Sentences with phrase «obtain asylum status»
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Nevertheless, the situation of asylum seekers located in detention centres demonstrated that in order to obtain a refugee status in the European Union, people needed something more than to escape from persecution and travel to Europe.
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LGBT status has been grounds for asylum in the U.S. since 1994, but winning refugee status can be difficult, particularly for people who are unable to obtain visas to the U.S. before applying.
... an asylee or a lawful permanent resident who obtained such status based on a grant of asylum status may be questioned about why he or she was able to return to the country of claimed persecution and, in some circumstances, may be subject to proceedings to terminate asylum status.
A refugee travel document is issued to a person who has been granted refugee or asylum status, or to a permanent resident who obtained a green card because they were a refugee or asylee.