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Asylum Guide by former INS Attorney Carl Shusterman (197682). How you can win your asylum case before the USCIS or in Immigration Court.

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To be eligible for asylum in the US, you must have been persecuted or have a "wellfounded fear of persecution" in your country based on one of the following 5 grounds:

1. Political Opinion https://www.shusterman.com/political...

2. Religious Beliefs https://www.shusterman.com/asylumbas...

3. Race https://www.shusterman.com/asylumbas...

4. Nationality https://www.shusterman.com/asylumbas...

5. Social Group https://www.shusterman.com/asylumsoc...

Examples of Social Groups include:

* LGBT https://www.shusterman.com/lgbtasylu...

* Gender https://www.shusterman.com/asylumbas...

* One Child Policy https://www.shusterman.com/onechild...


Generally, you must apply for asylum within your 1st year in the US, but there are numerous exceptions to this rule https://www.shusterman.com/asylumone...

You cannot qualify for asylum in the US if you were "firm resettled" in a 3rd country
https://www.shusterman.com/asylumfir...

Even if you are not qualified for asylum, you may be eligible for the following benefits:

Withholding of Removal https://www.shusterman.com/withholdin...

Convention Against Torture https://www.shusterman.com/convention...

For more information please see our Asylum Guide at https://www.shusterman.com/asylumusim...