Please I want someone with experience to help me out here! I did my asylum interview in May and it was based on FGM which i suffered and my inlaws want it on my daughter too. I submitted doctors report confirming GM on me and a psychological evaluation from a registered psychologist to the IO. I also submitted recorded voice message from my mother-inlaw threatening me and my husband with death because of refusal to submit my daughter. I am really scared, the IO seems very experinced in dealing with FGM cases and the interview lasted for about 1 hr without no major questions from him except asking me some general questions. But when I started explaining my past negative experience with my mother-inlaw during my pregnancy and how I was treated and forced to take traditional medication that affected one of my twins and led to its demise, he stop me and simply said he cannot count that as past persecution rather he sees it as grand mum trying help with my pregnancy.............what???. I gave him report showing the death of one of my twin which he accepted but did not comment further. I also wanted him to listen to another voice message which was left on my home phone two days before my interview he said no he will not listen.
Though my attorney said I did well in the interview, but I am really scared because the IO seems too experienced and I thought he was taking some things for granted. He told me and my attorney that the decision will be mailed to me and that if we did not hear from him in 6 months we should contact his office. It is going to 3 months now and nothing from him. I have read from this blog of people getting result between 2 weeks to 2 months, so i wonder if the delay will affect the result. Please I need help!
Though my attorney said I did well in the interview, but I am really scared because the IO seems too experienced and I thought he was taking some things for granted. He told me and my attorney that the decision will be mailed to me and that if we did not hear from him in 6 months we should contact his office. It is going to 3 months now and nothing from him. I have read from this blog of people getting result between 2 weeks to 2 months, so i wonder if the delay will affect the result. Please I need help!