Nov 7, 2025 · To apply for asylum affirmatively or defensively, file a Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, within 1 year of your arrival to the United States. Visit our Obtaining …

Oct 17, 2025 · To obtain asylum through the affirmative asylum process you must be physically present in the United States. You may apply for asylum regardless of how you arrived in the United States or …

Aug 27, 2025 · File Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, with USCIS or request asylum in immigration court proceedings as a defense against removal from the United …

Oct 17, 2025 · To apply for asylum, you should file Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, with USCIS within 1 year of your last arrival in the United States (unless you …

Mar 8, 2018 · If you are granted asylum, you are authorized to work in the United States whether or not you have an Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766/EAD). If for some reason you do not …

May 21, 2025 · For information on ways to obtain asylum in the United States, visit the Obtaining Asylum in the United States page.

Oct 11, 2024 · Under the rule, certain individuals who enter the United States through its southwest land border or adjacent coastal borders are presumed to be ineligible for asylum, unless they can …

Who is an asylum seeker? Asylum seekers generally come to the United States because they are unable or unwilling to return to their home country because they have suffered persecution or fear persecution.

May 31, 2022 · After you file Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, with USCIS, we will review your immigration records to determine next steps for processing your asylum …

Oct 1, 2025 · Use this form to apply for asylum in the United States and for withholding of removal (formerly called “withholding of deportation”). You may file for asylum if you are physically in the …