After a Grant of Asylum: What's Next

After you receive your final approval of asylum, you can apply for certain immigration-related and other government benefits and services.

You can travel outside the U.S. as a refugee or asylee, but get a refugee travel document first.

You have more than one option when arranging for spouse, children, and other close family to come to the U.S. after your grant of asylee or refugee status.

If the marriage happens after you gain asylum status, you face a long and uncertain procedure to attempt to gain lawful immigration status for an undocumented spouse.

You've been granted asylum status in the U.S. -- now how do you prove it to others?

Once you've spent at least a year in the U.S. in asylum status, you can apply for a green card (adjustment to lawful permanent resident status).

After one year as a refugee, it's time to get your U.S. green card.

Attending a green card interview one year or more after having been granted asylee status in the United States.