Following the closure of Embassy Kabul, numerous Afghan Special Immigrant Visas, more commonly known as “SIVs”, have been issued by the Department of State under a temporary program designed to reward faithful service to the U.S. for those employed “by, or on behalf of, the U.S. government”. While the aim of the program is laudable, the eligibility of applicants for these visas is incredibly difficult to verify. Authenticating employment documents, ruling out other visa ineligibilities, establishing the family ties of derivative applicants, and uncovering fraud are all very difficult to do at arm’s length. In some cases, applicants who had been denied a visa at U.S. Embassy Kabul for fraud received approval to interview again based on a second, equally fraudulent application.