Vision
Foreign-born resident who:
What/Who is a Refugee?
- is not a United States citizen
- cannot currently return to his or her country of origin because of
a well-founded fear of persecution due to either their race,
religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a
particular social group. - Refugee status is generally given:
- prior to entering the United States
- by the Bureau of Citizenship & Immigrant Services (USCIS)
