Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa program

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State
gptkbp:application includes Chief of Mission approval
gptkbp:benefit eligibility for certain resettlement services
permanent residency in the United States
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:Special_Immigrant_Visa_(SIV)
gptkbp:eligibility Iraqis who provided faithful and valuable service
Iraqis employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government
Iraqis facing ongoing serious threat due to their service
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:establishedIn 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa program
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Section_1244_of_the_National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2008
gptkbp:maximumVisas 5000 per year (initially)
gptkbp:purpose provide visas to Iraqis who assisted the U.S. government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Afghan_Special_Immigrant_Visa_program
gptkbp:status ongoing but limited
gptkbp:targetedNationality Iraqi
gptkbp:website https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/siv-iraqi-employee.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afghan_Special_Immigrant_Visa_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7