Overview of Refugee Processing
Friday May 07 , 2010
- By: The New York Immigration Coalition
- Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Location:
The New York Immigration Coalition137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues)New York, NYMap: maps.google.com
- Contact:
Jonathan VidalThe New York Immigration Coalition – Immigrant Concerns Training Institutejvidal@thenyic.org(212) 627-2227 ext.
- Website: thenyic.org
- Source: New York
This training will provide an overview of the US Refugee Program and how to access it overseas and be processed to enter the United States as a refugee. It will also cover the roles of the Overseas Processing Entities (OPEs), the Refugee Processing Center in Roslyn, Virginia (RPC), and the Worldwide Refugee Access Processing System (WRAPS). In addition, this training will discuss the agencies that have contracts, with the U.S. Department of State, to resettle refugees. The training will be conducted by Jacquelyn Mize-Baker, Director for Refugee Processing for the International Rescue Committee.
- Attachment(s): ny05710_Overview.pdf





