The Repatriation Program provides temporary assistance, in the form of a loan, to qualified U.S. citizens and their dependents. Recipients must be identified by the U.S. Department of State as having returned from a foreign country because of destitution, illness, war, invasion, or similar crisis, or are without resources. The purpose is to provide temporary assistance to those who experience unexpected and unavoidable problems abroad and to help them resume their lives in the United States.
Non-Emergency Repatriation
Mentally Incompetent: Any U.S. citizen, U.S. National or a dependent of a U.S. citizen who has been assessed overseas to be mentally ill. In most cases the person would be repatriated under a Certificate of Incompetence.
Unaccompanied Minor: Children under the age of 18, not in the care of their parents or another adult legally designated to care for them. The minor child will be repatriated when he or she has been abandoned, when a parent dies while traveling abroad; or when the parent is arrested, incapacitated, or otherwise unable or unwilling to provide care for a child. Minors also will be provided service through the Repatriate Program when identified for deportation.
Individual Repatriation: Individual repatriation serves individuals or families in need of assistance upon arrival to the United States.
Emergency Repatriation
Group Emergency: Group repatriation allows for evacuation of 50 to 500 U.S. citizens and dependents from overseas due to war, threat of war, and other overseas crisis.
Emergency Repatriation: Emergency repatriation allows for the evacuation of 500 or more U.S. citizens from overseas due to war, threat of war, and other overseas crisis.
Training
Training is available through the International Social Services website and includes the following webinars.
- Overview (PDF)
- Reasonable and Allowable Expenses (PDF)
- Reimbursement (PDF)
- Unaccompanied Minor Repatriations (PDF)
- Extensions and High Cost Cases (PDF)
Forms
- Reimbursement Cover Letter (PDF)
- Expenditure Statement and Claim on Reimbursement (PDF)
- Report on Referral
- Privacy Act and Agreement Forms
Resources
2-1-1 Texas: Dial 2-1-1 any time for help with state and local resources.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission: HHSC administers Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, SNAP food benefits and TANF cash assistance in Texas, long-term services and supports for people who are aging and who have cognitive and physical disabilities.
Department of Family and Protective Services: DFPS provides protection for children, adults who are elderly or have disabilities living at home or in state facilities, and licensing group daycare homes, daycare centers, and registered family homes.
Department of State Health Services: The mission of the Texas Department of State Health Services is to improve health and well-being in Texas.
HHSC Repatriation Coordinator Contact Information
For questions about the Repatriation Program, contact Gabriel Garcia at 512-945-4108 or email gabriel.garcia06@hhs.texas.gov.