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Canada

Public servicesGovernment of Canada ↗https://www.canada.ca/en.html
Immigration and entryImmigration and citizenship ↗https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html
Public healthHealth services ↗https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health.html
Official statisticsStatistics Canada ↗https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/start
Regional and state portalsGovernment of Ontario ↗https://www.ontario.ca/
Benefits and supportEduCanada ↗https://www.educanada.ca/
Benefits and supportLegal Aid Ontario ↗https://www.legalaid.on.ca/
Community and NGO partnersOrganization of American States ↗https://www.oas.org/

France

Public servicesService-Public.fr ↗https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/
Immigration and entryFrance-Visas ↗https://france-visas.gouv.fr/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://sante.gouv.fr/
Official statisticsINSEE ↗https://www.insee.fr/en/accueil

Spain

Public servicesGovernment services portal ↗https://administracion.gob.es/
Immigration and entryMinistry of Inclusion and Migration ↗https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.sanidad.gob.es/
Official statisticsNational Statistics Institute ↗https://www.ine.es/

United States

Public servicesUSA.gov ↗https://www.usa.gov/
Immigration and entryUSCIS ↗https://www.uscis.gov/
Public healthHealthCare.gov ↗https://www.healthcare.gov/
Official statisticsU.S. Census Bureau ↗https://www.census.gov/
Benefits and supportSocial Security Administration ↗https://www.ssa.gov/
Benefits and supportInternal Revenue Service ↗https://www.irs.gov/
Benefits and supportDept of Housing and Urban Development ↗https://www.hud.gov/
Benefits and supportDepartment of Labor ↗https://www.dol.gov/
Benefits and supportFederal Student Aid ↗https://studentaid.gov/
Benefits and supportUSDA Food and Nutrition Service ↗https://www.fns.usda.gov/
Benefits and supportAdministration for Children and Families ↗https://acf.hhs.gov/
Benefits and supportMedicaid ↗https://www.medicaid.gov/
Benefits and supportHead Start ↗https://headstart.gov/
Benefits and supportDept of Energy (LIHEAP) ↗https://www.energy.gov/
Community and NGO partnersLifeline Support ↗https://www.lifelinesupport.org/

Turkey

Public servicese-Government Gateway ↗https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/
Immigration and entryMigration Management ↗https://en.goc.gov.tr/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.saglik.gov.tr/EN-99295/
Official statisticsTurkish Statistical Institute ↗https://data.tuik.gov.tr/

Italy

Public servicesGovernment of Italy ↗https://www.governo.it/en
Immigration and entryEntry and residence visas ↗https://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-opportunita/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.salute.gov.it/new/en
Official statisticsIstat ↗https://www.istat.it/en/

China

Public servicesState Council of China ↗https://english.www.gov.cn/
Immigration and entryNational Immigration Administration ↗https://en.nia.gov.cn/
Public healthNational Health Commission ↗https://en.nhc.gov.cn/
Official statisticsNational Bureau of Statistics ↗https://www.stats.gov.cn/english/

Mexico

Public servicesGovernment of Mexico ↗https://www.gob.mx/
Immigration and entryNational Migration Institute ↗https://www.gob.mx/inm
Public healthSecretariat of Health ↗https://www.gob.mx/salud
Official statisticsINEGI ↗https://en.www.inegi.org.mx/

United Kingdom

Public servicesGOV.UK ↗https://www.gov.uk/
Immigration and entryVisas and immigration ↗https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration
Public healthNHS ↗https://www.nhs.uk/
Official statisticsOffice for National Statistics ↗https://www.ons.gov.uk/
Benefits and supportNHS Business Services Authority ↗https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/

Germany

Public servicesFederal Government ↗https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en
Immigration and entryFederal Foreign Office visa service ↗https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/visa-service/215870-215870
Public healthFederal Ministry of Health ↗https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/en/
Official statisticsFederal Statistical Office ↗https://www.destatis.de/EN/Home/_node.html
Benefits and supportFederal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) ↗https://www.bamf.de/EN/
Benefits and supportFederal Employment Agency ↗https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/
Benefits and supportFederal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs ↗https://www.bmas.de/EN/
Benefits and supportFamilienportal ↗https://familienportal.de/
Benefits and supportgesund.bund.de ↗https://gesund.bund.de/en/
Benefits and supportRecognition in Germany ↗https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/
Benefits and supportBAfoeG Digital ↗https://www.bafoeg-digital.de/
Benefits and supportGerman Pension Insurance ↗https://www.deutsche-rentenversicherung.de/
Regional and state portalsBaden-Wuerttemberg ↗https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/
Regional and state portalsBavaria ↗https://www.bayern.de/
Regional and state portalsBerlin ↗https://www.berlin.de/
Regional and state portalsBrandenburg ↗https://www.brandenburg.de/
Regional and state portalsBremen ↗https://www.bremen.de/
Regional and state portalsHamburg ↗https://www.hamburg.de/
Regional and state portalsHesse ↗https://www.hessen.de/
Regional and state portalsMecklenburg-Vorpommern ↗https://www.regierung-mv.de/
Regional and state portalsLower Saxony ↗https://www.niedersachsen.de/
Regional and state portalsNorth Rhine-Westphalia ↗https://www.land.nrw/
Regional and state portalsRhineland-Palatinate ↗https://www.rlp.de/
Regional and state portalsSaarland ↗https://www.saarland.de/
Regional and state portalsSaxony ↗https://www.sachsen.de/
Regional and state portalsSaxony-Anhalt ↗https://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/
Regional and state portalsSchleswig-Holstein ↗https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/
Regional and state portalsThuringia ↗https://www.thueringen.de/
Benefits and supportFederal Ministry for Housing (BMWSB) ↗https://www.bmwsb.bund.de/
Benefits and supportBAfoeG ↗https://www.bafoeg.de/
Benefits and supportAufstiegs-BAfoeG ↗https://www.aufstiegs-bafoeg.de/
Benefits and supportDeutschlandstipendium ↗https://www.deutschlandstipendium.de/
Benefits and supportYouth Migration Services ↗https://www.jugendmigrationsdienste.de/
Benefits and supportIQ Network ↗https://www.netzwerk-iq.de/
Benefits and supportGerman Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) ↗https://www.dguv.de/
Benefits and supportDeutsches Studierendenwerk ↗https://www.studierendenwerke.de/
Benefits and supportStudentenwerk Schleswig-Holstein ↗https://www.studentenwerk.sh/
Benefits and supportStudierendenwerk Hamburg ↗https://www.studierendenwerk-hamburg.de/
Benefits and supportStudierendenwerk Greifswald ↗https://www.stw-greifswald.de/
Benefits and supportStudierendenwerk Bremen ↗https://www.stw-bremen.de/
Benefits and supportIntegreat ↗https://integreat.app/
Regional and state portalsHannover ↗https://www.hannover.de/
Regional and state portalsFrankfurt ↗https://www.frankfurt.de/
Regional and state portalsWolfsburg ↗https://www.wolfsburg.de/
Regional and state portalsThAFF Thueringen ↗https://www.thaff-thueringen.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Lower Saxony ↗https://www.nds-fluerat.org/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Hesse ↗https://www.fluechtlingsrat-hessen.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Saxony ↗https://www.saechsischer-fluechtlingsrat.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Rhineland-Palatinate ↗https://www.fluechtlingsrat-rlp.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Brandenburg ↗https://www.fluechtlingsrat-brandenburg.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Saxony-Anhalt ↗https://www.fluechtlingsrat-lsa.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ↗https://www.fluechtlingsrat-mv.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Council Bremen ↗https://www.fluechtlingsrat-bremen.de/
Community and NGO partnersKuB Berlin ↗https://www.kub-berlin.org/
Community and NGO partnersOpferperspektive ↗https://www.opferperspektive.de/
Community and NGO partnersezra ↗https://www.ezra.de/
Community and NGO partnersRefugee Law Clinic Hamburg ↗https://www.rlc-hamburg.de/
Community and NGO partnersAWO ↗https://www.awo.org/

Japan

Public servicesGovernment of Japan ↗https://www.japan.go.jp/
Immigration and entryMinistry of Foreign Affairs visa information ↗https://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html
Public healthMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare ↗https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/
Official statisticsStatistics Bureau ↗https://www.stat.go.jp/english/

Greece

Public servicesGov.gr ↗https://www.gov.gr/en
Immigration and entryMinistry of Migration and Asylum ↗https://migration.gov.gr/en/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.moh.gov.gr/
Official statisticsHellenic Statistical Authority ↗https://www.statistics.gr/en/home/

Thailand

Public servicesGovernment of Thailand ↗https://thailand.go.th/home?hl=en
Immigration and entryMinistry of Foreign Affairs visa service ↗https://www.mfa.go.th/en/publicservice/issuance-of-visa
Public healthMinistry of Public Health ↗https://www.moph.go.th/
Official statisticsNational Statistical Office ↗https://www.nso.go.th/nsoweb/index?set_lang=en

Austria

Public servicesGovernment services portal ↗https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/
Immigration and entryMigration to Austria ↗https://www.migration.gv.at/en/
Public healthFederal Ministry of Health ↗https://www.sozialministerium.gv.at/en/Topics/Health.html
Official statisticsStatistics Austria ↗https://www.statistik.at/en/

United Arab Emirates

Public servicesUAE Government portal ↗https://u.ae/en
Immigration and entryIdentity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security ↗https://icp.gov.ae/en/
Public healthMinistry of Health and Prevention ↗https://mohap.gov.ae/en
Official statisticsFederal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre ↗https://fcsc.gov.ae/en-us/Pages/default.aspx

Saudi Arabia

Public servicesNational government portal ↗https://my.gov.sa/en
Immigration and entryMinistry of Foreign Affairs e-services ↗https://www.mofa.gov.sa/en/eservices/Pages/default.aspx
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Pages/Default.aspx
Official statisticsGeneral Authority for Statistics ↗https://www.stats.gov.sa/en

Portugal

Public servicesGovernment of Portugal ↗https://www.gov.pt/
Immigration and entryGovernment services for foreign nationals ↗https://www.gov.pt/temas/estrangeiros-em-portugal
Public healthNational Health Service ↗https://www.sns.gov.pt/
Official statisticsStatistics Portugal ↗https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpgid=ine_main&xpid=INE

Malaysia

Public servicesGovernment of Malaysia ↗https://www.malaysia.gov.my/
Immigration and entryImmigration Department ↗https://www.imi.gov.my/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.moh.gov.my/
Official statisticsDepartment of Statistics ↗https://www.dosm.gov.my/

Netherlands

Public servicesGovernment of the Netherlands ↗https://www.government.nl/
Immigration and entryImmigration and Naturalisation Service ↗https://ind.nl/en
Public healthGovernment health insurance guidance ↗https://www.government.nl/topics/health-insurance
Official statisticsStatistics Netherlands ↗https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb

India

Public servicesNational Portal of India ↗https://www.india.gov.in/
Immigration and entryMinistry of Home Affairs — Foreigners Division ↗https://www.mha.gov.in/en/divisionofmha/foreigners-division-1
Public healthMinistry of Health and Family Welfare ↗https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
Official statisticsMinistry of Statistics ↗https://www.mospi.gov.in/

Nigeria

Public servicesFederal Government services portal ↗https://services.gov.ng/
Immigration and entryNigeria Immigration Service ↗https://immigration.gov.ng/
Public healthFederal Ministry of Health ↗https://health.gov.ng/
Official statisticsNational Bureau of Statistics ↗https://nigerianstat.gov.ng/

South Africa

Public servicesSouth African Government ↗https://www.gov.za/
Immigration and entryDepartment of Home Affairs ↗https://www.dha.gov.za/
Public healthNational Department of Health ↗https://www.health.gov.za/
Official statisticsStatistics South Africa ↗https://www.statssa.gov.za/

Kenya

Public servicesGovernment of Kenya ↗https://gok.kenya.go.ke/
Immigration and entryDirectorate of Immigration Services ↗https://immigration.go.ke/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.health.go.ke/
Official statisticsKenya National Bureau of Statistics ↗https://www.knbs.or.ke/

Egypt

Public servicesGovernment Services Portal ↗https://www.psm.gov.eg/
Immigration and entryEgypt e-Visa Portal ↗https://www.visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/Home
Public healthMinistry of Health and Population ↗https://www.mohp.gov.eg/
Official statisticsCAPMAS ↗https://www.capmas.gov.eg/

Morocco

Public servicesKingdom of Morocco portal ↗https://www.maroc.ma/en
Immigration and entryAccès Maroc ↗https://www.acces-maroc.ma/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.sante.gov.ma/
Official statisticsHigh Commission for Planning ↗https://www.hcp.ma/

Singapore

Public servicesGovernment of Singapore ↗https://www.gov.sg/
Immigration and entryImmigration and Checkpoints Authority ↗https://www.ica.gov.sg/
Public healthMinistry of Health ↗https://www.moh.gov.sg/
Official statisticsSingapore Department of Statistics ↗https://www.singstat.gov.sg/

Australia

Public servicesServices Australia ↗https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/
Immigration and entryDepartment of Home Affairs ↗https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/
Public healthDepartment of Health ↗https://www.health.gov.au/
Official statisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics ↗https://www.abs.gov.au/
Benefits and supportStudy Assist ↗https://www.studyassist.gov.au/
Benefits and supportNDIS ↗https://www.ndis.gov.au/
Benefits and supportPharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ↗https://www.pbs.gov.au/
Benefits and supportDept of Employment and Workplace Relations ↗https://www.dewr.gov.au/
Benefits and supportWorkforce Australia ↗https://www.workforceaustralia.gov.au/
Benefits and supportTranslating and Interpreting Service ↗https://www.tisnational.gov.au/
Benefits and supportAustralian Taxation Office ↗https://www.ato.gov.au/
Community and NGO partnersAsk Izzy ↗https://askizzy.org.au/