Legal Practitioner Resources on Humanitarian Parole and Other U.S. Pathways for Afghans

IRAP shares a small collection of resources for legal practitioners assisting Afghans with certain U.S. immigration pathways. The collection includes:

• A training and templates on filing humanitarian parole applications and expedite requests for certain Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants
• A flow chart of different entry and adjustment options for Afghans, developed with Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP and Immigrant-ARC.
• Charts of requirements for different types of U.S. visas, including S, V, U, T, H1B, K, and F visa requirements, developed with the Harvard Law School IRAP chapter
• Country of Origin Information reports (COI Reports) and Visa and Refugee Information Reports, developed with four law firms – Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and also hosted here.

View the Legal Practitioner Resources on Humanitarian Parole and Other U.S. Pathways for Afghans here or below.

These resources are intended for a legal practitioner and legal advocacy audience. They are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute attorney-client advice. To find resources about immigration pathways in multiple languages, or to request help from IRAP, please use IRAP’s Legal Information website. 

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Some legal pathways relevant to Afghans abroad have been impacted by actions by the Trump Administration after the date of publication in December 2021. IRAP is making the resources available for historical reference only. Please see IRAP’s webpage on Navigating Trump’s Second Term for additional resources and information.

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