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A newcomers’ programme in preparation. A local guide helps with the practical first steps in a new country.

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Before you begin The Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.Migration and status

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  • Migration and status Rules on residence, asylum and status differ by country and change often. This is not immigration advice. Ask a regulated adviser where you live.

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  1. Mohammad Hamed Abdi (2021). What the newcomers to transit-oriented development are confronted with? Evidence from Iranian policy and planning. Journal of Transport Geography. DOI 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103005
  2. Aryan Karimi (2020). Limits of Social Capital for Refugee Integration: The Case of Gay Iranian Male Refugees’ Integration in Canada. International Migration. DOI 10.1111/imig.12691
  3. Ahmad Karimi (2019). Sexuality and Integration: Gay Iranian Refugees Navigating Refugee Status and Integration in Canada. University of Alberta Library. DOI 10.7939/r3-w3zg-vh46
  4. Aryan Karimi (2018). Sexuality and integration: a case of gay Iranian refugees’ collective memories and integration practices in Canada. Ethnic and Racial Studies. DOI 10.1080/01419870.2018.1550207
  5. Melissa Kelly, Lina Hedman (2015). Between Opportunity and Constraint: Understanding the Onward Migration of Highly Educated Iranian Refugees from Sweden. Journal of International Migration and Integration. DOI 10.1007/s12134-015-0422-4

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01What it offers

  • 01

    A local guide

    A trained volunteer from the nearest Chapter or local Chapter cell.

  • 02

    First steps

    Help with finding housing, schools, health care and public services.

  • 03

    Country guides

    Links to the newcomer guides on the civic site.

  • 04

    Community

    An introduction to community activities nearby.

02Who it is for

  • Recent arrivals
  • Students arriving for study
  • Families who have moved
  • Volunteer guides

03How it works

Interest
a newcomer registers interest and names their city.
Match
a Chapter matches them with a local guide.
First meeting
the guide and newcomer agree what help is needed.
Referral
legal and immigration questions go to qualified services.

04What it always keeps

  • Guides give information, never legal or immigration advice.
  • No personal documents are handled by guides.
  • Help is given whatever a person’s background or status.
  • Guides follow the safeguarding policy.

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    A network for young people on leadership, identity and heritage.

  • Forming

    Women

    A network for women on leadership, enterprise and mutual support.

  • In preparation

    Elders

    Company, care and the recording of memory for older members of the community.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent mental health and social care.

  • In preparation

    Families and heritage schools

    Support for families and weekend schools that teach the languages and heritage of Iran.

  • In preparation

    Convenings

    Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues and published rules.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Newcomers. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/newcomers/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Newcomers.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/newcomers/.

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@misc{idcdc2026_development_newcomers,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Newcomers},
	url = {https://iranians.global/development/newcomers/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/development/newcomers/},
}

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  1. What the newcomers to transit-oriented development are confronted with? Evidence from Iranian policy and planning

    Mohammad Hamed Abdi · 2021 · Journal of Transport Geography

    ArticleCrossrefOpenAIRE

  2. Limits of Social Capital for Refugee Integration: The Case of Gay Iranian Male Refugees’ Integration in Canada

    Aryan Karimi · 2020 · International Migration

    ArticleCrossref

  3. Sexuality and Integration: Gay Iranian Refugees Navigating Refugee Status and Integration in Canada

    Ahmad Karimi · 2019 · University of Alberta Library

    ThesisDataCite

  4. Sexuality and integration: a case of gay Iranian refugees’ collective memories and integration practices in Canada

    Aryan Karimi · 2018 · Ethnic and Racial Studies

    ArticleCrossref

  5. Between Opportunity and Constraint: Understanding the Onward Migration of Highly Educated Iranian Refugees from Sweden

    Melissa Kelly, Lina Hedman · 2015 · Journal of International Migration and Integration

    ArticleCrossref

  6. Understanding the integration of Afghan and Iranian refugees in Germany: A psycho-cultural approach with a focus on parenting

    Faranak Jelvehzadeh · 2025 · Chemnitz University of Technology

    ThesisDataCite

  7. Teachers’ experiences of supporting the mental health needs of refugee students in resource-poor settings: a qualitative study in Iran.

    Rajabi M, Williamson V, Calam R et al. · 2025 · Eur J Psychotraumatol

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  8. Innovative pathways for sustainable health financing for migrants and refugees in Iran: a stakeholder and social network analysis approach.

    Bakhtiari A, Olyaeemanesh A, Behzadifar M et al. · 2026 · BMJ Public Health

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  9. First Generation Iranian Refugees and their Acculturation in the United States

    Tania Hormozi · 2024 · Refugees and Migrants – Current Conditions and Future Trends [Working Title]

    ChapterCrossrefCC-BY-3.0

  10. Transit refugees : legalization struggles of Iranian asylum seekers in Van, eastern Turkey

    Zahide Özge Biner · Agence Bibliographique de l’Enseignement Supérieur

    ThesisCrossref

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