SIV

plural SIVs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of simian immunodeficiency virus.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of swine influenza virus, usually Influenza A virus.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismInitialism of special immigrant visa.

   The State Department said that there were 17,000 SIV applicants in the pipeline when President Joe Biden took office.

   2021 August 22, Jennifer Hansler, “Blinken defends handling of program to help Afghans who helped US”, in CNN

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   While SIV recipients must prove they worked directly for the US government, many who assisted the US are not eligible for SIVs and instead come to the US through the refugee track.

   2025 January 27, Priscilla Alvarez, Haley Britzky and Jennifer Hansler, “Thousands of Afghans who helped the US lose access to critical resources following Trump directives”, in CNN