The Obama Diary

I am going to tell you guys the process of how I became an refugee admitted to the United States of American and how long it actually is.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

But I'd like you to keep in mind that the process to admit Syrian refugees to the U.S.A is even more complex.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

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Okay so first things first you apply for refugee status with a U.N agency. The application process isn't just a piece of paper.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

You have to submit ALL your documents. Birth certificates, report cards from school, IDs, driver licenses, passports, old utility bills.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

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If you're displaced, you have to provide proof that you are displaced. That your house was bombed/burned or that there are squatters in it.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

You have to write down your story. All your family members do. Where you were born, where you are now, what you're doing, everything.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

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You have to provide them with names of ALL your family members, dead and alive. All your friends, neighbors, teachers. Everyone.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

You have to provide their contact information as well. If some of them are dead you have to provide proof they are dead or missing.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

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This is the first step so let's say month 1.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

Over the next 12 months they will review you the information you provided, check the validity of your documents and check your references.

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Arnessa (@Rrrrnessa) November 18, 2025

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