a person who has been granted asylum by the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) while residing in the United States
a person who has received a final grant of asylum
A person who has fled his or her country of nationality, has proved a "credible fear of persecutions' to the INS after arriving in the U.S. and has received a grant of asylum. Asylees are eligible to adjust to lawful permanent resident status after one year of continuous presence in the U.S.
One of the six legal immigrant categories, an asylee is an alien either in the United States or applying to enter at a U.S. port of entry who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality because of persecution, or because of a well-founded fear of persecution. If the alien does not have a nationality, the country of nationality is the last country in which she habitually resided. The persecution or fear thereof can be based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. After one year in the United States, asylees are admissible for permanent resident status. Although there is no limit on the number of people who may be granted asylum protection in any yeay, aslyee admissions for permanent residence are limited to 10,000 per fiscal year.
A person at a port of entry or in the United States, who is unable or unwilling to return to his/her country of nationality or habitual residence because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. Asylee status is granted by INS and may be terminated by the attorney general. For enrollment and pay purposes treated like an immigrant.
Someone who has been granted asylum is called an asylee. One must remain an asylee for a year before becoming eligible to file for an adjustment of status to become a legal resident. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis, take time, and are usually expensive. A person who has applied for asylum may obtain a work authorization while the case is pending. A limit of 10,000 noncitizens are granted asylee status each year.
An alien present in the receiving country or at a port of entry who has been granted protection because he or she is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution.
An individual person who has been granted ASYLUM.
A person who cannot return to his home country because of a well-founded fear of persecution. An application for asylum is made in the United States to the DHS.
An alien in the United States or at a port of entry who is found to be unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality, or to seek the protection of that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Persecution or the fear thereof must be based on the alien's race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. For persons with no nationality, the country of nationality is considered to be the country in which the alien last habitually resided. Asylees are eligible to adjust to lawful permanent resident status after one year of continuous presence in the United States. These immigrants are limited to 10,000 adjustments per fiscal year
A person already present in the U.S. and, like a refugee, is granted legal status based on a claim of persecution or feared persecution in his/her home country. Asylum status (also called "political asylum") lasts until terminated or until the asylee becomes a lawful permanent resident. Asylees are eligible to apply for LPR status after one year of residency.