CASE: Asylum
CLIENT: Chinese
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
Our client, a Chinese asylum seeker in Cleveland, OH, retained us on January 7, 2015 to help him with his asylum case. He came to the United States in August 2014 with a F-1 Student visa from China. He wanted to seek asylum relief with the US Citizenship and Immigration Service.
While he was in China, he was persecuted and mistreated by the government based on his Christianity belief. He is scared to go back home to China, fearing that he will be persecuted again.
We helped him to prepare for his asylum application, going over several drafts until his claim was as detailed as possible. Names, addresses, dates, and all possible issues relevant to his asylum claim were addressed. We also asked him to provide supporting documents corroborating his claims. Our firm also did some research on articles pertaining to his particular claim, and the type of persecution that Chinese Christian would suffer.
The asylum application was filed on May 15, 2015 which was within one year of his entry to the United States. Thereafter, the CIS issued an interview notice for his asylum case, scheduled for November 8, 2018 in Cleveland, OH USCIS Asylum Office. Prior to his interview, our office prepared him thoroughly for his case at our office to make sure he was able to address questions the asylum officer would ask. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office also accompanied our client at him interview.
On November 5, 2019, the USCIS approved our client’s asylum case. He is now an asylee and will be eligible to apply for permanent resident status in one year.