For 19 days, a naturalized American citizen born in Afghanistan, who served the U.S. mission there for four years, has been waiting at a military base in Qatar, eager to make it back to the American Dream he built for himself and his wife.
, sharing Wafa's frustration while praising the"tenacity" of the man he served alongside.
"My brain doesn't work really not sure what to do," Wafa replied after the State Department told him to shelter and wait for further instructions.Prince Wafa meets with 7-11 executives at the San Diego store he's a co-partner in, in 2020. "You have to walk back through that checkpoint and because I already showed my American passport, that was very scary," he said, his tone turning from frustration to seriousness.
Since Aug. 31, the State Department has directly assisted in the departure of 385 U.S. citizens and 285 Lawful Permanent Residents from Afghanistan, a spokesperson told ABC News. "If you have a legitimate connection to an American citizen or to your work for the United States, we need to get you out and give you that opportunity rather than the mountain of paperwork," Issa added.Wafa and his wife are now at a USCIS"lilypad" station in Doha while she undergoes additional processing for an immigrant visa issued to foreign spouses of U.S. citizens.
"All we need is to go for an interview and get the visa immigration on the passport. And then we can go home together," he said, adding her visa fees are paid, his income proven and documents were expedited by the Department of State National Visa Center.
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