Operation R-4

The Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) works to rescue, relieve, and resettle Iraqi Christians who have fled the intolerable conditions in their homeland. We have been advised by the United States Department of State and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) that the information you complete on the forms found in the links below must be clear, accurate and truthful. Your complete cooperation in filling out the application on behalf of your refugee family members will ensure their relief and will speed the process of resettlement and family reunification. 

Read the following information carefully. It is the official statement of the United States of America ’s policy on refugees.

“In order to be approved as a refugee, the person must establish that he or she:

• Has suffered past persecution; or,
• Has a well-founded fear of future persecution because of:
• Race,
• Religion,
• Nationality,
• Membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, as specified in INA 101(A) (42). 

A person, who has ordered, incited, assisted or otherwise participated in persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion is, by definition, not a refugee.  Likewise, an applicant who has been “firmly resettled” in a third county may not be admitted under INA 207, and applicants are subject to various statutory grounds of inadmissibility, including criminal, security, and public health grounds, some of which may be waived.”

	Refugee Resettlement Program Applications and Guidelines