Afghan Allies Protection Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Afghan_Allies_Protection_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State
gptkbp:amendedBy Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009
gptkbp:appliesTo Afghan interpreters
Afghan support staff
Afghan translators
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Public_Law_111-8,_Division_F,_Title_VI,_Section_602(b)
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2009
gptkbp:eligibility employment by or on behalf of the U.S. government
facing ongoing serious threat as a result of employment
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:expansion subsequent National Defense Authorization Acts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afghan Allies Protection Act
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Special_Immigrant_Visa_(SIV)_program
gptkbp:purpose to provide special immigrant visas to Afghan nationals who assisted the U.S. government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:U.S._withdrawal_from_Afghanistan
gptkb:Iraqi_Allies_Protection_Act
gptkbp:visaCap 3,000 visas per year (initially)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afghan_Special_Immigrant_Visa_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7