Department of Human Services: Refugee Resettlement Program
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Refugee Resettlement Program

The Office of Refugee Resettlement fosters prompt transition from dependency on public assistance to self-sufficiency for refugees who settle in the District of Columbia.

Services: The Office of Refugee Resettlement provides employment services, services to victims of human trafficking, refugee cash and medical assistance, repatriation services, and oversees the Refugee Unaccompanied Minors Program. These services are provided in collaboration with a network of service providers to ensure that the necessary support and assistance is given to refugees.

Eligibility: Eligible population will be referred by a third party: Immigration office, voluntary Agency Attorney offices etc., to Catholic Charities Refugee Center (CRCS) for services.

The following categories of Refugees are eligible:

  • Refugees in possession of an I-94 stamped “Admitted as a Refugee pursuant to section 207 of the Act” are eligible for services;

  • Parolees who have an I-94 with “paroled as a refugee or “207” stamped or written on the document are eligible;

  • Cuban/Haitian entrants who have been granted parole, applied for asylum, or are in exclusion or deportation proceedings but have not received a final order of deportation;

  • Asylees must also possess an I-94;

  • Must reside in the District of Columbia to be eligible for services.

How to Obtain Benefits: Only refugees referred by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or by the United States embassy in the country of asylum are eligible for the US Refugee Resettlement Program.

Once the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approves the refugee’s application for US resettlement, he or she will be matched with an American resettlement organization such as Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, and International Rescue Committee etc.

Eligible population will be referred by a third party: Immigration office, voluntary Agency Attorney offices etc. to Catholic Charities Refugee Center (CRCS) for services.  After eligibility is determined by CRCS and case is approved by DC-Office of Refugee Resettlement CRSC will refer case for Refugee Health Screening and for Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance with Work Authorization.  CRSC will maintain case for Employment and Case Management Services.

For more information, call (202) 698-4325, or visit the Refugee Resettlement Office at 645 H Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002


Refugee Resettlement Links for Additional Information

  • US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
  • The National Immigration Forum
  • Asylumlaw.org
  • Facts About Immigration
  • Ten (10) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • US Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996
  • Immigration Reform Act of 2007
  • US Department of State Visas Services

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