What deadline did the State Department set for Afghan SIV applications despite the immediate processing halt?

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The State Department set December 31, 2025 as the deadline to apply for Chief of Mission (COM) approval for Afghan Special Immigrant Visas, even though it had already stopped processing applications on November 28, 2025. This creates a bureaucratic contradiction: Afghans who risked their lives working for U.S. forces could submit applications until year-end, but no applications would be approved. The SIV program was designed for interpreters, fixers, and other Afghans directly employed by the U.S. government or military—like Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspected shooter who had worked with CIA-backed Zero Units.

What deadline did the State Department set for Afghan SIV applications despite the immediate processing halt?

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