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Immigration

Asylum

For people afraid to go back to their country because they could be harmed for their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or social group.

Asylum applications with USCIS, and your defense in immigration court.

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Primary form

I-589

The form at the center of your case

Is this you?

A quick check, before we talk.

Tick anything that sounds like your situation. It's just for you — nothing is saved or sent.
Statements that may describe your situation

4 statements. Tick the ones that describe you.

Only a consultation can confirm eligibility. This is general information, not legal advice.

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How it works

A clear path, start to finish.

The same five-step method, applied to your case.

  1. Consultation

    We listen to your story and assess your claim honestly with you, including the risks.

  2. Build your case

    We help you write your declaration and gather country-conditions evidence and corroboration.

  3. Form I-589

    File your application

    We file your application with the one-year deadline, and its exceptions, in mind.

  4. Interview or hearing

    Affirmative cases go before a USCIS asylum officer; defensive cases are heard by an immigration judge. We prepare you and attend either way.

  5. After a decision

    We explain what the decision means and, if needed, your options for appeal or referral to immigration court.

Fixed fee

What your fixed fee covers.

One fee, agreed in writing before we begin. Nothing hidden.

Included

In your fee

  • A confidential assessment of your claim
  • Drafting your declaration and organizing supporting evidence
  • Preparing and filing Form I-589
  • Interview or hearing preparation, and attending with you
  • Applying for work authorization once you're eligible

Not included

Billed separately

  • Translation of foreign-language documents
  • Expert-witness or country-conditions reports, quoted separately if your case needs them
  • Representation for a family member who needs a separate case
  • Immigration-court representation for a defensive case that began before we were retained

Government and court fees are set by the agency, not by us, and change from time to time. Current USCIS amounts are published at uscis.gov/fees.

Come prepared

What to bring to your consultation.

Bring what you have. If something's missing, we'll tell you how to get it.
  • A passport, ID, or any travel documents you have
  • Evidence of what happened to you, such as photos, messages, or medical or police records
  • Country-conditions material you've already gathered, if any
  • A written timeline of events in your own words, even if it's incomplete
  • Names and contact information for witnesses, if it's safe to share them

Questions

Frequently asked.

You may still qualify. The law recognizes "changed circumstances" in your home country or your own life, and "extraordinary circumstances" that kept you from filing sooner, as long as you file within a reasonable time after they end.

An affirmative case is filed with USCIS when you're not in removal proceedings, and an asylum officer interviews you. A defensive case is raised in immigration court as a defense to removal, and an immigration judge decides it.

You may become eligible to apply for work authorization while your case is pending. We'll tell you when and how.

Yes. A spouse and unmarried children under 21 who are in the U.S. can generally be included in your application as derivatives.

If you're not otherwise in status, an affirmative case that isn't granted is generally referred to immigration court, where you can present it again to a judge.

Next step

Ready to talk about your asylum case? We’ll take it from there.

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