Bring family of an asylee or refugee

Who qualifies?

The requirements are set by law, and whether you meet them turns on the details of your situation — your status, your history, and your relationship to the people in your case.

Requirements

What you have to show

Who can file

The principal asylee or refugee: the person whose own case was granted. A family member who got status through you can’t file for their own relatives.

Who can join you

Your spouse, if you were already married on the date you were granted asylum or admitted as a refugee.
Your unmarried children under 21 who were born, or conceived, by that date.

Deadline

File within two years of your grant of asylum or your admission as a refugee. USCIS can waive the deadline for humanitarian reasons.

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