ASYLUM
This status is given to a person who is currently in the U.S. in or out of status and demonstrates that he/she is unable or unwilling to return to his/her last country of residency or citizenship because of persecution or well-founded fear of persecution on account of
The application must be filed within 1 year after arriving in the U.S., unless you can show there are changes in circumstances that affects your eligibility for asylum or extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from filing within one year.
The application may include your spouse and children under 21 years of age. If granted asylum all beneficiaries may receive employment authorization and can apply for adjustment of status in the future.
- Race,
- Religion
- Nationality
- Membership in a particular social group, or
- Political opinion.
The application must be filed within 1 year after arriving in the U.S., unless you can show there are changes in circumstances that affects your eligibility for asylum or extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from filing within one year.
The application may include your spouse and children under 21 years of age. If granted asylum all beneficiaries may receive employment authorization and can apply for adjustment of status in the future.
