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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
This guide for United States is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.
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.
- 03ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ
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).
ࡉࡀࡕࡁࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡌࡉࡏࡓࡀࡁ ࡁࡂࡀࡌࡀࡏࡀ
6 bodies- Office of Refugee Resettlementࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Federal resettlement and support programmes for refugees and other eligible newcomers.
- Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
City services and information for immigrant New Yorkers.
- Office of New Americansࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
City support for immigrants and refugees in Chicago.
- Welcoming Communities and Immigrant Affairsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
City support for immigrants and refugees in Dallas.
- Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
City programmes for immigrants and refugees in Seattle.
- City of San Diegoࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
The city's official portal for local services.
ࡁࡀࡕࡉࡀ ࡖࡒࡀࡓࡀࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡁࡀࡄࡅࡑࡀ
5 bodies- Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian Worldࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
A research institute on the history and cultures of the Iranian world.
- Iranian Studies Programࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Teaching and public events on Iran and its cultures.
- Roshan Institute for Persian Studiesࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Teaching and research on Persian language, literature and culture.
- Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Cultureࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
A centre for Persian studies with public programmes.
- Association for Iranian Studiesࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
An international academic society for Iranian studies.
ࡋࡀࡂࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡇࡌࡀࡉࡀࡕ ࡖࡋࡀࡂࡉࡀ
3 bodies- Asylumࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
How asylum works in the US and how to apply.
- List of pro bono legal service providersࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Free legal service providers for people in immigration court.
- UNHCR in the United Statesࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
The UN Refugee Agency office in the US.
ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡔࡋࡀࡌࡅࡕࡀ ࡖࡍࡀࡐࡑࡀ
3 bodies- Health coverage for immigrantsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Which immigrants can get health coverage and how.
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifelineࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Call or text 988 for free support, day and night.
- Center for Victims of Tortureࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Healing services for survivors of torture and war trauma.
ࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡒࡀࡍࡅࡍ ࡅࡐࡉࡋࡅࡂ
3 bodies- LawHelp.orgࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Find free legal aid programmes by state.
- Civil Rights Division: report a violationࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Report discrimination and civil rights violations.
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Complaints about discrimination at work.
ࡌࡀࡕࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡄࡀࡉࡋࡀ
2 bodies- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servicesࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
The federal agency for immigration benefits, status and citizenship.
- Welcome to the United States: a guide for new immigrantsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Official guides for settling in the US.
ࡐࡀࡓࡄࡀࡍࡂ ࡅࡏࡉࡃࡉࡀ
2 bodies- Iranian Film Festivalࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
A national museum with collections of Persian art and an annual Iranian film series.
- Persian and Iranian collectionsࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
The African and Middle Eastern Reading Room holds Persian collections.
ࡀࡍࡀࡔࡉࡀ ࡎࡀࡁࡉࡀ
2 bodies- Eldercare Locatorࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Find local services for older adults and caregivers.
- Social Securityࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Retirement, disability and survivor benefits.
ࡌࡉࡋࡕࡀ ࡅࡕࡉࡂࡀࡓࡀࡕ
2 bodies- CareerOneStopࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Job search, training and local American Job Centers.
- U.S. Small Business Administrationࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Help to plan, fund and run a small business.
ࡉࡅࡋࡐࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡋࡉࡀࡍࡀ
2 bodies- USA Learnsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Free online courses to learn English.
- Adult basic education and English classesࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Free adult classes in English, reading and maths, and how to find one.
ࡕࡀࡁࡏࡉࡅࡕࡀ
1 body- Citizenship and naturalizationࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
How to become a citizen, with free study materials for the test.
ࡐࡀࡉࡎࡉࡀ ࡅࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡃࡉࡂࡉࡕࡀࡋࡀࡉࡀ
1 body- Consumer Financial Protection Bureauࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Help with banking, credit and money, and a route to complain.
ࡍࡀࡒࡎࡅࡕࡀ
1 body- ADA.govࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Rights of people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ࡁࡉࡕ ࡏࡋࡐࡀࡍࡉࡀ ࡅࡉࡅࡋࡐࡀࡍࡀ
1 body- English learners and schoolsࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Rights and support for children learning English in public schools.
ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍࡉࡍ ࡖࡃࡅࡄࡅࡋࡀ
1 body- 911ࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Call 911 for police, fire or ambulance. Call or text 988 for a mental health crisis.
ࡔࡀࡓࡁࡕࡀ ࡅࡍࡔࡉࡀ
1 body- National Domestic Violence Hotlineࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Free, confidential support for people affected by abuse, day and night.
ࡁࡉࡕࡀ
1 body- Housing helpࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Rental help, public housing and housing counselling.
ࡒࡅࡁࡀࡋࡕࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡃࡓࡀࡊࡉࡀ
1 body- Recognition of foreign qualificationsࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
There is no single national authority. Schools, employers and state licensing boards decide on recognition of qualifications from abroad.
ࡊࡕࡅࡁ ࡋࡌࡉࡂࡁࡉࡀ. ࡁࡒࡋࡉࡃࡉࡀ ࡖࡎࡅࡓࡉࡀ ࡆࡉࡋ ࡅࡁEnter ࡐࡕࡅࡇ.
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ࡀࡐࡂࡀࡍࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡓࡆ࡙ࡀࡍࡕࡉࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡓࡌࡀࡍࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡅࡎࡕࡓࡀࡋࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡅࡕࡓࡉࡔࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡆࡀࡓࡁࡀࡉࡂ࡙ࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡀࡄࡓࡀࡉࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡉࡋࡆ࡙ࡉࡊࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡉࡓࡉࡆࡉࡋࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊࡀࡍࡀࡃࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊ࡙ࡉࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡒࡉࡁࡓࡉࡎࡀࡕࡓࡀࡃࡀࡍࡌࡀࡓࡊࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡉࡑࡓࡀࡕࡓࡀࡐࡀࡍࡋࡀࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡐࡀࡓࡀࡍࡎࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡂࡅࡓࡂ࡙ࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡋࡌࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡉࡅࡍࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡀࡂ࡙ࡀࡓࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡄࡉࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡓࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡏࡉࡓࡀࡒࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡎࡓࡀࡏࡉࡋࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡕࡀࡋࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡆ࡙ࡀࡐࡅࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡒࡀࡆࡀࡒࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊࡉࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡊࡅࡀࡉࡕࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡀࡋࡉࡆࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡌࡉࡊࡆࡉࡊࡀࡕࡓࡀࡄࡅࡋࡀࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡍࡉࡅࡆࡉࡋࡀࡍࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡍࡉࡂ࡙ࡉࡓࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡍࡅࡓࡅࡉࡆ࡙ࡀࡕࡓࡀࡏࡅࡌࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡐࡀࡊࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡒࡀࡈࡀࡓࡀࡕࡓࡀࡓࡅࡎࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡐࡓࡉࡒࡀ ࡂ࡙ࡅࡍࡅࡁࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡎࡐࡀࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡎࡅࡏࡉࡃࡀࡕࡓࡀࡎࡅࡉࡎࡀࡕࡓࡀࡕࡀࡂ࡙ࡉࡊࡉࡎࡕࡀࡍࡀࡕࡓࡀࡕࡀࡍࡆࡀࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡕࡅࡓࡊࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡌࡀࡓࡀࡕ ࡌࡅࡕࡀࡄࡉࡃࡀ ࡖࡏࡀࡓࡀࡁࡉࡀࡕࡓࡀࡁࡓࡉࡕࡀࡍࡉࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡀࡉࡀࡋࡀࡕ ࡌࡅࡕࡀࡄࡉࡃࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡅࡉࡍࡉࡆࡅࡏࡉࡋࡀࡀࡕࡓࡀࡃࡀࡐࡉࡀ
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