Refugee FAQs

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Who are refugees?
Who are asylum seekers?
What is the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker?
What is the difference between a refugee and a migrant?
What services do people receive when they arrive as refugees or humanitarian entrants?
Do refugees receive higher social security payments than age pensioners?
How many refugees does Australia settle each year?
Where do Australia’s refugees come from?

Success stories

Ignite Small Business Start-ups client Karim. Karim* arrived in Australia in 2012 to seek asylum when it became unsafe for him to stay in Iran.

An electrical engineer by trade and with a wealth of experience, he owned and operated his own business in his home town of Shiraz, Iran.