That is correct 5 years (minus 90 days) after the date listed on the GC. Thank you for your response. I was worried if USCIS will again put my I485 on hold or delay due to same suspicion or throw it in TRIG blackhole? If it is in writing, it will be easier to understand and will help ensure that the lawyer is on the up and up. Finally, it is interesting (and depressing) to note that if there are 700+ Asylum Officers, and they interview about 2,200 applicants per month, each individual officer conducts about 3 interviews per month! There was a time I had some respect for JASON but not anymore since he has let this forum devolve into conspiracy and spy theories now. I suppose you can keep trying to expedite I wrote more about that on January 29, 2020 and maybe that would help. Or you just waited and made several inquiries? As of December 31, 2021, there were 438,500 asylum cases pending in the U.S. During the last quarter of 2021, the backlog had been growing by about 8,000 cases per month, meaning that if this trend continued through 2022, the backlog would currently stand at about 486,500 cases (remember that is cases, not people, since some cases have a principal applicant + one or more dependents). Unfortunately, I do think it is possible that the TRIG issue will appear again and cause delay. Approved asylum seekers South Korea 2009-2021; Though the rate at which asylum was granted in immigration courts grew from 29% under President Trump to 37% under President Biden, USCIS approved only 18% of Form I-589 asylum applications in FY 2021, and just over 22% so far in FY2022. Based on your experience, Is this the same message they send for both Approval and denial? I hope you are doing well what is the maximum the backlog wait times can reach almost 6 years now, can it reach 15 plus years if yes, I would have to think about the family. I got what I needed. I didnt see my Mom, Dad, Brothers and Sisters in past 7 years. I still tend to think the Obama years werent so bad for Asylum seekers. USCIS New York Asylum Director Patricia Menges She Used to Good . after taking bunch of consultations we filled i-485 for without any supporting evidences. @oscar321 totally agree with you. I have heard from an asylum officer that the number of Afghan cases referred to court is extremely low (less than 1% according to what he said, though I am not sure if he was speaking literally). 3. When do you think i will be getting my green card. Thank you Oscar and Jason. When I applied I was single and now I am married, can I add my wife to my application on the interview day? No data from USCIS, so no need to set a time frame based on YouTube. June 2023? How do I answer this question from the form Have you ever violated the terms of your non immigrant visa should I say yes? Does winning my case and acceptance by government attorney during IH remove such baseless allegations and not delay my case any further? With these caveats out of the way, below is a chart listing each Asylum Office and the percent of cases approved during the period October 2021 to December 2021. Since I do not have any other status, is it possible I can get a gc through my employer? Also, of course, if you visit the home country, that is usually a major issue for an asylum case. Take care, Jason. For comparison, Ive also listed the approval rate for these offices for cases filed between, One final issue that I want to discuss is delay. TPS is only valid for 18 months if its not extended later. Is it possible to get the recording/notes from EOIR hearing similar to FOIA to USCIS? I do think that can be a problem, and if you have had a lawyer look at it and advise you, that may be the final answer, unless you want to try overseas processing I wrote about that on September 6, 2018. If someone applies for a green card based on asylum, how long does it take to get the green card? @andrew your wife no since she applied while her visa was still valid when she applied for asylum. Thank you. Thank you so much Jason for your help. Take care, Jason. 1 Asylum rates for Fiscal Year 2023. My sense is that the NBC is not much better, but I am not sure. your friend should contact such attorney. But again, this is not confidential information. Thank you, I think that advice is wrong. Please contact an attorney who has already done such cases successfully in the past. If your friend has a strong Asylum case similar to mine then USCIS will probably approve adjustment based on EB2/EB3 quickly without any issues. It is also possible to go in person to court and listen to the audio recording (call the court to arrange this you can find their phone number if you follow the link under Resources called Immigration Court). Take care, Jason. Regards, You can check processing times at http://www.uscis.gov, but most of my cases take 2 or 2.5 years. Take care, Jason. ASTAF, when you had your interview? Whether our inquiry helped or not, I do not know, but the person did finally get a GC (based on a family petition; his asylum case was never completed). However, I havent heard anything since then. I have been waiting since then. However, based on the online messages, I think that is not something to worry about, as I do not know that there is any difference between those two messages. I am sure the U.S is as safe a country as any and your whole conspiracy theories are just B.S at best. Did they say the case is pending background check? whether the application is or was filed affirmatively or defensively. In particular, statistics on protection rates or recognition rates, the percentage of people who are Ever heard of setting reasonable and conservative expectations? You have to check the date on the GC, and you can file 5 years after that date (assuming you meet all other eligibility requirements). These changes could also play a role in the lower approval rates. It is a shame that Jason has allowed a disease of misinformation and deception like yourself to fester on this forum. If I go through the US Mexican border then I dont have an interview with the asylum officer, it will be only court, right? If a particular Asylum Office has many applicants from those countries, it may cause that office to have a lower overall approval rate. Thank you I have a couple questions. Did you not say that your asylum was already approved????? Applicants living in Los Angeles and New York should know that while these Asylum Offices have the highest approval rates in the country, they also experienced a surge in the number of applications they are receiving. Yes I got this year but date is 2021 Also, you should probably talk to a lawyer if you have any concerns that these arrests make you ineligible for citizenship or might make you deportable. I would suggest highly against doing an employment-based GC. We have all heard of the catch and release that caused an outrage from the right. Data generated on January 16, 2023. I would have a lawyer map out in writing exactly how you will get from where you are now to having a GC. All you do is to spread misinformation and deception on this forum. I have a pending case but I have some new events, what is best? Got my asylum decision online today, it says: I tried to expedite since I have work permit different category that will be expiring soon in which I will lose my employment and received a reply that they wont accommodate my request! Only If I knew to apply for it sooner before. Fortunately, on appeal, the BIA did not agree with USCIS or the immigration judge. I wrote about this on July 7, 2016. Its still within the inquiry processing period, but should I worry for my EAD as I had rescheduled my interview? Who can assist her for file separation. The approval rate of asylum cases by judge Marks is high. 3 In general, I would not attempt to close an asylum case until you have a GC or leave the US. In fact, you may not be able to close the case without being referred to court, depending on your status. I did my biometrics when applying for asylum late in 2015. According to the statistics, it looks like the New Orleans office has the best approval rate, do the approval rate depend on which office process your case? Thats great Congratulations! What's more, 25 to 34-year-olds were the next most common age range at 17.2%, then 18 to 24-year-olds at 15.5%, and 35 to 44-year-olds, at 11.1%. Like a mandamus or something? After that, you should get the GC, if all is well with the case. I will definitely try this out. I think this is a verry common scenario here for people to look for other quicker avenues. The EOIR data show that the overall grant and denial rates for all asylum cases closed in FY 2020 including affirmative and defensive asylum applications were 19.12% and 54.55% . So real case. Or stated a different way, asylum seekers success rate has climbed five percentage points and is now at 49 percent, up from 44 percent at the end of the Obama administration. Did you get it on hand? I didnt mention that as It was confusing for me. But no, the US is one of the toughest countries to gain permanent residency and citizenship among developed nations. Hi Jason, may I ask what did USCIS tell you when you inquired about the case that was being held up for TRIG issue? Does this mean these people actually prefer to return to a Tr*mp administration ? While we do not know for certain what happened in these cases, the fact that nearly one third of all completions ended in Administrative Closure makes me think that many people have given up due to the interminable waits. We came here with valid US visas, thinking we would be safe but right now it appears that being killed, or detained without trial in my home country is a better alternative than dying of hunger in the Land of the Free. It is so so frustrating. So is it advisable and what is the best reason for me to give while applying for the document.. Why would you be afraid of telling anybody that you are a genuine asylum seeker unless you have something to hide??????? Thank you Oscar321 so much!!! Take care, Jason. Also, you should get the I-94 that same day, and you can use that to work lawfully (see https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-resources/handbook-for-employers-m-274/60-evidence-of-status-for-certain-categories/63-refugees-and-asylees). I filed asylum in 2015. ( evecauee). (i) Principal Applicant. Thanks and please update your info. Of all completed cases during the last quarter of 2021, more than 31% were Administratively Closed, meaning that the Asylum Office did not have jurisdiction over the case. Do you have any suggestions for this matter and do you know what would be happen if the deadline is passed without USCIS responding to my lawsuit? My sense is that this path is going to be difficult given the overstay and also (potentially) a two-year home residency requirement for the J-1 visa, but those are issues to discuss with the lawyer. I have an approved I-140 EB-2 and I am thinking whether it is a good idea to close my Asylum application before filing I-485 based on approved EB-2 to avoid falling into the similar blackhole of my Asylum case. I am an asylee and I am preparing to apply for adjustment of status (Green Card). Publicado por Por markus paul freshfields junio 5, 2022 jeff blair yakima. So what should I do in this case? It seems that there are two major problems here, overstay and a gap of status as well as employment during the years which is greater than 180 days and employment based this is the max number of days you can have. Back in 2019, the Trump Administration ended the long-standing practice of releasing data about our nation's Asylum Offices. In my first employment, corporate layer was dump. If yes, its not EB2 visa I was talking about. Thanks, I think you just need to make your best guess about yes or no and check that box. frivolous. I have pending asylum case since 2015. interesting post, as usual, thank you. This morning on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, nurses union leader Pat Cullen attacked the government over its failure to give RCN members a decent pay rise as Transport Secretary Mark Harper . Take care, Jason, Hi Jason, This is not something I know about, as I am mostly doing asylum for people who are already in the US. I cant provide for my family, we are basically living in penury. I would like to share this topic also addressing or trying to provide some recominidation to reduce the backlog I would like to post about this report in the future when you have some free time to go through it, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/2022%20CIS%20Ombudsman%20Report_verified_medium_0.pdf, Thank you it is a very interesting report and contains a lot of good ideas. The only asylum seekers who I heard that got GC through other means were waiting interviews and their Asylum case had not been processed. You should also submit whatever documentation you have about the arrest, and if it was in the US, you should submit the disposition (final outcome) of the case. I submitted form I-131 March 2021 and still havent heard back! It is usually best not to ask why in immigration world, since all sorts of dumb things happen all the time. Take care, Jason. Take care, Jason. I have received my biometrics after 2 months which was delayed to get my appointment after I got added to the asylum application. Good luck. Please advice.. The system is a disaster and it is taking a long time for USCIS to return to where it was pre-Trump (which wasnt all that great). Last night I decided to check the processing time for the forms I submitted 3 months ago. JDzubow(at)DzubowLaw.com, Back in 2019, the Trump Administration ended the long-standing practice of releasing data about our nations Asylum Offices. Take care, Jason. Just as you are quoting the YouTube attorneys, someone would also be out there saying, but, an attorney, Jason said I will receive my green card in 6 months.. but when i check my status it says application pending while my cousin had interview on the same day her status says decision pending do you think they will sent me to courts. I do not know about the processing time (you can check at http://www.uscis.gov) but everything is slow. The BIA rejected the governments contention that leaving the US under advance parole still effectuates the type of departure that triggers the 10 year bar if unlawfully present for at least a year. And what evidence to provide? When can I apply for citizenship? You can do with a personal one. My mother lost her USRAP case because of son-in-law. Ugh. Hi, may I ask please you couple questions please. >May I ask, if u refuse the corporate attorney and want to find an outside counsel, are you still able to proceed with your case ? Ask your employer to start your perm process. asylum approval rate in virginia. I attended the interview with the principal and got added to the case at the day of the interview. I spend many years in hope to meet someone within similar case, but almost in last month before filling i-485 I found soul who got lucky. It just amazes me, sometimes, that asylum seekers, refugees or sometimes undocumented say to a person they cannot fully trust that they are asylum seekers, refugees or undocumented alienslike why do you say that, dont you worry someone report you to ICE or your country of origin governmentI believe transnational repression is discussed in this blog. Take care, Jason. Not sure he accepted that, but my due was to make him better in his job, LOL. The application for asylum of Form I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal is available online at www.uscis.gov. Take care, Jason. Asylum Alert: Effective Nov. 15, 2022, affirmative asylum applicants may now file an online Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. 2. I submitted my initial work permit late May and its been pending since then. Hi Jason , corporate attorney signs case, and your attorney provides consultations, with 0 responsibility. Is that true ? Even if it were present, it would likely be redacted, so I think in the course of a normal FOIA, you would not get this information. My biometrics were taken in May 2022. GC applications are often taking 2 years, and so if you expect to get the GC soon, then maybe you can live without the EAD until then, especially since EAD renewals are quite slow as well (though if you file to renew before the EAD expires and get the receipt, your old EAD would be extended for 540 days). My mother the head of our family under UNHCR Case P1 (Priority One) when she completed the USRAP Process, and was about to fly to USA, later on the RSC (Resettlement Support Center) Africa decided to give her own RSC Case number to her son-in-law without being informed and without her written and signed consent. Did you ever bring up the Asylum case when talking about the family petition GC? I wish everyone not to despair. I am doing the same. I approved sep2018 and I got my green card People who have nothing to hide have nothing to fear from any U.S govt agencyAs far as home country government is concerned. Thank you for quick your responding I guess when you go to the appointment, you can ask what is the underlying application maybe they would know. First, across the board, grant rates are lower today than they were in 2015. Which can be easily used against you. I had a client with a very stupid TRIG issue get held up for years for the GC (he had an asylum case too and that is still held up, but his family member petitioned for him). I thought background checks are processed at the same place and GC application cannot override Asylum when the applicant has completed their interview. Hello, A day before, the status was Fees were waived on work authorization card Take care, Jason, But my work permit expire in two months and I havent applied for renewal since asylee dont need work permit, since I already have unrestricted social security number, i work for state job and even during my hiring process all they asked my SS# and i-94 ! Its doable, just be ready to fight for that. Do not trigger the 10 year bar. If I go through the US Mexican border and give them the name and the adress of my guarantor, can I change the place after? I have now received a notice for biometrics appointment again after my Bio were taken only 2 months ago, and this time the location is at the Asylum office not at the biometrics center. The Biden administration's denial rate during the last three months (July-September 2021) is a full 5 percentage points lower, at 51 percent. I doubt that is the reason for the delay, but there is no way to know for sure. As far as I know sometimes uscis approves it and sometimes it doesnt, Hopefully, LILY got the name, as I need to delete attorneys names, especially when I do not know the lawyer or have permission. application for asylum to be pending during any administrative or judicial review I have only included cases where a decision was reached (meaning that I did not include data where the application was abandoned or withdrawn). Take care, Jason. Also, you can make an online inquiry follow the link under Resources that says USCIS Help. Either your EB2/EB3 will get approved or rejected. Her son-in-law his case was denied and she remained with him because of the sharing RSC Case Number. Figure 3 also shows the grant rate for the top 10 nationalities applying for asylum, half of which have a grant rate above 80% (Iran 89%, Eritrea 97%, Syria 99%, Afghanistan 81%, and Sudan. As long as you explain as best you can (and be truthful), you should be fine. I also understand that I cannot travel to my country of origin, as I essentially escaped the persecution there. Also I have seen some people go to 3rd country embassy after getting advanced parole and then coming back to usa on EB2/EB3 but I wont take such chance since I am confident in my asylum case. Thanks, Are you referring to my question? Everyday I check my status multiple times and the answer is My next step is interview but I dont know WHEN..!!! It is possible as mentioned by several other people on this forum. You can try to expedite I wrote about that on March 23, 2022. Take care, Jason. I was under valid B1/B2 status when I filed for asylum in 2016 so seems promising for me. Some attorneys specifically handle such cases and have done such cases successfully. Anyways I dont even visit this forum as much I used to. I told the company attorneys that I will let my personal immigration attorney file I-485 when the time comes and the company told me they will reimburse me for my personal attorney fees. Is anyone getting travel paroles from the Texas office? Take care, Jason. Granted, they have other responsibilities (chiefly, credible and reasonable fear interviews), but at that rate, it will be difficult to make a dent in the backlog. Expedite request was also rejected without request for any evidence. I am working with pending asylum ead. Sure, In France, it's 42.84, and in Germany 65.63. It doesnt make a lot of sense to me. It gave me literally wings. Also, I would have the lawyer map out in writing, step-by-step, how the person will get from where they are today to a GC. Take care, Jason, Hay Jason, a question apart from the subject. In previously-released statistics, we had information about cases denied due to the one-year filing deadline and so we could factor those cases out when calculating the overall asylum grant rate. Surprisingly, I managed to do this, despite the fact that I did not have any certificates confirming my depression or other documents I was called for an interview in April, and in May I received asylum in the United States. 4 years after interview waiting for a decision on my Asylum case. 2 Most people who ask for asylum at the border end up in Immigration Court, assuming that they do not get rejected and turned away immediately. Take care, Jason. can be deemed bona fide based on the specific facts of the case and should be One judge in Houston had a 100% denial rate for 106 asylum cases heard during the six years. Whether that would work in a case against the government, I do not know. I believe I need to complete the medical exam and send the report to them. your attorney signs i-485 and handles case, corporate attorney is no longer in charge. Im not sure there is a path forward because of that. Lets start with the basics. 2 Asylum decisions on affirmative and defensive applications in co mpleted removal, deportation, ex clusion, and asylum-only proceedings. For comparison, Ive also listed the approval rate for these offices for cases filed between April and September 2015 (offices marked n/a did not exist in 2015). The most recent DHS stats show that in 2018, out of 22,405 counted asylum seekers, 9,722 were minors. Keep your bogus propaganda to yourself. A denial of an asylum claim is not determinative of whether the claim was bona fide for Its used to bring out voters to the polls and keep power. My online status shows that Interview is being rescheduled. I am not completely sure. I am also hoping that they make the RTD valid for 10 years, which would make a lot more sense than 1 year, which creates all sorts of problems. No waiver, GC approved. FOIA would only show what is in your file, and potentially some of what the government has created, such as asylum officer notes (though these are often redacted). Its been just one year today, since i applied for my green card based on Asylum. It sounds like the Biden administration is still preferred than another Tr*mp oneThis helps with some clarity. i live in virginia. Ive been waiting for my asylum interview since June 2015 in Los Angeles.After your good news, Im going to expedite my case for the second time this year. So, within current employer, corporate layers are knowledgable in straight GC process. I filed for asylum 6 years ago in Los Angeles. Your site has helped me all these years with both moral and practical advice, which in the end allowed me to pass the interview and get asylum. An interesting chart (on, each individual officer conducts about 3 interviews per month, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Asylum Office Finally Releases New-ish Statistics, Credibility Determinations Are Not Credible, Part Two, Affirmative Asylum Backlog Grows at Unprecedented Rate, USCIS Asylum Division Stakeholders Meeting, Some Reasons Why Asylum Is Denied and What You Can Do About It The Asylumist, https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-resources/handbook-for-employers-m-274/60-evidence-of-status-for-certain-categories/63-refugees-and-asylees, The Benefits and Burdens of Court-Appointed Lawyers, Adding a Dependent to an Existing Asylum Case. Perhaps headquarters should investigate why this office is such an outlier, and then take corrective action if needed. Why this should be, I do not know, but there are several possibilities. They do not include individuals who were approved for follow-to-join asylum status while residing in the United States or abroad. Jesus. You can contact the asylum office to ask about your case I wrote about that on March 30, 2022. I wonder if the approval rate that is reported is not accurate or if something is skewing the data in that office. Take care, Jason. For sure, to support your case you could supply extra information, why you are eligible for AOS. May i know if i am required to update my new address to uscis since they already approved the i-130 petition and it is at NVC step. The most obvious is that many new cases (over 10,000) are being filed each month. Are there any precautions that I need to consider at this stage? My only regret is that I did not apply for it earlier but even now I am confident my EB2 would get approved sooner. However, I agree that this is ridiculous, especially given how much these all cost. it is at National Visa Center (NVC) stage and submitted all the required documents to NVC and the NVC is processing the documents. why da fuck would any person on pending affirmative asylum worry about ICE. Hello Jason, your friend could possibly adjust status based on section 245(k) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Several people that I know of have done so successfully recently. Once you have the appointment, I think most people get the EAD within a short time (weeks or a few months). to send them to the asylum office or to keep them and bring them for the interview. It is time for me to file for I485. Has there been a good time for immigration? Any thoughts? May i know what options are available for my mothers case? Thanks, Adults (under age 79) need to pay the I-485 fee + the biometrics fee (for a total of $1225). Decision Was Mailed Take care, Jason. I quit from that company. We reached a decision on your application. So this is my situation, I arrived the U.S on a B2 visa and during my stay, I applied for extension and was granted. My current employee is ready to do employe based GC application. Go to conselar and get a GC approval. No interview. 2023 Employer files for EB-3. @employment lmao what are you smoking dude?! ? Hows this possible and why? Take care, Jason. Take care, Jason, HISTORY How usually much does it cost to hire an attorney for your asylum case? But if you are from a different country, that Asylum Offices low grant rate many be irrelevant to your case. The rate of denial continued to climb to a record high of 71.6 percent, up from 54.6 percent during the last year of the Obama Administration in FY 2016. But they wrote in my approval notice that Citizenship application is counted from the time of approval notice date (2018) I confused and I dont know when can do it ? Individuals should review the information about online filing to determine if they are eligible to file Form I-589 via myuscis.gov. an authorized period of stay and does not accrue unlawful presence for purposes of How about Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly? It seems to me that something is not right in the Big Apple. Thank you for all what I do.I have a question,my case has been pending for the past 3 years at the asylum office.I havent been called for an interviewI and I have been thinking of applying for an advanced Parole so I can go visiti my babies. Take care, Jason, Thats ridiculous, 700+ officers did only 2200 in a month. I just noticed that asylee based work permit expires i two month, It is more convenient to have the EAD for purposes of an ID, work, and the drivers license. I have little doubt that they are trying to move in that direction, but things are going too slowly, at least in my opinion. Since then, my case is waiting for a interview. Thanks, I do not do mandamus cases, and so I am not sure. Thank you! I have only included cases where a decision was reached (meaning that I did not include data where the application was abandoned or withdrawn). In the cover letter, you can explain what happened. Note that people who get a GC based on asylum should have the card back dated by one year (meaning that you probably received the GC in September 2019, but it was dated 2018).