Refugee Resettlement
CRIS is Church World Service’s (CWS) Refugee Resettlement
affiliate for Ohio. As such, CRIS provides reception and placement
of refugees from overseas. The program's case management staff
works closely with arriving refugees as they learn how to navigate
their new life in the United States. All those served by this program have been
approved for legal immigration status by the US Department of State and the US
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
affiliate for Ohio. As such, CRIS provides reception and placement
of refugees from overseas. The program's case management staff
works closely with arriving refugees as they learn how to navigate
their new life in the United States. All those served by this program have been
approved for legal immigration status by the US Department of State and the US
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
| Resettlement Services are funded by Church World Service. |
Family Reunification / AOR Process Among the options for reunification open to families who were separated while fleeing their home lands is the Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) process. Please read the following guidelines for filing Affidavits of Relationship to see if you are eligible to file an AOR. A person is eligible if he/she meets all of the guidelines below: 1. If he/she is a refugee or an asylee, 2. If he/she has family* living as a refugee outside of his/her homeland, and 3. If he/she is originally from one of these countries:
* Family is defined as: parent, spouse, and unmarried children under 21, only. If you meet all three eligibility requirements, please contact the reception desk at the CRIS North office (614-840-9634) for further details. All other question regarding sponsorship should be directed to CRIS immigration attorneys during intake. (Please see Immigration Legal Services.) |
Please see the following sites for more information:
- For information about the CWS resettlement program, including descriptions of core services
please see: http://churchworldservice.com/Immigration/index.html
- To learn how refugees arrive to the US: http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?
id=1082&subm=40&ssm=47&area=Investigate
- Would you like to help? For ideas, please see: http://churchworldservice.
com/Immigration/help.html
Have you already filed a case at CRIS?
Please refer to the following time line when making case status inquiries:
IF YOU HAVE FILED AN AOR
IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ASSURANCE PAPERWORK (SIGNED FOR A TICKET)
POST-ARRIVAL
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Please refer to the following time line when making case status inquiries:
IF YOU HAVE FILED AN AOR
- Less than 12 months since AOR was filed, no inquiries can be made
- More than 12 months, please see the CRIS North Office Manager to fill out an inquiry form
IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED ASSURANCE PAPERWORK (SIGNED FOR A TICKET)
- Less than 6 months since papers were signed, no inquiries can be made
- More than 6 months, please contact CRIS Sponsorship Developer at the agency's North Office
via phone (614-840-9634 x 16)
POST-ARRIVAL
- Please contact your case manager directly with any questions or concerns
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
- If you change your address at any time after you have made an application at our office,
please contact the person who assisted you with the application or the office manager.
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