An additional 1,000 Afghan Special Immigrant Visas authorized

Policy effect

Authorized an additional 1,000 principal aliens to be granted Afghan Special Immigrant Visa status between the date of enactment and December 31, 2014.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: The extra allocation covered 1,000 principal applicants only during the period from 8 August through 31 December 2014.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

128 STAT. 1853PUBLIC LAW 113–160—AUG. 8, 2014 Public Law 113–160 113th Congress An Act To provide additional visas for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT PROGRAM. Section 602(b)(3) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) SPECIAL RULE FOR END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2014.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph and ending on December 31, 2014, an additional 1,000 prin- cipal aliens may be provided special immigrant status under this section. For purposes of status provided under this subparagraph— ‘‘(I) the period during which an alien must have been employed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii) must terminate on or before December 31, 2014; ‘‘(II) the principal alien seeking special immigrant status under this subparagraph shall apply to the Chief of Mission in accordance with paragraph (2)(D) not later than December 31, 2014; and ‘‘(III) the authority to provide such status shall terminate on December 31, 2014. ‘‘(ii) CONSTRUCTION.—Clause (i) shall not be con- strued to affect the authority, numerical limitations, or terms for provision of status, under subparagraph (D).’’. SEC. 2. TEMPORARY FEE INCREASE FOR CERTAIN CONSULAR SERV- ICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State, not later than January 1, 2015, shall increase the fee or surcharge authorized under section 140(a) o …

Review method

Official-source recall audit with Gemini 3.8 Flash and evidence-supervisor publication adjudication

Other United States changes operative in 2014

• 2014-04-08State and DHS jointly decide armed-forces visa and passport waivers
• 2014-06-01Medical examination reports limited to one year from submission
• 2014-06-05The Department of State amends the immigrant visa classification table to add the IB5 symbol for an immigrant visa issued to a parent of a U.S.
• 2014-11-21Designation of Guinea for Temporary Protected Status