Up to 300 Afghans arrived in the Philippines on Monday on temporary stays while being processed for US resettlement, Philippine and US officials said.

A group of Afghan nationals arrived in the Philippines on Monday to process special immigrant visas for their resettlement in the United States, as part of an agreement between Manila and Washington.

THREE HUNDRED Afghan nationals who are awaiting resettlement in the United States arrived in the Philippines on Monday while US officials process their special immigrant visa applications, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and US Embassy in Manila.

Up to 300 Afghan nationals seeking to resettle in the US arrived in the Philippines on Monday to process their visas, part of an earlier agreement between Manila and Washington.

Incoming Afghans to stay in Southeast Asian nation no longer than 59 days under Special Immigrant Visas established by Washington in 2009 - Anadolu Ajansı

As many as 300 Afghans arrived in the Philippines on Monday for temporary stays while awaiting processing for US resettlement, according to Philippine and US officials.The arrangement stems from

The Afghans, who worked for the US in Afghanistan qualified for special immigrant visas but were left behind after the US withdrawal.