new guy here for asylum help?DIY or hire a attorney？

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lamy119

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hi,everybody,i am the new guy from china who seek a asylum in us now.

I think religion asylum is right for me.
1.but may I do the whole application successfully by myself?
2.if DIY,could anybody supply any information about well-founded fear in this forum.because i couldn't find any in this forum.
appreciate for all of you and good luck!!
 
get a lawyer, even it cost more, dont hesitate to take experience lawyer, most ppl wanna save money by hiring cheap unexperience lawyer, this is fatal, because ur live is dependly on ur lawyer
 
but what a attorney will do?the same thing just help me by tell the well-founded story? that the only thing the attorney can do.nothing else!!

it need to cost around 4k dollars. So it is not a joke!

i heared someone DIY by himself when he was HIB visa after F1 graduated.
 
I am sure applying for an H1B is very different from applying for an asylum as you just need a job for H1B. As for an asylum, you have to explain really well your fear of something which can lead the IO's to suspect that you are unqualified if you mis-present something. I am sure a good attorney can help you in that.
 
Absolutely you should have a experience attorney.Asylum is not easy, especially the writing the story, Even its gonna cost more.Your life is important then money ha ?
 
Hi there. I would like to know what exactly is the role of an attorney in the aid of processing asylum process? I am really confused about this.

I understand that an attorney may help you develop your claims and produce it clearly in writing.

And judging by the comments I have read in this forum, I find that interviews with the immigration officers are adversarial and I was wondering if having a legal representative is going to do any help in the interview?

And I hope this is not off topic, but do you have the right to remain silent in the interview as well?
 
kafirmurtad said:
Hi there. I would like to know what exactly is the role of an attorney in the aid of processing asylum process?

And I hope this is not off topic, but do you have the right to remain silent in the interview as well?
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lol...only in criminal trials in the U.S would give you the right to remain silent. Immigration litigation is a civil matter. If you invoke your 5th Amendment and keep quiet when the IJ or AO asks you something, i'm afraid you'll most likely lose your case, just plain and simple as that.

PS: the burden of proof is on YOU to convince the IJ or AO that you have a well-founded fear of persecution if returned back and not the U.S gov't. In criminal cases its the opposite, gov't bears the burden and thus you can invoke the 5th.
 
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Ah, that makes sense. I was just really confused about the role of an attorney. I wonder if you end up saying thing that will put your case in a negative light for them to deny the application to asylum, like questions that are irrelevant to your need of protection might be invoked, and you do not know how to answer it. Or some really personal questions that you are not comfortable enough to answer or cannot accurately answer. I guess I have concerns about that... like, what kind of questions I am going to be asked. How specific to the details do I have to be... if I have to get very graphic about explaining my case... if I have to be specific how many times I have experienced / given the things that I am not too comfortable to talk about to strangers... I just do not want to end up getting too emotional and sobbing and they cannot make out what I am saying. I guess I just want to be prepared for these things and wonder if the presence of an attorney can help me better at explaining things...
 
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