Bring Zia Home

My name is Marine Veteran Sergeant Andy Slivka, and I've been working for the last three years to help my interpreter Zia obtain a special immigrant visa to come to the United States.

Zia worked with many different coalition forces as an interpreter in order to provide safety and security to our troops abroad. Without his help, we would have put our mission and the safety of our troops at risk. Zia put his life on the line for us in Afghanistan while serving with U.S. forces, and continues to do so after we have left the area where he is still in danger.

We are finally coming to the end of the process, but we are going to need some help bringing Zia home where he belongs. There is a medical screening process that has to be completed before October 11th which has put a large financial burden on Zia and his family. In addition to this, we would also like to try and help Zia as much as we can in his transition into American life by providing him, his wife, and six children with a monetary transitional buffer to see to their success once they finally come to America. This money will help them provide housing for themselves, and sustain them until Zia is able to start working in the United States and live the American dream that he earned by helping us abroad.

I had the pleasure of serving with Zia in Afghanistan and made a promise to him that I would see to him and his family coming to America no matter what. I have held true to my efforts and ask for the help of others to aid our cause. 

There is no way to express what bringing Zia to the US means to the people that served with him, and there is no way to express our gratitude for your contribution to his smooth transition to the United States.

Thank you for your time and your compassion, and I hope that I have the opportunity to share positive updates in the near future!