How does temporary or permanent residency in the U.S. affect my asylum claim?

If you are seeking asylum in the United States, your temporary or permanent residency status can affect the outcome of your claim. When you apply for asylum, you must show that you have a well-founded fear of persecution in your home country based on your race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. If you are an immigrant already in the U.S., you must prove that you have been persecuted in the past and that you have a reasonable fear that you will be persecuted again if you return to your home country. If your application for asylum is based on fear of persecution and you have temporary or permanent resident status, the likelihood of your petition being granted may be reduced. This is because it can be seen as evidence that you have integrated well into the U.S. and that the fear of persecution is not as great as it would be if you had never resided in the U.S. However, if the basis of your asylum application is based on other grounds such as not facing imminent persecution at home, then your permanent or temporary resident status may not carry the same weight in the decision-making process. If you have been granted temporary or permanent resident status by the United States, you may still have an asylum claim accepted. However, you should make sure that you have strong evidence to back up your claim. Additionally, you should also consider if you have been able to integrate into the U.S. and that you may not face the same level of threat or fear in your home country as you would without your residency.

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La decisión de otorgar asilo está determinada en parte por el estado de residencia temporal o permanente que tenga un individuo en los Estados Unidos. Si el solicitante ha recibido una tarjeta verde, es decir, una tarjeta de residencia permanente, puede afectar negativamente una solicitud de asilo, ya que muestra que el solicitante no necesita necesariamente el asilo para establecerse en los Estados Unidos. En cambio, un individuo con una tarjeta verde temporal, como una visa B-2 o un permiso de reingreso, puede recibir una solicitud de asilo positiva. Una visa temporal indica que el individuo necesita el asilo para establecerse o residir de manera permanente en los Estados Unidos de manera legal. Además, una visa temporal también indica que el individuo se ha comprometido a dejar válidamente los Estados Unidos una vez que expire el permiso temporal. Los individuos con visa temporal tienen la oportunidad de demostrar sus casos de asilo de una manera más convincente al demostrar que están interesados en el asilo de Estados Unidos, en lugar de simplemente buscar una forma alternativa de residencia en el país. En última instancia, el estado de residencia temporal o permanente del individuo puede tener un gran impacto en la decisión de otorgar asilo.

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