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aliwa

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I am in Columbia, MO and applied to Chicago Office. can anyone tell me how long the interview schedule should take cause I went for fingerprint in April 21 and no interview date yet.
Under what class can I qualify cause I have an Albino child born in US here and my clan sees them as evil spirit and will force me to divorce my wife and chase them away from our land. If i refuse they will definately harm us.
Thanks in advance
 
Was your case at Chicago office or.
Was there any reason why it took 3 years.and where were you interviewed.
Thanks
 
Aliwa,

You might want to get an experience lawyer.. You did not give birth to that child in africa and you did not run out of africa because your child was going to be killed, you gave birth to the child over here in america...If you have been here more than one year and you file for asylum, your case might be forwarded to an IJ.. Please us more details about your history but majority of people on this forum will tell you to get a lawyer.
 
Thanks Shafe,
I am on valid Visa, F1, will i still be refered ti an IJ. They say when on valid status they can only deny it.
On the part of a lawyer, they are asking for $5000 and i dont have such kind of money.
My fear is that if I go back to Tanzania, we can be harmed. when i left, i wasnt in this situation but it has now changed. my visa expires on 12/31/2010 and i can extend it by doing another program...... F1 visa can be extended as many times as possible provided you maintain it. I have maintained it for 7 years.
 
I know that you have to apply before one year though they have been cases where people apply after one year with no problems so you can try it and see what happens. When did you come to the country? you will have to show proofs about Tanzania tribes or villages killing albino children and so on.
 
Hi Shefe.... there are proofs in newspapers, even president talk about it... 50 albinos kelled last year.
have been here 7 years.
 
The Tanzanian president spoke about it and he has no resolution for it, that is why i prefer military ruling for African countries but i don't want that to be debated since we are in an immigration forum. In any case, Thankful and Wantmygcnow might share some light on your next steps but if you ask me, 7 years is a long time to realize that you want asylum now. You have applied already since you are waiting for an interview you might want to start preparing for all proofs and necessary documentations that you need. Do you know of any chief or princes or title holders from your clan or community, who can actually attest to your claim of your tribe killing albinos. Anyway so there is no crime trying to see what happens, the worst thing is for them to deny you and the best thing is for them to approve you. If you PM, i can put you in my prayers. Good Luck.
 
Hi people.
Another question, now that my baby is an american citizen, can American authority sent me back home with the child knowing very well my baby's life is in danger where all else he can stay here and be safe.
am just curious
 
aliwa said:
Hi people.
Another question, now that my baby is an american citizen, can American authority sent me back home with the child knowing very well my baby's life is in danger where all else he can stay here and be safe.
am just curious
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They sure can if you asylum request is denied. But it does not matter how long you are in the US to apply for asylum as long as you were in valid status. Also, just because you had your baby in the US does not mean that you will not get asylum since you "did not run out of Africa."

One note about the statement that "F1 visa can be extended as many times as possible provided you maintain it." One of the stipulations is that you must maintain non-immigrant status which means you have to show that you will return to your country after the status expires. Now that you have applied for asylum, you CANNOT extend your status since you have shown that you want to firmly resettle here in the US.

If your visa is valid, the one year rule does NOT apply. You are able to apply for asylum for being here longer than one year. If you asylum is approved within the expiration date of your F1, you will be sent either a Final approval or a REcommended Approval. If they intend to deny your application within the expiration date of your F1, they will send you a notice asking you to rebut their denial with further evidence. If the time it takes for them to give you a denial goes past the F1 expiration date, THEN you will possibly be subjected to an Immigration Judge.
 
hi assyllee,
i just changed schools last week, two months after applying for asylum and fingerprints taken, my i94 is stamp for duration of study. my visa expired in jan 2007.... F1 visa does not require its holder to renew the visa as long as the student is in sevis which I am in. my i-20 states that my study ends in december, 2010 and by then i would have changed schools again.
while in f1 can i apply for EAD if 180 days elapses.
please tell me more
 
aliwa said:
hi assyllee,
i just changed schools last week, two months after applying for asylum and fingerprints taken, my i94 is stamp for duration of study. my visa expired in jan 2007.... F1 visa does not require its holder to renew the visa as long as the student is in sevis which I am in. my i-20 states that my study ends in december, 2010 and by then i would have changed schools again.
while in f1 can i apply for EAD if 180 days elapses.
please tell me more
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Yes, you should be able to apply for an EAD as an Asylee applicant after 180 days pass. Please continue to attend school and remain in status as it will most likely help you out in the long run. Why will you have changed schools by then? When you changed schools last week, did they reissue you a new I-20? I'm not sure but this may be setting off flags at USCIS when you re-register with SEVIS. You are showing conflicting intents when you apply for asylum (firm resettlement in the US) and asking for an extension of a non-immigrant status (F1). I do not recommend changing schools again. Please get a lawyer too as it looks like you definitely need one.
 
Thanks Assyllee,

I got a new I-20 issued from this school. Its true that asylum application is not a guarantee and i dont want to be out of status. I know someone who was in F1 and moved to another school for PhD, he now teaches in Canada and comes to visit in US. I think its difficult for someone to renew F1 at an embassy but when in US the best they can do is to reject your application... denial.
I finished that program and wanted to change to another one.... Hopefully Mcain or Obama will legalize all immigrants here.
 
Assyllee why was your asylum recomended for approval in 2005 and final approval given in 2007. was it because you were still in status or what
 
aliwa said:
Assyllee why was your asylum recomended for approval in 2005 and final approval given in 2007. was it because you were still in status or what
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It was because my background check took FORFU*KINGEVER. :) I applied for asylum a few months before my F1 status expired. My visa had expired a long time ago and I had entered the US more than a year ago from the time I filed. I got the Recommended Approval initially because the IO approved the basis of my case but couldn't give a final approval because the namecheck was not done.
 
Assyllee did you use an attorney and what questions did th IO as if you dont mind.... again whats your COP ..... are there many people from your country who has applied for asylum.... i hear it is very difficult to get asylum
 
aliwa said:
Assyllee did you use an attorney and what questions did th IO as if you dont mind.... again whats your COP ..... are there many people from your country who has applied for asylum.... i hear it is very difficult to get asylum
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It is very difficult to get asylum because in GENERAL, a LOT of asylum cases are fraudulent so USCIS has to be very careful in filtering out the real cases from the bogus ones. It does not matter if many people from your country of origin get asylum or not. You can claim asylum from Canada (if that is your country of origin) for all intents and purposes but it is very unlikely that you will be approved of course unless you have a real reason. As long as your claim is not false, you fulfill the requirements to apply for Asylum for being persecuted under the five categories, and you provide enough evidence, you will be fine. In your case, I would definitely hire an attorney.

The Asylum Officer asked me details about the case that my attorney helped me file. She basically let me tell my own story. I actually got very lucky and had this SWEET liberal, feminist, grandma as an Asylum Officer. She asked me leading questions (with my attorney present) that helped my case immensely and made notes on my application file. I was done in an hour.
 
I had gone through the Chicago Asylum Office and my case got declined. My biggest mistake was definitely not hiring a lawyer. I was under the impression that I had a convincing enough case that there was no need to spend money I didn't have on a lawyer to do what I can do myself. So, I highly recommend you get a lawyer. FWIW, here is the processing timeline for my case.

Receipt Date: July 24, 2007
Fingerprinting Date: August 8, 2007
Interview: August 28, 2007
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Notice of Intent to Deny: Oct 20, 2007
Final Denial: Feb 10, 2008

Good luck.
 
Thanks for your advice. I already went for the interview yesterday without an attorney. I didnt have the money to pay an attorney and i had no other option than to depend on the miracles of our creator.
In your case did you appeal. I think the asylum process depends on ones luck as only 22% of all applicants gets it.... some people with similar cases and represented by attorneys end up with different results.
I did the much that I could and if the final verdict is a denial I will accept it.
It seems you were still in status by the time your decision was made. did it affect you in any way.
Thanks
 
Aliwa, as you said, you can only do your part and hope for the best. Good luck to you.

As for the In-status/out-of-status question, my case got tricky because of Chicago Asylum Office's failure to give me a decision in a timely manner. I was in status (OPT) when I applied for asylum, but out of status by the time I got the final denial. Technically, the final denial was made in November 2007 while I was still in status, but for some odd reason I was not informed of that decision until February 2008 when a senator's office sought a decision on my behalf. By February 2008, though, I was already out of status, but still ineligible for referral to an immigration judge because I was in status when the final denial was issued in November 2007. My advice to you is to maintain a constant line of communication with the asylum office.

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I got insight into how unpredictable the asylum process can be from a few studies I came across way after I had sent in my asylum application. Apparently, your chances depend on many factors including

1) Location of Asylum Center
2) Your nationality
3) Whether you have legal representation or not
4) The gender of the AO
5) The experience of the AO
6) The political affiliation of the AO
7) The number of dependents you report
...

The New York Times article - Big Disparities in Judging of Asylum Cases

TRAC Immigration Report - Asylum Disparities Persist, Regardless of Court Location and Nationality

US Immigration Judge Decisions in Asylum Cases, Jan 2000 to Aug 2004

This NYTimes article is based on a more comprehensive paper you can download from here: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=983946
 
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