What is Asylum ( how to apply for asylum )

Attorney Ismail Shahtakhtinski explains what is asylum and who qualifies for asylum in the United States.

Establishing well-founded fear is based on identifying objective and subjective elements:

Subjective factor. In the context of applying for asylum, fear is defined as awareness of danger. Thus, to satisfy the subjective element, you must show that your fear is genuine. An asylum seeker should only be motivated by a genuine fear of persecution while proving his or her case. A country’s poor economic conditions, civil unrest, or the presence of a natural disaster are not relevant considerations in an asylum application.
Objective factor. You must prove the objective side of your case. For your fear to be acknowledged as well-founded, you must prove that there is a reasonable possibility that you would be persecuted in your home country. In other words, your fear must be objectively reasonable.
You must be very clear while establishing well-founded fear. Your testimony may be enough to make your case, if it is a compelling, genuine, and consistent story.

Applying for asylum through immigration court (defensive asylum application) is much more difficult than through the asylum office (affirmative asylum application). In immigration court, the respondent is just one step away from deportation order if his or her application for asylum is denied. Importantly, immigration court proceedings take years, whereas asylum offices usually schedule an interview within several months, and decide on the case within a few weeks after the asylum interview. To be represented in immigration court by a lawyer, the asylum applicant has to pay additional attorney’s fees, which could have been avoided had the case been approved by asylum office. Read more at https://www.islawfirm.com/immigration/asylum/

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