Find helpful articles and free resources related to public benefits for immigrants by following the links below.
Sponsored Immigrants and Benefits
Learn how an immigration sponsor can help you get public benefits.
Overview of Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs
This article focuses on eligibility and other rules governing immigrants’ access to federal public benefits programs.
Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance
The goal of the referral line is to link asylees with local refugee service providers and benefits for which they are statutorily eligible, including job placement, English classes, cash assistance, and medical assistance. The line provides information in 18 languages and is for asylees only.
Humanitarian Benefits Based Resources
USCIS provides a number of humanitarian programs and protection to assist individuals in need of shelter or aid from disasters, oppression, emergency medical issues and other urgent circumstances.
Immigrant Eligibility for Disaster Assistance
The information provided here is for families with members who are not U.S. citizens. It also applies to agencies that help immigrant families affected by a disaster.
Social Security
Whether you are a student or a teacher, a farm worker or a businessperson, a refugee or a temporary resident, if you are an immigrant and you need to do business with Social Security, you have come to the right place.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Noncitizens
If you are a noncitizen in one of certain immigration categories granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), you may be eligible for SSI. Click here to find out more.