Asylee Information and Hotline
If you have been granted asylum in the United States, you may be eligible to receive assistance and services through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). See the ORR resource map to find service providers in your local area.
English - Asylee Eligibility for Assistance and Services
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Spanish (En Español) - Elegibilidad de personas bajo asilo para asistencia y servicios
(PDF (PDF) 29KB) (DOC (DOC) - 45KB)
Albanian (Shqipe) - Kushtet e kualifikimit p ër ndihm ë dhe sh ërbime n ëp ërmjet
(PDF (PDF) 66KB) (DOC (DOC) 36KB)
Amharic (Amharic-Ethiopian) - Asylee Eligibility for Assistance and Services
(PDF (PDF) 52KB)
French (Français) - Eligibilité des réfugiés à l’assistance et aux services
(PDF (PDF) 63KB) (DOC (DOC) 27KB)
Traditional Chinese - (繁體中文) - 避難者得到援助和服務的資格
Arabic - (عربي) أستحقاق واهلية اللاجئ للمساعدةِ والخدماتِ من خلال مكتبِ إعادةِ إستيطان اللاجىء
(PDF (PDF) 139KB)
Farsi (Persian)
(PDF (PDF) 280KB) (DOC (DOC) - 36KB)
Eligibility for ORR Programs
- State Letter 00-17, September 14, 2000: Status and Documentation Requirements for the Federal Refugee Resettlement Program
- State Letter 00-15, August 3, 2000: Asylee Eligibility for Refugee Resettlement Program Benefits
- State Letter 00-12, June 15, 2000: Asylee Eligibility for Refugee Resettlement Program Benefits
Social Security Numbers
- State Letter 01-09, April 5, 2001: Change in Issuance of Social Security Numbers to Asylees
Employment Eligibility Requirements
- State Letter 01-30, November 21, 2001: Employment Eligibility Requirements
Other Information
- State Letter 01-18, July 9, 2001: Asylee Information Hotline