DISCLAIMER

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PETITION IS TO SOLELY REPRESENT THE DIFFICULT SITUATION OF IRANIAN STUDENTS WHO ARE WAITING FOR THEIR U.S. VISAS TO ATTEND THEIR UNIVERSITIES INSIDE THE UNITED STATES (CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC).

NO POLITICAL OR OTHER PURPOSES ARE BEING FOLLOWED. ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OR MISCONCEPTION OF THIS PETITION BY NEWS MEDIA OR OTHER ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IS ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE ADDRESSEES OF THIS PETITION ARE U.S. OFFICIALS AND RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF VISAS.
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For Iranian students, getting a US visa has been always a challenging issue. During the last two years, the COVID-19 Pandemic and cancellation of routine visa services made it even harder. While the new academic year is approaching, there is no available time for Iranian students to be interviewed for the summer and fall semesters in the US embassy of Armenia.

Furthermore, We fully understand administrative Processing (AP) before the issuance of visas is a routine procedure. However, there has never been a specific time frame for the conclusion of such processing, and it can take as short as 40 days or as long as several months. What is concerning is that until now, a large number of Iranian applicants are still waiting for the result of their AP.

It is also worth mentioning that as a result of the global Pandemic, most Iranian applicants for the F and the J categories have already deferred their admissions. For these students, the lack of available appointments and not hearing anything from the embassies means that they will lose their admissions, funding, and everything they have worked for tirelessly.

For these reasons, we respectfully urge all relevant departments and services, specifically the United States Department of State and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to kindly consider our concern and assist us with this matter by assigning more appointment slots to Iranian students. We witnessed the grace of the US embassy in Armenia when it opened its door to Iranian students while no country did and we always remember their kind service and favor.

We understand and respect the importance of taking into consideration the national interests of the United States in issuing visas, and by no means do we ask for any intervention in this process. Our only request is to expedite this process so that we would be able to attend our classes on time. We humbly ask you to support us and hear our concerns.

Respectfully submitted.