Are you seeking asylum in the United States? If so, then you need to make sure your petition meets all the legal requirements. Furthermore, you need to gather all relevant evidence that will support any assertions you may make when filing your petition to be allowed to live in the US on the basis of an asylum claim.
At Legal Giant, we connect you with experienced asylum attorneys who will evaluate your case and help you fight to achieve asylum status and live in peace.
You do not have to return to your home country if you fear being persecuted. At Legal Giant, we have helped a lot of people to obtain their asylum status in the United States. Our attorneys are understanding and will guide you through every step of the process. They will take time to explain what you need to meet to be granted asylum and how you can navigate through the system.
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If you have well-founded fear of returning to your native country, you may want to speak to one of our attorneys to see if you are eligible for asylum status based on your fear. The United States immigration law protects persons who fear unfair prosecution in their home countries because of religion, ethnicity, race, political opinion, nationality, or social membership.
There are two possible ways of procuring asylum status: through a defensive or affirmative process. According to the immigration law, you may apply for asylum status no matter how you came to the country. In other words, your current immigration status doesn’t have any bearing on your ability to apply for asylum.
However, you must meet the following requirements to be eligible:
The good news is that when you apply for asylum status in the US, you may include your spouse and/or children in the formal application. You can also add them to your application anytime before the final decision on the status of your application is made.
But, you can only include your children in the application if they are below 21 years and unmarried. If they are married or above 21 years, they do not qualify to be included in the application.
In simple terms, establishing refugee status is always the first step towards filing an asylum status claim. Any individual who has been granted refugee status in the US can be granted asylum status if he/she meets the conditions we mentioned above.
Conditions for inadmissibility/deportation have been outlined in Sections 212 (a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Refugee and asylum law is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of US immigration law. Therefore, it may be challenging to prove your case without proper assistance from an experienced asylum attorney. Luckily, we have a team of highly experienced asylum attorneys ready to take up your claim.
An attorney will help you gather evidence of past persecution or fear of future persecution to submit in court. Keep in mind that this is the most difficult part of the entire process.
Generally, anyone who wishes to acquire asylum status must file his/her application within one year of arrival in the US. If the applicant fails to do so within the stipulated period, he/she must demonstrate that he/she can satisfy a genuine exception to the rule.
Things might be even harder when you have been staying in the US for many years and may not have any traceable ties left in your home country.
Although it may seem like most immigrants in the U.S. are Hispanic and Latino, there are immigrants from all around the world. Less than 50% of all immigrants are Latino or Hispanic. In 2012, there were over 40 million immigrants in the United States and only 18 million were Hispanic. Unfortunately, plenty of Hispanic and
What Does an Immigration Lawyer Do? An excellent and experienced immigration lawyer who has successfully worked in numerous cases, which are similar to what you are facing now makes all the difference to your case. Choosing the wrong lawyer could result in setting your application back in months— costing you more money and precious time.
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