Asylum Waiting Times
How long to wait on the Asylum that was filed? It is common to be asked this question and we have seen people waiting for years before getting an interview. On March 11, 2016, USCIS released an Affirmative Asylum Bulletin defining how affirmative asylum cases are prioritize and also giving a table which according to USCIS should be updated on a monthly basis. A copy of the table is found below without, the details of the cases not included in the chart. We hope it helps. This is for Category 3
Their priority are as follows:
“1.) Applications that were scheduled for an interview, but the interview had to be rescheduled at the applicant’s request or the needs of USCIS;
2.) Applications filed by children; and
3.) All other pending affirmative asylum applications in the order they were received, with oldest cases scheduled first.
From this list:
CATEGORY 3 CHART
|
If you live under |
We scheduled |
For people |
|---|---|---|
|
Arlington, VA |
February 2016 |
September 2013 |
|
January 2016 |
September 2013 |
|
|
December 2015 |
September 2013 |
|
|
Chicago, IL |
February 2016 |
June 2013 |
|
January 2016 |
May 2013 |
|
|
December 2015 |
May 2013 |
|
|
Houston, TX |
February 2016 |
April – May 2014 |
|
January 2016 |
April – May 2014 |
|
|
December 2015 |
April – May 2014 |
|
|
Los Angeles, CA |
February 2016 |
August 2011 |
|
January 2016 |
August 2011 |
|
|
December 2015 |
August 2011 |
|
|
Miami, FL |
February 2016 |
May 2013 |
|
January 2016 |
May 2013 |
|
|
December 2015 |
April 2013 |
|
|
Newark, NJ |
February 2016 |
July 2013 |
|
January 2016 |
June 2013 |
|
|
December 2015 |
June 2013 |
|
|
New York, NY |
February 2016 |
July 2014 |
|
January 2016 |
June 2014 |
|
|
December 2015 |
June 2014 |
|
|
San Francisco, CA |
February 2016 |
February 2014 |
|
January 2016 |
January 2014 |
|
|
December 2015 |
November 2013 |
