How Long Can You Stay Outside USA With Green Card?

You are allowed to stay outside the United States a maximum amount of 12 months with your green card. If you are planning to stay outside US for more than 12 months, then you must apply for “Travel Document” which allows for leaving USA for up-to 24 months. You can apply for Travel Document here: I-131, Application for Travel Document   …

Choosing Where to Live?

For many Afghan SIV applicants, deciding on where they would like to live in the United States after getting their visa issued is a hard decision.  I have always advised for choosing a low cost area with good climate where you have relatives, family or friends that can help you after arrival. However, if you not sure where to live, …

How to Translate SIV Emails

If you have limited English language ability and require SIV email or document translations, then you can use the Google Translate service by following these instructions: Visit https://translate.google.com Select English as input language and Farsi or Pashto as your output translation.  If you have documents, you can upload them to be translated also.  Note: The translations are not always correct, but …

How long will your SIV processing take?

Afghan SIV applicants are often frustrated for not knowing the amount of processing time their SIV case will take for each stage until their visas are issued.  Please keep in mind that it is impossible to estimate or predict the amount of processing time your case might take. The processing times are different for each case and depends on factors …

Reuniting Refugee and Asylee Families in the United States

The International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Southern California, working in partnership with the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), is providing free legal assistance to refugees and their family members in the U.S. who want to reunite. If you are a refugee, asylee, Green Card holder, or a U.S. Citizen and have family members in another country who …

Report of Afghan SIV Program – July 2018

The latest quarterly Afghan SIV report has been published for July 2018. The following is a summarized version of the official report. The full official report can be found at: Report of Afghan SIV Program – July 2018 Visas Issued In Fiscal Year 2017 ( October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017), US State Department issued: 4,120 principal applicant visas. 12,050 …

Instructional Assistant Position for Farsi Speakers in Sacramento, California

This is a great job opportunity for Instructional Assistant Position for Farsi Speakers in the Sacramento region’s school district. Farsi preferred * $13.15 – $16.49 Per Hour * 6 hours/day To schedule a testing appointment please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/y7j3ej94/ or click on the “San Juan Testing” link under “Links Related to This Job”. Must be …