Surviving spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person
Surviving spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person
- 01Immigrant Category
- Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants
- 02Method of Obtaining Status
- Not specified by the source / pending review
- 03Applicant Role
- Principal applicant (the surviving spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible individual, in their own right)
- 04Nature of Residency
- Permanent resident
Code source:Code source confirmed
This code appears in an official code table or official announcement; this establishes only that the code exists, not that all fields have been verified or that applications are currently open.
Notes on Code and Data SourcesAvailability status (code and pathway assessed separately)
Code status
The code's presence in official materials proves only that the code exists; it does not indicate whether the pathway is open.
Underlying pathway status
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
Pathway:Surviving family members of Afghan/Iraqi special immigrants (SW1-3)。The current USCIS announcement from 2024 added three COAs: SW1 (surviving widow or children of an SQ1-eligible person), SW2 (current spouse of SW1), and SW3 (unmarried child of SW1). All three are currently available status codes for green card holders; the announcement did not address numerical limits or sunset dates. Evidence valid through 2026-12-31.
- USCIS New Classes of Admission for Surviving Spouses and Children of Certain Afghan and Iraqi Special Immigrants(Read2026-10-11）
Verification date2026-10-11; independent of the difficulty-of-obtaining-status score; the absence of a score does not affect this status.
Not all of the following working fields have completed legal review. See the newly added verification for the current status of the pathway; unverified fields, such as translated names and legal authorities, are not thereby elevated to verified status, nor does this constitute individualized legal advice.
02One-Sentence Status Summary
Surviving spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person
05Pathway Family and Related Immigration Pathways
Pathway family (working classification):Employment-based immigration—EB-4 special immigrants
Correspondence to specific subpathwaysUnsubstantiated / Pending Review: This edition retains only the working pathway-family classification provided by the source catalog.
Difficulty-of-Obtaining Scorev1
This site has not yet established a vetted factual assessment for this pathway; no inference is made from the code number.
An assessment under this site's editorial rules, not a government score, probability of approval, or individualized legal conclusion.Scoring Methodology
06Applicant Role
Source catalog's working classification:Principal applicant (the surviving spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible individual, in their own right)
07Method of Obtaining Status
Source catalog's working classification:Not specified by the source / pending review
08Conditional Resident Status and Permanent Nature of Residence
Unsubstantiated / Pending Review：The source catalog does not specify conditional resident status for each entry.
Residence category (working classification):Permanent resident
09Principal Applicant / Derivative Relationship
This edition includes no documented code relationships; none are inferred from code prefixes or suffixes.
04Time Period and Evidentiary Limits on “Whether It Can Still Be Newly Obtained Today”
Time-period notation:Newly added in 2024 / recent codes current as of 2026
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
The current USCIS announcement from 2024 added three COAs: SW1 (surviving widow or children of an SQ1-eligible person), SW2 (current spouse of SW1), and SW3 (unmarried child of SW1). All three are currently available status codes for green card holders; the announcement did not address numerical limits or sunset dates.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · siv-afghan-iraqi-surviving-family
Status recorded at the time of the original snapshot (not a conclusion about current status)
- COA added by the authorities in recent years; actual scope of applicability depends on the specific eligibility rules
Fields that were unverified at the time of the original snapshot remain unchanged. See the newly added pathway verification for current status; other fields are not thereby elevated to verified status.
03Official English and Chinese Working Translation
Surviving Spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person
Working Chinese name (translated): Surviving spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person
10Same-Code / Cross-Era Notice
The source does not flag any risk of cross-era confusion.
The same code may have different meanings in different eras. The source and era are preserved for each entry below; entries are not merged across eras, nor does their inclusion indicate current validity.
- SW1Newly added in 2024 / recent codes current as of 2026USCIS-2024-SW-SW1
Surviving Spouse or child of an SQ1-eligible person
- Official Grouping
- Special Immigrants
Original Snapshot Notes (Not Current Status)
The legal authority for eligibility remains to be verified (the previous reference to “2024 NDAA” was inconsistent with the cited announcement and has been deleted). Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 §602(b)(8) and Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 §1244(g), listed in the announcement, are benefits-eligibility provisions and are not treated as legal authority for immigration eligibility.
11General Limitations for Existing Holders
- Discontinuation of a code does not automatically revoke LPR status previously lawfully obtained; an individual's status still depends on subsequent facts.
This page compiles code reference materials. It does not constitute legal advice or determine any individual's current immigration status.
01Code and Original Source Notation
Normalized code:SW1
The source contains no other notation differing from the normalized code.
12Sources, Dates, and Review Status (Entry by Entry)
USCIS-2024-SW-SW1
USCIS 2024 New COA Announcement · 2024-04-19
Original snapshot review status:Official original text entered; Chinese is a working translation(As recorded at the time; for current status, see the newly added pathway verification below)
- ✓ Original English text：Verified as matching the official English original
- · Chinese name：Working Chinese translation, not subjected to word-by-word legal review
- · Legal Authority：No official basis found during this review (field retained, unverified)
- · Status in the original snapshot：Current availability was not officially confirmed in the original snapshot only; see the added pathway verification for current status.
- ✓ Applicant Role：Role supported by an official label
- · Method of Obtaining Status：Method of obtaining status not verified
- ✓ Status category：Status category verified
Verification of a Newly Added Pathway:Pathway available
Both the current official eligibility page and the code-table row have been checked and confirm that applications may be made under this pathway; this does not mean that any individual qualifies or will be approved, and a visa number must still be available.
The current USCIS announcement from 2024 added three COAs: SW1 (surviving widow or children of an SQ1-eligible person), SW2 (current spouse of SW1), and SW3 (unmarried child of SW1). All three are currently available status codes for green card holders; the announcement did not address numerical limits or sunset dates.
Verification2026-10-11· Valid through2026-12-31 · siv-afghan-iraqi-surviving-family
READING NOTES / Scope of Reading