Seeking asylum can be a confusing and daunting task. The reasons behind it are stressful enough. Learn more about asylum in the US and how to obtain it.
Habich Law takes the time to understand your personal story and the circumstances that led you to seek asylum. This empathetic approach ensures that your application reflects your unique situation.
Legal Expertise
At Habich Law we are well-versed in asylum law, ensuring that your application meets all legal requirements and is supported by strong evidence.
Representation and Advocacy
Habich Law provides robust representation and advocacy throughout the asylum process, from the initial application to hearings and appeals if necessary.
Contact us at Habich Law to assist you with the process of seeking Asylum
Asylum offers protection to individuals fleeing persecution in their home countries. Habich Law asylum services are dedicated to helping you find safety and security in the U.S. if you fear to return to your own country due to the fear of:
race,
religion,
nationality,
political views, or
membership in a particular social group
Applications for asylum usually must be filed within one year of your entry into the United States.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you may apply for asylum regardless of your immigration status so long as you file your application within one year of your last arrival or demonstrate that you are eligible for an exception to that rule.
The Asylum Officer will evaluate your testimony, the information you provide on your application, and any supplementary materials you submit to determine if you are a refugee and whether any mandatory bars apply. The Asylum Officer will also evaluate the credibility of your claim. In addition, the Asylum Officer will consider country condition information from reliable sources.
You may apply for employment authorization if:
150 days have passed since you filed your complete asylum application, excluding any delays caused by you (such as a request to reschedule your interview) AND
No decision has been made on your application
If you are granted asylum you may work immediately.
You will have asylee status. You will receive an I-94 Arrival and Departure record documenting that you are able to remain indefinitely in the United States as an asylee. You will be authorized to work in the United States for as long as you remain in asylee status. You may obtain a photo-identity document from USCIS evidencing your employment authorization by applying for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). You will also be able to request derivative asylum status for any spouse or child (unmarried and under 21 years of age as of the date you filed the asylum application, as long as your asylum application was pending on or after August 6, 2002) who was not included as a dependent in your asylum decision and with whom you have a qualifying relationship. This means that you will be able to petition to bring your spouse and/or children to the United States, or allow them to remain in the United States indefinitely incident to your asylee status.
Yes. Your asylee status may be terminated if you no longer have a well-founded fear of persecution because of a fundamental change in circumstances, you have obtained protection from another country, or you have committed certain crimes or engaged in other activity that makes you ineligible to retain asylum status in the United States. See INA § 208(c)(2). An asylee is not a lawful permanent resident. You may apply for lawful permanent resident status after you have been physically present in the United States for a period of one year after the date you were granted asylum status.
This means that the Asylum Officer was unable to approve your asylum application and you are not currently in valid status. You will receive charging documents that place you in removal proceedings in Immigration Court. Your asylum application will be referred to the Immigration Court for an Immigration Judge to decide during the removal proceedings.
