What's New

This announcement provides information about three new classes of admission (COAs) for the surviving spouses and children of deceased Afghans and Iraqis who previously worked for or on the behalf of the U.S. government. The new COAs are:SW1: Surviving Spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person;SW2: Current spouse of SW1; andSW3: Unmarried child of SW1.Individuals with these COAs are lawful permanent residents (LPRs). LPRs are employment authorized incident to their LPR status.They may present the following documentation that includes a SW1, SW2, or SW3 COA:Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (Green Card);Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record with a Temporary I-551 Permanent Resident Stamp;Foreign passport with a Temporary I-551 Permanent Resident Stamp; orForeign passport with a Temporary I-551 Machine Readable Immigrant Visa.For additional information about documentation, please visit SAVE’s Commonly Used Immigration Documents webpage.SAVE VerificationSAVE can provide an initial verification response of “Lawful Permanent Resident – Employment Authorized” for a COA of SW1, SW2, or SW3.