Who may apply to be resettled in the United States as a refugee?
Eligibility for consideration is governed by a system of processing priorities. Refugees may be eligible for an interview for resettlement in the United States if: UNHCR or the U.S. embassy refers them to the United States for resettlement, or They are members of specified groups with special characteristics in certain countries as determined periodically by the United States government. (For some groups, only those with relatives in the United States are eligible.) To qualify as a refugee, person must be able to prove that he/she meets the Immigration and Nationality Act’s definition of refugee. A person is not eligible for refugee status in the United States if he/she have ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. He or she is not eligible for refugee status in the United States if he/she has been firmly resettled in another country. A
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