visa Center. NVC will be in contact with the petitioner and will forward the petition to the Embassy when the visa case is ready for scheduling.
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