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Newcomers in United States
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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Newcomers · United States · 38 public bodies
United States · newcomers
Newcomers in United States
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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First steps
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First steps
6 topics- 01Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
- 02Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
- 03לישאנא
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
- 04Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
- 05Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
- 06Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.
Public bodies for newcomers in United States
38 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).
יתווא והשתלבות
6 bodies- Office of Refugee Resettlementמאומת
Federal resettlement and support programmes for refugees and other eligible newcomers.
- Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairsמאומת
City services and information for immigrant New Yorkers.
- Office of New Americansמאומת
City support for immigrants and refugees in Chicago.
- Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairsמאומת
City support for immigrants and refugees in Dallas.
- Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairsמאומת
City programmes for immigrants and refugees in Seattle.
- City of San Diegoמאומת
The city's official portal for local services.
מרכזים דילפא ומחקר
5 bodies- Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian Worldמאומת
A research institute on the history and cultures of the Iranian world.
- Iranian Studies Programמאומת
Teaching and public events on Iran and its cultures.
- Roshan Institute for Persian Studiesמאומת
Teaching and research on Persian language, literature and culture.
- Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Cultureמאומת
A centre for Persian studies with public programmes.
- Association for Iranian Studiesמאומת
An international academic society for Iranian studies.
מקלט והגנה על פליטים
3 bodies- Asylumמאומת
How asylum works in the US and how to apply.
- List of pro bono legal service providersמאומת
Free legal service providers for people in immigration court.
- UNHCR in the United Statesמשני
The UN Refugee Agency office in the US.
בריאות ובריאות דנפשא
3 bodies- Health coverage for immigrantsמאומת
Which immigrants can get health coverage and how.
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifelineמאומת
Call or text 988 for free support, day and night.
- Center for Victims of Tortureמאומת
Healing services for survivors of torture and war trauma.
עזרא משפטית ואפליה
3 bodies- LawHelp.orgמאומת
Find free legal aid programmes by state.
- Civil Rights Division: report a violationמאומת
Report discrimination and civil rights violations.
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionמאומת
Complaints about discrimination at work.
אתיתא ומעמד
2 bodies- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesלאימות
The federal agency for immigration benefits, status and citizenship.
- Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrantsמאומת
Official guides for settling in the US.
תרבות ועידי
2 bodies- Iranian Film Festivalלאימות
A national museum with collections of Persian art and an annual Iranian film series.
- Persian and Iranian collectionsלאימות
The African and Middle Eastern Reading Room holds Persian collections.
קשישים
2 bodies- Eldercare Locatorמאומת
Find local services for older adults and caregivers.
- Social Securityלאימות
Retirement, disability and survivor benefits.
שולא ועסקים
2 bodies- CareerOneStopמאומת
Job search, training and local American Job Centers.
- U.S. Small Business Administrationמאומת
Help to plan, fund and run a small business.
ילפא דלישאנא
2 bodies- USA Learnsמאומת
Free online courses to learn English.
- Adult basic education and English classesמאומת
Free adult classes in English, reading and maths, and how to find one.
אזרחות
1 body- Citizenship and naturalizationמאומת
How to become a citizen, with free study materials for the test.
פארה ועזרא דיגיטלית
1 body- Consumer Financial Protection Bureauמאומת
Help with banking, credit and money, and a route to complain.
מוגבלות
1 body- ADA.govמאומת
Rights of people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
מדרסות וחינוך
1 body- English learners and schoolsלאימות
Rights and support for children learning English in public schools.
מנייני דחירום
1 body- 911לאימות
Call 911 for police, fire or ambulance. Call or text 988 for a mental health crisis.
משפחה ונשה
1 body- National Domestic Violence Hotlineמאומת
Free, confidential support for people affected by abuse, day and night.
דיור
1 body- Housing helpמאומת
Rental help, public housing and housing counselling.
הכרה בכישורים
1 body- Recognition of foreign qualificationsמשני
There is no single national authority. Schools, employers and state licensing boards decide on recognition of qualifications from abroad.
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