
If you are filing a new SIV application after July 20, 2022, then you do not need to submit an I-360 petition. Before July 2022, all SIV applicants had to file I-360 petitions with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). SIV applicants complete the DS-260 after they apply for and receive Chief of Mission (“COM”) approval.
Iraqi and Afghan applicants who are applying to the Section 1059 SIV program that requires a letter from a U.S. Iraqi and Afghan SIV applicants who are inside the United States. This guide does not provide information for: This guide provides general information about the DS-260 (Immigrant Visa Electronic Application) for Iraqi and Afghan SIV applicants who are outside of the United States. Always check for current requirements from the government or agency deciding your request. This information was revised in January 2023. It is not meant as legal advice for individual applications. This website provides general information about legal processes available to some refugees. IRAP does not decide to help people based on any other social or political or religious criteria.
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