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This is a complicated process, but this booklet is for people who do not have a lawyer to help them. In general, you may be eligible for asylum if you fear harm or have suffered harm in the past because:  \nü You belong to a particular race; or  \nü You practice a particular religion or refuse to practice a particular religion;  \nü You are of a particular nationality;  \nü You have a particular political opinion or belong to a group (e.g., opposition party) and are being harmed for your activities, or the person or group who wants to harm you believes that you have a particular political opinion;  \nü You have a characteristic which you cannot change, or should not be required to change. This characteristic is socially distinct; recognizable. For example, your ethnicity, your gender, sexual orientation, your tribal or clan group, or your family.  \nThe harm you have suffered or fear you will suffer in the future can be threats, physical harm or other problems that put you at risk in your country. The person or group seeking to harm you may be the government or someone the government is unable or unwilling to control.  \nTip: If you want to apply for asylum, there is a one-year filing deadline. You must file for asylum within one year of arrival in the United States. See below to calculate the one year deadline. There are very limited exceptions to this rule.  \nIf you fear harm in your country, but the harm is not for one of the five reasons listed above, you should not file an application for asylum. If you do file for asylum, you must answer the questions on the asylum application form completely and honestly. Anyone who makes false statements on his or her asylum application may be permanently barred from all benefits under the immigration law of the United States.  \nTo apply for asylum, you must fill out Form I-589, which is called Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. See the attached sample form I-589. You can obtain an I-589 from your local Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) office or from the website:  \n[http://www.uscis.gov](http://www.uscis.gov).  \nImmigration must receive your asylum application WITHIN ONE YEAR of your arrival in the United States. To calculate the one year deadline, start with your date of LAST arrival, add one year, and subtract one day. This is the date your application must be received by USCIS or the  \nImmigration Court. For example, if you arrived in the United States on March 27, 2014, Immigration must receive your asylum application by March 26, 2015. If you fail to file within one year, you will not be allowed to do so later, unless you meet one of the very limited exceptions.  \nTip: To determine the deadline when you must file, begin with your date of arrival, add one year, and subtract one day. That is the day when Immigration must receive the application. If you are before the Immigration Court, be sure to give your application to the judge before your one year deadline expires, even if the judge gives you a hearing date outside the one year. Inform the judge of your 1 year deadline.  \nSTEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR FILING AN ASYLUM APPLICATION  \nPREPARING THE DECLARATION  \nSTEP 1. How to tell your story. A declaration is your written statement which explains in detail why you left your country and why you are afraid to return. In filing for asylum, you are not required to write a declaration. It is a good idea to do so, however, since it will help you explain your case to the Asylum Officer or Immigration Judge deciding your case. 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