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US ASYLUM AND REFUGEE
REFUGEE AND ASYLUM IMMIGRATION
The grant of asylum does not convey a right to remain permanently in the U.S. In order to obtain a permanent residence status, individuals who must have held refugee or asylum status for at least one year before submit their application. Note, an asylum status may be terminated if it is determined that the alien is no longer a refugee.
Procedures
The procedure is to adjust the applicant's status. In doing so, the applicant should apply for lawful permanent residency on Asylee Form I-485, application to Register Permanent Residence of Adjust Status. Prior to submitting the application, the applicant must have been in the U.S. on asylee status for at least one year.
Forms and Documents
The following documents and forms should be filed in along with Asylee Form I-485:
- Form I-485 filing fee
- Form G-28 (if applicable), signed by both the applicant and his or her attorney or representative
- 2 photos in an envelope stapled to lower left corner of Form I-485. Please write the applicant name and number (if knows it) in light pencil on the back of each photo.
- Signed Form G-325, if the applicant is older than 14 (inclusive).
- Form I-693 Medical with Vaccination Supplement. An INS authorized civil surgeon must conduct this medical examination and complete the form.
- Fingerprint fee (if the applicant is between the
ages of 14 and 79)
- Evidence of Asylee Status. This may include a copy of the Form I-94 and a legible copy of the letter granting the asylum status.
- Form IRS-9003, optional.
- Form I-602, Application by Refugee for Waiver on Grounds of Excludability, if applicable.
- Proof that the applicant has been in the U.S. on Asylee for at least one year.
- Evidence of any absence from the U.S. since the asylum status was granted.
- A birth certificate (if available) or proof of other birth record.
- Proof of any legal name changes made since the applicant was granted asylum status.
On August 30, 2002, U.S. and Canada reached the final draft of an agreement that allocates responsibility between the two countries for refugee asylum claims made at ports of entry on the U.S.-Canada border. The purpose of the agreement is to end the practice of "asylum shopping" by refugee asylum seekers turned down in one country travel to the other to file a second claim. If the agreement is signed, asylum seekers will, under the general rule, be required to seek asylum in the country of last presence, i.e., the country where the refugee claimant was immediately prior to making the refugee status claim at a land border port of entry