Why:
If you have Facebook, please change your Facebook settings to "private". The Taliban
is on social media and can find people this way. Please ask all Afghan friends in
Afghanistan and in other countries to do this IMMEDIATELY.
Directions:
Afghan Students and Advocacy
Contact Congressman Josh Harder's Office!
- E-mail: ishtar.saiyady@mail.house.gov
- 4701 Sisk Road Suite 202 in Modesto
- Phone Contact: (209) 579 5458
- https://harder.house.gov/Afghanistan-Evacuation-Resources
Webinar this Friday, October 1st!
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6:30-8:00 p.m. via Zoom by Silent Professionals
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Registration Link: https://silentprofessionals.org/webinar-afg-evacuation
- Topics Covered:
- Current Security Situation in Afghanistan
- Evacuation Processes for:
- SIVs approved and SIVs in process
- U.S. Citizens
- LPRs (legal permanent residents)
- P1/P2 Status Persons
- Questions and Answers
Local Resources and Advocacy
Making Facebook Friends Private
Help for Family in Afghanistan
To Advocate for Family in Afghanistan (Instructions from Josh Harder's Office):
- Send all of their documents, along with the Privacy Release Form(CLICK HERE) with the spouse/immediate family member in the U.S. completing the top portion with their information,
- Include the name of the spouse/immediate family member in Afghanistan in the "explanation" portion along with date of birth, passport number, and exact spelling of the spouse's/immediate family member's name.
- If it’s an SIV (Special Immigrant Visa) for Afghans who worked with the U.S. military, they are still processing those applications. Please send their information (name, DOB, application number, mission number, passport number) and Ishtar will try to get information for them.
- The paperwork can be delivered to:
- Josh Harder's Office
- 4701 Sisk Road Suite 202 in Modesto
- ishtar.saiyady@mail.house.gov
- 209-579-5458
For Approved SIV Holders, complete this form:
US citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), individuals in possession of an Immigrant Visa (IV), or the certain individuals who have a pending IV (From CAIR- Pennsylvania):
- If you know someone who needs to get out of Afghanistan, they can contact the Afghanistan Task Force at ATF-TF3@state.gov. Name, contact #/email, accompanying family members, passport info or national ID. This is for anyone: family of USC, women at risk, SIV, activists, etc. You can contact on behalf of someone but add who you are/if you are in the military so that the Task Force understands where the insight is coming from.
- For those who are eligible for an SIV, but do not yet have an appointment or have not yet applied, please immediately contact AfghanSIVapplication@state.gov
- The situation is evolving rapidly, which may affect how up-to-date this information is.
Private Organizations Doing Evacuation Airlifts for SIVs
- Allied Airlift: https://www.alliedairlift21.org/
- Link to Form: https://alliedairlift21.force.com/register/s/
- Project Dynamo: https://www.projectdynamo.org/
- Link to Evacuation Form: https://airtable.com/shrnoVZEupAXILFka
Another Resource for Anyone Needing Evacuation:
- actf@state.gov include:
- A copy of you passport, national ID card, and any other identification.
- Explain briefly why you are at risk and include how many family members are with you.
- Provide an email and mobile phone number in Kabul.
More Congressional Help in Addition to Josh Harder's Office:
- Representative Andy Kim: Afghanistan Evacuation Contact Details - Rep. Andy Kim (google.com)
- Representative Jason Crow: LINK to assistance form
- Senator Tom Cotton: evac@cotton.senate.gov
- Representative Eric Swalwell: ca15afghancases@mail.house.gov LINK to assistance form
- Senator Amy Klobuchar: assistance@klobuchar.senate.gov
- Representative Darrell Issa: LINK to assistance form
For Green Card Holders Here with Family in Afghanistan
- You are able to petition to bring your immediate family members to the U.S. permanently using Form I-130. This process may take years, however.
For Afghan Contractors Who Worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers
- If you worked for or contracted with the US ACE, see information here for submitting a request for and SIV or P2: https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/Fact-Sheets/Afghanistan/
To Request Asylum or Humanitarian Parole (from CAIR-CA resource guide):
- For Afghans who fear persecution from the Taliban or any group in Afghanistan:
- If you suffered or fear serious harm by the Taliban or any group that the government is unable to protect you from based on your race, nationality, religion, political opinion, or particular social group, you should seek safety at the nearest refugee camp and register with a designated Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or the United Nations (UN) as a refugee.
- If you are in the U.S., you may apply for asylum. Contact CAIR-CA’s Immigrants’ Right Center or an immigration attorney to get a consultation and more information about this process (see below).
- If you can make it to a port of entry at a U.S. border, you can apply for asylum.
- For Afghans seeking entry to the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons:
- Humanitarian parole may be an option. Humanitarian Parole can be requested by someone outside of the United States who is seeking temporary entrance to the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons. To be eligible, you have to establish 1) that you will go back to Afghanistan when it is safe, or 2) how you plan to regularize status in the US. This could refer to information about a pending or soon to be filed petition by your qualifying family member on your behalf, intentions to apply for asylum, etc.
- If you can reach a third country, an application for Humanitarian Parole can be made
at the U.S. Embassy. Afghan citizens are eligible for e-visas to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
and Kyrgyzstan, and they may enter the following countries without a visa:
- Antigua and Barbuda (e-Visa)
- Benin (e-Visa)
- Cape Verde (Visa on arrival – 3 months)
- Comoros (Visa on arrival – 45 days)
- Dominica (Visa free entry – 21 days)
- Ethiopia (e-Visa – 90 days)
- Maldives (Visa on arrival – 30 days)
- Qatar (e-Visa)
For Academic Scholars in Afghanistan
- Scholars at Risk, Robert Quinn, executive director
- e-mails: rquinn@nyu.edu, scholarsatrisk@nyu.edu, srf@iie.org
For Long-Term Legal Resources and Support:
- Zena Chafi, Fresno/Merced Community Organizer for Council on American-Islamic Relations, California
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- Zchafi@cair.com | 559-550-0819
- CAIR-Sacramento Valley/ Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) Office
- ca.cair.com/sacval/ | 559-916-8321
- Contact Sima at PARS Equality
- Fill out the following survey and students will be contacted by a legal professional who will be able to assist them with their case: https://tinyurl.com/3T9VYRSH
- afghansupport@parsequalitycenter.org
دانش آموزان و دفاع کنندگان افغان
دانش آموزانی که میخواهند از خانواده ها و خویشاوندان غیر شهروند امریکایی خود که در افغانستان هستند دفاع کنند:
بعضی از شماها پرسیده بودین که با داشتن ویزای SIV چگونه میتوان به فامیل و خویشاوندان خویش که در افغانستان هستند و شهروند امریکایی نیستند به نمایندگی از آنها برای پرونده هایشان کمک و دفاع کرد. من این فرم و یک پیغام که از World Relief دریافت کردم که از طرف دفتر جناب اقای جاش هاردر رسیده است. در مسیج گفته شده است که:
ًاز خانواده [که در ایالات متحده هستند] بخواهید که تمام اسناد خود را به همراه فرم انتشار حریم خصوصی بر کرده و بفرستند. خانواده [که در ایالات متحده هستند] قسمت بالایی را با اطلاعات خود پر کرده، و در قسمت "توضیحات" نام همسر/خانواده نزدیک را درج کنند به همراه تاریخ تولد، شماره گذرنامه، و املای دقیق نام همسر/عضو نزدیک خانواده خویش را بنویسند.ً
فرم انتشار حریم خصوصی: https://www.mjc.edu/instruction/litlang/esl/documents/117thcongressprf.pdf
این اسناد را میتوانید مستقیم به ادرس زیر تحویل بدهید: 4701 Sisk Road Suite 202 in Modesto
یا به این ادرس ایمیل ارسال کنید: ishtar.saiyady@mail.house.gov
امیدوارم که این به برخی از شما که می خواهید فامیل/اقوام غیر شهروند امریکایی خویش را
از افغانستان خارج کنید کمک کند. لطفا اگر سوالی داشتین به این ادرس ایمیل سوالات خود
را ارسال کنید: lumanr@yosemite.edu و من آنها را به دیگران می سپارم که ممکن است بتوانند
پاسخ بهتری دهند.
Students in Afghanistan Now
For students and U.S citizens currently in Afghanistan:
- Repatriation Request (From Josh Harder's Office):
- Complete the Repatriation Assistance Request form on the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan repatriation alert WEBPAGE:
- Then send your names, passport numbers, and date of birth to ishtar.saiyady@mail.house.gov
- To register for any option that might be identified to return to the United States, you must complete this Repatriation Assistance Request for each traveler in your group.
- Spouses and minor children of US citizens in Afghanistan who are awaiting immigrant visas should also complete this form.
- Please do so as soon as possible. You must complete this form even if you’ve previously submitted your information to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
- If the link above is not functioning, try this LINK/FORM from the state department for repatriation assistance.
- US citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), individuals in possession
of an Immigrant Visa (IV), or the certain individuals who have a pending IV (From
CAIR- Pennsylvania):
- If you know someone who needs to get out of Afghanistan, they can contact the Afghanistan Task Force at ATF-TF3@state.gov. Name, contact #/email, accompanying family members, passport info or national ID. This is for anyone: family of USC, women at risk, SIV, activists, etc. You can contact on behalf of someone but add who you are/if you are in the military so that the Task Force understands where the insight is coming from.
- The situation is evolving rapidly, which may affect how up-to-date this information is.
For continued/long-term legal assistance and support, contact:
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Zena Chafi, Fresno/Merced Community OrganizerCouncil on American-Islamic Relations, California
- Zchafi@cair.com | 559-550-0819
- CAIR-Sacramento Valley/ Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) Office
- ca.cair.com/sacval/ | 559-916-8321
برای دانش آموزان و شهروندان ایالات متحده که در حال حاضر در افغانستان حضور دارند:
دانش اموزان افغان ما که در حال حاضر در افغانستان هستند، لطفا به لینک مسیج که از دفتراقای جاش هاردر رسیده است مراجع کنید:
لطفاً از دانش اموزانی که در حال حاضر در افغانستان هستند فرم درخواست کمک برای بازگشت را در وب سایت سفارت ایالات متحده پر کنید. پس از پر کردن آن، لطفاً نام، شماره گذرنامه، و تاریخ تولد خود را برای من ارسال کنید، و من برای پیگیری با وزارت خارجه پیگیری می کنم.
(می توانید اطلاعات خود را به ishtar.saiyady@mail.house.gov ارسال کنید.)
لینک فرم درخواست بازگشت: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=dFDPZv5a0UimkaErISH0S0jG7jCPVrpAs2b5YumFx6FUOUNBS0lPNFk1SjhEQzBRRDlXS0NXNFM1WCQlQCN0PWcu
سفارت آمریکا در افغانستان گزارش هایی دریافت کرده است که پروازهای تجاری بین المللی
هنوز از کابل در حال انجام هستند، اما ممکن است صندلی/چوکی در دسترس نباشد. سفارت ایالات
متحده در حال بررسی گزینه هایی برای شهروندان آمریکایی هستند که مایل به خروج هستند ولی
نتوانسته اند که صندلی خود را در پروازهای تجاری بدست بیاورند. این اعلامیه برای جلب
اطلاعات شهروندان آمریکایی است که ممکن است مایل به استفاده از چنین گزینه هایی باشند.
اگر پرواز فعلی ای رزرو کرده اید، آن رزرو را لغو نکنید. سفارت نمی تواند تعداد پروازهای
چارتری یا در دسترس بودن آنها را تضمین کند و همچنان از همه شهروندان ایالات متحده در
افغانستان می خواهد تا از گزینه های پروازهای تجاری خود استفاده کنند، زیرا امکان این
وجود دارد که هر لحظه ای بدون هشداری میدان هوایی بسته شود.
برای ثبت نام در هر گزینه ای که ممکن است برای بازگشت به ایالات متحده مشخص شود ، باید
این درخواست کمک به بازگشت را برای هر مسافری در گروه خود تکمیل کنید. همسران و فرزندان
خردسال شهروندان آمریکایی در افغانستان که منتظر ویزای مهاجرت هستند نیز باید در صورت
تمایل به ترک این فرم را تکمیل کنند. لطفا این کار را در اسرع وقت انجام دهید. حتی اگر
قبلاً اطلاعات خود را به سفارت ایالات متحده
در کابل ارسال کرده اید ، باید این فرم را تکمیل کنید.
Priority 2 Visas & Journalists
Eligibility:
- interpreters who worked for the US military but not long enough to qualify for SIV (less than two years)
- Afghan employees of a US news organization, and
- Afghans employed directly by a US-owned NGO. (Afghans who were employed directly by Indiana University, Ball State University, Kansas State University, Save the Children, Reuters, Associated Press, etc.)
- To get Priority 2 status:
- an Afghan needs to leave Afghanistan and go to a 3rd country to complete paperwork and wait for approval.
- If they are not approved, they would become refugees and work with UNHCR.
- The first step to apply for Priority 2 is to contact a US citizen at the NGO or news organization where they worked. They should send an email to their US contact and remind their contact of their full name and the dates that they worked for them.
- Then ask their organization to complete the employment verification form and send it to ishtar.saiyad@mail.house.gov. CLICK HERE for employment verification form.
- More information on the P2 process.
- Information in Pashto/ په پښتو ژبه معلومات
- Information in Dari/ اطلاعات به زبان دری
- Assistance Completing Forms:
- If you or your family member does not have contact info for former employers, or they have attempted to contact and are not receiving a response, this email will connect them to a group of volunteers that will try to locate their employers: cgm@pitt.edu
- If your family member is interested in Priority 2 but needs help completing forms, please email batest@yosemite.edu.
Journalists:
If you have a journalist friend / family member who worked in Afghanistan, contact
these two organizations for help:
- Women in Journalism Organization (This organization may be contacted for both women and men in need.)
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- safety@womeninjournalism.org
- cc: damla@womeninjournalism.org
- Committee to Protect Journalists Organization
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- emergencies@cpj.org
- cc: cpj_asia@cpj.org
For continued legal assistance and support, contact
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Zena Chafi, Fresno/Merced Community OrganizerCouncil on American-Islamic Relations, California
- Zchafi@cair.com | 559-550-0819
- CAIR-Sacramento Valley/ Central California (CAIR-SV/CC) Office
- ca.cair.com/sacval/ | 559-916-8321
واجدین شرایط برای ویزای اولویت 2
این ویزا برای افراد زیر موجود است:
مترجمانی که برای ارتش ایالات متحده کار می کردند اما نه به اندازه ی کافی ای که واجد شرایط بوده باشند برای ویزایSIV،
کارمندان افغان یک سازمان خبری آمریکایی، و
افغان هایی که مستقیماً توسط یک سازمان غیردولتی آمریکایی استخدام شده بودند. (افغانهایی که مستقیماً در دانشگاه ایندیانا ، دانشگاه ایالت بال، دانشگاه ایالتی کانزاس، Save the Children، ماموریت بین المللی کمک، رویترز، آسوشیتدپرس، و غیره استخدام شده بودند.)
اگر شما یا یکی از بستگان شما با یکی از این دسته ها مطابقت دارد، با Tara Bates در آدرس: batest@yosemite.ed در ارتباط شوFrench/German/British Employees
- If Your Family Member Has Worked for the British in Afghanistan
- Send an email with their name, phone, email, the name of the project they worked on, and an explanation of what they need to: arap.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
- If Your Family Member Has Worked for the French in Afghanistan
- Send their name, date of birth, phone and email, contact information to: alertes.cdc@diplomatie.gouv.fr or they can call +33 1 53 59 11 10 and press #2.
- If Your Family Member Has Worked for the Germans in Afghanistan
- Send they name, date of birth, passport, family information, and the name of the project they worked on to batest@yosemite.edu. She will pass it on to contacts at GIZ.
Mental Health Resources
- For Mental Health Support Available in Dari, Pashto, or Urdhu, CLICK HERE
- Afghan Path toward Wellness (IRC): Call 209-497-7755 or 209-202-9540 for more information
- MJC Students can call MJC Health Services at 209-575-6038 and get connected to mental
health counseling. See more informaiton below:
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Free appointment-based counseling (added service as of July 1, 2021):
- Students can select from a variety of licensed counselors (providers listed will be those licensed in the state where the student is calling from)
- Students will be presented with a list of provider profiles which they can scroll through and select from. Provider profiles include: provider photo, short bio, educational background, languages spoken, gender, and ethnicity.
- Scheduled counseling visits last 60 minutes
- Students can have a video visit (similar to facetime or zoom) or have a phone-only visit
- Students are eligible for up to 12 free counseling visits this coming school year
- Students can book up to 3 scheduled counseling visits at a time either with the same provider or different providers.
Scheduled counseling services and TalkNow are available through the TimelyMD mobile app or through the timelycare.com/piratecare
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Community Advocacy & Volunteers
For Advocacy:
Write your local government representatives to express your concerns and advocate
for the safety of vulnerable Afghans. You can also encourage your local leaders to
begin to make plans to welcome new arrivals here. Use your power as citizens!
برای دیگران:
همکلاسی های شما به حمایت شما در مورد وضعیت افغانستان نیاز دارند. همکلاسی های افغان
شما از وضعیت کنونی در افغانستان نگران هستند و با افزایش خشونت در آنجا برای جان اعضای
خانواده خود می ترسند. برخی از همکلاسی های MJC شما اکنون در افغانستان هستند و نمی توانند
از آنجا خارج شوند. هرچند شما ناتوان نیستید. می توانید به نمایندگان دولت محلی خود بنویسید
تا نگرانی های
خود را بیان کرده و از ایمنی آنها دفاع کنید. همچنین می توانید رهبران محلی خود را تشویق
کنید تا برای استقبال از ورودهای جدید به اینجا برنامه ریزی کنند.
از قدرت و صدای خود به عنوان شهروند برای رفاه همکلاسی های خود استفاده کنید!
- Petitions to the White House
- Send pre-written petitions asking the U.S. government to work toward a safe departure of Afghans needing to flee:
- Ishtar Saiyady (she/her) (Josh Harder's office): Ishtar.Saiyady@mail.house.gov
- Sue Zwahlen: mayor@modestogov.com
- Modesto City Council: council@modestogov.com
- Jennifer Hidalgo (Ana Caballero's office): Jennifer.Hidalgo@sen.ca.gov
- Heath Flora (CA assemblyman): https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/Publ.../ContactPopup.php...
- Contact Vivien Jacob at IRC: vivien.jacob@rescue.org
- Contact Sarah Williams at World Relief: swilliams@wr.org