| If You Lose If the
Immigration Judge denies your asylum application, you can appeal to
the Board of Immigration Appeals. You have 30 days to file the
appeal (you also need a lawyer to help you with this).
The appeal should be mailed to the following address:
Board of Immigration Appeals
Clerk's Office
Post Office Box 8530
Falls Church, VA 22041
Appeals generally take a very long time, anywhere
from 6 months to over a year. If you have a work authorization at
the time you file your appeal, you are able to keep it.
Unfortunately the Board of Immigration Appeals
(BIA) almost always agrees with the Immigration Judge. If the BIA
affirms the denial, you can appeal to the Federal Court of Appeals
in your district, which in New York is the Second Circuit Court of
Appeals. |
