Can I apply for asylum online?
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Can I apply for asylum online?
To apply for asylum, file a Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, within one year of your arrival to the United States. There is no fee to apply for asylum. If you have an asylum application pending with us, you can check your case status online.
Can I go back to my country after asylum?
Asylees can travel outside the United States with refugee travel documents. It is essential that the asylee not return to her home country until she has become a U.S. citizen and can travel with a U.S. passport. It is only after an asylee becomes a U.S. citizen that he will be eligible for a U.S. passport.
How long does it take to get asylum?
How long does the asylum process take? The length of the asylum process varies, but it typically takes between 6 months and several years. The length of asylum process may vary depending on whether the asylum seeker filed affirmatively or defensively and on the particular facts of his or her asylum claim.
