U.S. Department of State — National Visa Center (NVC)
The National Visa Center (NVC) is part of the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (DOS). It coordinates immigrant visa applications, including Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) processing under Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009.
Operational Role in Vault
- Chief of Mission (COM) Adjudication: Handled the appeal and issued the approval of Chief of Mission standing for Zaitullah Jan Khebarkhil under case
NVCSIV2022250581on2025-09-05. - Approved DS-157 Petition Standing: Under amended statutory provisions, the approved COM decision constitutes an approved immigrant visa petition under INA § 203(b)(4) for principal applicants in the United States.
- Universal SQ IVP Coordination: Generated immigrant visa case
KBL2025765036on2025-09-24.