How We Work
The HIAS-managed Resettlement Support Center (RSC Austria) works with three groups of displaced people: vulnerable asylum seekers in Israel who are referred for resettlement in the United States by the UNHCR, religious minorities from Iran who are petitioned for by their family and friends in the United States, and Afghan refugees in Austria. RSC staff in Vienna, Austria and Tel Aviv, Israel assist these individuals as they navigate the United States resettlement process.
The RSC is responsible for receiving applications and preparing the documents necessary for resettlement to the United States, coordinating refugee interviews with U.S. government officials, scheduling mandatory medical examinations for approved refugees, facilitating information exchange with organizations in the U.S. that provide sponsorship to refugees approved for admission, and providing Cultural Orientation training to refugees prior to their departure.