Who We Serve |
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We offer full medical services to people from many cultural backgrounds, including refugees and asylees, immigrants, individuals with temporary visas and anyone with limited English-speaking skills. We primarily serve individuals and families from the Charlottesville/Albemarle area and the surrounding counties. We also serve a number of patients from the Harrisonburg area, counties south and west of Albemarle, and from as far away as Manassas and Fairfax. Refugees and asylees: These individuals obtain legal residence due to their inability to return to their country of origin for fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. The difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees apply for refugee status outside the United States, while asylees apply at a port of entry or within the United States. Immigrants: These individuals include naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, and undocumented immigrants who have settled in Virginia for reasons of employment. Limited Visa: These individuals are living in Virginia because they have temporary visas for a specific purpose like employment or education. |
