{"id":499,"date":"2021-10-29T02:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/?page_id=499"},"modified":"2025-08-20T07:10:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:10:57","slug":"young-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/iran\/en\/young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you under 18?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you under 18? If you are, this page is for you! You will find information about services for children and young people who have had to leave their home country and are now in Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m under 18, am I allowed to contact UNHCR?<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you are! ? If you need information or support from UNHCR, you can contact us by email ? or through a hotline ?. It\u2019s a good idea to talk to your parents or a trusted adult first, but you can also contact us on your own. Make sure you tell us your name, age, and your phone ?\/whatsapp number or email address @<\/strong>, or any other way to get in touch with you. It\u2019s also a good idea to tell us the names of your parents if they are in Iran with you. If you are not with your parents, you can also tell us that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a1\ufe0f Find how to contact UNHCR in Iran <\/strong><\/a>? ???<\/p>\n<\/div>

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I\u2019m staying in Iran without my parents. Can UNHCR help me find them or other people in my family? ? <\/strong>??????????\u200d\u2642\ufe0f??\u200d???\u200d?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not always easy or possible to find people who are missing, or to get families back together, but children have a right to be with their parents and family. If you are not with your parents, it\u2019s a good idea to let us know so that we can help you stay safe in Iran. We can also try to help you find them and get in touch with them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a1\ufe0f Contact UNHCR in Iran for more information <\/a> <\/strong>? ? ? ?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My parents or other family members are living in another country. Can UNHCR help me to join them there?<\/strong> ?\u2708\ufe0f?\u200d?\u200d?\u200d?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Governments of other countries all have different rules and ways of working to help families get back together. Your parents or your relatives in those countries should get in touch with the governments where they are in order to start the process. You can find out more by looking at the \u2018Family Reunification\u2019 page<\/strong><\/a> and you can send the link to that page to your parents or relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u27a1\ufe0f Family Reunification<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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I am not going to school right now, but I would like to. How can I get help to go to school?<\/strong> ??<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Every child has the right to go to school. In Iran, foreign students should hold valid documents to be able to enroll in schools. Here’s a general guide:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Register in http:\/\/my.medu.ir\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n