Annual Survey of Refugees

The Annual Survey of Refugees helps The ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement meet its congressional reporting requirements, as specified in The Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, [8 U.S.C. 1523]). This ICR requests additions to the survey instrument intended to maximize the utility of the data collection, including for secondary analysis. The information collected through the Annual Survey of Refugees generates national population estimates of refugee labor force participation, public benefits receipt, English language acquisition, and conversion to legal permanent residency to meet Congressional reporting requirements. The ASR has the potential to be a valuable source of information about the experiences of refugees during their first five years in the United States. To increase the utility of this routine data collection and improve the value of the ASR for the body of knowledge on ACF programs, the redesigned instrument described in this ICR is intended to collect richer information about a variety of factors that social science research indicates are related to refugee outcomes in self-sufficiency and well-being.

The latest form for Annual Survey of Refugees expires 2023-11-30 and can be found here.

ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees

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