Immigrant visa · family SPECIAL
Immigrant route · SQ Iraqis and Afghans who worked for or on behalf of the U.S. government
Permanent immigration through a specifically defined special-immigrant classification.
Planning brief
Questions to carry into an official conversation
Use these prompts to make the next conversation more specific. They are planning topics, not a checklist that predicts an outcome.
- 01
Identify the statutory or employment history that makes the special route relevant and the agency that documents it.
- 02
Preserve service, employment, family, petition, or approval records in the order the official process requests.
- 03
Use current USCIS, Department of State, and post-specific instructions for the case rather than relying on a category label alone.
Source trail
Start with the published government record.
U.S. Department of State · Immigrate to the United States
Checked 2026-08-22. Government pages and post-specific instructions can change; save the current source you used.
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