Other Community Resources

Our Legal Services team can address civil rights and immigration cases. If you are seeking assistance with other types of matters, we suggest you contact the resources that specialize in them directly. Please note that we can make no guarantees as to the cost or quality of other’s services and recommend that you vet them independently.

If you are an Afghan immigrant who entered the United States with parole under OAR or PAR, you are likely in the process of applying for re-parole. You might also be waiting anxiously for USCIS to grant your application for re-parole. We hope to provide some clarity in the re-parole process. Please see select a scenario for yourself below and review the recommended next steps. If you still have questions, please reach out to our office using our online intake link. Due to the increased volume of requests, please allow us a week to respond.

Call the USCRI 24/7 Helpline: 800-615-6514
  • Immediate culturally-appropriate counseling in Dari, Pashto, and English.
  • Domestic violence and sexual abuse support for women and youth.
Contact ORR-funded Afghan-Specific Organizations

 

For more information, please visit: acf.hhs.gov/orr/programs/refugees/afghan-behavioral-health-support

Are you an Afghan individual who has been granted humanitarian parole?

You may be eligible for cash assistance, medical assistance, employment preparation, job placement, English language training, and other services offered through ORR.

You may also be eligible for federal “mainstream” (non-ORR funded) benefits, such as cash assistance through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), health insurance through Medicaid, and food assistance through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This document focuses on the benefits and services funded by ORR:

Are you an Afghan or Iraqi individual who has been granted an SIV or SQ/SI parole?

You may be eligible for cash assistance, medical assistance, employment preparation, job placement, English language training, and other services offered through ORR.

You may also be eligible for federal “mainstream” (non-ORR funded) benefits, such as cash assistance through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), health insurance through Medicaid, and food assistance through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This document focuses on the benefits and services that ORR funds:

SIV holders can also receive Reception and Placement (R&P) services from local refugee resettlement agencies. To find a local refugee resettlement agency (R&P affiliate) visit: wrapsnet.org/rp-agency-contacts

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides longer-term resettlement and integration services, such as limited cash and medical assistance, employment preparation and placement, English language training, and a variety of other services. As a population eligible for ORR services, you and your family can work with resettlement agency case managers to be referred for these services and other supports.

For more information on benefits and services, please visit: acf.hhs.gov/orr/programs/refugees/afghan-assistance-resources

Are you an individual who has been granted asylum in the United States?

You may be eligible for federal “mainstream” (non-ORR-funded) benefits, such as cash assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), health insurance through Medicaid, and food assistance through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

You may also be eligible for cash assistance, medical assistance, employment preparation, job placement, English language training, and other services offered through ORR. If you apply for the same status for your family members (“derivative asylum status”), your family members, if granted asylum, may also be eligible for resettlement benefits and services.This document focuses on the benefits and services funded by ORR: