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What brings you here today?

Choose one doorway. Each opens a focused page with the tools and information for that goal.

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🌎 New to the U.S.?

Trusted starting points for immigrants, permanent residents, refugees, asylees, newcomers, and families building a life in the United States—beginning with Michigan and designed to expand county by county.

The language menu at the top of every page can translate The People's Portal. Machine translation may contain errors; check legal documents, names, dates, and addresses against the original source.

A newcomer family and an individual receiving help from a community resource navigator outside a welcoming Michigan community center.
🧭 Start Here

Begin with official federal and Michigan newcomer information.

USCIS Settling in the U.S. ↗Office of Global Michigan ↗
🪪 Immigration & Green Cards

Official forms, case tools, and permanent-resident information.

USCIS Green Card Resources ↗USCIS Tools ↗
🇺🇸 Citizenship

Naturalization information and official civics study resources.

Citizenship Resource Center ↗
⚖️ Legal Help

Michigan immigration legal navigation and scam-awareness resources.

Michigan Legal Help ↗Global Michigan Legal Resources ↗
💼 Work, English & Credentials

Employment, English-language, education, and professional-licensing navigation.

Oakland Refugee & Immigrant Resources ↗
🤝 Refugee Services

Status-specific employment, education, social-service, and health programs.

Michigan Refugee Services ↗

The Civic Dollar

Take action with $1.

Small contributions can support voting access, civil rights, public-interest reporting, legal aid, disability power, hunger relief, and strong communities. Explore every organization and choose the impact that matters to you.

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Civic Key

Give people one doorway to trusted civic information.

Civic Key bookmarks and cards help libraries, schools, nonprofits, workforce programs, neighborhood groups, local businesses, and public agencies place trusted information within easy reach.