Sec. 1214. Sense of Senate on special immigrant visa program for Afghan allies
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It is the sense of the Senate that— the special immigrant visa program for Afghan allies is critical to the mission in Afghanistan and the long-term interests of the United States; maintaining a robust special immigrant visa program for Afghan allies is necessary to support United States Government personnel in Afghanistan who need translation, interpretation, security, and other services; Afghan allies routinely risk their lives to assist United States military and diplomatic personnel; honoring the commitments made to Afghan allies with respect to the special immigrant visa program is essential to ensuring— the continued service and safety of such allies; and the willingness of other like-minded individuals to provide similar services in any future contingency; the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) states that all Government-controlled processing of applications for special immigrant visas under that Act should be completed not later than 9 months after the date on which an eligible alien submits all required materials to complete an application for such visa ; any backlog in processing special immigrant visa applications should be addressed as quickly as possible so as to honor the United States commitment to Afghan allies as soon as possible; failure to process such applications in an expeditious manner puts lives at risk and jeopardizes a critical element of support to United States operations in Afghanistan; and to prevent harm to the operations of the United States Government in Afghanistan, additional visas should be made available to principal aliens who are eligible for special immigrant status under that Act.
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Sense of Senate on special immigrant visa program for Afghan allies
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