As time goes on, political climate changes. For instance, Communism in Russia is no more. Do I plan on visiting Russia after I get my citizenship? You bet. If, however, Russia was still Communist, I'd think twice about visiting.
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As time goes on, political climate changes. For instance, Communism in Russia is no more. Do I plan on visiting Russia after I get my citizenship? You bet. If, however, Russia was still Communist, I'd think twice about visiting.
But Nimche is from Iran. Nothing has changed there, in fact it has become worse, the iranian President is condemned world-wide for making extremely inflammatory and abhorrent comments, also iran has nuclear ambitions, perhaps helped in those ambitions by the rogue pakistani scientist Khan of the infamous khan laboratories who admitted selling nuke technology to libya, north korea and iran. That guy was on the interpol wanted list for stealing nuclear tech papers from the place he worked in a European country. With that information he was the architect who helped build pakistani nukes. Today there was a news item where this man was interviewed by an American newspaper and he claims that others who helped him in pakistan got away scotfree while he is under house arrest and is being made a scapegoat.
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cafeconleche
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Well, as a refugee or asylee, you still have ties to your home country. The government or a certain group may not like you, but many times it is safe to visit. Living there might be something completely different. Also, conditions do change in your home country, so going back is not always a problem, especially once you are a US citizen.
Nimche, did you renew your passport or did you show your travel document?
thedeepsea
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what does it matter if someone wishes to return to the old country. There is no harm in that.
Geetha1, it is good to see you still asking this question from me. Refugee status based on religion problems.
I will apply passport right away to go and visit my wife. I won't go back home since USA is my home
and I have already applied for my wife and I will upgrade her case and go from there on.Everything should be fine. Thank you
50% a right question.
It has not changed in Iran, but even got worst. Iran's president is out of his mind and is going crazy.
Let alone, Iran is a beautiful country. Not because I was born there but geography of the locations and every city is really nice. Unfortunately the government doesn't fit for that land. But so be it.
Oh, Ahmadinejad is completely out of his mind. I'm surprised that him and Kim Jong Il haven't banded together yet.
I never renewed my passport. When I was coming to the States, I signed a document that I won't have any ties with Iran, unless whole situation has been changed. My perception from life is little different. Every where could be your country. All of them are free lands, so wherever you fit in could be a place for you to live and you can be a productive person for your society. I like the United States for its freedom and I recpect the rules.
* I never renewed my passport because I recpected the rules, in a place I could have and not paid $200 every year to get a new Travel Document.
** The Officer didn't ask for a thing. Only thing he asked was "My last year Oct. was my last trip outside of the United States" and I said yes. He didn't look at any of my documents.
Thanks
Section 101(a)(42)of the INA defines REFUGEE as:
Any person who is outside any country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person last habitually resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion; or in such circumstances as the President after appropriate consultation (as defined in Section 207 (E) of this Act) may specify, any person who is within the country of such person's nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, within the country in which such person is habitually residing, and who is persecuted or who has a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
Also - Refugee vs. Asylee - location at the time of the application
Applicants for refugee admission are outside the territory of the US at the time of application while applicants for asylum are inside the US or at a US land border or port of entry. Both refugee and asylee must meet the definition of a refugee in order to be approved for the requested status.
So the question pretaining to Nimche still stands - why would anyone go back to the place he is unable or unwilling to return to? Since he himself said conditions have become worse? were they any better anytime since 1979? Or when the Shah of Iran was in power? Were they any better since the iranians were converted? Was there persecution of minorities then? I read in a book by Indian expatriate author who travelled through the region. He described Iranian geography as bland, with dry mountains occupying the major part of the country. I am not sure there is any truth in it.
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i was an asylee for a few years. i know the rules that applied to asylees. i saw refugees left and right returning to their old countries to visit family members and what not.
the problem for refugees and asylees is that the processing delays are beyond comprehension. i believe there was a lawsuit in 2003 to speed up processing of i485 applications as until that point they were still processing those applications dating from 1993. we all know about the situation in iran but there were and are so many other countries who were ands of unrest for years but then the situation changed, so how is one expected to prove such a risk still exists if it takes 10+ years to process an application?
the problem for refugees and asylees is that the processing delays are beyond comprehension. i believe there was a lawsuit in 2003 to speed up processing of i485 applications as until that point they were still processing those applications dating from 1993. we all know about the situation in iran but there were and are so many other countries who were ands of unrest for years but then the situation changed, so how is one expected to prove such a risk still exists if it takes 10+ years to process an application?
CrossHairs
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geetha
i am perplexed as to why are you so inquisitive about nimche's plans to go back or not. are you in any way connected to his plans?
geetha asking all these inquisitive questions on some ones personal life. i thought she changed, but she is the same inquisitive (about someone else) person.
Inlineagain
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CONGRATULATIONS Nimche!!!!
I remember how anxious you've been - great news, I'm so pleased it's over for you - well, almost - not much can go wrong at the Oath Ceremony
I remember how anxious you've been - great news, I'm so pleased it's over for you - well, almost - not much can go wrong at the Oath Ceremony
We had the same discussion about 3-6 months ago...