The Philippines agreed last July to temporarily host a U.S. immigrant visa processing center for a limited number of Afghan nationals aspiring to resettle in America.

A group of Afghan refugees has recently arrived in the Philippines for the processing of special immigrant visas that will pave the way for their resettlement

A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines on Monday to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States, as part of an agreement between

MANILA, Philippines — A group of Afghan nationals who worked alongside American forces landed in the Philippines on Monday, January 6, to continue their visa processing for resettlement in the United States — part of Washington's efforts to evacuate its former allies since the Taliban seized power three years ago.

Up to 300 Afghan nationals seeking to resettle in the US arrived in the Philippines on Monday to process their visas, part of an earlier agreement between Manila and Washington.

The Afghans, who worked for the US in Afghanistan qualified for special immigrant visas but were left behind after the US withdrawal.

Three hundred Afghan nationals arrived yesterday in the Philippines to await the processing within 59 days of their Special Immigrant Visas to the United States.