SIV
noun
: a lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS and that is closely related to HIV-2
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Tens of thousands of Afghans have already been caught in limbo due to other Trump administration executive orders suspending the US refugee admissions program and the suspension of foreign aid funding for flights of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Republican Celeste Maloy was selected as a congressional candidate in a vote powered by SIV in 2023.
—James Pearson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
Together the measures have affected roughly 45,000 SIV applicants ready to fly out of Afghanistan and at least 15,000 qualified refugees, according to the coalition #AfghanEvac.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
For reactive skin, microbiome-supportive formulas like SIV Biome Support Serum or Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Duo can help to bolster skin resiliency from the bacterial level.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Sullivan said his nonprofit has identified more than 100 people who were killed by the ruling militant group and were either SIV applicants or were likely eligible for the visa program.
—Rebecca Santana, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Legislative efforts to extend access to the SIV program, including the Afghan Adjustment Act and Afghan Allies Protection Act, have not gained passage in Congress.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
The platform, known as Secure Internet Voting, or SIV, is ran by a U.S. firm of the same name.
—James Pearson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
The backlog of principal Afghan SIV applicants was up to nearly 155,000 by December 2022.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2023
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Republican Celeste Maloy was selected as a congressional candidate in a vote powered by SIV in 2023.
—James Pearson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
Together the measures have affected roughly 45,000 SIV applicants ready to fly out of Afghanistan and at least 15,000 qualified refugees, according to the coalition #AfghanEvac.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 21 Feb. 2025
For reactive skin, microbiome-supportive formulas like SIV Biome Support Serum or Biojuve Living Biome Essentials Duo can help to bolster skin resiliency from the bacterial level.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Sullivan said his nonprofit has identified more than 100 people who were killed by the ruling militant group and were either SIV applicants or were likely eligible for the visa program.
—Rebecca Santana, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
Legislative efforts to extend access to the SIV program, including the Afghan Adjustment Act and Afghan Allies Protection Act, have not gained passage in Congress.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
The platform, known as Secure Internet Voting, or SIV, is ran by a U.S. firm of the same name.
—James Pearson, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2024
The backlog of principal Afghan SIV applicants was up to nearly 155,000 by December 2022.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2023
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SIV
noun
: a retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus (species Simian immunodeficiency virus) that causes a disease in monkeys similar to AIDS and that is closely related to HIV-2 of humans
called also simian immunodeficiency virus
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