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Waiting Asylum decision
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Then how others have done it?!
Please see below from another website
“STRENGTHHOPEJune 9, 2021
Hello Jason and community,
I cannot believe that after 8 years of waiting I finally got my approval letter. I am sharing my timeline and details here. My journey is a story of patience and resilience. This was an extremely hard journey for me from all fronts: being away from family for 10 years, the pressure of in-limbo life combined with university and Ph.D. studies, and dealing with severe anxiety and eventual depression because of the wait. I am thankful the wait is at least over for this step.
Personal details: Afghan; single; entered on F1 in 2012 and filed for asylum within a year; earned PhD
Timeline:
– Filed Dec 2013
– Interviewed April 2017 (several requests for an interview got rejected; eventually got an interview)
– Decision in June 2021 –> APPROVED!
How I got the decision?
– After the interview, I waited for a year and no update. I requested for expedited decision as my mom was going through grave health conditions. No news.
– Tried going to the asylum office, lawyer emailed multiple times, and also congressmen contacted for my case –> no result and eventually a reply came “pending for background/security checks”
– gave up on the case for 1.5 years
– Eventually in 2020, filed for FOIA (freedom of information act) and received a copy of my asylum file –> to my surprise, my asylum was granted JUST 7 days after my interview BUT the asylum office did not release the decision (This was heartbreaking as I was going through depression; FOIA took 3-4 months to be processed)
– We contacted the asylum office about the decision and again the same lines of “pending for background/security checks”
– Collected a police report from the Afg embassy in the US showing I have no criminal record and I worked with the US forces in Afg; also collected FBI police records –> mailed these documents to the asylum office, but no results
– Eventually, finished Ph.D. and my expertise was proven to be vital for the US per experts in the field –> shared the info with the asylum office BUT no news again
– With all frustration and no hope, I contacted the Ombudsmen office in Mar 2021 –> explained my lengthy case that how my background is clear but my case is being held for no reason while I am an expert that is valuable for the US
– Ombudsmen accepted my case and contacted USCIS
– 2 months later, I got approval!
Moral of the story:
Do not give up. The journey is hard and you will be broken many times. Don’t be ashamed to seek mental health counseling and take medication. (If I would not take medication, I would have died 3 years ago from crying and being sad while I could not be with my mother and all my friends got their asylum; I was not accepting that I have depression/anxiety until a friend begged me to go to a doctor. I used to cry by just listening to some Afg songs). Your background is clear but there is always someone that your case may cross their table and he/she is going to give you a hard time for whatever reason.
I try to answer questions as I can. Good luck!!! Stay Strong. I would have written a post if Jason allowed sharing this story but for now, I hope this helps some of you.”
anuoluwaposimi
Member
Hello, do you know to file a FOIA?
Asylum22222
New Member
3w . uscis . gov / records / request - records -through-the-freedom-of-information-act-or-privacy-act
mmiiaa
New Member
This is my timeline so far, still waiting on decision. I contacted asylum office, uscis and all i get is “Application is pending”. I contacted lawyers, congressmen and no response. I got a response from the ombudsman: The CIS Ombudsman's Office has reviewed your request for case assistance and contacted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding your I-589- Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal.
This was a month ago, no news.
Any advice??
This was a month ago, no news.
Any advice??
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Then you should wait for the response from Ombudsman office. Hope you will get a positive response.
Could you please tell me how I can get the timeline on my case? I’ve been waiting a decision for a year Chicago office and also inquired several times but unfortunately with no luck. Are you still in a valid status?
mmiiaa
New Member
I downloaded the case tracker app and the timeline just showed up couple days ago. Wasn’t there before. Yes, i hope so. I have a work permit
mmiiaa
New Member
I also had my interview in Chicago office 2 years ago still waiting, but I know people that had an interview there in the same period of time and got decisions after a month
D-Asylum-2021
Active Member
My asylum decisions pending at Newark since Nov 2021.
I Applied for EAD Renewal for me and my wife at 08/19/2023 as my current work permit is going to expire in February 2024 (in 6 months).
I applied online for both of us so got receipt right away in 1 hour.
on 08/21/2023 after 2 days, My wife got approved for renewal and she also got new work permit card for 2 years.
I have no updates in my account after receipt. they are showing time about 2 months approximately.
I still have time with current work permit to expire. i was just wondering why it happened like that ?
any lead will be appreciated.
Thanks
D-Asylum-2021
Active Member
The person who got decision in a month, were approved or denied?
Because you are the principal applicant and sometimes it happens with principal applicant. They need to recheck your background and other security issues. Don't worry, you will get response soon. If your wife's card has been approved it's a good sign. As I mentioned above.
Please check your inbox.
D-Asylum-2021
Active Member
Thanks for your reply, its almost 2 years, do you have any idea ? how much more time it will take to get decision ?
Choose "Other" and then mention the documents you require. If your interview is done then ask for you interview questions/answers and Asylum Officer's Comments.
yes...AO Comments or assessment because you don't need your application, you have already a copy with you.
tintin2022
Active Member
Sorry to bring this up here. It might not be the right thread but one of my friends who was waiting for asylum interview for three years filed the WOM and the case was rejected. It seems USCIS started to fight back the WOM cases.