What obstacle is cited about Sohrab's orphan status for a visa?

• A. The need for death certificates proving Hassan and Farzana's deaths
• B. Sohrab must provide birth certificate
• C. Sohrab must have a sponsor
• D. Sohrab must renounce his Afghan citizenship

Answer: (A)

Understanding how immigration for an orphan works helps here. To grant a visa by proving orphan status, officials require formal proof that both parents are dead. In Sohrab’s case, the obstacle is the need for death certificates for Hassan and Farzana to establish that he is indeed an orphan. Those documents confirm there are no living parents to support him, which is central to his visa eligibility in this scenario. A birth certificate would show who his parents were but not their deaths, so it wouldn’t establish orphan status. Having a sponsor is a possible requirement in some cases, but it doesn’t address the need to prove orphan status. Renouncing Afghan citizenship isn’t related to proving orphan status and wouldn’t help with the visa issue here.