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Hello everyone I have an asylum hearing coming up. I'm wondering if it would be okay to attend the court with flip flops shorts and shirt. Just because I be coming back from beach vacation straight to the court.

I heard it's actually considered weird to dress up for courts USCIS interviews ...etc
 
SusieQQQ said:
Pack a pair of long pants and some shoes.




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it because if ICE shows up, I would be better dressed? I visited USCIS and noticed that officers seem to respect people more when they sports wear, non-professional attire at the court (flip flops, old shirts shorts ..etc. They tend to show more sympathy toward them, seeing them as refugees and have brighter future.

On the other hand, people who attend in business attire often don’t have a great experience with the officers, as it seems more challenging and can even lead to higher legal costs despite their situation (longer processes, file transfers, other processes).

For example, I once had to wait 10 hours for an 8 a.m. interview while wearing business attire, until this was explained to me. I tested it, and business dress code didn’t work well. Now, I plan to go to court dressed in shorts and flipflops to test this experience while discussing my situation.
 
Hello96 said:
it because if ICE shows up, I would be better dressed? I visited USCIS and noticed that officers seem to respect people more when they sports wear, non-professional attire at the court (flip flops, old shirts shorts ..etc. They tend to show more sympathy toward them, seeing them as refugees and have brighter future.

On the other hand, people who attend in business attire often don’t have a great experience with the officers, as it seems more challenging and can even lead to higher legal costs despite their situation (longer processes, file transfers, other processes).

For example, I once had to wait 10 hours for an 8 a.m. interview while wearing business attire, until this was explained to me. I tested it, and business dress code didn’t work well. Now, I plan to go to court dressed in shorts and flipflops to test this experience while discussing my situation.
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No one said you had to wear business attire. Long pants and closed shoes were suggested to show some respect for the court. Good luck if you think ICE cares about what you’re wearing. But if you are set on wearing beachwear why bother asking here?
 
SusieQQQ said:
No one said you had to wear business attire. Long pants and closed shoes were suggested to show some respect for the court. Good luck if you think ICE cares about what you’re wearing. But if you are set on wearing beachwear why bother asking here?
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True, nothing says “respect” like sweating 10 hours in a suit while everyone else breezes through in flip-flops. I’ll make sure to iron my board shorts so the court feels extra respected. You’re right, ICE probably has a secret fashion police division I didn’t know about. Thus, I only shared my observation from past experiences where the officers’ attitudes seemed different depending on attire. I’m just trying to figure out what works best in practice, even if it doesn’t follow the usual expectations.


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Hello96 said:
You’re right, ICE probably has a secret fashion police division I didn’t know about.
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Are you being deliberately obtuse? You think people who arrest toddlers are going to care what you’re wearing? Go troll somewhere else, I won’t be seeing your posts anymore.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Are you being deliberately obtuse? You think people who arrest toddlers are going to care what you’re wearing? Go troll somewhere else, I won’t be seeing your posts anymore.
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Well. That's how it all started 12 years ago.
And guess what based on my experience they do and based on what I saw people with shorts and flipflops have a higher chance in the immigration process. Thus this still is theory based on experience until it's tested based on a research that validate this from a researcher.

And it's okay there's nothing wrong about having something unusual that the other world have more common measurements for this. I'm still discovering the measurements of this great process leaving a great resource for people. This really got me wondering does the flipflop has to be a brand or not

Thus, I am wear designer flipflop and regular one on the second hearing to see a complete vision that can be used on a research. Same for shorts if it's above or under the knee
 
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This thread is hereby locked up to prevent further spamming by the OP considering they’re not necessarily seeking other people’s opinions and already have their decision made. This thread should therefore not be started again.
 
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