NATIONALITIES SERVICE CENTER

AOR (Affidavit of Relationship)

The AOR provides a mean for persons legally in the United States to request refugee processing for certain family members.  AORs are prepared by a local agency participating in the Department of State's refugee resettlement program and submitted by the agency's national headquarters office.   The specific family relationships and nationalities eligible for beginning the refugee process by filing the AOR vary from year to year according to the United States Government priorities.  To find out who are eligible and from which country, click on AOR Eligibility.

For more detail information, please contact:

Yubie Albert, (215) 893-8400 ext, 107 or email: yalbert@nationalitiesservice.org

Or visit our "Family Reunification Friday" at our office, every Friday between 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

AOR Eligibility:  

In FY 2005 eligibility for a refugee interview is extended to nationals of the following fourteen countries:

Burma
Burundi
Congo [Brazzaville]
Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC]
Colombia
Cuba
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Haiti
Iran
Liberia
Rwanda
Somalia
Sudan

Eligibility is limited to spouses, unmarried children under 21, or parents of persons who are lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens and were initially admitted to the United States as refugees or granted asylum.

Eligibility for interview will be established on the basis of an Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) filed by the relative in the United States and processed through the Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security. All applicants must be located outside their countries of nationality or habitual residence.
 

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