For Refugee Resettlement

Resources

Items helpful to refugees being resettled to the United States by the U.S. Department of State.  These are designed to assist people ranging from refugees adjusting to American life to volunteers, professionals and authorities needing background about Eritrean refugees.

General Background on Eritrean Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Information Helpful for

  • VOLAG Admin. and Case Mgrs.
  • Immigration Lawyers, Judges
  • USCIS Analysts, Interviewers
  • UNHCR Protection, Resettlement
  • IOM Travel Specialists
  • DOJ Analysts
  • PRM Program Specialists
  • Welfare Offices, Schools

General info About Eritrean Refugees-Version 5.0

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Obtaining Documents from Eritrea

Why This May be Impossible

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Self-help Manual for Torture Survivors

By UNHCR/Israel  English & Tigrinya

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1-Page Self-help for Trauma

By Victims of Crime Service, Australia English & Tigrinya

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Holidays and Special Days Celebrated in the United States

with Dates and Meanings

English & Tigrinya

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US Refugee Processing & Screening System

from the Department of State

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Petitioning for Spouse or Unmarried Children Under Age 21 to Join a Refugee or Asylee in the U.S.

USCIS Form I-730

Instructions for Form I-730

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Alert/Warning for Refugees, Agencies and Volunteers

About Harassment and Extortion of Refugees by Agents and Loyalists of the Eritrean Regime

English & Tigrinya

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USA Map with State Name Pronunciation Rendered in GE-EZ (Eritrean Phonetic Alphabet) + State Capitals

Map

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The U.S. Volunteer Resettlement Agencies and Affiliates

R&P Affiliate Directory — October 2024

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The Resettlement Agencies: VOLAGS

Resettlement Agency List FY 2023

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UNHCR: Questions and Answers on Resettlement Referrals from Africa

Questions and Answers

How Congregations Can Help with Resettlement of Eritrean Refugees

How Congregations Can Help

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The new U.S. private group sponsorship program:

  • Overview from the U.S. State Department provided in January, 2023.
  • Details from The Welcome Corps, a U.S. State Dept. program administered by a consortium led by the Community Sponsorship Hub with funding provided by the U.S. government.  Has details on applying for a refugee sponsorship by a group of Americans.
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The Affordable Care Act:Health Insurance Info for Refugees

October 22, 2013

ORR: The U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement

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Numbers of Eritreans Resettled to the US:

By State of Reception by Fiscal Year,  2000 – 2012

ORR Data

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Refugees resettled, October 1, 2021 — June 30, 2022

Refugees resettled by Nationality by Each State; Eritrean cases highlighted.

The File

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Agencies Helping Refugees and New Asylees

2023; The Office of Refugee Resettlement

The Resource

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struggles

Seeking

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