Immigration to USA study
List of United States immigration legislation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_immigration_legislation

Чья компетенция - United States Department of Homeland Security -> United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://www.uscis.gov/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services#Operations

Следует различать:
 
Asylum seekers and refugees can gain legal residency status in the United States if they fulfill certain requirements under immigration law.
 
The main differences between the two forms of relief are:

1. Asylum seekers are already on U.S. soil, while refugees are outside of the United States; and

2. Refugees seek help from the United Nations, while asylum applicants submit their petition to the U.S. government.
 
Беженцы — лица, покинувшие страну, в которой они постоянно проживали, в силу чрезвычайных обстоятельств.
Беженство — массовое оставление жителями своих родных мест вследствие войны или стихийных бедствий
 
A refugee is a person who is outside their home country
 
a. because they have suffered (or feared) persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion;
b. because they are a member of a persecuted social category of persons; or
c. because they are fleeing a war.
 
Such a person may be called an "asylum seeker" until recognized by the state, where they make a claim

Refugee = Беженцы - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee#Ukraine

and

Asylee - политическое убежище - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_asylum

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asylum_in_the_United_States#Individual_Application
 
International Law
 
Main article: Refugee law
Under international law, refugees are individuals who:
 
1. are outside their country of nationality or habitual residence;
2. have a well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and
3. are unable or unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution.
 
Refugee law encompasses both customary law, peremptory norms, and international legal instruments. These include:
Цель, т.е. Какой документ хоцца получить?

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_authorization_document

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residence
 
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization#United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizenship_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship

Events plan: 10 Steps to Naturalization: Understanding the Process of Becoming a U.S. Citizen

http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/apply-citizenship

Find free Help (pro Bono) in Your Community

http://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learners/find-help-your-community

International Institute of the Bay Area www.iibayarea.org ->
 
http://www.iibayarea.org/work/list-services/ ->
 
http://www.iibayarea.org/contact-us/redwood-city-office/
 
415-538-8100
 
or

San Joaquin College of Law - New American Legal Clinic
901 5th Street Clovis, CA 93612
559-326-1553

www.sjcl.edu/index.php/new-american-legal-clinic
 
Free Legal Services Providers List, Updated January 2015
(look for Santa Clara and Palo Alto):

http://www.justice.gov/eoir/probono/freelglchtCA.pdf
 

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