The phrase "apply for resettlement" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the process of seeking a new place to live, often in the context of refugees or displaced persons.
Example: "Many families are forced to apply for resettlement due to ongoing conflicts in their home countries."
Alternatives: "request resettlement" or "seek resettlement."
Under a new framework for Syrian and Eritrean refugees envisaged by Mr Crépeau, people could apply for resettlement from the camps in neighbouring countries.
To apply for resettlement in the west, or to secure even basic support from government-affiliated NGOs, Sankari needed to return to Hatay.
Only recently did the White House agree to let a small number of people from the region apply for resettlement from their home countries.
The same goes for the many Yazidis applying for resettlement from Iraq — members of a religious minority who have been rounded up, enslaved, and murdered by ISIS.
Loreen and Shero, a Syrian Kurdish couple whose home was destroyed in Aleppo, applied for resettlement in the US in April 2014, along with their three children.
If Snowden applied for resettlement to a third country - Hong Kong does not grant asylum itself - that issue would have to be settled first.
According to Betsy Fisher of the International Refugee Assistance Project, this group includes fifty-eight thousand Iraqis who have applied for resettlement through a program known as Direct Access, which was created by Congress for Iraqis who can show that they worked with the United States government or with American companies, non-profits, or media outlets.
When she registered as a refugee in Jordan and applied for resettlement to the U.S. she said she was turned away for belonging to the party.
Anna Shea, refugee and migrant rights advisor/researcher at Amnesty International, said the numbers of people who have actually applied for resettlement in Canada speak for themselves.
But instead of trying to return to Iran, Ali would flee in the opposite direction, heading toward the cities of Southeast Asia where he could apply for asylum and resettlement in the West.
