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Asylum in the USA

What if my asylum application is denied?

How can I apply for asylum and what will it cost?

To be eligible for asylum in the United States, you must ask for asylum at a port-of-entry (airport, seaport or border crossing), or file an application within one year of your arrival in the United States. You must qualify for asylum under the definition of "refugee." Your eligibility will be based on information you provide on your application and during an interview with an Asylum Officer or Immigration Judge. You may apply for asylum regardless of your immigration status. This means you may apply even if you are illegally in the United States. But if an Asylum Officer finds that you are not eligible for asylum and you are in the United States illegally, the Asylum Officer will place you in removal proceedings and refer your application to an Immigration Judge for a final decision.

What is difference between acquiring asylum and refugee status?

Asylum status and refugee status are closely related. They differ only in the place where a person asks for the status. Asylum is asked for in the United States; refugee status is asked for outside of the United States. However, all people who are granted asylum must meet the definition of a refugee. If you do not qualify for asylum, but fear being tortured upon returning to your homeland, you can apply for consideration under the Torture Convention.

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