Afghan Support Project
Legal Resources for Afghans
As the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates by the day, many Afghans and their friends and colleagues may be looking for resources on how to relocate to safety in the United States. We have compiled a number of resources to guide this search: If you are currently in Afghanistan, please check the U.S. Embassy website regularly for information about relocation and repatriation. Update as of August 24, 2021: Our current advice is not to approach the airport without specific instructions to do so. We continue to encourage everyone to check the US Embassy website for any new information.
Fee Waiver Form I-912
Fee Waiver, Form I-912 Practice Pointer written by Pars attorney, SimaAlizadeh. To review, please click HERE.
Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program
Afghan P-2 Refugee Program
For people who want to apply for the new Afghan P-2 Refugee Program, please click HERE.
Humanitarian Parole
For people who are not eligible for SIVs or for any other kind of visa, the United States does have an exceptional program called Humanitarian Parole. It requires both a financial sponsor in the U.S. and evidence of exceptional humanitarian need. Please review a guide explaining the basics of this process available HERE.
- Humanitarian Parole New Guidance Pars Equality Center notes. To read in in English, click HERE.
- Humanitarian Parole New Guidance Pars Equality Center notes. To read in Dari, please click HERE.
- To read about Parole and Beyond for Afghan Nationals in English, please click HERE.
- To read about Humanitarian Parole in Pashto, please click HERE.
- To read about Humanitarian Parole in Dari, please click HERE.
- To read about Humanitarian Parole Process in English, please click HERE.
- To learn about how to file for Humanitarian Parole, please click HERE.
- To view a sample of Humanitarian Parole Cover, please click HERE.
- To review I-131 Afghan Humanitarian Parole Checklist, please click HERE.
- Department of State Afghan Parole Information Sheet (Note: Vaccination Information). Click HERE.
- Dari Language Community Zoom Session Humanitarian Parole and the Pars Afghan Support Project. Click HERE.
- To watch the HP & SIV Application Training video, please click HERE.
- Fee Waiver, Form I-912 Practice Pointer written by Pars attorney,SimaAlizadeh. To review, please click HERE.
- AILA practice pointer on how to file proper Fee waivers with USCIS written by Pars Immigration Attorney Sima Alizadeh. To reviw, please click HERE.
Afghan Q & Document List
To review the document list for Afghani Refugee / Humanitarian Parolee / SIV cases, please click HERE.
Free Immigration Legal Service Providers
A list of Free Immigration Legal Service Providers in the United States is available HERE.
Find an Attorney
- Find a Low Bono Immigration Attorney HERE.
- A list of Private Immigration Attorneys in the United States is available HERE.
Refugee Protections for Afghans
This page provides information about refugee protection programs in various countries neighboring Afghanistan and with visa-free access for Afghan nationals.
Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement
If you want to volunteer as a non-lawyer or language volunteer please download and sign this form HERE and send back to afghansupport@parsequalitycenter.org
Asylum
- To review Form I-589 in Pashtu, please click HERE.
- To review Form I-589 in Dari, please click HERE.
- To review Form I-589 Instructions in Dari, please click HERE.
- To review Asylum Basics for Afghan Nationals in Dari, please click HERE
- To review Asylum Basics for Afghan Nationals in Pashto, please click HERE.
- To review Asylum Basics for Afghan Nationals in English, click HERE.
- To review Asylum Application Filing Deadline for Afghan Parolees in English, click HERE.
- To review Asylum Application Filing Deadline for Afghan Parolees in Dari, click HERE.
- To review Asylum Application Filing Deadline for Afghan Parolees in Pashto, click HERE.
Pars Afghan Support Mailing List
If you would like to stay connected with us about new information and guidance related to humanitarian parole applications and immigration news and information related to the Afghan crisis please click here to fill out our Pars Afghan Support Mailing List.
USCIS Fee Waiver Form I-912
- Sample Fee Waiver (Income Based)
- Sample Fee Waiver (Means Tested Benefit)
- Sample Fee Waiver (Financial Hardship)
- Sample Verification of Benefits Letters
- Verification of Benefits Request Letter (Use this letter to ask a Government Agency for a Verification of Benefits Letter to apply for a fee waiver)
- Best Practices for Preparing and Filing Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan Nationals
- TPS Checklist in English and Dari– What you need to file a TPS Application.
- TPS Questionnaire in English, Dari and Pashto (thanks to RAICES, Austin, Texas for this informative document) Use this document to compile information needed for the TPS application Form I-821.
- TPS Cover Letter: Use this sample cover letter to file your TPS application.
- TPS Next Steps General English & Dari : ( Next Steps to file your TPS Application ).
- Pars Equality Center Youtube Video Series: Self-filing Afghan initial TPS
Re-Parole
- Pars Equality Center Video: DHS Announces Re-Parole for Afghans & Afghan Support Centers: Watch HERE.
