Afghanistan, Feb. 28 -- Shawn VanDiver, head of the organization helping Afghans resettle in the United States, announced on Friday, February 28 that the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program is still active and has not been stopped. However, government support for resettlement has been canceled for visa holders.
VanDiver posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Afghan nationals with approved visas can still travel to the U.S. at their own expense. Contrary to some rumors, the program is still operational, and there have been no changes in the visa issuance process.
He further emphasized that "the only thing permanently canceled is the government resettlement support, which SIV holders used to receive until January 20 upon arrival." This suppor...