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2 Responses to “Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services of Atlanta”

Abdijama hirsi said

February 28, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Dear sir/madam thank you my is abdijama dear i,ve done all my exams inluding health sucurety in sencond time&my family are now life in atalanta ga since september/2011 iwas waiting fly inow you can help plz help me to join my family thank youfor your asistance of refugee couse you have allow for us to coment iwill be apriciate thankyou god bless you

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- Christopher Coen said
  
  February 28, 2012 at 9:20 pm
  Sorry, but I think the only thing you can do now is wait. Each case must go through the bureaucratic process. Perhaps check back with the processing entity every few months to inquire about the status of your case.
  
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