Updated Guide Available on Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) has a newly updated publication, Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance: A Short Guide. The guide is designed to give service providers the tools and information needed to address the barriers to resettlement and integration faced by asylees. It contains important and timely information about the benefits and services for which asylees are eligible, including job placement assistance, English language classes, medical screening, cash assistance, social security cards, employment authorization documents, adjustment of status, I-94s, travel authorization, petitioning for immediate relatives, and federal student financial aid. The guide, updated to January 2007, is a free resource for service providers that can be viewed and printed in PDF format on the CLINIC website at www.cliniclegal.org. It also is attached here Download CLINIC_Asylee.pdf

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