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Turkey issues 20,000 work visas for Afghans in livestock sector

The government of Turkey has issued work visas for 20,000 Afghan citizens in the livestock sector, while also working to address the issue of irregular migration of Afghans, media reports said. According to the reports, Sadun Aydinlidz, Chargé…

US pauses student visa appointments

US embassies and consulates around the globe have been directed to halt new student visa appointments, CNN reported on Wednesday.

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12,000 Afghans get special visas under Biden-Congress deal

The White House and congressional leaders have agreed to grant 12,000 special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals. The SIV program, which was created in 2009 to give Afghans who served as interpreters for the US military a path…

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Chinese embassy to resume issuing visas in Kabul

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says the Chinese embassy in Kabul will resume issuing visas to Afghans on Wednesday. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, MoFA spokesman, tweeted that as a result of efforts by MoAF, the Chinese embassy…

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No Pak visas for Afghans without polio-free certificates

KABUL embassy in Kabul. “All the visa applicants are informed that it is henceforth mandatory for all Afghan nationals seeking Pakistani visa to produce a hospital certificate on account that he/she is polio-free. “No visa applicant will be entertained without…

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Bill to address Afghan visa shortage introduced

More than a dozen US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to allow more applicants this year into the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program. The legislation in the US House of Representatives is aimed to allocate additional 2,500…

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Stranded Afghans get visas extended in Pakistan

KABUL on Friday extended the mandated period of visas to Afghan nationals, days after closing its border at Torkham and Chaman. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed the regional passport office in Peshawar to extend visas of Afghan nationals,…

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No change in visa procedure for Afghans: Indian envoy

KABUL on Wednesday said his country’s policy on issuing visas to Afghan nationals had not changed, but some pressure had been increased with regard to discipline and management. Manpreet Vohra, during a meeting with Nasir Ahmad Andisha, deputy foreign minister…