Refugee Services

Under a grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Refugee Health Screening Clinic provides services to refugees relocating to the Austin/Travis County area. Services are also provided to asylees (individuals who are allowed to stay permanently in safety in the United States), Cubans who enter the US under the Cuban Adjustment Act, and Certified Victims of Human Trafficking.

A refugee is an individual unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of origin becasue of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.

Refugee Services

General physical examination.
Assessment of vision and hearing ability, and general dental condition.
Screening for tuberculosis, HIV, Hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, and intestional parasites. (If parasites are present, medication is administered free of charge.
Testing for the presence of other diseases.
Immunizations
Medical social services.
Assistance with completion of the I-693 Supplement Form for immigration purposes.

Refugees in Austin

Austin has about 9,000 refugees, primarily from Bosnia, Sudan, Cuba, and Vietnam. Since 2000, they have been primarily African (Liberian) refugees, as well as Cuban. In the last few years, most of the refugees who settled in Austin hail from Burma, Bhutan, Cuba, Iraq, and Africa (DR Congo, Nepal, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritea).

Other Resources for Refugees