# Newcomer guides

_Programme · The Kurdish Cooperation Organization · https://kurds.global/civic/programmes/newcomer-guides/_

Plain guides to asylum, residence and public services in host countries, with referrals.

## Record

- **Platform**: Civic
- **State**: in-preparation
- **Lede**: Newcomer guides explain the systems a newcomer meets first. They give information and point to qualified help.
- **Asylum systems**: How asylum systems compare, in plain language.
- **Public services**: Health, schools, housing and work registration.
- **Interpreters**: How to ask for an interpreter in your Kurdish variety.
- **Referrals**: Links to public and registered advice services.
- **Audience**: Asylum seekers, Recent arrivals, Local guides, Families of newcomers
- **Step 1**: Find: pick the guide for your host country.
- **Step 2**: Read: each guide states its source and date.
- **Step 3**: Refer: contact a listed advice service for your case.
- **Step 4**: Update: tell us where a guide is out of date.

## Provenance

Records updated 2026-11-11. Every value keeps its measure, year, source and label (verified, secondary, to verify); unknown is shown as unknown. Verify, add a source or report this record on its page.

## Formats

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## See also

- [Civic](https://kurds.global/civic/)